Experience

Dutchess Land Conservancy

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stewardship, Planning & Education Specialist

  • Jan 2018 - Present

• Stewardship & Land Planning Associate

  • Jun 2016 - Jan 2018



Winnakee Land Trust

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Assistant

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

  -Headed all educational and community outreach. Organized the 2015 habitat build and hike at Winnakee Nature Preserve. Co-presenter at Marist College’s 2015 Sustainability Day. Independently submitted a workshop proposal for Teaching the Hudson Valley’s 2016 “Gain a Classroom” program. Coordinator of 2016 Earth Day events. Developed and initiated the programming for an organization-sponsored nature week at Rhinebeck Summer Camp. -Lead on all social media outreach and website management. -Member of the easement committee. Aided in the review of habitat and conservation values surrounding potential easements.-Fundraising and event support. Maintained donor archives and database. Oversaw all membership mailings and donor correspondence. Prepared and presented a monthly membership report to the Board of Directors. Lead on the 2015 Tour of Historic Barns and Working Farms fundraiser. Assisted in all preparations of the 2015 and 2016 gala as a member of the gala committee.

• Environmental Stewardship Intern

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  -Updated stewardship database with conservation easement information- Inventoried conservation management plans - Invasive species education. Created an identification guide to local invasive species for easement landowners and an educational PowerPoint guide for use by the staff.- Ground monitoring of conservation easements. Hiked properties and noted any violations. Took photos of property and mapped photography location points using a GPS. -Updated stewardship database with conservation easement information- Inventoried conservation management plans - Invasive species education. Created an identification guide to local invasive species for easement landowners and an educational PowerPoint guide for use by the staff.- Ground monitoring of conservation easements. Hiked properties and noted any violations. Took photos of property and mapped photography location points using a GPS.

• Environmental Education Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  - Independently created a 60-page publication on invasive species in Dutchess County, New York. - Publication included the origin, impact, control methods, and identification of each featured invasive. - Extensive online research and use of Microsoft Publisher - Involved networking with local environmental groups and specialists to properly identify the most prominent invasive species in the area. - Attended an educational workshop on local invasives at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.



Norrie Point Environmental Center

• Conservation Intern

  • Feb 2014 - May 2014

  - Conservation of the American Eel - Helped install and secure nets for catching the eels- Regularly visited net locations to assess the number of eels that were caught over a 24-hour period.- Recorded data concerning the number and weight of eels caught in the 24-hour period.- Isolated eels to be further analyzed in the lab. - Transported and released eels over dams so they could continue their migration. - Conservation of the American Eel - Helped install and secure nets for catching the eels- Regularly visited net locations to assess the number of eels that were caught over a 24-hour period.- Recorded data concerning the number and weight of eels caught in the 24-hour period.- Isolated eels to be further analyzed in the lab. - Transported and released eels over dams so they could continue their migration.



HELO Haiti

• Environmental Education Volunteer

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2013

  - Water quality testing in Les Cayes Botanical Garden.- Educated University students on how to test for and identify the turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and acidity of water. - Water quality testing in Les Cayes Botanical Garden.- Educated University students on how to test for and identify the turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and acidity of water.