Experience

The Cambridge School of Weston

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science Teacher and Department Chair

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Teach a variety of core and elective courses across the fields of Chemistry and Biology, including BioChemistry, BioConnections, Biology of Cancer, Principles of Ecology, and more.Serve as Department Chair for the Science Department, with associated responsibilities including faculty support, budget management, hiring, curriculum development, and more. Teach a variety of core and elective courses across the fields of Chemistry and Biology, including BioChemistry, BioConnections, Biology of Cancer, Principles of Ecology, and more.Serve as Department Chair for the Science Department, with associated responsibilities including faculty support, budget management, hiring, curriculum development, and more.



The Progressive Education Lab

• Teaching Fellow

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  The Progressive Education Lab is a small teacher training program created by four progressive education schools: The Cambridge School of Weston, The Unquowa School, The Calhoun School, and The Putney School. The two-year program is designed to give the fellows a diverse and intensive look at teaching and learning in a progressive school environment. The purpose of the program is to train teachers to be a powerful and engaging force in the classroom.As a first year fellow, I spend a few months at each of the four schools, working with a mentor teacher to study teaching pedagogy, observe master teachers, and gain hands on teaching experience in the classroom. Next year I will have the opportunity to teach for the entire year at one of the four schools in the program.



Dandelion Spring Farm

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Farmer

  • Apr 2012 - Aug 2013

  Worked for two years on a small, diversified organic farm in Midcoast Maine. I worked with a small crew and the two owners to manage all elements of operating the farm. The farm grew a diverse array of vegetables, raised pigs, sheep, chickens, and cows for farmer's markets, restaurants, and local grocers. In addition to the daily tasks of farming and caring for animals, I also milked the cows most evenings and staffed the farmer's market stand. Working at Dandelion Spring Farm remains one of the most valuable working and living experiences in my life. I miss the farm dearly and I look forward to a time when I can return to share in this wonderful place again.



Adler Lab Group

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2011 - Nov 2011

  · Mapped, clipped, and processed grassland vegetation· Will be digitizing maps with ArcGIS and analyzing collected vegetation· Gained knowledge of grassland ecosystem processes and experience in community ecology research · Mapped, clipped, and processed grassland vegetation· Will be digitizing maps with ArcGIS and analyzing collected vegetation· Gained knowledge of grassland ecosystem processes and experience in community ecology research



Bowdoin College Coastal Studies Center Orr's

• Animal Care Intern

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  · Made weekly visits to the lab to feed long-term animal residents and conduct necessary cleanup and maintenance skills.· Developed independent problem solving and self determined work skills. · Made weekly visits to the lab to feed long-term animal residents and conduct necessary cleanup and maintenance skills.· Developed independent problem solving and self determined work skills.



Bowdoin College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dining Services

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  · Learned service skills while organizing and serving food to students and staff· Gained teamwork skills as part of a cohesive preparation and service crew. · Learned service skills while organizing and serving food to students and staff· Gained teamwork skills as part of a cohesive preparation and service crew.



Bowdoin Scientific Station

• Research Fellow

  • May 2009 - Jul 2009

  • Studied the ecological impacts of an invasive snowshoe hare population on forest succession dynamics at Bowdoin College's long-term ecological research station on Kent Island.• Quantified the island's plant communities by evaluating habitat parameters in spaced plots along transects of the island.• Learned ArcGIS mapping and statistical analysis techniques (also using Excel, PASW, R, and PC-ORD).• Participated in community living on the island by preparing meals, conducting cleanup and maintenance, and living as a group.