Experience

Michigan Animal Rescue League
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Medical Coordinator

  • Jun 2017 - Present


Adrian College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• MIS Track and Explore Instructor

  • May 2014 - May 2017

  Helped create lesson plans. Taught elementary and middle school students about various areas involving science, including how to use compound microscopes to identify various specimens and how to identify common invasive and native plants found in Michigan’s forests. Lead interactive presentations on native and non-native animals which taught students interesting and important facts about the biology behind various animals. Gained experience with customer service.

• MIS Animal Caretaker

  • Aug 2014 - Apr 2017

  Managed feeding, training, and cleaning cages for the animals used in the MIS Track and Explore Program. The animals include a variety of snakes, turtles, mice, rats, salamanders, fish, frogs, hedgehogs, and a bearded dragon. Knowledgeable on animals feeding habits, habitat, signs of illness, and overall behavior and mannerisms.

• Tutor

  • Mar 2014 - May 2016

  Assisted students with certain classes by targeting what they needed help understanding and used different teaching techniques to help further explain in a way that they could understand, as well as helping students find better study methods.

• Invasive Plant Researcher

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Constructed 20m by 20m quadrants and tagged various invasive and native species in area. Took measurements of shrubs and tree diameters, determined coordinates, assembled Licor apparatus to analyze light data, weighed dry leaves, and analyzed leaf characteristics using Image J software.



Classroom Critters

• Animal Caretaker and Educator Internship

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Utilized proper techniques for handling and care for a wide variety of animals such as Doves, Cockatiels, Blue-Tongued Skinks, Tegus, Alligators, Turtles and Tortoises, Ferrets, Chinchillas, Snakes, Fat-Tailed Geckos, White’s Tree Frogs, Salamanders, Asian Forest Scorpions, Spiny-tailed Lizards, and Rose-Haired Tarantulas. Assisted in programs to teach children about the different animals in an interactive setting. Some experience with rehabilitating wild raccoons, opossums, and an American red squirrel. Show less