Experience

Nature Conservancy of Canada/Conservation de la nature Canada

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• West Coast Stewardship Coordinator

  • May 2022 - Present

  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada



Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Society

• Canada
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Education Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada • Planning, designing, and installing an exhibit for the Nature House to educate visitors about bird strikes and prevention • Researching policy documents and reaching out to local organizations to collect evidence in support of the District of Saanich’s Bird Friendly City certification application • Planning, developing, and posting content for a social media campaign about birds and bird-friendly actions

• Nature Sanctuary Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada • Planned, designed, and installed part of an exhibit for the Nature House to educate visitors about bird strikes and prevention • Researched policy documents and reached out to local organizations to collect evidence in support of the District of Saanich’s Bird Friendly City certification application • Planned and developed content for a social media campaign about birds and bird-friendly actions • Assisted in invasive English ivy, Himalayan blackberry and Daphne removals on site •… Show more • Planned, designed, and installed part of an exhibit for the Nature House to educate visitors about bird strikes and prevention • Researched policy documents and reached out to local organizations to collect evidence in support of the District of Saanich’s Bird Friendly City certification application • Planned and developed content for a social media campaign about birds and bird-friendly actions • Assisted in invasive English ivy, Himalayan blackberry and Daphne removals on site • Took water quality measurements of Swan Lake, including turbidity, dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, oxidation reduction potential, phycocyanin, and chlorophyll



Surrey's Natural Areas Partnership

• Canada
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Urban Forest Outreach Team Member

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Surrey, British Columbia, Canada • Communicated with the public about environmental topics and issues (ie. invasive vs. native species, habitat restoration, park etiquette, etc.) • Lead groups of volunteer youth in invasive Himalayan blackberry removal • Planned, researched, and developed content for social media, blog posts, online events & Indigenous literacy resource • Managed shifting priorities between long-term projects and regular events



University of Toronto

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2019 - Apr 2020

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Assessed landscape connectivity of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for forest frog species requiring wetland and forest habitat types • Used presence-only monitoring data from local conservation authority (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA) with ArcGIS and Linkage Mapper to map connectivity among and between life-history relevant habitat patches • Reviewed the literature and synthesized findings into a scientific report and assessment • Wrote and edited a manuscript for… Show more • Assessed landscape connectivity of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for forest frog species requiring wetland and forest habitat types • Used presence-only monitoring data from local conservation authority (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA) with ArcGIS and Linkage Mapper to map connectivity among and between life-history relevant habitat patches • Reviewed the literature and synthesized findings into a scientific report and assessment • Wrote and edited a manuscript for submission with collaborators as primary author

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Responsible for animal care in a lab environment • Maintained, fed, and closely monitored fish health and behaviour • Executed lab maintenance including cleaning, monitoring, and recording lab conditions • Worked independently following all animal care and safety protocols

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Managed data collection, input, and organization for a plant physiology project • Quickly learned a new procedure (electron microscopy) to streamline project flow • Assisted in maintaining study plants in a greenhouse

• Field Research Assistant

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Jamaica • Conducted surveys of Anolis lizard species and sampled environmental variables (surface temperature, perch height, DBH, tree height using hypsometer, etc.) at various elevations across Jamaica • Found and caught lizards to collect morphometric data • Managed field gear and kept an up-to-date inventory during busy field season • Worked both independently and as part of a small group for extended hours outdoors in variable weather conditions, often in remote areas