Experience

Best Friends Animal Society

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Lifesaving and Animal Care Specialist

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sea Turtle and Marine Mammal Stranding Response Batten Fellow

  • Jun 2020 - Mar 2021



ifaw

• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jan 2020 - Jun 2020



Outerbanks Center for Dolphin Research

• Outerbanks, NC

• Outerbanks Center for Dolphin Research Photo ID Intern

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  -Gathered opportunistic data such as environmental conditions and photo identification on Coastal Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins while assisting as a naturalist and first mate aboard the Nags Head Dolphin Watch boats. - Assisted on small boat surveys in Roanoke Sound and the surrounding sounds to collect dedicated photo-identification data on the dolphins. -Used FinBase operations and photo-identification analysis to build upon the Outerbanks Center for Dolphin Research dolphin catalog and compare their North Carolina population to those found in Delaware. Show less



Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Americorps Member

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

  -Served 1700 hours throughout Barnstable County partnering with nonprofit, community and government organizations. -Valuable asset in various service projects located within the Cape Cod region focusing on environmental education, disaster preparedness and response, natural resource management, and community engagement and volunteer outreach -Served 1700 hours throughout Barnstable County partnering with nonprofit, community and government organizations. -Valuable asset in various service projects located within the Cape Cod region focusing on environmental education, disaster preparedness and response, natural resource management, and community engagement and volunteer outreach



ifaw

• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Americorps Placement

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

  -Assist with the rescue and release of live stranded marine mammals. -Participate in necropsies on whales, dolphins, and seals. -Coordinate outreach events by seeking out relevant opportunities, developing materials and presentations, planning educational activities and booth set up, and staffing events with volunteers and interns. -Trained and mentored seasonal intern groups. -Assist with the rescue and release of live stranded marine mammals. -Participate in necropsies on whales, dolphins, and seals. -Coordinate outreach events by seeking out relevant opportunities, developing materials and presentations, planning educational activities and booth set up, and staffing events with volunteers and interns. -Trained and mentored seasonal intern groups.