Rebecca Heisler
Youth Program Associate/JOFEE Fellow at Wilderness Torah- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Wilderness Torah
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United States
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Religious Institutions
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1 - 100 Employee
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Youth Program Associate/JOFEE Fellow
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Jan 2017 - Present
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Tufts Wilderness Orientation
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Medford, MA
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Program Coordinator
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Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
Interviewed 236 potential staff members to assemble a staff of 100. Facilitated 5-day staff training in August of 2016 for 100 people, including interpersonal and technical skill training. Managed registration and coordinated arrival of 280 incoming students. Collaborated with Tufts Office for Campus Life, Wilderness Medical Associates instructors, Green Mountain Club, and gear lenders. Provided support and emergency response for 35 backcountry trips over 5 days. Interviewed 236 potential staff members to assemble a staff of 100. Facilitated 5-day staff training in August of 2016 for 100 people, including interpersonal and technical skill training. Managed registration and coordinated arrival of 280 incoming students. Collaborated with Tufts Office for Campus Life, Wilderness Medical Associates instructors, Green Mountain Club, and gear lenders. Provided support and emergency response for 35 backcountry trips over 5 days.
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Urban Adamah
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fellow
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Sep 2016 - Nov 2016
Executed daily farm tasks such as milking goats, feeding goats and chickens, seeding, transplanting, watering plants, weeding, forming beds, building farm infrastructure (irrigation, fencing, etc.). Participated in classes on sustainable agriculture, leadership, social justice, and Judaism. Executed daily farm tasks such as milking goats, feeding goats and chickens, seeding, transplanting, watering plants, weeding, forming beds, building farm infrastructure (irrigation, fencing, etc.). Participated in classes on sustainable agriculture, leadership, social justice, and Judaism.
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The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Mar 2015 - Jun 2016
Assisted Dr. Clive Lipchin with research for a grant proposal, focusing on small-scale wastewater treatment systems in the West Bank. Assisted Dr. Clive Lipchin with research for a grant proposal, focusing on small-scale wastewater treatment systems in the West Bank.
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Fellow
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Sep 2015 - May 2016
Built relationships and community with 30+ Jewish students throughout the year. Cultivated listening and communications skills. Facilitated meaningful conversation in a Jewish context. Built relationships and community with 30+ Jewish students throughout the year. Cultivated listening and communications skills. Facilitated meaningful conversation in a Jewish context.
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Tufts Mathematics Department
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Medford, MA
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Grader
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Sep 2014 - May 2016
Graded homework assignments for calculus courses, thrice weekly. Graded homework assignments for calculus courses, thrice weekly.
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Medford Office of Energy and Environment
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Medford, MA
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Intern
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Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
Applied for ENERGYSTAR and Massachusetts Green Communities awards. Managed electric, gas, wind, gasoline, and diesel usage data using MassEnergyInsight. Visited Medford community environmental project sites. Applied for ENERGYSTAR and Massachusetts Green Communities awards. Managed electric, gas, wind, gasoline, and diesel usage data using MassEnergyInsight. Visited Medford community environmental project sites.
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Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute
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Oconomowoc, WI
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Counselor, Trip Leader, Kitchen Manager
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May 2013 - Aug 2015
Each summer, taught Leave No Trace principles, outdoor skills, leadership, and Jewish concepts. During the summers of 2013 and 2014, I led 3-4 day hiking, rock climbing, biking, and canoeing trips in Wisconsin for campers ages 12-15. In 2014, managed 3 meals a day for 130 campers and staff members. In 2015, led a 3-week bike trip around Lake Michigan for 14 teens ages 14-17. Each summer, taught Leave No Trace principles, outdoor skills, leadership, and Jewish concepts. During the summers of 2013 and 2014, I led 3-4 day hiking, rock climbing, biking, and canoeing trips in Wisconsin for campers ages 12-15. In 2014, managed 3 meals a day for 130 campers and staff members. In 2015, led a 3-week bike trip around Lake Michigan for 14 teens ages 14-17.
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Tufts University Parents Giving Program
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Medford, MA
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Office Assistant
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Sep 2012 - May 2014
Organized and ran registration for Parents and Family Weekend. Conducted campus tours for prospective students and their families. Managed daily tasks such as data entry, database management, document scanning, and research. Organized and ran registration for Parents and Family Weekend. Conducted campus tours for prospective students and their families. Managed daily tasks such as data entry, database management, document scanning, and research.
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Education
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Tufts University
Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental Studies and Mathematics