Experience

I-LEAD Charter School

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Empowerment Coach

  • Nov 2012 - Present

  As an Empowerment Coach I may: Team teach with a teacher. Work in small groups. Work one on one with a learner. I also have a caseload of students that I keep track of to make sure their learning needs are getting met and they are doing well academically, emotional, and mentally. As an Empowerment Coach I may: Team teach with a teacher. Work in small groups. Work one on one with a learner. I also have a caseload of students that I keep track of to make sure their learning needs are getting met and they are doing well academically, emotional, and mentally.



Appalachian Mountain Club

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Outdoor Education Instructor

  • Aug 2012 - Oct 2012

  Job Summary: Mountain Classroom Environmental Education Instructors are responsible, energetic people who are excited to share their knowledge and love of the outdoors with youth through our hiking-based education program. A Mountain Classroom generally serves 5th-10th grade public, private, and home-schooled groups. Students participate in 1-5 day experiential programs based at Pinkham Notch, The Highland Center, Cardigan Lodge, the AMC’s backcountry huts, and in local schools and communities. Academic lessons on forest and watershed ecology, map and compass, geology, weather and climate, outdoor skills, and community building are integrated taught in a hiking-based program. Visit us on the web: http://www.outdoors.org/education/classroom. Responsibilities (including but not limited to): • Ensure the safety of 8 – 10 students in the backcountry. • Prepare and teach theme-based environmental education lessons. • Create and facilitate community building activities and experiences. • Organize and teach 2-3 evening programs per week (7-8:30pm). • Prepare students for outdoor experiences and teach outdoor skills. • Lead students on overnight hikes to AMC huts modeling Leave No Trace ethics. • Perform logistics functions for the program including: issuing, collecting, cleaning and maintaining gear, preparing teaching supplies, driving vehicles, and organizing food. Show less



Voyageur Outward Bound School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern/Instructor

  • Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

  Lead Multi-day Canoeing Expeditions in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. Changed lives through challenge and discovery. Lead Multi-day Canoeing Expeditions in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. Changed lives through challenge and discovery.



Conejo Valley Unified School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Naturalist (Outdoor Educator)

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  Program Description: The Conejo Valley Unified School District Outdoor School Program is a residential program for 6th grade students. The program is held each spring at Camp Bloomfield, a 40-acre camp located 2.5 miles inland from Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu, California. Program Type: Residentia ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: • Under general direction, conduct an activity oriented, interdisciplinary curriculum in science and environmental field study in an outdoor setting. • Assist with the supervision of high school student cabin counselors. • Maintain a supportive and collaborative work environment with fellow naturalists, cabin leaders, Camp Bloomfield support staff, and outdoor school coordinator. • Conduct day time and night time discovery and interpretive hikes. • Assist with program preparation. • Assist with the coordination of program activities. • Provide a positive role model for preservation of the natural environment. • Lead or assist with evening campfire activities including, but not limited to, age appropriate sing-a-longs, storytelling and skit performances. • Assist with the development of curriculum and curricular materials. • Monitor student maintenance of facilities. • Assist with the maintenance of program equipment and supplies. • Demonstrate flexibility, self-motivation, positive high-energy and commitment. • Teach 6th grade students science and environmental education concepts through outdoor adventure activities. Show less