Will Thinnes

Senior Advocacy Coordinator at Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Advocacy Coordinator
      • Oct 2023 - Present

      New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    • Community Outreach Coordinator
      • Oct 2022 - Oct 2023

      New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Rain Barrel Program Coordinator
      • Oct 2020 - Oct 2022

      New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - Prepare and install rain barrels in the greater New Orleans region, both independently and while supervising volunteers. - Provide clients with information on barrel maintenance, green infrastructure, and other sustainability initiatives in New Orleans - Manage a database of each client’s records in Filemaker and Dropbox - Create content for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram - Maintain a clear log of inventory supply and payments - Educate audiences… Show more - Prepare and install rain barrels in the greater New Orleans region, both independently and while supervising volunteers. - Provide clients with information on barrel maintenance, green infrastructure, and other sustainability initiatives in New Orleans - Manage a database of each client’s records in Filemaker and Dropbox - Create content for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram - Maintain a clear log of inventory supply and payments - Educate audiences ranging from elementary to college-aged students on topics such as flooding, subsidence, and green infrastructure at camps and events Show less

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Construction Coordinator
      • Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

      New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - Identified and communicated with contractors locally and statewide to aid disaster relief, and maintained a database of their information and progress in Microsoft Office. - Organized permits, inspections, and accounts with the city, Entergy, and S&WB. - Maintained a coherent electronic record of all transactions and deadlines for construction. - Founded the "Sustainability Committee" to chair a team of members across various departments to research and enforce sustainable… Show more - Identified and communicated with contractors locally and statewide to aid disaster relief, and maintained a database of their information and progress in Microsoft Office. - Organized permits, inspections, and accounts with the city, Entergy, and S&WB. - Maintained a coherent electronic record of all transactions and deadlines for construction. - Founded the "Sustainability Committee" to chair a team of members across various departments to research and enforce sustainable construction and logistics practices.

    • Project Lead - Americorps
      • May 2019 - Apr 2020

      Greater New Orleans Area - Supervised and worked alongside volunteers in constructing energy-star rated affordable housing in the greater New Orleans area. - With minimal supervision, led daily tutorials for volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities while ensuring each project met HUD standards. - Oversaw and created logs of all tools/materials on site ranging from $1,000-5,000.

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Education Intern
      • Feb 2019 - May 2019

      Greater Memphis Area - Aided with the organization of events, such as tree plantings - Reviewed and edited website - Assisted Director of Education with educational events in schools - Researched appropriate native vegetation that may be used for ecological restoration projects

    • United States
    • Community Development and Urban Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

      San Francisco Bay Area - Planted, pruned, and maintained the health of trees in San Francisco - Identified a wide variety of trees in the San Francisco Bay Area - Interacted with community members to discuss the benefits of urban forestry - Interacted with customers to discuss tree health diagnoses, recommendations for care, etc. - Supervised volunteers at community tree plantings, and supervised pruning operations - Utilized Salesforce for database entry

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Mail Room Clerk
      • Feb 2017 - Aug 2018

      Berkeley, CA - Received mail and packages, and organized them for distribution to International House residents - Used Excel to keep track of items that were lent to residents - Interacted with customers to answer questions about mail, and to sell various goods from the store

    • Caterer
      • Mar 2016 - Feb 2018

      Berkeley, California - Prepared and served meal accompaniments to guests. Performed side-work. - Busing and set tables as needed - Performed set up and breakdown of various stations. - Trained incoming employees

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant
      • May 2017 - Sep 2017

      Berkeley, California - Utilizing ArcGIS, analyzed and generated a map of vectors in Northern California containing cannabis and observed growth rates affected by recent policy changes.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Events Coordinator
      • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

      Berkeley, CA - Created, implemented, and managed events at the housing cooperative, Casa Zimbabwe, for 125+ members - Managed email and formal paperwork, as needed - Led a crew of 5 people, assigning them tasks as necessary for set-up

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Director of Sustainable Land Use Policy
      • Aug 2016 - May 2017

      Berkeley, California - Collaborated with faculty, staff, and the Berkeley Food Institute to implement a student-run garden on campus for produce to be donated to the Berkeley Student Food Pantry - Developed university-wide legislation to help conserve land used for horticultural research - Led bi-weekly department meetings with staff members to discuss progress and assign tasks

    • Student Real Estate Board Member At-Large
      • Aug 2016 - May 2017

      Berkeley, California - Communicated student input on housing development to the Berkeley Real Estate Division - Collaborated with faculty in the creation of a survey to gain student input about potential student housing development on land used for horticultural research

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Conservation and Resource Studies
    2014 - 2018

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