Will Thinnes
Senior Advocacy Coordinator at Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana- Claim this Profile
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Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Advocacy Coordinator
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Oct 2023 - Present
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Community Outreach Coordinator
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Oct 2022 - Oct 2023
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Green Light New Orleans
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Rain Barrel Program Coordinator
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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
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SBP
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Construction Coordinator
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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.
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Project Lead - Americorps
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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.
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Wolf River Conservancy
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Education Intern
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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
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Friends of the Urban Forest
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United States
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Community Development and Urban Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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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
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International House at UC Berkeley
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mail Room Clerk
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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
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Caterer
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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
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University of California, Berkeley
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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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.
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Berkeley Student Cooperative
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Events Coordinator
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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
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ASUC Student Union
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Sustainable Land Use Policy
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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
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Student Real Estate Board Member At-Large
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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
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Education
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University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science - BS, Conservation and Resource Studies