Bartender

• Jun 2023 - Present

Instructor and studio assistant

• Aug 2021 - Present

Instructor for both classes and private lessons for adolescents and adults in throwing and hand building. Responsible for keeping up with the studio needs including, but not limited to working on the production line, maintenance of equipment, reclaiming clay, general cleaning, gallery sales, and student support. Instructor for both classes and private lessons for adolescents and adults in throwing and hand building. Responsible for keeping up with the studio needs including, but not limited to working on the production line, maintenance of equipment, reclaiming clay, general cleaning, gallery sales, and student support.

Wilderness Ranger

• Sep 2022 - Nov 2022

Wilderness Ranger in Joyce Kilmer and Shining Rock Wilderness

Assistant crew leader

• Apr 2022 - Sep 2022

Assistant crew lead for S.W.E.A.T trail crew in the Great Smoky Mountains on the Appalachian Trail.

Shift Manager

• May 2021 - Apr 2022

Responsible for managing employees on shift, tracking supply levels and placing orders with local distributors as needed. Managing money and writing checks for deliveries while on shift. Duties also include fulfilling the roles of server and bartender while implementing excellent customer service skills and acting as point person when customer needs are escalated to management. Responsible for managing employees on shift, tracking supply levels and placing orders with local distributors as needed. Managing money and writing checks for deliveries while on shift. Duties also include fulfilling the roles of server and bartender while implementing excellent customer service skills and acting as point person when customer needs are escalated to management.

Life Skills Instructor

• Dec 2020 - May 2021

Live-in staff responsible for the safety and emotional well-being of young adults struggling with addiction, trauma, self-harm, and other behavioral and mental ailments. Direct care staff observing and identifying behavioral and emotional patterns, supporting client’s therapeutic outcomes and functional living goals, communicating with the client’s treatment team, organizing recreational activities, transporting clients, managing client medication, and fostering teachable moments and independence among clients. Show less

Wilderness Therapy Field Guide

• Aug 2020 - Mar 2021

Led 8-day backpacking trips with groups of 8-14 adolescents who struggled with substance abuse, mental illness, or behavioral issues. Responsibilities included maintaining the physical and emotional safety of the group, teaching wilderness survival skills, and managing group dynamics to foster a healthy therapeutic environment. Developed skills such as Leave No Trace, effective crisis response, fire building, bow drilling, tree identification, wilderness navigation, conflict resolution, self-regulation, and accepting and giving affirmative and constructive feedback. Show less

Ethnographic Field Researcher

• Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

Responsible for identifying and reaching out to tradition bearers of recent migrant communities to conduct ethnographic fieldwork. Work included attending events, logging research progress, conducting interviews with tradition bearers, recording information in multiple formats. Managed changes in the traditional fieldwork process due to COVID-19. Responsible for identifying and reaching out to tradition bearers of recent migrant communities to conduct ethnographic fieldwork. Work included attending events, logging research progress, conducting interviews with tradition bearers, recording information in multiple formats. Managed changes in the traditional fieldwork process due to COVID-19.

Field Archaeologist

• Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

Participant on the excavation of the Tel Qedesh site. Responsible for excavating C1 block to reveal a fortress wall, handling and reporting findings, identifying, and sorting pottery, and attending lectures and field trips with focus on Levant urbanism during the Early Bronze Age. Most days required heavy labor including, but not limited to, moving weight up to 100 pounds, using tools, removing soil and thick vegetation, and dismantling large rocks. Participant on the excavation of the Tel Qedesh site. Responsible for excavating C1 block to reveal a fortress wall, handling and reporting findings, identifying, and sorting pottery, and attending lectures and field trips with focus on Levant urbanism during the Early Bronze Age. Most days required heavy labor including, but not limited to, moving weight up to 100 pounds, using tools, removing soil and thick vegetation, and dismantling large rocks.