Experience

Project Coordinator, Inspire EdVentures

2018 – Present

  • Organized educational summer camp outreach program with WAMY Community Action, introducing outdoor education and conservation to underprivileged youth
  • Coordinated virtual education tours and research projects for undergraduate students at various institutions in partnership with the Belize Zoo

Science Writer, Ricochet Science

2015 – Present

  • Authored articles on climate change, conservation, and ecology for website and blog for science educators
  • Designed and edited educational graphics and videos for use in textbooks and classrooms

Education Outreach Intern, ANGARI Foundation

January – June 2020

  • Organized “drift card” community-wide science project, encouraging community involvement with ANGARI programs. Drove in-person public relations at 2020 Sea Turtle Day Fair, Boca Raton, FL
  • Interfaced with public to explain and advertise company services and products. including in classrooms and youth programs.
  • Created social media and marketing posts, authored original articles, and engaged in administrative tasks.

Education

North Carolina State University, B.S Biology

2016 – 2019

  • Organized/dissected specimens for a water quality graduate project focused on nutrient surplus and algae growth in Colorado headwaters
  • Assisted in managing graduate project focused on cataloguing insect oviposition and food web recovery in restored streams throughout North Carolina