Experience
Summary
Enthusiasm for wildlife conservation and eager for hands-on field experience. Work experience spanning from domestic animal care to surveying wild species and education in classrooms and outdoors. Comfortable working in supervised and unsupervised settings.
Professional Experience
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QSI Shenyang
Teacher
12/2021 - Present
Using Mastery Learning to implement lessons in English literacy and science for middle and high school students.
Accredited in implementing AP Biology classes on campus.
Spearheaded community service implementation on campus.
Organized and ran Week Without Walls programs for middle and high school students both nationally and internationally.
Northeast Yucai International School
Homeroom Teacher
Designed lessons for English, cultural studies and science lessons following IB lines of inquiry.
Co-taught forth grade with local staff.
1/2021 - 7/2021
M.E.F. International
EFL Instructor
10/2019 - 12/2020
Making English as a foreign language fun for kindergarteners ages 2-7 years in China.
Designing lesson plans for English and phonics classes.
Researching engaging activities for hands on educational development.
KidsU!
Camp Assistant
7/2018 – 7/2019
Initiated and ran Deep Ocean: Exploring Earth's Final Frontier camp for ages 10-13 years in partnership with NOAA curriculum.
Assisted head camp counselor of Zoo University, Junior Zoo, Nature Explorers: Call of the Wildlife, and Junior Nature Explorers for ages 7-13 years old.
Led and demonstrated environmental education activities.
Worked with and handled over 10 different animal species in educational demonstrations.
Wildlife Specialists
Seasonal Technician
Summer 2018
Lived and operated independently while stationed in Maryland.
Conducted site surveys prior to set up of poles and mist nets.
Assessed local bat populations through mist netting, identification, restraining, measuring, and observation of specimens caught.
Identification of bats and other wildlife by sight and sound, identification of common plant species.
Nockamixon State Park
DCNR Conservation Volunteer
4/2017 – 5/2019
Surveyed bats through emergence counts, mist netting, and radio telemetry.
Facilitated bioblitz and chimney swift projects.
Assisted PA Game Commission with lesser black-backed gull banding project.
Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA
Volunteer and Intern
Prepared food, fed animals, administered medications, groomed cats, walked dogs, enriched animals, and cleaned animal enclosures.
5/2014 - 5/2015
Camphill Village USA, Inc.
Live-in Staff Child and Volunteer
8/2011 - 8/2015
Worked on farm caring for dairy and beef cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, goats, and poultry.
Volunteered with adults who have developmental disabilities.
3/2009 - 12/2019
Starting with three hens, operated with various numbers of layers through the years up to twenty-four hens.
Breeding chickens for egg production and sale.
Raising chickens through the entire life cycle.
Additional Experience
Blue Dog Tavern
Server, Bartender
6/2018 - 7/2019
Followed proper opening and closing restaurant procedures, including counting drawers, and bank runs.
Communicated with kitchen staff, bartenders, and servers to ensure smooth day and transitions.
Stagecoach Tavern
Manager
6/2015 - 1/2018
Scheduled staff, managed inventory, ordered products, led staff training and meetings, and communicated with chefs to create menu at upscale, historic restaurant and tavern built in the 1700s.
Berkshire Mountain Bakery
Farm Stand Cashier
Set up, interacted with customers, handled cash, and performed end-of-day inventory and breakdown.
Summer 2014
Christine’s Complete Care
Independent Contractor
6/2013 - 1/2019
Provided assistance with elder care and cleaning services for clients.
Assisted in bookkeeping for business expenditures and donations.
Education
Conservation and Wildlife Management (B.S.)
Media and Communication Minor
Small Animal Management
Included work in animal care, handling, restraint, injections, and suturing. Appointed as Laboratory Assistant to assist teaching during following semester.
Wildlife Management
Bat emergence survey, wildlife census, population estimation, deer field dressing, fox and coyote trap setting, firearms and archery training, radio telemetry.
Animals in the Public Eye
Learned to engage and educate public with live animal demonstrations. Created lesson plan that meets Common Core, STEM, and PA State Standards.
Entomology
Collected, identified, displayed Arachnida and Hexopoda specimens.
Digital Photography and Editing I & II
Learned and practiced photography basics, and experimented with focus, color, low-light, and portraits. Edited photos in Adobe Photoshop.
Graphic Design I & II
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop work through individual and group projects. Completed poster, calendar, book series cover, magazine spread, and logos among other projects.
Video Production I
Practiced group and individual filming techniques.Completed video montage, music video, and scripted scenes.
Extracurricular
Order of Omega
Programming (2018-2019)
Order of Omega is a national honors society that recognizes college juniors and seniors who have achieved high academic distinction, leadership, and involvement within their organizations, campuses, and communities.
FeelGood
President (2018-2019)
Treasurer (2017-2018)
FeelGood is a student-run national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a chapter on Delaware Valley University's campus.
Dog Training
Canine Good Citizen
Therapy Dog International
Trained my rescue beagle to pass her Canine Good Citizen and Therapy Dog International tests, 2015.
Girl Scouts
Member since 2003
Won selection for and attended the Girl Scout Leadership Institute National Convention, 2014. Earned prized Girl Scout Bronze Award, 2009; and the prestigious Silver Award, 2012.