Education
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
B.A. degree anticipated 2025
Washington-Liberty High School
Arlington, VA
Advanced Diploma: June 2019
Employment
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY
June-August 2022
Nature Counselor
Ran the camp’s Nature specialty area, including writing curriculum and maintaining classroom
Ran educational activities and games for children aged 6-13 that taught about zoology, ecology, natural sciences, paleontology, animal taxonomy and anatomy, and demonstrations of echolocation and other animal behavior. Activities included classroom and field explorations.
Michaels
Falls Church, VA
Summer 2021
Sales Associate
Duties included maintaining art supply displays, assisting shoppers, customer checkout at the cash register
Strong customer service skills were required to deal with fluid social situations
George Washington Univ School of Medicine Animal Lab (BROADFUTURES)
Washington, DC
Spring 2020 (pre-COVID)
Lab Assistant Intern
Was responsible for care of beagle puppies in vaccine trials
Maintained and ordered lab supplies, including data entry and stocking
Wrote and filed reports on daily lab activities
YanaCocha Wildlife Reserve
Puyo, Ecuador
Fall 2019 (Gap Year)
Wildlife Rescue Volunteer
Cared for Amazonian animals (monkeys, forest cats, birds) who had been rescued from illicit zoos or being kept as pets, or hurt in accidents, and helped rehabilitate them into the wild
Duties included food prep and feeding, cleaning enclosures, monitoring behavior, cooking, general maintenance
Smithsonian Zoo
Washington, DC
July-August 2018
Senior Teen Volunteer
Assisted camp counselors by herding small humans, aged 4-9, through zoo activities and classes
Responsibilities included classroom set up and clean up
Explained scientific concepts and helped to foster a love of learning
Virginia Tech Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center
Reston, VA
Spring 2018
Foal Watch Volunteer
On-call volunteer to assist veterinarians with high-risk mare births. Completed the training class at the Center and was one of the weekend volunteers for 4-hour shifts as-needed.
Activities & Interests
Animal & Bird Behavior
Independent study and research of bird behavior, particularly Corvids, from my time at Smithsonian and time in Ecuador.