I’ve collaborated with:

  • International Dark Sky Association (click on bolded text for links)

  • Audubon Society

  • Sunrise Movement, Patagonia Area Resource Alliance, Women in Sustainability, National Renewable Energy Lab, Speak for Wolves conference, Sierra Club, Arizona Youth Climate Association, law schools, high schools, grade schools, undergraduate programs, and more

As an organizer with Defenders of Wildlife (Arizona) and Rocky Mountain Wild (Colorado)…

  • Campaign planning and execution – coordinated between the rest of government relations staff in Washington, DC, activists, and Congressional staff. Acted as a conduit between members of Congress and their constituents, applying strategic pressure in key swing districts in Arizona to move a pro-conservation agenda. Specific campaigns included: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the border wall removal and remediation, strengthening and fully funding the ESA, etc. Tactics included: earned media, social media, driving calls and petitions, phone to Action. Direct and grassroots lobbying.

  • Successful legislative asks: Acheived Congressional co- sponsorship on the Migratory Bird Protection Act, the National Biodiversity Strategy Resolution, the Arctic Refuge Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, etc. Worked with the Tohono O'odam Nation and the Pima County commissioners office to introduce a Biodiversity resolution. Asked to sit on Rep. Kirkpatrick's Climate Advisory Council.

  • Executive Writer and Producer of the Wild I-70 Audio Tour (click on bolded text)

  • Curated the annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on tour. Film selection, contract negotiation, manage relationships with vendors and theatre, media acquisition, volunteer organization, performed as emcee, conduct a Citizens Action Hub  (a coalition of NGOS), maintain successful relationships with Wild and Scenic headquarters in Nevada City, CA, local sponsors, filmmakers, and production companies (2017, 2018, 2020). 

  • Facilitated media and communications relationships with entities such as TedX Mile High, Colorado Public Radio, 5280 Magazine, Westword alt weekely, etc. 

  • Created and managed events in partnership with Ted X, Patagonia Denver, the Denver Art Museum, PBS Denver, MSU Denver and University of Denver, etc.     

  • Ran the 100 Women for the Wild program, reducing gender bias in STEM through educational opportunities, paid internships, networking events, and citizen science opportunities

  • RMW representative on the Colorado Legislative Conservation Scorecard committee

International Experience

  • Selected as one of 16 international trail team members to work with the Environment Agency of Iceland (Umhverfisstofnun) in the Conservation department (May - Sept. 2016). Lived out of tent for duration of term. Returned as trail team leader in 2017, invited to return in 2018. Worked with park rangers, Environment Agency staff, and other trail team members in an often unforgiving climate.

Freelance

  • Wrote and produced three short films, one of which was in partnership with Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation - it debuted on the National Geographic Explorer's Blog.

Grant Writing

On Behalf of Denver-based conservation NGO Rocky Mountain Wild

  • Funded for Oil & Gas Toolkit for Grassroot Activists (Patagonia, $8,000 - 2018)

  • Funded for Wild I70 Audio Tour (Harris Foundation, $5,000 - 2017)

  • Funded for 100 Women for the Wild Programming (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, $2,500 - 2017) 

On Behalf of Metropolitan State College of Denver Biology Department

  • Funded for travel expenses to attend and present at American Society of Microbiology Conference in Boston, MA (MSU Denver, $1,000 - 2014)

  • Funded for microbiology lab for research on soil microbes (MSU Denver, $1,000 - 2014)

Research

  • 1 year under the direction of a microbiology PA studying the nitrification potentials of soil microbes on a sustainable green roof. Performed Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction analysis, developed materials and methods, presented research at student research conference at MSU Denver. (2013-2014)

Naturalist , Teaching & Guiding Experience

  • Science teacher in Gangnum Gu, Seoul, South Korea at English speaking academy for children ages 5-13. Administered tests, created lesson plans and experiments, ate lots of amazing kimchi (2016)

  • Gastineau Guiding science guide in Juneau, Alaska. Led hikes as well as whale watching tours with a citizen science aspect. Lectured on ecology, glaciology, climate change, etc. Certified Alaskan Interpretative Guide and Coast Guard safety certified (2015)

  • Bluff Lake Nature Center - taught children aged 5-10 water cycles, life cycles, and other lessons to fulfill Denver Public Schools science standards (2013-2015)