Work Experience

Moss campion (Silene acaulis) blooms in Denali National Park.

Conservation Programs Coordinator
Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
August 2021 — Present

  • Manages all grant administration responsibilities and supports the conservation programs department through conservation planning, the DEIJ Community of Practice for Wisconsin Conservation, and the Diversity in Conservation Internship program.

Grants Assistant
September 2020 — August 2021

Conservation Planning Coordinator
Foundations of Success (remote)
February 2021 — August 2021

  • Coordinated the Driftless Area Conservation Plan in southwestern Wisconsin

Field Education Content Creator (part-time)
Denali Education Center, Denali National Park, AK
February 2020 — Present

  • Created training materials for future educators including interpretive hike guides and class outlines
  • Developed a guide for a full-day bus tour in Denali National Park, including park history, ecology, and conservation, and resources on park research

Field Educator
Denali Education Center
Denali National Park, AK
May — September 2018 & 2019

  • Guided half and full-day interpretive hikes for residential program groups
  • Created and taught educational programs and classes about Denali’s landscape, scientific research, and history, ranging in length from 30 minutes to 3 hours
  • Publicly presented lectures to groups of 10—60 people
  • Acted as an interpretive aid on 8-hour Denali bus tours into the park

Science Communication AmeriCorps Intern
Denali National Park and Preserve, AK
May — September 2016 & 2017

  • Coordinated science communication for the park by translating complex scientific research into understandable, digestible stories for the public using social media, articles, and a digital exhibit on climate change
  • Developed 70 research “science summaries” webpages for the Murie Science and Learning Center, resulting in significantly more pageviews than PDFs (10 times)
  • Updated Alaska Park Science webpages on the National Park Service website using the official Content Management System (CMS), CommonSpot
  • Created annual research report template to educate scientists and the general public about current wolf research in the park

Resource Education (Web Design) AmeriCorps Intern
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
June —August 2015

  • Wrote historical and scientific educational materials and used InDesign to update and improve educational roadside exhibits
  • Assisted with web design using the NPS website content management system (CMS) and reviewed website for increased accuracy and readability
  • Served in the visitor center with trip planning and answered historical, cultural, and biological questions