Education:
LESLEY UNIVERSITY, 2009 - 2011
MFA, Non-fiction writing UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz, 1993 - 1997 BA, Biology, with honors BA, History, with honors PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE, 2011 Occidental Arts and Ecology Center |
Outreach & Educational Development:
SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE www.SantaRosa.edu | May 2014 - Present
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXTENSION www.ucanr.edusites/uccnp Organizer and Instructor | June 2013 - Present
WILDLIFE ECOLOGY & TRACKING PRESENTER/INSTRUCTOR | March 2012 - Present
WESTMINSTER WOODS CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTER www.WestminsterWoods.org Staff Trainer & Curriculum Development | February 2012 - January 2013
GREEN ACROSS THE PACIFIC www.gatp.org Educator | May - July 2009
MERLIN HIGH SCHOOL | 21338 Dumetz Rd, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 Biology Teacher | September - December 2008
FUTURE NATURE www.GoodWorkFoundation.org | Johannesburg/Philippolis, South Africa Instructor | July 2007 - Fall 2009 (seasonal)
Consultant for Santa Monica Festival | February 2006 - May 2006
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER and MUSEUM www.Skirball.org Museum Exhibit Consultant | December 2004 - January 2012
TOPANGA MOUNTAIN SCHOOL www.TopangaMountainSchool.org Director of Education | January 2003 - 2007
FULCRUM LEARNING SYSTEMS www.FulcrumAdventures.com Consultant | May 2002 - January 2012
NEW ROADS SCHOOL www.NewRoads.org Eighth Grade Earth Science Teacher | September 2000 - July 2001
WOLF (Wilderness Outdoor Leadership Foundation) www.WolfAdventures.org Co-Founder and Director | February 1998 - 2006
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Biology and Natural History:
BOREAL SPACE www.BorealInfotech.com
Science Advisor | May 2014 - Present
STEWARDS OF THE COAST AND REDWOODS www.StewardsOfTheCoastAndRedwoods.org Ecological Consultant | January 2013 - Present
WESTERN WOMEN'S TRACKING CONFERENCE www.WomenTracking.org Annual Conference | 2012 - Present
LANDPATHS www.LandPaths.org | May 2012 - Present
THE WILDLANDS NETWORK | www.twp.org Ecological Consultant | September 2011 - Present
UC SANTA BARBARA/CCBER (CHEADLE CENTER FOR BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION) | Goleta, CA Instructor and Coordinator | April 2011 - Present
THE HIGH LONESOME RANCH www.HighLonesomeDudeRanch.com Field Crew Leader on western slope of Rocky Mountains | May - July, 2011 | June - July 2012 | May - July 2013
WOMEN AND TRACKING CONFERENCE, 2011 | Rowe Conference Center, Rowe MA Presenter and Instructor | January 2011
A NATURALIST'S WORLD www.TrackNature.com Instructor for Yellowstone Tracking and Trailing Program | February - August, 2010
KEEPING TRACK www.KeepingTrack.org Recipient of Duval Fellowship | January 2008 - May 2009
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles Teaching Assistant for Nicaragua Field Ecology Program | February - June 2003
FUGA ISLAND NURSERY | Philippines, Fuga Island Botanical Researcher | September 1997 - January 1998
UC SANTA CRUZ - LIFE SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Thesis Research | July 1996 - July 1997
UC SANTA CRUZ - LIFE SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Volunteer Research Assistant | April 1996 - July 1997
WILDLANDS PROGRAM | Nepal, Dolpo Region Academic Botanical Research | June 1995 - August 1995
DEPARTMENT O OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 8635 West Third Street, Suite 160 West, Los Angeles, CA 90048 Student Fellow | June 1994 - September 1994 Mentor: Beth Y. Karlan, MD Research Project: Gynecologic Cancer Public Awareness Study
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Publications:
FISHING IN THE RUSSIAN RIVER | Arcadia Publishers www.ArcadiaPublishing.com
Author | Publication Sept 8th, 2014
TRACK PLATE FIELD GUIDE with Dr. James Halfpenny | www.TrackNature.com "Track Plates for Mammals: A How-to Manual & Aid to Footprint Identification" Co-Author | November 2009
SONOMA WEST TIMES www.SonomaWest.com Freelance Writer | May 2012 - Present
THE WILDLANDS NETWORK www.twp.org Writer for website and newsletter | September 2011 - Present
CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY (CNPS) www.cnps.org Writer for CNPS Bulletin | April 2001 - Present
COVERTSIDE MAGAZINE www.EcovertSide.com Writer for national, internet fox hunting magazine | October 2010 - January 2013
PATCH www.Patch.com Columnist for local internet news source | November 2010 - November 2011
THE ACORN NEWSPAPER www.TheAcorn.com Columnist | October 2005 - January 2012
THE TOPANGA MESSENGER NEWSPAPER www.TopangaMessenger.com Columnist | December 2004 - Present
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Additional Interests:
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