Resume

Qualifications

Determined professional with a passion for conserving the world’s natural resources through applied

research. Background includes professional experience working with the New Jersey Division of Parks

and Forestry, and international NGO experience as an intern for the Gaia Environmental Trust, based in

Zimbabwe, South Africa. Technical skills include advanced knowledge in the full Microsoft Office suite,

proficiency in geographic information systems (GIS) software, experience in the creation of a

comprehensive ecological forest management plan, and in SAS statistical analysis software.

Professional Experience

New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry:

Resource Interpretive Specialist, Cheesequake State Park (05/08 –09/09)

• Public education of environmental issues

• Organized and instructed environmental education programs, including kayak eco-tours of salt

marsh ecosystems in Central New Jersey

• Banding and monitoring of NJ migratory bird species, namely Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Chick banding and GIS mapping of nesting sites

• Forest management experience in maintaining Atlantic White-cedar habitat

Gaia Environmental Trust:

Student Intern, Member of the Board of Trustees (09/09 – Present)

• Coordinate the actions of environmental NGOs in South Africa & Zimbabwe to increase

efficiency in response to environmental crises

• Secure funding for South African environmental organizations

• Promote student interest in fostering environmental awareness in developing nations

Board of Trustees Distinguished Student Fellow:

Recipient & Researcher (10/09 – Present)

• Project Title: “Aggregation and Overall Trend Analysis in the Long-term Dataset from the Joint

Richard Stockton College/NJ DEP Chamaecyparis thyoides Ecosystem Project”

• Project involves statistical analyses of 19 years of data collected from Atlantic White-cedar

research in an effort to predict diversity and stand composition of this species

• Research will be published in April 2010 and made available for the public in Spring 2010.

Education

1. Yale University (2010 -)

School of Forestry and Environmental Science

Master of Forest Science (MFS) candidate

Concentration in Forest Ecology, Stand Dynamics, and Applied Genetics

2. The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (2007-2010)

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, 2010

- Recipient: Board of Trustees Fellowship for Distinguished Students

- Recipient: Five (5) consecutive semesters of Dean’s List honors

3. Muhlenberg College (2006-2007)

Major: Pre-medicine