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Princeton University, Mpala Research Centre, Kenya. Co-designed and conducted field experiments to investigate ant-acacia tree ecology. Identified major fauna of Kenya for tropical ecology course group project. (Dec 1995-Jan 1996)
St. Paul's School, Concord, NH. Magna Cum Laude, June 1991. Distinctions in Mathematics, History, Modern Languages, Religion. Elected to Cum Laude Society. National Hispanic Merit Program Semifinalist. Valpey Prizes every year for outstanding overall academic achievement.
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. Selected from applicants state-wide for PA Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences. Completed final project on residential biological waste water treatment. (June-Aug 1989)
Children's storywriter, Swarthmore, PA. Co-authored Spinners (hardcover | paperback), young adult novel published by Dutton Children's Books, Autumn, 1999.
Editorial Assistant, Philadelphia, PA. Provided feedback on essays contributed to The Earth Charter in Action: Toward a Sustainable World (KIT Publishers, 2006). (Sep 2004-Aug 2005)
Assistant Coach, women's varsity soccer, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Supported team's technical and tactical development. Assisted head coach plan practices and prepare for games. (August 2000 - October, 2002)
Symposium Assistant Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA and Chewonki, ME. Supported planning and execution of "An Academic Symposium: Teaching for the Environment in Higher Education - The Promise of the Earth Charter." Organized 100 participants and four keynote speakers by e-mail. Assembled and edited symposium brochure and program. (Sept 2000-Sept 2002)
Co-editor, Swarthmore, PA. proceedings of the Sanibel Symposium: Academic Planning in College and University Environmental Programs (download the PDF). (May-Oct 1998)
Mathematics Tutor, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Helped raise middle school children's mathematics performance and appreciation. (Sept 1995-Dec 1998)
Student Teacher, Radnor Middle School, Wayne, PA. Supported 36 seventh and 31 eighth graders across five mathematics classes. Implemented original daily and three-week lesson plans, teaching (1) geometry and algebra, from Watershed Program stream testing, and (2) data analysis, from student-generated survey of 1996 Presidential elections. Facilitated learning through groupwork and activity stations; problem-solving through student inquiries and manipulatives; and writing through peer review. (Sept-Dec 1996)
Editorial and Research Assistant, Swarthmore, PA, and Freeport, ME. Researched 121 professors' survey responses for Environmental Education: Academia's Response 1972-1997, a North American Association for Environmental Education monograph. Analyzed enrollment data and interpreted prose responses. (Oct 1996-Jan 1997)
Writing Associate, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Chosen by faculty of English and Education Departments. Reviewed writing at all stages and on any subject, then peer-conferenced with authors. Provided, each semester, feedback on three papers each from fifteen students. Received "drop-ins" at Writing Center. Reviewed, on contract basis, two senior theses--one on public policy, another on art history. (Sept 1993-Dec 1996)
Curriculum Writer, Swarthmore, PA, and Pemaquid, ME. Co-developed K-8 curriculum and poster concepts for National Wildlife Week 1997, the National Wildlife Federation's annual curriculum, distributed to over 600,000 classrooms nationwide. Co-wrote ten environmental education activities and organizing educator's guide, Nature's Web: Communities and Conservation. (June-Aug 1996)
Environmental Educator, Wallingford Elementary School, Wallingford, PA. Co-taught fifth graders once a week. Facilitated "sense of place" awareness through discussions, story-tellings, and hands-on activities. Planned school garden funded by Orion Society. (Feb-May 1996)
Intern, Tricycle: the Buddhist Review, New York, NY. Initiated national media outreach for Central Park event, subsequently overhauling office database of media contacts. Coordinated book reviewers, editors, and author for release of first Tricycle Books publication. Computer-formatted, researched, and copy-edited content for a second publication. Transcribed interviews at 60+ words per minute. Obtained reproduction permissions from museums and other art collections around the globe. Resolved telephone subscription and book-order requests, and routed queries. As convention exhibitor, represented Tricycle periodical at 1996 annual American Library Association meeting. (May-Aug 1995)
Environmental Educator, USDA Forest Service, Radnor, PA. Team-taught original lessons on ecology and natural resources. Reached over 1300 racially diverse K-12 youth at over 20 northeastern US sites. Spearheaded urban Philadelphia community clean-up projects. Delivered original concluding speech to Forest Service Chief and Staff in Washington, DC. Co-wrote and edited Branching Out to the Youth of America. (June-Aug 1994)
Mathematics Grader, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Reviewed, corrected, and scored calculus homework. Worked directly with mathematics professor to monitor and improve class as well as individual student understanding and performance. (Jan 1994-June 1996)
Assistant Teacher, The School in Rose Valley, Moylan, PA. Supported teachers in classroom exercises and recess. Read with individual students, ages seven to nine, and evaluated their performances. (Jan-May 1993)
Horticultural Apprentice, The Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. Updated plant records on Botanical Gardens Base software. Generated plant labels and maintained their accuracy and appearance on the grounds. (Oct 1991-May 1993)
Customer Sales Representative, Bank Extension of PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA. Worked directly with consumer lenders to determine credit-worthy loan applicants based on income documentation such as tax returns and pay stubs. Wrote and edited outbound correspondences, Bank Extension Employee Training Manual, and office memoranda. Compiled salient data from customer calling patterns for department expansion proposal. (June-Aug 1992 and June-Aug 1993)
Contributor, Densal magazine, Woodstock, NY. Copy-edited and wrote for quarterly publication of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD), a Tibetan Buddhist teaching center and monastery. Transcribed and edited teachings delivered at KTD. (Oct 1994-Feb 1995)
Co-President of Eco-Action, St. Paul's School, Concord, NH. Organized and facilitated environmental awareness and action group. Worked with several mail-order catalog companies to eliminate hundreds of unwanted School-bound mailings. Oversaw implementation of initial School-wide collection of recyclable materials. Led letter-writing campaigns. Represented student concerns on Energy Committee. (Oct 1990-May 1991)