Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Science , M.S. Program Beginning September, 2011

Education

• Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Science, M.S. program beginning September, 2011.

• Dartmouth College, B.A., June, 2007, Environmental Earth Science, magna cum laude: GPA 3.75/4.0;

Senior Honors Thesis: Land Use Change in Northern Quebec: A Remote Sensing Analysis of Logging in James Bay.

Areas of Concentration: environmental and indigenous issues, water resources, nature-based narrative non-fiction

• Dartmouth College, Earth Sciences off-campus programs: three field-based courses in the Western United States.

Honors

• High Honors in Environmental Earth Science

• Rufus Choate Scholar (highest Dartmouth honors group)

• Class of 1962 Award for Excellence in Writing Assistance

• Adam N. Brown ’97 Memorial Award in Geography for best geography paper of ‘05-’06

Awards

• Dean of Faculty Richter Memorial Fund, Dickey Center for International Understanding, Undergraduate Research Grant

(Funded field research on Cree lands and interviews with Cree hunters in Mistissini and Chibougamau, QC)

• Andrew W. Mellon Grant for Environmental Research

Language

• Proficient in Spanish

Work Experience

Yosemite Institute, Field Instructor Yosemite National Park, CA ~ August, ‘08 – August, 2011

Teach environmental science, geology, ecology, leadership, outdoor skills, and stewardship in Yosemite National Park to students aged 11-18; design curriculum to match schools’ needs; co-lead backpacking trips in the High Sierra; co-designed climate change program and co-presented it periodically to students; edited comprehensive climate change curriculum.

Hulbert Outdoor Center, Co-leader Fairlee, VT ~ July ‘10

Co-led 10-day research trip to James Bay, Northern Quebec focused on sustainable forestry and the Cree Indian way of life; included meetings with Cree forestry workers, site visits, and 5-day traditional canoe trip.

Darrow Wilderness Trip Camp, Wilderness Trip Leader Grand Lake Stream, ME ~ Summers, ’03-‘09

Co-led extended canoeing, kayaking, and backpacking trips for students aged 11 to 17 in Maine, Quebec, Labrador, and New Brunswick, including four month-long canoe trips in Northern Quebec and Labrador.

Skywoods Canoe Company, Shop Worker Shoreham, VT ~ January ’08 – June’08

Assisted professional canoe builder Scott Barkdoll in building and restoring wood-canvas canoes and other small wooden boats.

North Country Community College, Wilderness Field Instructor Saranac Lake, NY ~ December ‘07

Co-instructed 11-day winter expedition in the Adirondack High Peaks for Wilderness Recreation Leadership students.

Heindel and Noyes, Inc. Part-time Environmental Technician South Burlington, VT ~ September ’07 – December, ‘07

Field and office work for consulting hydrogeologists and environmental engineers.

Dartmouth Student Center for Research, Writing, and Information Technology, Writing Assistant, Hanover, NH ~ ’04-‘07

Writing assistant for freshmen and advanced writing classes, writing tutor, selected to serve on hiring committee.

Volunteer Experience

Outdoor Leadership Experience (OLE), Mentor Hanover, NH ~ ’03-‘07

Taught outdoor skills to middle school students in Mascoma, NH; instrumental in conceiving and planning high school OLE curriculum; high school OLE leader for two years; interim OLE co-chair, fall ’06.

Dartmouth College Tucker Foundation Fellowship, Music Teacher Ancash, Perú ~ Spring, ’05

Taught music in elementary schools, a program for street children, various kindergartens, and an orphanage in two remote, rural towns in Ancash, Peru for three months in self-designed program.

Published Writing and Certifications

Published writing ~ Orion Magazine (“Brush Cat” book review, July/August ’09); Northern Woodlands Magazine (“Thinned

Thickets Lose Hare,” Winter ’07; “Gut Fungus Helps Invasive Beetle Digest Wood,” Winter ’08); American Suzuki

Journal (“Experiences in San Marcos,” August ’05).

Certifications ~ Wilderness First Responder, Lifeguard, Whitewater Rescue Technician