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