community service coordinator
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In many ways, my worldview has been forged under the sea.
I am extremely passionate about environmental justice, sustainability, and conservation and my core values are fairness, resilience, and ambition. I have seen firsthand how so many of the most vulnerable communities and ecosystems are being increasingly threatened, often through no fault of their own, and I’m prepared to do everything I can to change that. While studying abroad in Seychelles for 6 months I was able to see the impacts of sea-level rise and coral bleaching first hand. During this time I worked with Global Vision International to monitor how coral recruits were recovering after their last bleaching even in 2016. It was fascinating and heartbreaking to see dead Acropora as far as the eye can see. Searching through the rubble for coral recruits up to five centimeters inspired me to pursue a future working to preserve these habitats. Nothing teaches you resilience like tracking the loss of the very same reef habitats you're fighting to protect.
Perhaps no one understands this more than the residents of Kiribati. Kiribati is a nation made up of atolls and faces a high risk of their land becoming uninhabitable in the foreseeable future. While on a research expedition there, I wrote a policy brief on commercial fishing license pricing while meeting directly with local leadership. Thanks to that experience, I’ve come to understand how responsible conservation policy involves diverse stakeholders as well as the importance of local buy-in. I cannot sit idly by while these places and communities that I love are threatened. Responsible ocean conservation policy is my passion and, though it's an ambitious undertaking, I am dedicated to making a difference.
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EXPERIENCE
Office Assistant for Residence Life & Housing, Dickinson College | Jan. 2020 - May. 2020 |
As an Office Assistant, I gained significant experience working with Microsoft Office Suite applications. Additionally, I've become particularly skilled at maintaining and creating organization systems for tracking and anticipating departmental needs.
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Intern at Global Vision International (GVI), Seychelles | Jun. 2019 -Jan. 2020 |
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Through this position, I collaborated with the Seychelles National Parks Authority in order to analyze local reef health. Additionally, I was able to obtain my PADI Coral Reef Research Diver and PADI Divemaster certification.
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Community Advisor for Residence Life & Housing, Dickinson College | Aug. 2018 - May. 2019 |
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My responsibilities included coaching student leaders across Dickinson College’s campus on intercultural competency and developing position expectations and requirements for my supervisees. I taught students employed by Residence Life & Housing strategies for successful conflict resolution while motivating and directly supervising 8 Senior House and Apartment Managers and 27 House Managers.
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Study Abroad with the Sea Education Association: Protecting the Phoenix Islands | May. 2018 - Aug. 2018 |
Find more information at: (https://www.sea.edu/voyages/protecting_phoenix_islands_summer2019)
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This experience gave me the opportunity to analyze time-series oceanographic data through the use of ODV (Ocean Data View) as well as processed samples for zooplankton and seawater composition. During the expedition, I logged 40 hours working as crew on a marine research sailing school vessel and wrote a journal entry for SEA which National Geographic later published.
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Member of the Holland Union Building (HUB) Planning Committee, Dickinson College | Aug. 2017 - May. 2019 |
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I acted as a direct contact for stakeholders wanting to voice their opinions or concerns and served as the sole student representative for reconstruction plans to the HUB building. Additionally, I analyzed and offered counsel on how potential HUB changes would impact student life on campus.
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Community Service Coordinator, Dickinson College | Aug. 2017 - May. 2018 |
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Within this position, I was expected to: Build relationships with community partners, oversee a cumulative budget of ~20,000 U.S. dollars, and coordinated multiple weekly community service events. I indirectly supervised over 100 community service student volunteers and directly supervised ~30 volunteers throughout the year who ran 14 community service programs.
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Intern at the Urban Affairs Coalition, Philadelphia, PA | May. 2017 - Aug. 2017 |
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As an intern, I engaged in nonprofit development and strategy meetings and developed an experience map for nonprofit partner program analysis. Through my work with this organization, I was able to learn how grassroots organizations can drive change and shape public policy.
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