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venture student resumes
> resume 1 222 Church Street, Box **, Middletown, CT 06459 Email: ***@wesleyan.edu 860-685-**** EDUCATION Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT September 1996-May 2000 Bachelor of Arts, May 2000 Major: Science in Society Program, concentratin in Environmental Science and Women's Studies Senior Essay: The Mainstreaming of Alternative Medicines The School for Field Studies, Banfield, BC August-December 1998 Relevant Coursework: Resource conservation and management in forestry and fisheries Friends Select School, Philadelphia, PA June 1996 Cum Laude Society, literary magazine editor, junior class president The Chewonki Foundation, Wiscaset, ME August-December 1995 Semester long program studying ecology, self-sufficiency, and natural history EXPERIENCE Activist: Rainforest Action Network, San Francisco, CA Summer 1999 Created a working relationship between local environmental and Jewish communities. Wrote and published articles on current environmental issues in Jewish newsletters. Organized educational demonstrations against Home Depot's (now reformed) practices of selling old growth wood. Research Assistant: Stellar sea lion behavioral studay, Vancouver Island, BC Researched the foraging behaviors of a Stellar sea lion population. Wrote results in a paper used by research groups in Alaska concerned with the Stellar's recent population decline. Organic Farme, Kilcomy, Ireland Summer 1998 Farmed Organic vegetables on two separate farms - fed and cared for farm animals, performed farm maintenance. Environmental Educator [GET NAME], A Farm on a River, Willis [?], CA Summer 1997 Taught groups of children about farm life in an environmental education/summer camp setting. Led overnight hiking trips and daily workshops on farm ecology and wilderness appreciation. Lifeguarded at camp river. Research Assistant: Center for Research and Conservation Smithsonian Institute, Front Royal, VA Summer 1995 Collected data for use in an ongoing conservation project. [GET WORD], banded and tracked birds, surveyed forest vegetation. Animal Caretaker, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA Winter 1995 Worked in the Academy's Live Animal unit. Assisted in the caretaking of many animals, including birds of prey. Prepared animals for environmental education presentations in the Academy. LEADERSHIP ACTIVITES Co-President of Wesleyan's West-Co Multi-Cultural dorms Spring 1997-Fall 1998 Organized community service events, cultural awareness events, and other dorm affarirs. Managed dorm cafe. Organizer and leader of student tutorial on current environmental issues Spring 1998 Accepted as a full-credit course by Wesleyan University. Met two nights a week to discuss current issues in a group of 12 students. Arranged guest lecturers including environmental activists, professors, and environmental economists. Coordinator of E3, Wesleyan's Environmental Activism Club Fall 1997-Spring 1998 Organized group meetings and events such as street theater, petitioning, environmental speakers and forum discussions, and educational protest demonstrations. INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES Hiking, gardening, swimming, marine studies, kayaking, women's athletics, rugby, art (back to top) |
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