Work Experience
Veterinary Technician, Health and
Wellness Animal Hospital: March 2008-Present
Provide
medical and surgical care to small animals using western and
eastern medical modalities.
Veterinary Technician, Great Bay
Animal Hospital, Durham, NH: August 2006-February 2008
Provide
medical care in a small animal hospital setting. Take vital
signs, give vaccinations, take medical history, assist
doctors in treatments and surgery, perform laboratory
duties, answer phones, provide medical information and
customer service to clients, and keep accurate medical
records
Assistant Manager, Seacoast Kayak,
Seabrook, NH: July 2005-November 2005
Develop
kayak training courses involving safety and recreational
activities, manage financial records, develop marketing
strategies, and maintain client satisfaction
Naturalist/Program Director/Marketing Director,
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Great Bay Discovery
Center, Stratham, NH, June 2002-August 2005
Developed a
summer program curriculum teaching sea kayak environmental
education, train and assist volunteers in gathering data for
Project Osprey, coordinate and teach portions of Coastal
Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program (BOW), chair marketing
committee of BOW, design and instruct teacher trainings for
‘Project Osprey ‘ and “It’s All Connected” curriculums,
design exhibits for the Coastal Conservation Center, lead
school-age children in cultural and natural history programs
about Great Bay, teach sea kayaking and winter survival for
BOW
Canine Trainer, It’s a Dog’s
World, York, ME, 2002-2003
Teach dogs
and their owners basic and intermediate obedience courses
Assistant Instructor of Emergency Medicine,
University of New Hampshire, Department of Kinesiology,
January 2001-November 2005
Instructor
of EMT practical skills, develop group training scenarios,
evaluate practical examinations, lecture on National
Registry of EMT topics
Assistant Nurse, Hiram House Camp,
Chagrin Falls, OH, summer 2001
Responsible
for medical center 24-hours a day providing wellness and
medical care for over 350 at-risk children, liaison between
social workers, foster parents, and parents
Wildlife Care Specialist, The
Wildlife Center at Penitentiary Glen, Kirtland, OH, summers
of 1996-1999
Provide
medical care to injured wildlife, provide daily care to
center’s resident raptors and mammals used for educational
programs, educate public and school groups on wildlife,
liaison to public with wildlife concerns
Volunteer Work
Therapy
Dog International
Partner
with my golden retriever/great Pyrenees to help children
read at Portsmouth Public Library
Stratham
Volunteer Fire Department
Emergency
Medical Technician, Basic
New
Hampshire Outing Club
President-
Leader and spokesperson for the University of New
Hampshire’s largest student organization, chairperson of
volunteer office staff and Board of Directors, oversaw all
operations of the club, $50,000 of outdoor equipment, and
two cabins in the White Mountain National Forest
Leadership
Development Coordinator- Developed and coordinated
leadership training programs for student leaders to develop
and hone their hard and soft skills as an outdoor leader,
coordinate volunteer staff for instruction and facilitation
of activities, provide instruction on hard and soft skills
Programming
Coordinator- Plan and facilitate weekly general member
educational and recreational activities, organize large
annual events
Mountaineering Series Coordinator- Organized in conjunction
with the NH Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club, to
bring the world’s leaders in mountaineering to UNH for
lecture events
Trip
Leader- Create and lead weekend-long trips- backpacking, sea
kayaking, canoeing, white-water rafting, winter camping,
hiking, and, snowshoeing
Habitat
for Humanity
Trip Leader
for Alternative Break Challenge- Planned, organized, and led
a group of UNH students to Philadelphia, PA for one week of
intensive volunteer work
Certifications
National
Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Basic EMT
SOLO
Wilderness Emergency Technician
American
Heart Association, CPR Instructor for the Health Care
Provider
National
Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, Pre-Hospital
Trauma Life Support
American
Canoeing Association, sea kayak guide
National
Wildlife Rehabilitation, Wildlife Rehabilitator
Awards
Nancy Coatu
Award for Excellence in Wildlife Management
University
of New Hampshire Movers and Shakers Award
Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Recipient
