Education: Northern Arizona University 2008-2010, Bachelors of Science in Parks and Recreation Management, Emphasis in Outdoor Leadership.
Experience:_______________________________________________________________________
-Job Title: Internship. Dates: July 5th 2011-Sept 6st 2011. Employer: Valley Crest Landscape Maintenance. Phone : (949) 480-4187. Supervisor: Danny McNamara.
Duties: Learned and performed basic landscape duties with different gardening tools and machines. I focused on working with fixing irrigation and sprinkler systems throughout Orange County businesses and parks. Other duties include learning sales, safety, landscape architecture and managing different company accounts.
-Job Title: Park Aide/guide, division of Interpretation. Dates: May 2010-May 2011 Employer: National Park Service. Address: PO box 129, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, 86023 and Flagstaff National Monuments 6400 N. Hwy 89 Flagstaff, AZ 86004. Supervisor: William Yavorsky or Kristi Rugg (928) 638-7772.
Duties: include daily roving the visitor center and working the desk answering questions, engaging with visitors and working with kids with the junior ranger program. Once a week we would give 15 minute interpretation talks on geology at Yavapai geology museum. Once a week we would also hike down a mile and a half to Cedar ridge and maintain a fossil exhibit on the South Kaibab Trail. Other duties that were not as frequent was we would stock brochures on the rim trail, rove the village and greeting visitors at the train depot. Flagstaff monuments duties include answering phones, visitor center and trail maintenance, operating a cash register and providing customer service.
-Job Title: Recreation leader II/Maintenance building monitor Dates: Feb 2003- 2010 Employer: City of San Clemente Beaches Parks and recreation Address: 100 north Calle Seville, Supervisor: Peggy Lacayo (949) 361-8358.
Duties: Conducted after school programs in middles schools such as guitar class, Surfing, Golfing and recreation programs for elementary students at local parks since 2003. Worked and oversaw youth football, adult basketball, and adult soccer. Also set up and worked holiday and special annual events. In the maintenance division I was Responsible for opening and closing city owned buildings for events, Monitoring Weddings and parties to accommodate customers’ needs. I also managed custodial duties with big events and different municipal parks.
-Job Title: Visitor Services Park Aide. Dates: March 2005-dec 2005. Employer: California State Parks. Address: 3030 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente, CA 92672. Supervisor: Lynn Moe (949) 492-0802
Duties: Worked with money in a visitor’s kiosk selling and assigning camp sites and also informing customers and visitors about the parks.
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Accomplishments and Volunteering:
• Worked one summer at the Boys and Girls Club as a mentor in the mentor program for elementary school kids.
• Worked a childcare program called Mothers of Preschoolers at Flagstaff Christian Fellowship church in Arizona.
• Volunteered for a non-denominational Christian middle school ministry called Young Life for two years as a youth
Leader and mentor for middle school ages and some high school.
• Taught first grade Sunday school at Capo Calvary church for 3 years.
• Worked with churches in various mission trips building houses and playgrounds in Costa Rica/Mexico/skid row
Certifications and Skills:
• Wilderness First Responder certified through NAU outdoors rescue medicine ( expires 1-2-2013)
• Certified as an outdoor leader through the Wilderness Education Association ( May 3, 2010)
• CPR certified through American Heart Association, Arizona Affiliate ( expires 1/02/2012)
• Challenge course facilitator certified through ACCT and NAU (Obtained October 18, 2009)
• Leave No Trace master educator certified through NAU ( May 3rd 2010)
• Emergency Medical Technician: AZ state certified (December 2010) National Registry pending