Objective -
To have a positive impact on as many people as possible, to enjoy the flavors, cultures, and experiences of countries around the world, to obtain a position in an Outdoor Leadership role for companies such as NOLS and Bike Vermont, to work for the National Civilian Conservation Corps and Habitat For Humanity, become a wilderness EMT, join the Peace Corps, and become fabulously and independently wealthy. I would then give away large chunks of money to people and causes that I support.
I would also love to apprentice to a boatbuilder who lives someplace tropical, and have help building my very own Mahogany, teak, and brass fitted 30 foot sailboat to sail around the world in. :-)
Education -
The Outdoor Recreation Institute Of New England
Candidate for B.A.'s in Outdoor Recreation, Environmental Education, Culinary Arts, Photography and Alternatve Medicine. Expected graduation, 2004
- Deans List, 2001, 2002
- Full Academic Scholarship
- GPA 4.0
Peace And Carrots Highschool
Graduated, May 1999
- Class Valedictorian
- Perfect Attendence Award
- Exellence of Leadership Award
Employment -
Self Employed
Successful freelance carpenter
Combined skills in:
- Building a 14x24 stick frame construction house, from the foundation up
- Painting interior of said house, as well as multiple rooms in others
- Framing new walls to meet fire codes
- Refurbishing old wood to new glory
- Finishing new birch cabinetry
- Metal and shingle roofing
- Laying vinyl tile
- General electrical, including snaking wires, installing outlets, GFIs, and light fixtures
- Fiberglass Insulation
- Sheetrocking
Peace And Carrots Farm
Co-owner and operator of Community Supported Agriculture Farm
Over 12 years of experience in:
- Preparing 2 acres of raised beds in the spring
- Pruning and fertilizing 1/2 acre mixed-fruit orchard
- Running two greenhouses
- Propogating over 80 types of veggies and herbs / about 20 varieties of each type
- Harvesting up to 40 family shares worth of fresh fruits, veggies and herbs twice a week
- Customer service
- Produce delivery
- Organic pest management
- Seed ordering
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Crew Member On 5 Crews
Completed high priority conservation projects throughout the state of Vermont.
- Personally set a record for rock/dirt waterbars maintained in one day
- Built numerous new rock and dirt waterbars
- Constructed 5 puncheon bridges
- Erected 1 log lean-to
- Constructed 2 milled lumber bridges
- Built a 6 stone staircase
- Installed numerous stepstones
- Built and opened a .6 mile length of new trail
- Resurfaced a multi-use trail with a few tons of crushed rock
- Helped plant over 2 thousand trees
- Protected a fragile riparian area in a reclaimed cattle pasture
The Student Conservation Association
Volunteer crew member in Glacier National Park, Montana
- Contructed hundreds upon hundreds of feet of multi-use turnpike
- Brushed a few miles of trail, for better hiker/bear visability
- Maintained many waterbars and dips
- Repaired mule train damage to trails
Our crew was told by Glacier National Park that we did the best job of trailwork that they had ever seen.
The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Student Editor
- Completely gutted and revised the Writing, Reading, and Discussion (WoRD) manual.
The WoRD manual is given to every Vermont Youth Consrvation Corps (VYCC) crew member, and is used daily as part of the educational program. It is also used nationally.
Also wrote a how-to guide for future WoRD editors.
Awards -
- 63 different Junior Ranger awards from US National Parks, Seashores, Monuments and Battlefields
- Grand Prize, Eco Science fair, Biloxi MS
- Second Prize, Eco Science fair, Hartford CT
Certificates -
- Leave No Trace Trainer
- Tangible Assets business course completion
- Small Business Adimistration Business course completion ( Two different courses )
- Excellence in Muzzleloading
- Hunter Education orange card
- Bow hunting certification
- Muzzleloading certification
- Rifle certification
Miscellaneous -
- Co-led a workshop on framing construction at the annual Women Can Do Conference
- Designed a pilot Junior Ranger program for Anza-Borrego State Park, Arizona
- Student Editor of the nationally used and acclaimed VYCC WoRD book.
- Wrote a How-To book for future WoRD editors
- Founded the Outdoor Recreation Institute Of New England University
- Thru-hiked the 270 mile Long Trail in Vermont
- Built a mahogany 17 foot ocean kayak
- Built my own 14x24 house
- Crowned myself the Supreme Goddess Of The Universe
