Experience
December 2022Â - Present
USDA - Specialty Crop Market Reporter
Daily in-person interaction with produce wholesalers on the terminal market to determine the pricing, growing areas, and quality of the produce available. These factors are then combined into a daily published public report. Currently I am stationed in Boston, Massachusetts.
November 2021 - Present
NYSERDA - Sector Advisor to the Ecosystems Technical Workgroup of the NYS Climate Impact Assessment
Serving as an advisor to the workgroup investigating a diverse range of ecosystem impacts caused by climate change effects. Duties include researching climate effects on New York ecology, causation for aforementioned effects, and reviewing pertinent studies to provide insight for the workgroup.
August 2021 - Present
Explore Forestry - Founder, Host, Researcher, Editor, and Recording Engineer
Explore Forestry is an online organization I founded to disseminate concepts of ecology, climate change, and forestry to the general public. Our content is viewable on Youtube, under the Explore Forestry channel.
December 2021 - December 2022
Restore College Hill Park Coalition - Board Member
Board Member of a designated 501C3 Non-Profit organization dedicated to restoring historic College Hill Park in Poughkeepsie, New York. Our organization is based on community interaction with local shareholders, developing revitalization projects, and organizing pollinator planting/brush removal events.
October 2017 - June 2021
Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Credentialing Specialist
Specialized in processing medical billing for government payers such as Medicare and Medicaid. Promoted to a Credentialing Specialist, maintaining and launching over 150 medical providers per year under pertinent Tax Identification sources.
Volunteer Experience
Restore College Hill Park Coalition
Board Member
September 2021 - December 2022
The Coalition is a 501C3 striving to remove invasive species/weeds, increase native pollinator populations, and foster community accessibility to Poughkeepsie's historic College Hill Park.
College of Forestry Graduate Student Council
eCampus Representative
October 2019 - June 2022
As the representative of all online Graduate Students in Oregon State University's College of Forestry, it was my duty to ensure that adequate and appropriate services and resources were afforded to the eCampus community. I also assisted in creating Career Development events and social events for all students to enjoy.