Environmental, Leadership and Service Experience
B.S. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Applied Ecology minor; Valedictorian, Goodnight Scholar, University Scholar – North Carolina State University, May 2017
Ecological Engineer and Project Developer – Ridge to Reefs, Aug 2019-Present
Development Engineer, Utility-Scale Solar Farm Designer – Cypress Creek Renewables, July 2017-Jan 2019
Alternative Service Break Team Leader: Trinidad and Tobago, Environmental Conservation and Education 7-day Service Trip – NC State Center for Civic Leadership and Engagement, Mar 2016 and 2017
Alternative Service Break Leadership Development Course Facilitator and Mentor – NC State Center for Civic Leadership and Engagement, Aug 2016-May 2017
Independent Urban Ecology and Entomology Researcher, Ecological Society of America Conference Poster Presenter – NC State Dept of Entomology, Jan-Aug 2016
Bird Biology and Identification Home Study 3-Month Course Completion – Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Aug-Nov 2016
Advanced SCUBA Diver – PADI, 2013-Present
Meditation, Nature Connected Therapy and Spiritual Healing Experience
Nature-Connected Life Coaching 12-month Program – Earth-based Institute, Jan 2020-Jan 2021 (Currently in training)
Nature-Connected Leadership Training – Earth-based Institute, Sep-Oct 2019
Ecotherapy Level One Certification – Earthbody Institute, July 2019
Blackfoot Vision Quest Rite of Passage Completion – Lorna Madill (Talks with Two Trees), Butterfly on Coyote Clan, Sep 2019
Blackfoot Indigenous Healing and Living Apprenticeship – Lorna Madill (Talks with Two Trees), Butterfly on Coyote Clan, Aug 2018-Aug 2019
Blackfoot Traditional Drum-Making Workshop – Lorna Madill (Talks with Two Trees), Oct 2018
Theta Healing Basic DNA 3-day Intensive Training – Naomi Harel, Feb 2018
Mindfulness Meditation 5-week Course Completion – NC State Counseling Center, Feb 2016
Discovering Buddhism 6-week Modules Completion: How to Meditate, Presenting the Path, The Spiritual Teacher, Death and Rebirth, Samsara and Nirvana, How to Develop Bodhichitta, Taking Refuge – Kadampa Center, 2016-2020
Munay-Ki Rites of Passage Initiation and Facilitator Training – Vickie Penninger, The Four Winds Society, Nov 2017
