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Education

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Work Experience

• Managing a team of 18 agents responsible for the administration and logistics behind the KPDX cargo gateway for Amazon and other clients.

• Content writer and editor for the CATALYST newsletter, released bimonthly via email. 

• Editorial Intern for the content department of a travel marketing agency.
• Print Editorial: verification, fact-checking, proofing, writing copy, flowing in copy via InDesign.
• Online Content: shadowing client call, outlining stories, writing keyword-optimized metadata, reviewing and editing stories, writing stories and listing descriptions for internal sites.
• Published work: Greet the Season in Independence, Wagging Tails & Water Bowls, The Wickedest History of Wholesome Jerome, Trade Boredom for Board Games, Leave No Stone Unturned.

• Communications Leader for the summer Academic Resource Center intern team.
• Intern of the Day features, editing and updating external NMNH internship project pages, drafting summary report to our primary donor and Interns and Fellows section of the Natural History board book, revising the 2019-2020 Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study (SORS) Guide, assisting with organization of behind-the-scenes tours, workshops, and lunch events.

• WordPress website “Speaking Science-ese” dedicated to interviews of science communicators, researchers, policy influencers and the public about their experiences and thoughts on the ways we communicate science.

• Spring 2020: Research and presentation of “Art, Music, and Poetry as a Means of Conveying Information about the State of the Planet” at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference in Albuquerque, NM [program].
• Spring 2019: Teaching assistant in Environmental Journalism course providing geoscience and environmental science background and expertise to JOUR 455/555 students.
• Fall 2018: Conducting historical journalism research, formatting a paper in Chicago Style; WordPress website “On the Same Sage” a science journalism, geology and historical blog.

• “Mahogany on the Decline” Western National Parks Association website and Your American West newsletter.
• “Outfoxing the Red Fox; Western National Parks Association website.
• “How veterinary medicine can translate to human healthcare”; ZooView magazine.
• “Trickling Tinajas in Saguaro National Park” pending publication on Western National Parks Association “Research Matters!” website.

• Spring 2020: Responsible for running and grading three-hour Friday lab section for 12-15 students in GEOS 251 Physical Geology, including lab exams. Assisted with transfer to fully online format due to pandemic.
• Fall 2018, 2019: Assisted during thrice weekly lectures and with grading of assignments for 270+ students in GEOS 170, occasionally taught lecture, held weekly office hours.

• Research of tectonic settings and ages of mineral localities to understand changes in minerals over geologic time. Maintaining data spreadsheets and inputting them into the database.

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Skills

• Proficient in Photoshop, WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat, Microsoft.
• Proficient in news and feature writing, website management, copyediting, verification, and event coordination. Extensive travel experience.
• Basic photography, Adobe, InDesign, Python.
• Fluent in Ukrainian language, history, and culture.

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Awards and Community Involvement

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