Experience

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  The outdoor classroom

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Environmental educator

  Facilitated environmental education programming for children and adults; facilitated education programming at festivals and off-site locations.

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  Tenafly nature center

  May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Environmental educator

  Developed and facilitated summer camp programming for the nature center.

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  Audubon society of western pennsylvania

  Sept 2007 - Oct 2007

  Environmental educator

  Taught environmental education programming at a residential nature camp for Fox Chapel School District’s fifth grade class.

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  Pennsylvania department of conservation and natural resources (dcnr)

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Regional outdoor recreation coordinator/environmental education specialist

  • Pioneered the development of the outdoor recreation program for the western Pennsylvania region of state parks as part of Governor Rendell’s 2008 Get Outdoors PA initiative• Collaborated with 15 regional park educators to provide recreation programming at 23 parks• Initiated and coordinated two annual, week-long recreation-based day camps for urban youth • Led educator trainings throughout the region for both park staff and local school teachers• Coordinated the Conservation Volunteer Program for all parks in the region• Created annual National Get Outdoors Day festival at Moraine State Park • Secured funding and partnership with a leading US catalogue apparel company to provide more innovative programming for park patrons• Obtained $13,000 in DCNR grants for recreation equipment and programming• Created and managed recreation education programming throughout the region Show less

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  Phipps conservatory and botanical gardens

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

  Science education specialist

  • Created and managed education programming, including writing and teaching curriculum• Presented at 5 state and national conferences to share pedagogy and teaching techniques with other museums• Developed partnerships with museums across the country as part of the National Living Lab and Science Communication Fellowship programs to create better science communication for researchers at local universities• Organized Phipps participation in collaborative programs with over a dozen local museums and non-profits as part of the Climate Urban Systems Partnership, NASA Data in the My Field Trip, and Green Schools Academy programs• Conceived the Phipps Science Education blog and wrote content for two years • Managed budgets for three grant projects, as well as secured grant funding for the National Living Lab program Show less

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  University of pittsburgh

  Jan 2021 - now

  Manages the day-to-day performance of the University's research security program in compliance with expanding federal guidelines mandated by NSPM-33 and the CHIPS and Science Act. Fosters internal controls, compliance procedures, and compliance audit programs.· Supervises the department's portfolio of federal and non-federal grants and contracts, including financial management and compliance review. Collaborated with department researchers to develop budgets and create grant applications for submission to both federal and non-federal agency sponsors. Managed funding awards for a constituency of over 20 research departments across the University, from proposal stage to the end of the grant cycle

  • Research Security Program Manager - Office of Research Security and Trade Compliance

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Senior Financial Administrator/Grants and Contracts Manager - Department of Biomedical Informatics

    Jul 2023 - Jul 2024

  • Pre-award Administrator - School of Dental Medicine

    Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Grants Analyst - Office of Sponsored Programs

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2022