Noelle Jordan

Experience

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  Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center

  Sept 2007 - now

  Manager of Education

  • Created the new education department, including talent acquisition, development of policies and procedures, and all programming from the ground up• Served approximately 25,000 constituents annually (63% of total visitation); these constituents contribute approximately 30% of total annual revenue• Provided visionary leadership and strategic direction for education programming• Hired, directed, trained, supervised, evaluated, and supported education department of 12 staff• Planned, implemented, assessed, improved 10 programs, with annual budget of approximately $400,000; these programs provided interpretative and educational services and products to a variety of constituents • Built relationships and partnerships with local organizations, including Lamar University, AgriLife extension, regional office for Texas Education Association, and others• Acted as face of the Education Department with regular radio and TV appearances and outreach presentations to local community groups and regional science conferences • Managed educational site and equipment including three pontoon boats, boathouse, two secondary boat docks, two outpost pavilions, a Nature Discovery Center, a classroom, and boardwalks• Liaised with internal and external stakeholders for annual planning, program development• Secured funding for education programs from corporate sponsors Awards for Education Programming at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center• Environmental Excellence Award - Education, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 2012• Excellence in Programming Award for summer camps, Mountain-Plains Museum Association, 2011• Finalist, Environmental Excellence Award - Education, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 2011 Show less

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  Brown Family Environmental Center at Kenyon College

  Sept 2016 - now

  Manager

  I oversee all operations at the environmental center. Refer to the "About" section for more details.