Experience

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  Virginia tech dining services

  Feb 2020 - May 2021

  Student staff at squires food court (au bon pan)

  - Dedicated 10 to 16 hours a week- Self-motivated to regularly complete tasks that I had sole responsibility for- Communicated clearly and positively in direct collaboration with five people and indirect collaboration with five people- Assisted management with inventory control during off-times- Followed the correct procedures for safe food preparation and assembly- Resolved customer complaints and concerns promptly and professionally- Conducted unofficial training for newly hired employees Show less

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  College of agriculture and life sciences at virginia tech

  Nov 2020 - May 2022

  - Dedicated 6 hours a week to assist class sizes of 25-50 students- Prepared flowers and greenery used for floral design lab and event arrangements- Cleaned up the lab and organized botanicals in respected coolers- Provided helpful critiques for the designs of students- Built and delivered floral arrangements for Virginia Tech events such as the president’s suite for football games and alumni gatherings - Planned and led biweekly meetings- Organized new member recruitment each semester- Collaborated with officers, advisors, and members on events such as the Fall Bulb Sale, Spring Air Plant Sale, and end-of-semester banquets

  • Floral Design Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2021 - May 2022

  • President of Pi Alpha Xi - Kappa Chapter, Honor Society for Horticulture

    Nov 2020 - May 2022
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  Hahn horticulture garden

  Apr 2021 - May 2022

  Garden intern/student worker

  - Worked full-time in the summer (40 hours a week) and part-time during the school year (7 to 15 hours a week)- Responsible for the daily care and aesthetics of the raised vegetable beds, rain garden, and perennial entrances- Provided regular irrigation by-hand, with sprinklers, and using an irrigation system- Regularly used weeding tools, all types of shovels, forks, rakes, mattocks, string trimmer, pruners, and loppers- Plant seeds, plugs, bulbs, shrubs, and ground cover- Led garden tours to people of all ages in groups of 6-15 to educate the importance of greenspaces- Worked alongside two other student workers at a time, and two horticulturists Show less

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  National wildlife federation

  Jun 2022 - Jun 2023

  Community conservation fellow
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  National wildlife federation

  Sept 2023 - now

  Community conservation coordinator