Brad A.

Brad A.

Lead instructor/Ecologist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project Manager & Coordinator | Expert at Facilitating Collaborative People, Relationships, & Organizations

  • Education

    • General Assembly

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      Web Development, Entrepreneurship
    • Central Wyoming College

      2005 - 2007
      Associate of Arts Outdoor Education: Adventure Programming and Wilderness Leadership
    • Penn State University

      1995 - 1999
      Bachelor's of Science Ecology
  • Experience

    • Stone Environmental School, New England

      Aug 2007 - Jul 2018
      Lead instructor/Ecologist

      Developed lesson plans to follow curriculum and MA State Board of standards of educationcurriculum, including personalized methods of teaching ecological concepts and environmental scienceLooked at ways to successfully engage students based on all types of emotional intelligenceand learning styles and using creative teaching elements.

    • Dragonfly Ltd

      Aug 2008 - Jan 2009
      Program Coordinator/Lead Instructor

      Responsible for all aspects of group management in the field, teaching and practicing outdoor living skills and recreational activities; transportation to and from the activity sites with the groups and equipment; team building activities with the staff in preparation for the student groups, and with the students while on program.

    • Banyan Tree Media

      Aug 2011 - Apr 2012
      Communications and Social Media Director

      Web design and administration, social media marketing

    • Bartron Medical Imaging Inc.

      Aug 2011 - Jan 2012
      Web Design and Administration

      Website design, content and online presence administration, social media, green marketing, press releases, ad creation

    • New Haven Farms

      Feb 2012 - Sept 2013

      Communications Team & Fundraising Committee member. Duties included: marketing and events planning, communications and web development.Collaborated with a team to successfully secure multi-year grant funding in excess of $75,000 and developed solutions to situations that arose during the set-up of pilot education and CSA program. Working with potential partners, vendors, and donors to arrange resource allocation for a start-up urban ag NPO. Urban Agriculture, Community Organizing, Fundraising and Donor Support, Web Development, Environmental Resources

      • Interim Executive Director

        Sept 2012 - Sept 2013
      • Fundraising Committee and Web Development

        Feb 2012 - Jun 2013
    • New Life Corporation, Inc

      Sept 2012 - Jun 2013
      Public Allies /Americorps Social Enterprise Fellow

      Performed business development research to recommend revenue generation activities, including market research/industry analysis, and produced accompanying reports and presentations to supervisors and stakeholders.Developed reports and identified resources to develop social media marketing activity strategy plan.Surveyed the community, documented responses, for a team collaboration project to create an Anti-Violence Prevention and Response Kit for the New Haven community.

    • Kensho SEED

      Nov 2012 - now
      Founder/CEO

      Urban planning and environmental development company focused on urban food/waste/energy systems and projects including aquaponics, compost, urban planning, renewable energy, design sprints and community development.My key responsibilities are project management, Customer service, web development; book editing; digital marketing - AdWords, data entry; Customer service, interaction, sales, marketing, bookkeeping, editing and proofreading.

    • Youth With A Mission

      Jul 2015 - Nov 2018
      Leadership Development Coordinator

      Worked to develop passionate leaders in the realm of social good and enterprise. Working with humanitarian organisations around the world I coordinated a donation of computers and technical equipment in the amount of $10,000 USD and I assisted in starting an English school program in a local village.

    • Jack's Flight Club

      Aug 2018 - Apr 2020
      Business Development and Customer Service Advisor

      Newsletter and marketing company. My main duties are customer service, digital technology systems administration, social media management. Working within a remote collaborative team to consistently exceeded company goals and expectations. I have developed a productivity accountability system and I am now working with Directors to look at ways to develop company strategies and how to improve internal systems and external partnership strategy development.

    • Souls Wandering Home

      Jan 2021 - now
      Co-Founder
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Firefighter Level 1

      International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA)
    • Hazardous Materials Operations Level

      International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA)
    • Farm Business Management - 21 Hours

      Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College
      Mar 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Foundations of Project Management

      Google
      Mar 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Permaculture Design Certificate

      Wheaton Labs
      Jul 2021
    • NREMT EMT-B

      National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
      Jan 2003
    • Level I, Cooperative Leadership Certification Program

      Round Sky Solutions Coop
      Jun 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • End-of-Life Doula Certificate

      The University of Vermont Professional and Continuing Education
      Aug 2022
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Community Member

      Issued by Elm City Cycling
      Elm City CyclingAssociated with Brad A.
    • Treasurer

      Issued by New Haven Land Trust on Apr 2012
      New Haven Land TrustAssociated with Brad A.
    • Firefighter

      Issued by Teton County Fire Protection District on Sept 2008
      Teton County Fire Protection DistrictAssociated with Brad A.
    • EMT-B, Driver

      Issued by Waterbury Ambulance Service on Jan 2003
      Waterbury Ambulance ServiceAssociated with Brad A.
    • Wilderness Rescue Specialist, Low Angle Response Team

      Issued by Waterbury Backcountry Rescue Team on Jan 2004
      Waterbury Backcountry Rescue TeamAssociated with Brad A.