Trudyann Buckley

Experience

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  America Reads* American Counts

  Sept 2011 - May 2012

  Elementary School Tutor

  Helped children focus on work; Assisted teacher in instructing math, reading and writing; Worked with grades 2, 3, 5, and 6.

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  Lafayette College

  Jan 2012 - May 2013

  Scene Shop Assistant

  Assembled and painted scenery from draft designs; Hung and focused lights; Cut timber to specification; Trained on circular saw, table saw, drills and staple gun.

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  Lafayette College

  Sept 2013 - Oct 2013

  Stage Manager

  "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"Sent rehearsal and performance reports to designers; sent rehearsal reminders to actors and kept attendance; attended all rehearsals and recorded blocking and choreography; preset stage and props; signaled all lighting, sound, and curtain cues during performances.

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  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Biology Research Assistant/ Field Researcher

  Assisted graduate students with mist netting, driving transects, and emergence counts in Delaware Water Gap state park to better understand local bat populations after the spread of White-Nosed Syndrome. Gained field experience and handled bats after receiving rabies vaccinations.

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  Lafayette College

  Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Researched pollen degradation techniques in laboratory. Planted, reared and watered Arabidopsis thaliana. Trained in technical skills such as weighing, autoclaving, centrifuging and pipetting. Made aqueous solutions of dry chemicals. Learned basic fluorescent dyeing as well as dissecting and fluorescent microscopy techniques. Applied statistics to data. Gained additional insight into experimental design and the biochemistry of plant reproduction. Instructing actors and holding conferences with designers, the technical director, and the producer to work toward a four-night performance of Proof by David Auburn as part of an honors thesis.

  • Biology Research Assistant/ Botanical Reasearcher/ Technician

    Aug 2014 - May 2015

  • Director

    Aug 2014 - Oct 2014
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  Delaware Nature Society Inc

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2016

  Education Intern

  Science and nature-based educator generally tasked with teaching lessons in outdoor environment and school classrooms. Subject matters span ecology, ethnobotany, hydrology, entomology, herpetology, ornithology, geology and evolution. Gained experience caring for and handling reptiles and amphibians. Designed new educational programming. Learned to work with a large range of age groups, from pre-kindergarten to middle school, as well as adult audiences.

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  North Bay Adventures

  Sept 2016 - Nov 2019

  Senior Environmental Educator

  Instructor of environmental lessons focusing on experiment design and conservation. Classes cover wetland, forest, pond and estuarine ecosystems. Programming heavily geared toward reasoning, student empowerment, and responsible choice making. NorthBay provides week-long experiential learning programs for middle-school youth, especially those in underserved communities. Also trained on high ropes course safety protocols.

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  Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation Commission

  Nov 2019 - now

  Recreation Manager

  Plan, budget, market and deliver recreational programming, including small weekly events and large one-time seasonal events. Cater programs to wide audience, from kids to families to seniors. Network within local community to search for partnerships, and recruit independent contractors to instruct park and community center programming.