Arielle Johnson, CMP

Experience

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  San Francisco State University

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2015

  Assistant Manager of Lab Operations

  Manage and maintain research facility for faculty (4 faculty researchers) and graduate (40graduate researchers) research in amphibian conservation.• Wrote procedures/protocols sent to several US research facilities to model research• Secured funds (3 positions), hired, trained, and supervised assistants (5 hired and trained)• Organized quarterly meetings between facility staff and researchers

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  Conservatory of Flowers

  May 2012 - Sept 2014

  Manage daily operations including opening and closing museum, training and overseeing staff and volunteers, and present public outreach programs. Plan and facilitate special events.• Assisted in rewriting Guest Services Training Manual• Write monthly enrichment articles on Conservatory Plant Collections for Volunteer Newsletter• Assisted in recruiting Guest Services Staff and Volunteers Manage daily operations including opening and closing of museum, event center, and gift shop. Develop, maintain budget, secure donations, hire vendors, oversee permitting, coordinate, run, and oversee staff for public programs. • Created Graphics for Facebook, Web, and Posters using Adobe Creative Suite Conduct daily operations including opening and closing of building, ticket booth, gift shop, andspecial exhibit. Promote and sell tickets, membership, and merchandise.• Illustrated display signs for items sold in Gift Shop• Assisted in exhibit construction, maintenance, and breakdown

  • Assistant Manager of Guest Services

    Feb 2014 - Sept 2014

  • Guest Services Shift Lead

    Jan 2013 - Feb 2014

  • Guest Services Staff

    May 2012 - Jan 2013
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  The Leakey Foundation

  Sept 2014 - now

  Lead strategic direction for education, public and private programs, and partnerships designed to make the foundation a dynamic and relevant engagement with the foundation’s diverse audiences.• Creator, producer, and host of live-streamed web series Lunch Break Science with over 60,000 views.• Pivoted traditionally in-person programs to online and created new virtual programs to engage with previously established audiences and new global audiences, which increased virtual audience engagement with organization content. For example, increased virtual programming drove viewership on our YouTube channel from 200,000 views/year in 2019 to over one million views/year in 2021. • Developed best practices for program planning, video production, and partner contracts.• Provided science communication opportunities and training for US and international early career and underrepresented scientists.• Conducted program copy-writing, data analysis, events calendars, graphic design, video editing and production, ticketing and registration. Show less Plan, implement, and evaluate events including lectures, symposia, education outreach, film screenings, donor events, and board meetings across the USA. Prepare board documents and donor acknowledgements. Oversee partnership opportunities, budgets, vendors, and contracts. Recruit, train, and oversee volunteers and contractors. • Planned, implemented, and evaluated events for 5 to 700 people. Created a new event series whose audience was 79% new to the Foundation.• Developed new event partners including the Bay Area Science Festival, SF Giants, and SF Marathon. Strengthened partnerships with longterm partners including the California Academy of Sciences and American Museum of Natural History of NY.• Networked at conferences such as the Science Events Summit and American Association for the Advancement of Science to hone event skills. Show less

  • Education Director

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Education and Events Manager

    Sept 2018 - Sept 2022

  • Outreach Coordinator

    Sept 2014 - Sept 2018