Laura Starkey

Experience

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  Colegio San Jose, Tena, Ecuador

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  English instructor

  Teacher of English as a Foreign Language, 7th grade and 12th grade

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  English Language Institute, USF

  Jan 2003 - May 2004

  ESL Instructor

  College preparatory English as a Second Language; taught all skill areas, beginner through intermediate levels.

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  Hillsborough Community College

  Jan 2003 - May 2004

  ESL Instructor

  Taught English as a Second Language, beginner through intermediate levels, reading, writing, grammar.

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  Jay B Starkey's Flatwoods Adventures

  Jun 2004 - Feb 2007

  Director of Business Development

  This eco-tour operation showed visitors natural and historic Florida during a 2-hour tour of Starkey Ranch on an open-air range buggy, horseback riding, and special outdoor events. I assisted in improving sales and developing business strategy.

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  Starkey Ranch

  Aug 2005 - Dec 2012

  Director of Conservation Lands

  Director of conservation land management; certified prescribed burn manager; managed over 1000 acres of privately owned wooded uplands and wetlands with prescribed burning, invasive species control, and brush management.

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  SCENIC (Starkey Center for Nature and Community)

  Aug 2005 - Nov 2012

  President

  President and founder of this non-profit organization, with the mission of creating a place that protects, enlivens and enhances the natural spaces of Starkey Ranch by engaging, educating and enriching the lives of the greater community. Developed board of directors, established 501c3 status, created and implemented Ranchers Roundup in 2010.

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  Heartwood Preserve

  Jan 2012 - now

  Founder and Executive Director

  Heartwood Preserve is a nature preserve and conservation cemetery, where your final resting place helps to protect a peaceful corner of natural Florida. Located in Trinity, we offer pre-planning for cremation and natural ('green') burial.