Resume
Work
Experience
2020 - Present
Project Implementation Manager
Corporate sustainability consulting with Taco Bell HQ. Municipal consulting and program implementation to achieve environmental compliance.
2019 - 2020
Recycling Program Coordinator
Recycling Program Coordinator
Recycling Program Coordinator
Conduct outreach and educational training in English and Spanish to implement recycling programs in community of 3,000+ businesses to reach stated-mandated recycling goals.
2019
Writer and Sustainability Researcher
Assist with content creation for World Surf League daily news show, research and summarize global news. Draft first zero waste policy and best practices for WCT events, conduct research on NGO partners on a project-by project basis.
2019 - Present
STOKE Certified Event Evaluator
STOKE Certification uses the Global Sustainable Tourism Council Criteria as a foundation and is built on years of research on existing sustainable event standards (e.g. ISO 20121; GRI EOSS; ASTM) to develop sector-specific criteria and indicators that quantifies the highest standards of sustainable event management in both indoor and outdoor venues across various event types that resonate with the outdoor and action sports lifestyle communities.
Education
2015 - 2017
University of Cape Town | Master’s Degree
2.5 year pursuit of a Master's Degree that explored the concept of local sustainability in iconic surfing communities located in the Global North and in the Global South.
2009 - 2012
University of California Santa Barbara | Bachelor's Degree
2 years at UCSB as a transfer student, focused on Geography and GIS, and a third year of full immersion study abroad in Santiago, Chile to complete Spanish major.
Skills
& Expertise
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Sustainability program development
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Research and writing
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Spanish and basic Vietnamese
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Communication, active listening, empathy
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Leadership and organization
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Microsoft Office Suite
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Community Based Social Marketing Certificate
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