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KATHERINE STRAUS Email: Katherine.Straus@gmail.

com Cell: 508-789-0247 EDUCATION Islandwod Graduate Residency, Certificate in Education, Environment and Community, June 2013 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Masters of Education in Science Education, June 2014 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, Bachelor of Arts, May 2009 Major: Environmental Studies GPA: 3.47 RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE Environmental Education Instructor, Islandwood, Bainbridge Island, WA August 2012-June 2013 - Included over 700 hours of teaching experience over 20 weeks in the field with a new and diverse group of students each week - Educated 4th-6th graders about natural sciences through experiential outdoor learning - Planned curriculum and implemented lessons to complement state curriculum standards - Worked with team of 15 other educators to provide a unique 4 day residential outdoor education program Naturalist, Great Basin Outdoor School, Reno, NV September 2010-June 2011 - Educated 5th and 6th grade students about the natural sciences through experiential outdoor learning programs - Planned and implemented lessons to meet state curriculum standards - Fostered sense of community and teamwork within group over course of two to four day programs Environmental Education Coordinator, Americorps Volunteer, Incline Village General Improvement Districts Waste Not Program, Incline Village, NV September 2009 - September 2010 - Produced education and outreach materials for campaigns on recycling, bear awareness, and water conservation - Recruited and coordinated volunteers for Waste Not events - Provided over 35 presentations to 12,018 community members on zero waste, drinking Tahoe tap, recycling, bear awareness, and hazardous waste - Implemented zero-waste practices at community-wide events - Worked as a member of a fifteen-person Americorps team to plan and implement community-wide events ACTIVITIES Volunteer Docent, U.C. Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, Incline Village, NV September 2011- June 2012 - Provided tours of education center to school groups and other visitors - Assisted in outreach programs for schools and community events Certifications: SKILLS CPR and First Aid; Project Wet; Project Wild

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