Wednesday, September 28, 2016

In a nut shell... a teeny tiny nutshell...

In 2007, I graduated with a BS in Biology from a small college in Pennsylvania, Lock Haven University, where I concentrated in both environmental ecology and marine science. Through the 9 years since that time my work has taken me deep into both the non-profit world of informal, environmental education and the US federal land management agencies, US Fish and Wildlife Service and US Forest Service, and back to environmental outreach and education again. I work now for the Corvallis Environmental Center as the Administrative Director of the Avery House Nature Center.
This term I am taking this Marketing class in addition to Principles of Accounting with the objective of obtaining an AAs in Practical Business Management. Identifying, implementing and evaluating effective marketing techniques through branding, outreach, print materials and social media are crucial to keeping our program relevant in my current work. Ultimately, my primary interest is in honing skills that will inform my decisions as a program director now, but as a small business owner in the future.
As for my personal passions, I have a very furry family. My fiance and I have created a blended four legged family. 7674_10101996978181708_3210265282761736028_n.jpg
From left to right; Janelle, that’s me. Aengus, 1.5 yr Border Collie. Freyja, 9 yr old Australian Shepherd mix. Sputnik, 3 yr old Border Collie/Chesapeake Bay Retreiver. Bird, my soon to be wife. Not pictured here is our orange tabby cat, Odysseus, who moved here to Oregon with me from Virginia in 2013.