Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center - May 2009 to Present

Docent (Exhibit Gallery Interpreter)
· Feb.10-Present
· Educate Aquarium guests about Virginia's Marine environment, its habitats and natural inhabitants and inspire a commitment to preserve its existence
· Educate Aquarium guests about how diverse environments from Virginia's past compare to similar environments still in existence today in different places of the world

Stranding Response Team
· Jan.10-Present
· Respond to stranded marine mammals and sea turtles
· Assist with live animals' rehabilitation:
    · Feedings
    · Tank cleanups
    · Treatments
· Assist with dead animal data collection:
    · Necropsies

Dolphin/Whale Watch Assistant
· May.09-Present
· Assist educator on boat trips that travel out to the Atlantic Ocean to see cetaceans in their natural habitat
· Educate public about Toothed and baleen whales characteristics, habitats, migration patterns, etc.

Old Dominion University Adjunct Faculty - Jan. 2009 to May. 2009

Introductory Oceanography
Supervisor: Dr. Donald Swift

Responsibilites:
    · Lecture
    · Grading of labs and tests

Tidewater Community College Adjunct Faculty - Jan.2009 to May. 2009

Oceanography I and Earth Science
Supervisor: Dr. Anne Pinkerton

Responsibilities:
    · Lecture
    · Grading of exercises and tests

Old Dominion University Graduate Teaching Assistant - Sep.2006 to Aug. 2008

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Sep. 2006 - Aug. 2007
    · Introductory Oceanography
    · Ocean and Earth Science Field Study I-II

Head Teaching Assistant: Sep. 2007 - Aug. 2008
    · Introductory Oceanography

Supervisors:
    · Dr. Donald Swift
    · Dr. David Burdige
    · Dr. R. Whittecar
    · Dr. Ronald Johnson

Responsibilities:
    · Lecture
    · Grading of laboratory assignments
    · Weekly meetings
    · Midterm and final exam creation
    · Organization of cruise field trip
    · Lab set up
    · Lab technician/field studies supervisor