EDUCATION

SWARTHMORE COLLEGE

Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Policy and Science.
Concentration in Environmental Studies. Coursework in Economics, Biology and
Political Science. GPA 3.45 Worked 15 hours a week to help defray tuition costs.

June 1999
Swarthmore, PA

THE SCHOOL FOR
FIELD STUDIES

Pursued an integrated study of sustainable development. Courses in Tropical Ecology,
Socio-Political Systems, & Environmental and Ecological Economics. Produced
93-page evaluation of ecosystem health of nearby protected zone. GPA 3.9

May 1998
Atenas, Costa Rica

EXPERIENCE

ORGANIZATION /
COMMUNICATION

The World Bank, Asten Division, Student Assistant
Edited thirty page international secondary materials trade paper. Produced four page
issue brief. Designed and implemented an on-line storage, retrieval, and identification
system for 850+ documents. Created MS Access database with ten searchable fields.

June to
July 1997
Washington, DC

Greenpeace International, Personal Assistant
Helped launch GP's first international shrimp farming campaign. Organized joint
international NGO effort through creation of computerized list-serve. Co-managed
and troubleshot office-wide computer system. Fixed multiple modem malfunctions.

May to
August 1996
San Francisco, CA

LAW/
GOVERNMENT

Pacific Environment and Resources Center, Consulting Editor
Reviewed International Environmental Law and Policy, a curriculum project of the
Global Change Institute Program, which was prepared for and presented to the NSF.

July 1995
Sausalito, CA

Offices Of Robert F. Knox, Esq., Paralegal / Legal Secretary
Assisted in case preparation. Summarized depositions. Coordinated expert
witnesses, transcribed correspondence, and performed legal research.

School Breaks
1993 to 1998
San Francisco, CA

Office Of The Honorable Congressman David Skaggs, Intern
Drafted constituent responses. Answered phone calls. Compiled pertinent
newspaper articles and assembled them into public information files for home office.

August 1994
Washington, DC

LEADERSHIP

Swarthmore College Board Of Managers, Property Committee Member
Compile and represent student priorities at quarterly meetings. Active member of
20-year long-range physical plant assessment and planning task force.

January to
present
Swarthmore, PA

Earthlust, Campus Environmental Group, Co-Chair
Co-leading successful campaigns to promote conservation and environmental awareness.
Negotiated with school administration for reduction of nighttime utility use.

December 1995
to present
Swarthmore, PA

PUBLIC
SERVICE

Clean Water Action, Staff Field Organizer and Program Intern
Personally organized over 200 new members door-to-door by voting precinct.
Gathered, analyzed and summarized policy and technical data regarding the
allocation of the Sacramento River water in the CALFED process.

January to
August 1997
San Francisco, CA

SKILLS & INTERESTS

LANGUAGES

Moderately fluent in written and spoken Spanish.

COMPUTER

MS Office and MS Access, Word Perfect, Netscape, HTML, UNIX and POP e-mail applications, and
a working knowledge of many other programs. Experienced with DOS and Macintosh operating systems.

ACTIVITIES

Photography Club Co-founder. Tennis, Squash, Aikido, Yoga. Theater and orchestral technical work.

VOLUNTEER

Natural Habitat Restoration Team- Restored local ecosystems with National Park Service crews.

HORTICULTURE

Work with Swarthmore staff gardeners in landscaping and maintaining the Scott Arboretum.