Biology Experience:

Davidson Herpetology Laboratory                         Spring 2003 – Present

    Volunteered weekly by checking all pitfall traps in the Davidson College Ecological Preserve and recording and identifying all animals caught, assisting in laboratory procedures such as measuring snakes and turtles, and attended weekly lab meetings.

  Employed in Spring 2004.  Ten hours per week spent organizing the drift fence and box turtle conservation programs, managing the lab’s websites, scheduling, turtle trapping,

running the drift fence, and performing other duties in the lab.

BioSociety                                                                 Fall 2002-Present

  Held the position of co-social chair in the Davidson College BioSociety in spring 2003, which involved organizing and running a printer cartridge recycling program at Davidson

College with co- social chair as a fundraiser, and helping to organize the Darwin Birthday Party.

Preveterinary Society                                                 Fall 2001 - Present

  Attended meetings and special events.

        Davidson College Animal Facility                              Spring 2002-Spring 2003

Weekly volunteer hours involved care and maintenance of mouse, gerbil, snake, and frog colonies used in research by Davidson College Biology Professors, and daily cleaning

rooms to ensure the health of the animals.

Music Experience:

Voice Lessons                                                              Fall 2002-Present    

  Took private, half-hour voice lessons from Diane Thornton, attended several of the weekly master classes and workshops, and preformed solos and a trio in the biannual voice recitals.

Davidson College Concert Choir                               Fall 2001 – Present

Attended rehearsals two times a week and extra rehearsals on selected weekends, performed in all concerts in Fall 2001 through Spring 2003, and preformed during the annual winter choir tour in January 2002 and 2003.

Other Experiences:

       Coho Eating House                                                                           Spring 2002 - Present                  

  Social Member in Spring 2002 and Eating Member in Fall 2003- Present

Education:

Thompson Valley High School

Loveland, CO

Graduated 2001,

Davidson College                                            

Davidson, NC

Junior Biology Major   

School For Field Studies,

Center For Rainforest Studies     

Queensland, Australia

        Semester Study Abroad, Fall ’03

Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Food Animal Department               Fort Collins, Colorado                2000-2002

Technician Assistant - Volunteered (summer 2000 and 2002) and held paid position (2001) assisting technicians in cleaning, restocking, setting up for surgery, caring for donor animals, collecting blood and rumen fluid, and performing surgery and examinations.Animal Emergency Center                

Longmont Colorado         Summer 2003

Technician Assistant - Assisted doctors and technicians with performing procedures, giving treatment to patients, cleaning and restocking, setting up for surgery, collecting history and patient’s initial symptoms.

Receptionist – Checked patients in, evaluated the patient’s condition, received payments, and preformed call-backs.

Creature Comforts Pet Retreat    Loveland, Colorado               1999-2001

Kennel Manager                                                                              1999 - 2000

Cared for the basic needs of the boarders on weekends and holidays.  Provided food and water and cleaned all runs and pens.  Also supervised playtimes and took the dogs on walks in the afternoon.

 

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