Position:
Founding Director at The Saxifrage School
Industry:
Nonprofit Organization Management
Work:
The Saxifrage School
since Apr 2010
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Founding Director
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Mar 2010 - Mar 2012
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Exhibits Technician
The Pittsburgh Project
Sep 2008 - Jan 2010
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Volunteer Resources
Education:
Washington and Jefferson College 2003 - 2007
BA, English, Philosophy
Skills:
Non-profits, Higher Education, Database Management, Composting, Literary Criticism, Grant Writing, Photography, Start-up Consulting, Fundraising, Community Outreach, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Social Media, HTML, CSS, Web Design
Interests:
Higher education, alternative educational theory, disruptive social innovation, urban farming, organic agriculture, permaculture, homesteading, bicycling, community development, building design, home construction, local economy, poetry
Honor & Awards:
Boys Scouts of America: Eagle Scout, Emily H. Auld Memorial Prize for English Writing, The Ciesler Pre-Law English Writing Award: May, 2006, Howard J. Burnett Presidential Scholarships: 2003 – 07, Entrepreneurial Leadership Scholarship 2003 – 07, Lola G. Duff and William H. Duff, II Academic Scholarship: 2003 – 07, Charles P. Eaton Prize for Independent Work in the Liberal Arts – 2007, Academic Honors for English Thesis: ‘Unburying the Poetry of Life: The Matter of Naming’