April Cabrera

Ambitious entry level recent college graduate with a motivated attitude, communication, and a variety of powerful skills, seeking to take next career step with an organization offering opportunities for professional advancement.

• Osha-10 outreach training for general industry, 03/2024
• 49 CFR DOT Shipper Certification, 03/2024
• Agrobusiness, Future Farmers of America, Dalton High School, 03/2018
• Plant Science/Horticulture Certificate, GA Dept. of Education, Dalton High School, 03/2017

• Brookwood Elementary STEM, Student guide and presenter, Spring 2023, Enlightened students to potential STEM pathways
• Dalton community, Door hanger distribution, Spring 2023, Dalton, GA, Promote recycling
• Cedar Ridge Elementary School, Student presenter, Spring 2023, Presented chemical reactions to show career pathways in chemistry
• Valley Point Middle School, Student presenter, Spring 2023, Presented chemical reactions to show career pathways in chemistry
• Environmental Sustainability Club, Litter Removal, Fall 2022, Dalton, GA, Improved environmental standing of Haig Mill Park and increased visitors' feelings of pride in their community area and well-being.
• Environmental Sustainability Club, Fall Family Festival, Fall 2022, Dalton, GA, Helped educate the community on ways to be more sustainable
• Humane Society of Northwest Georgia, Canine Husbandry, Fall 2018, Dalton, GA, Ensure that each kennel has food and water, bring them out for 20-30 minute play times, and clean kennels.

Environmental Sustainability Club (DSC)

Member April 2022 – Present (DSC) Dalton, GA 

• Attend group meetings and voice opinions and solutions for our community service activities.
• Work and attend community service activities that deal with environmental sustainability.
• Plant sale fundraiser to get Tennessee Aquarium to give a talk about conservation efforts. Open to the whole campus
• Distribute door hangers to Dalton community to promote recycling

Chemistry Honors Society Club (DSC)

Member  Spring 2023 (DSC) Dalton, GA

• Led a chemistry presentation at Cedar Ridge Elementary School in March 2023
• Presented at Valley Point Middle School’s Career Day in March 2023.
• Demonstrated bird banding and guided students at Brookwood Elementary in April 2023. Spring 2023 Dalton, GA
• ACS Member

• English
• Spanish

Micro Plastic collections and research in North Georgia Creeks  Winter 2022 –Winter 2023  Life Sciences Department (DSC), Dr. Daniel Gaillard and Dr. Eric Crisp  Dalton, GA 

 • Collect water and soil samples, run samples, count microplastics and record data, create new methods  when problems arise in research.  

• Work alongside faculty to conduct academic research through collection, analysis and interpreting data  

• Our findings show that there is a substantial number of micro-plastics in the water and soil samples of  North Georgia creeks  

• Currently we can quantify at least twenty micro-plastics per creek sample  

• Proficiency with lab equipment and techniques using Ultraviolet Visualization, Centrifugal machine,  FTIR machine, Microscopes, and vacuum apparatus  

• Work on creating a method for polymer density separation with microplastics in sediments including  formulating and experimenting with different density-based solutions  

• Attended SERMACS October 25-28, 2023, in Durham, NC to present our research