Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Relevant Coursework
Accomplishments
Certification
References
Timeline
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Cassidy Hollenbeck

Honolulu,Hawaii

Summary

Energetic Graduate Student Researcher working towards degree in Environment and Community with emphasis in Sustainable Food Systems. Eager to listen and learn new skills in related job experience. Exceptional work ethic and self motivation.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Seasonal Intern

Ho'okua'aina
Honolulu, HI
06.2023 - Current
  • support Native Hawaiian food and cultural sovereignty through the cultivation of kalo
  • expand farming experience and technical skills in planting, harvesting, weeding, and preparing.

Community Orginzer

Dishgamu Humboldt CLT
Arcata, CA
12.2022 - 04.2023
  • Designed and distributed flyers and signs, secured vendors and organizations, attended team meetings, set up and co managed Earth Day Festival for Decolonizing Economics Summit 2023.

Community Organizer

Red Hill Water Crisis
Honolulu, HI
12.2021 - 12.2022
  • Organized neighborhood and community members to submit testimony to Honolulu City and Council on Bill 48 and write letters to the United States Secretary of Defense in response to the contamination of Oahu’s largest aquifer by the US Navy’s underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

Local Policy Intern

Northcoast Environmental Center
Arcata, California
01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Organized student forum with Arcata Planning Committee in discussion of Arcata Gateway Area Project.
  • Attended planning commission hearings, developed and distributed campus surveys, curated social media posts for NEC in preparation for the forum.

Education

Master of Arts - Environment And Community

Cal Poly Humboldt
Arcata, CA
05.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies

Cal Poly Humboldt
Arcata, CA
03.2023

High School Diploma -

Henry J. Kaiser High School
Honolulu, HI
05.2020

Skills

  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Presentations
  • Professional & Creative Writing
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Critical Systems Thinking
  • Dilligent

Affiliations

Freelance Graphic Designer 2021-present

  • developed Soon Events brand and marketing, design flyers and promotional graphics for organizations including Blue Lake Rancheria, Decolonizing Economics Summit, and NorthCoast Environmental Center.

Environmental Studies Student Representative and Speaker at Succeeding In Your College With Academic Deans - Arcata, CA 01/2022

  • Referred by Environmental Studies (ENST) Department Chair to represent the ENST program and mentor incoming students on building community, navigating courses, and optimizing learning resources at HSU.

Restore with Resilience Hana Pūko'a - Maunalua Bay, Oahu 07/2021

  • fragmented, tagged, and collected data on temperature resistant corals later sent to The Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology to be propagated and replanted in Maunalua Bay.

Relevant Coursework

  • Social Justice Grant Writing
  • Indigenous Natural Resource Management
  • Sustainable Food Systems
  • Digital Media Production II

Accomplishments

  • NCAA DII Women's Rowing National Champion 2023
  • CRCA Scholar-Athlete 2021-2023
  • CRCA All American Second Team 2023
  • Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar-Athlete 2021-2022

Certification

  • American Heart Association CPR AED 2022-24

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Seasonal Intern

Ho'okua'aina
06.2023 - Current

Community Orginzer

Dishgamu Humboldt CLT
12.2022 - 04.2023

Local Policy Intern

Northcoast Environmental Center
01.2022 - 05.2022

Community Organizer

Red Hill Water Crisis
12.2021 - 12.2022

Master of Arts - Environment And Community

Cal Poly Humboldt

Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies

Cal Poly Humboldt

High School Diploma -

Henry J. Kaiser High School
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