Dior Rodgers
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Stylist
Free People
04.2023 - Current
- Assist customers on the sales floor, curate personalized options, manage stock, and performed cashier duties.
Animal Care Intern
Briar Bush Nature Center
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Developed and implemented enrichment activities.
- Administered medication to animals when necessary
- General husbandry and handling for arthropods, arachnids, rodents, reptiles, birds of prey, marsupials, and mustelids
- Monitored exercise routines for various animals
- Assisted in veterinary appointments, gaining exposure to wildlife medical care.
- Oversaw inventory and supply needs for the animal care department
- Designed and constructed safe enrichment habitats for turtles.
Conservation Education Department Intern
Philadelphia Zoo
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Provided educational information on Philadelphia Zoo’s conservational efforts and partnerships
- Interpreted animal behavior to zoo guests
- Collecting of guest experience survey data and data entry
KidZooU Animal Department Intern
Philadelphia Zoo
04.2023 - 09.2023
- General Husbandry and handling for: livestock, reptiles, amphibians, arthropods, and rodents
- Dietary preparation for livestock, birds, and reptiles, fish, arthropods, rodents
Assistant Head Counselor
Friends’ Central Camp Tenderfoot
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Supported the head counselor in daily activities, monitored campers, and managed parent-staff communications.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA06-2026
Skills
- Conducted three terms of bacteriophage research, developing skills in sample collection, isolation, purification, genome sequencing, and annotation
- Submitted a student authored abstract regarding the process of discovery and annotations of discovered bacteriophages (authorship acquired 2022)
- Practice in: serial dilutions, DNA extractions and gel electrophoresis, and electron microscopy comparative analysis
Timeline
Animal Care Intern
Briar Bush Nature Center
04.2024 - 09.2024
Stylist
Free People
04.2023 - Current
Conservation Education Department Intern
Philadelphia Zoo
04.2023 - 09.2023
KidZooU Animal Department Intern
Philadelphia Zoo
04.2023 - 09.2023
Assistant Head Counselor
Friends’ Central Camp Tenderfoot
06.2021 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Drexel University