Harriet Lorel Mishkin

Professional sailing camp instructor and team member with solid experience in youth engagement and activity coordination. Skilled in fostering positive and inclusive environment, with strong emphasis on teamwork and adaptability. Possesses essential skills in communication, conflict resolution, and safety management. Reliable and results-driven, always ready to meet evolving needs.

• US Sailing Small Craft Instructor Certification - June 2023
• Responsible for demonstrating through written and hands-on assessments practical sailing skills, communicative and interpersonal skills, team building techniques, sports psychology/physiology, problem solving skills, record keeping, and legal concerns within a 60-hour course.
• Advanced Open Water Scuba Diving, Ocean Conservation Badge, PADI - Dec 2022
• Required dives over 60 ft -100ft deep, night dives, navigation dives, study and assessment of invasive species, fish, corral and plant identification, ocean acidification, and sustainable oceans.
• Junior Open Water Scuba Diving Certification, SSI - Aug 2021
• Completed course at Aqua Dive Academy Portland, ME in Maine oceans and lakes, including up to 60 ft dives, 49 degrees Fahrenheit water dive, safety, oxygen tank operation and calculations.
• Maine Boat Operator Certification - June 2023
• Completed course and assessment in boat operation, safety, legal requirements, boating emergencies, marine traffic laws, and environmental concerns.

Varsity Sailing Team, Fall and Spring Seasons (2021-25) - Co-Captain (12) Coach’s Award Fall 2023, Most Improved Sailor Award, Spring 2022. Highly engaged and active member of the Portland High School sailing team and the overall Maine sailing community.

Youth Champs 29er Racing Team (2024) - Sail Maine Sailing Center. A selective competitive racing team using 29er high performance skiffs that train year-round within and outside of Maine to compete in high level national regattas during the summer of 2025.

Executive Board, Junior Class Treasurer (2023-24) - Through weekly meetings before school, kept track of Junior class budget, organized school dances, helped lead class meetings and make decisions on potential prom venues.

Stages Youth Theater Company Member (2019-23)- Year-round Ensemble Member of a Performing Arts and Theater Program for youth. Rehearsed multiple times on weeknights, studied artistic skills including voice, movement, and script analysis, and performed in Les Miserables (Madame Thernardier), Much Ado About Nothing (Leonato), Guys and Dolls, (Sarah Brown), Midsummer’s Night Dream (Lysander), Into the Woods (Stepmother), and Dracula (Professor Van Helsing).

Environmental Club (2021-24) - Generated awareness of environmental issues throughout our school by creating posters, organizing clean-ups, and advocating for a proper recycling and compost system in the school cafeteria.

Art Club (2021-24) - Collaborated weekly with peers in school art studio with faculty to explore, discuss, and create visual art using a range of mediums and techniques including graphite pencil, acrylics, and watercolor.

Drama Club (2022-25) - All Star Actor Award, Maine Drama Festival, March 2024-25. Engaged a lifelong passion for theater by taking part in several shows as a lead, ensemble member, or crew member. Often spent time outside of club meetings painting sets, buying props, and fixing costumes.

Varsity Winter Competitive Cheer (2022-25) - Participated in rigorous daily 2-3 hour practices with intense conditioning, tumbling, jumping, stunting, group choreography, and most importantly, team bonding and teamwork. Competed throughout the State of Maine.

Key Club (2024) - Volunteered with peers at local non-profits and natural preservation areas for clean-ups and projects with Maine Needs, a grassroots center that provides low-income families with clothing, baby and hygiene products.

Reef Conservation International, Marine Conversation Service Program (2021) - Served on an international marine conservation project in a remote ecosystem, the Belize Barrier Reef, currently under threat from poor fisheries management, climate change, plastic pollution, and invasive species. Completed three scuba dives daily to spear and dissect invasive lion fish and conducted plastic clean-ups partnered with the Belize Department of Fisheries. Working along side volunteers from around the globe as well as local residents.

Model UN (2019) - Participated in a simulation of United Nations procedures, practicing organization, debate, conflict resolution and negotiation skills with hands-on experience in the workings of world diplomacy. Researched and analyzed current events. Specifically addressed issues of food insecurity and sustainability while competing in Boston Conference.

Citizen’s Climate Lobby (2019) - Member of a non-profit organization focusing on climate policy and carbon emission cuts. Attended robust training in advocacy before lobbying in Washington D.C. to pass de-carbonization law. Engaged directly in discussions with US Senators Susan Collins and Angus King on Capital Hill about carbon emissions and climate policy.

Partners for World Health (2020-22) - Volunteered weekly to process and prepare donated, unused medical supplies from local Maine hospitals to be recycled and shipped overseas to countries suffering from medical supply shortages.