Isabella Ainsworth
Dynamic professional with a strong work ethic and exceptional communication skills. Adaptable team player with a record of fostering a collaborative environment in diverse settings.
Work History
Chimpanzee Caregiver Aide
1 Year 3 Months- Ensured daily care for over one hundred Chimpanzees in a sanctuary setting.
- Observed and inspected each chimpanzee for behavioral issues that could be contributed to environmental changes, group dynamics, diet, stress or medications to ensure the best care.
- Made meals, prepped medications, created husbandry, created enrichment, and cleaned all enclosures as well as habitat, remaining engaged and moving from the start of the work day until sometimes well after eight hours based on chimpanzees needs.
Agricultural Production
6 Years 10 Months• Cared for crops from transplanting, pruning, harvesting to the final product.
• Work included being able to handle extreme heat and/or cold to ensure crops were taken care of regardless of weather to preserve and harvest correctly.
• Days not only included plant care, but greenhouse repairs, soil amendments, cleaning, maintaining facilities and finalizing production with a small but efficient team of professionals.
Manager/ Key Holder
3 Years 6 Months• Managed a clothing store that included overseeing a group of employees.
• Took invoices, cultivated a great team environment while optimizing sales for the company.
Education
Anthropology - Primatology
Skills
Timeline
Chimpanzee Caregiver Aide
Agricultural Production
Manager/ Key Holder
Texas State University
Internship
Worked with a selected few to interns for the San Antonio Zoo within the mammals one department. Care included: husbandry, enrichment, diets, exceptional cleanliness of every habitat or enclosure, veterinary assistance when needed, mediated stressors, as well as, their behavioral needs at all times.
Conservation Work
Devoted months of my undergrad degree on the Edventure team in Costa Rica with a scholarship from Texas State to rescue and rehabilitate leatherback sea turtles. On a remote island, I spent sleepless nights with physically demanding jungle routes waiting for sea turtles to lay eggs and relocate them miles down the coast into our sanctuaries. Without electricity, modern amenities and long, demanding hours, it became the beginning of a long adoration for conservation and conservation biology.