Katherine McColgin
Summary
Motivated professional with experience teaching both science and outdoor activities. Skilled at fostering team-building environments that lead to desirable outcomes. Ability to address and manage emergency situations while maintaining a calm demeanor. Completion of independent research projects involving invertebrates and ecology in the field.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Raft Guide
Arkansas Valley Adventures
Buena Vista, CO
05.2022 - 08.2025
- Guiding guests through pre-trip logistics and safety check while creating a fun and welcoming atmosphere
- Assessing safety concerns for specific guests and assigning them to a guide where those concerns will be best addressed
- Dealing with unforeseen issues on the river including whitewater rescue and getting boats unstuck while maintaining calm confidence so guests feel secure
- Writing trip reports to ensure accountability and improvement of team performance
- Guiding guests down the river including engagement about the surrounding biological systems and historical events
- Guiding class 4 section starting my 3rd summer at Arkansas Valley Adventures
Tutor in Symbolic and Quantitative Resource Center
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Helping students with challenging homework and study topics
- Proof reading of scientific writing
- Focus on 100 and 200 level biology courses including the basics of ecology and cell biology
College Outdoors Trip Leader
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon
09.2021 - 04.2024
- Informing guests of logistics and necessary gear
- Teaching a raft guide clinic
- Weekly food packing for all college outdoors trips
- Organizing gear warehouse
Teaching Assistant
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Biology 201 which focusses on basic topics in ecology
- Teaching assistant for 2 semesters
- Helping students with in-class workshops and asking questions during student presentations
- Grading of basic assignments
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Biology, With A Focus On Invertebrate Ecology
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR05-2025
High School Diploma -
The Gregory School
Tucson, AZ05-2021
Skills
- R programing
- ArcGIS experience
- Random sampling techniques
- Dissections and scientific drawings
- Microscope experience
- Taxonomic classification of arthropods
- Phylogenetic tree analysis and creation
- Basic teaching
- Macrophotography of invertebrates
- Scientific writing
- Navigating scientific journal databases
- Statistical analysis
- Wilderness first responder
Timeline
Tutor in Symbolic and Quantitative Resource Center
Lewis & Clark College
09.2023 - 04.2024
Teaching Assistant
Lewis & Clark College
09.2022 - 04.2023
Raft Guide
Arkansas Valley Adventures
05.2022 - 08.2025
College Outdoors Trip Leader
Lewis & Clark College
09.2021 - 04.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Biology, With A Focus On Invertebrate Ecology
Lewis & Clark College
High School Diploma -
The Gregory School
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