Kristy Markowitz

• Design, test, deliver, evaluate, monitor, and iterate multiple programs, including online courses, for Pre-K to adult audiences.
• Lead partnerships with Monterey and Santa Cruz counties' Head Start serving about 2,000 people, fostering connections to the ocean for low-income students, families, and teachers.
• Work collaboratively across divisions and with community members to design and implement educational programming and Aquarium wide initiatives.
• Developed partnerships with 5 local organizations to advance equitable access to conservation education.
• Participate the hiring process of new staff in my division and across the Aquarium.
• Manage Spanish language education content, including translations, for the education division and advance Aquarium wide bilingual strategies.
• Manage seasonal, full time staff, and volunteers.
• Use Salesforce to evaluate previous teen programs by using historical data on students' participation in programs.

Masters Project - Incorporating Participatory Processes for Engaging with Smallholder Coffee Farmers in Climate Change Resiliency Planning in Latin America.

• Worked with an international non-profit (TechnoServe) client and experts to design a participatory workshop for climate resiliency planning implemented in 7 regions of Honduras.
• Evaluated my clients' approach to capacity building.
• Designed a survey deployed to 1,637 smallholder coffee farmers in 4 Latin American countries, driving data backed-strategies for the workshop design and implementation.
• Organized and led training sessions for coffee farmer trainers, equipping them with the necessary tools to carry out the participatory workshop in 7 regions of Honduras.
• Analyzed workshop outcomes and survey data to develop actionable strategies for organizations working with farmers to improve engagement for climate resiliency.

• Managed all aspects of tour coordination including facilitated tours for a diverse local and international audiences.
• Managed a nature center.
• Coordinated large-scale donor events and strengthened relationships to fund conservation initiatives.
• In charge of donor management software.
• Conducted condor field tracking using radio telemetry and supported habitat protection efforts.

• Developed, delivered, evaluated, and led science programs in a large diversity of outdoor settings from ocean to deserts.
• Restructured program for underserved youth to focus on strengthening connections to the outdoors and fostering positive experiences.
• Maintained and developed relationships with community groups.

• Identified condors experiencing lead poisoning and investigated sources of poisoned carcasses.
• Conducted daily tracking using radio telemetry, including extensive nest and feeding observations in the backcountry.
• Facilitated medical examinations of condors including drawing blood to test for lead.
• Community outreach for condor recovery program education efforts.