Overview
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Luke Banich

Portland,OR

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Service Team Member

Ben and Jerry's
02.2025 - 07.2025
  • Worked in Customer Service, interacting with hundreds of customers a day
  • Coordinated orders in a high pressure environment
  • Optimized workspace for maximum appeal and efficiency

Chapter Member

Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity
04.2024 - 06.2025
  • 2 to 6 hours per week.
  • Member of the Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, Boulder chapter.
  • Attended chapter meetings, presentations, and networking events with admissions deans and legal professionals.
  • I volunteered at the University of Colorado Law Fair, helping with setup and escorting students and deans.

Vice President/ Lead Officer of DEI

CU Club Triathlon
04.2023 - 04.2025
  • 10-15 hour per week
  • Lead Recruitment and Retention Officer. Increased team size by 40% while in this position
  • Lead planner of team retreats and bonding activities.
  • Leader of team culture, morale, and traditions.
  • Chief of resolving internal team disputes and social issues

Field Lab Assistant

University Of Colorado Boulder
05.2024 - 09.2024
  • 10 to 15 hours per week.
  • Volunteer Position
  • Assisted field botanists in high-alpine environments.
  • I took field samples to be analyzed in the lab.
  • Worked collaboratively to collect large amounts of data in short time frames.

Field Researcher

Bhutan Ecological Society
05.2023 - 07.2023
  • 20 to 25 hours per week.
  • Conducted plant diversity surveys across Himalayan elevation gradients.
  • Worked collaboratively with an international team of students to identify plant species across various ecosystems.
  • Conducted metadata analysis.
  • We presented our findings to the Bhutanese government for further research purposes.

Volunteering and Fundraising Coordinator

CU Club Triathlon
04.2022 - 04.2023
  • 5 to 15 hours a week.
  • Specialized in community outreach, connecting with organizations in the Boulder Valley to help team members get their required volunteer hours.
  • Coordinated over 900 hours of team volunteering.
  • Ran CU Triathlon's crowdfunding campaign in 2023, earning the team over $12,000.

Youth Leadership Action Board Member

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
09.2019 - 08.2022
  • 3-5 hours per week.
  • Volunteer position
  • Worked with other passionate, young conservationists to guide the Zoo's education programs.
  • Worked in community outreach with the greater Colorado Springs area.
  • Planned and implemented the nationwide Youth Conservation Leadership Conference.
  • Gained hands-on experience in animal husbandry and wildlife education.

Wildlife Husbandry Intern

Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary
05.2022 - 06.2022
  • 25-30 hours a week
  • Worked with an international team to care for and rehabilitate endangered species in the Central American Rainforest.
  • Gained hands-on experience caring for a variety of animals.
  • Gained sustainable agriculture experience.
  • Worked in community outreach, teaching nearby villages how to live with wildlife.

Education

J.D. -

Lewis And Clark Northwestern School of Law
Portland
05-2028

Bachelor of Arts - Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

University of Colorado At Boulder
Boulder, CO
05.2025

Bachelor of Arts - International Affairs

University of Colorado At Boulder
Boulder, CO
05.2025

Field Ecology/ Wildlife Management

The School For Field Studies
Paro, Bhutan
07.2023

Skills

  • Networking
  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Time management
  • Discipline
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Quick Learner

Languages

English: Native/ Bilingual
Spanish: Professional

Timeline

Customer Service Team Member

Ben and Jerry's
02.2025 - 07.2025

Field Lab Assistant

University Of Colorado Boulder
05.2024 - 09.2024

Chapter Member

Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity
04.2024 - 06.2025

Field Researcher

Bhutan Ecological Society
05.2023 - 07.2023

Vice President/ Lead Officer of DEI

CU Club Triathlon
04.2023 - 04.2025

Wildlife Husbandry Intern

Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary
05.2022 - 06.2022

Volunteering and Fundraising Coordinator

CU Club Triathlon
04.2022 - 04.2023

Youth Leadership Action Board Member

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
09.2019 - 08.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

University of Colorado At Boulder

Bachelor of Arts - International Affairs

University of Colorado At Boulder

J.D. -

Lewis And Clark Northwestern School of Law

Field Ecology/ Wildlife Management

The School For Field Studies

Hobbies and Interests

Swimming, Biking, Running, Rock Climbing, Hiking, Skiing, Meditation, Eastern Philosophy, Journaling, Plant and Mushroom Foraging, Music and Visual Art
Luke Banich