Marc Davis
Summary
I am a 34 yer old trauma informed individual who is passionate about supporting the mental health of youth in many professional capacities. I have experience working with ages ranging from 2-24 many of whom have been at high risk for trauma and adversity. I graduated from Humboldt State University in 2014 with Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Anthropology and have several years of experience working as a behavioral therapist and mentor with autistic and other neurodivergent populations. I also specialize as a wilderness and adventure guide and have several years of experience managing public recreation facilities. I am a reliable employee, who strives to bring my best self to the job, take pride in the work I do and support those around me.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Lodge Manager and Wilderness Guide
Gateway Mountain Center
07.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Nature Healing Center Retreat for the Gateway Mountain Center
- Located at over 7000 ft in Soda Springs California
- Caretaking for and managing the Hoy Filley Lodge used a 'Nature Healing Center Retreat' for the Gateway Mountain Center
- Helping to facilitate guests in challenging in high altitude and often snowy mountain conditions
- Basic electrical, plumbing, construction, equipment maintenance and repairs skills
- Supporting Guide and Lodge staff to facilitate activities, games, meals, learning exercises and day trip excursions
- Project planning, material procurement, project execution and recording of costs and times to completion
- Stepping in to guide or transport groups with company vehicles when required
- Working beside, directing and supervising lodge cook and other lodge staff
- Snow removal, and other landscaping maintenance
- Nature Healing Center Retreat for the Gateway Mountain Center
- Located at over 7000 ft in Soda Springs California
Facility Shift Lead/ Manager on Duty
Bend Parks and Recreation District
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Interacting with Patrons of all ages, informing the public and staff of rules and policies, and enforcing policies
- Working with, Directing and supporting a wide range of staff including, Lifeguards, Customer service Reps (CSR) Maintenance staff, Fitness Instructors and coaches, Fitness supervisors, building and programming supervisors, janitorial staff, Park Stewards, Trident Security and occasionally Bend PD
- Networking via, Phone, E-mail, and Radio on a daily basis
- Taking note of equipment and facility conditions, doing routine maintenance and Submitting reports for additional repairs and other maintenance needed
- Using Office equipment, posting signs, learning to navigate new computer programs and constantly noting updates to programs and schedules and Doing Pool Checks/Testing Chemicals and ph of pools, Data Entry
- Modifying environments for different planned activities Standing in for lifeguards when needed, standing in For CSR's when needed
- Constantly learning new things about maintenance for pools Fitness and exercise equipment
- Regularly responding to accidents, incidents and medical emergencies
- Filling out Incident reports, doing Hazard mitigation providing basic first aid
- Direction, delegation and sometimes coaching of staff to assigned tasks when they are in need of that assistance
- Every day I face new unexpected challenges so having good judgment by being flexible, adaptive and accommodating are all essential to my daily duties
Adventure Camp Recreation Lead
Bend Parks and Recreation District
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Leading Groups of Teens aged 10-15 on daily excursions to do activities such as Canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, White water rafting, Rock climbing and Mountain Biking
- Safety, supervision, direction, coaching and providing many kinds of social and environmental support to all of these daily activities
- Traveling to different sights around the county while driving a 15 passenger van with trailers attached to carry boating/biking equipment
- Protecting and maintaining equipment as well as properly storing it for later use
- Coordinating with My supervisor and the other adventure camp staff as well as parents of our campers for timely pick up and drop off
Backcountry Field Instructor
Deschutes Wilderness Therapy/Embark Behavioral Health
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Supervising teens and young adults with histories of trauma, addiction, drug use, unhealthy family dynamic and other emotional/psychological challenges in long term back-country wilderness settings
- Duties include; close 24 hour supervision, crisis management, running and supervising therapeutic group work, providing one on one assistance and skills coaching when needed, teaching wilderness survival skills, maintaining gear and providing over all needed care
- Constant workshops and practical experience for self-regulation and other behavioral techniques and practices
- Guiding on backcountry backpacking day trips for 8-9 day shifts
- Campfire cooking and backcountry camping
- Supervising and assisting with students setting up and breaking camp
- Assisting students with their process of recovery including assignments given to them by a the Group Therapist
Recreation specialist/facility manager
Blue Lake Parks and Recreation District
05.2020 - 10.2022
- Managing staff and operations of Blue Lake Roller Rink
- Creating recreation programs for blue lake summer camp
- Directing and managing daily activities at summer camp and roller rink
- Planning and hosting, setup and breakdown building rentals and other public events
- Interviewing, hiring and training new staff members
- General maintenance and cleaning of the facility
- Responding to medical emergencies and behavioral altercations for all ages
assistant preschool teacher
North Coast Children's Center
02.2022 - 08.2022
- Assisting 3 different classroom teacher's with planning and preparation for lessons, activities, classroom setup, and clean up
- Facilitating and modeling learning, free play and structured exercises for appropriate developmental stages for children aged 2-3 or 3-5 depending on classroom
- Constant supervision of children and facilitating learning in indoor classroom and bathroom environments as well as outdoor playground and garden environments
- Practice in running emergency exercises such as fire, earthquake and active shooter drills
- Assisting teachers in meal time and cleaning up after meal times and at the end of the school day
Wilderness survival camp guide
Trackers Earth
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Acting as a day camp guide in outdoor wilderness settings for ages 5-12
- Leading groups and teaching skills in Archery, Firemaking, Shelter Building, knife carving, Tracking, Plant and animal identification as well as other Bushcrafting skills
- Playing games and leading activities emphasising skills learned in camp such as stealth, camoflash, imagination and foam tipped nerf Archery
- Experience in environmental safety awareness and constant supervision directing large groups with one co-guide
- Providing medical care and emotional support for campers in wilderness environments
- Doing specialized adventure camps with themes such as Ninja and Apocalypse camps
Behavioral Therapist
Inclusive Education Community Partnership (IECP)
02.2015 - 05.2016
- Working with partial or non verbal autistic and other Neurodivergent clients and their families in homes, school and other public settings
- Following a behavioral plan put in place by case supervisor and using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (CBT) to shape maladaptive behaviors into more functional life practices
- Actively finding ways to use positive and negative reinforcement to help support clients and reinforce functional behavior and identifying triggers for dysregulation
- Application of Language acquisition therapy
- Collecting data on behavioral changes, tracking maladaptive behaviors and other various forms of behavioral data collection
- Completing paperwork/computer work and submitting summary reports of details of each session to the case supervisor
Behavioral Therapist
Trumpet Behavioral Health (TBH)
10.2013 - 02.2015
- This position description was essentially the same as my Behavioral therapist position with IECP listed above
- I chose to switch companies because some of my primary clients were switching companies and I wished to stick with them
Education
BA - Psychology & Anthropology
Humboldt State University
05.2014
Chinese Language studies certificate -
Xi'an International Studies Foreign Language School
01.2013
TEFL level 3 certification - Teaching English as a foreign language
NOLS Wilderness First Responder Certification -
Skills
- Self Motivated
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Mentoring and coaching
- Outdoor leadership
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Documentation and reporting
- Group management
- Guest relations
- Decision-making
- Energetic and enthusiastic
- Environmental education
Introduction
I am an individual who is passionate about supporting the mental health of youth in many different fashions. I have experience working with ages ranging from 2-24 many of whom have been at high risk for trauma and adversity. I graduated from Humboldt State University in 2014 with Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Anthropology and have several years of experience working as a behavioral therapist and mentor with autistic and other neurodivergent populations. I also specialize as a wilderness and adventure guide and have experience managing public recreational facilities. I am a reliable employee, who strives to bring my best self to the job, take pride in the work I do and support those around me.
Pronouns
he/him
Personal Information
Age: 34
Current Location: Soda Springs, California
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited Working
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Lodge Manager and Wilderness Guide
Gateway Mountain Center
07.2024 - Current
Facility Shift Lead/ Manager on Duty
Bend Parks and Recreation District
09.2023 - 04.2024
Adventure Camp Recreation Lead
Bend Parks and Recreation District
05.2023 - 09.2023
Backcountry Field Instructor
Deschutes Wilderness Therapy/Embark Behavioral Health
10.2022 - 05.2023
assistant preschool teacher
North Coast Children's Center
02.2022 - 08.2022
Recreation specialist/facility manager
Blue Lake Parks and Recreation District
05.2020 - 10.2022
Wilderness survival camp guide
Trackers Earth
06.2019 - 08.2019
Behavioral Therapist
Inclusive Education Community Partnership (IECP)
02.2015 - 05.2016
Behavioral Therapist
Trumpet Behavioral Health (TBH)
10.2013 - 02.2015
Chinese Language studies certificate -
Xi'an International Studies Foreign Language School
NOLS Wilderness First Responder Certification -
BA - Psychology & Anthropology
Humboldt State University
TEFL level 3 certification - Teaching English as a foreign language
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