Pamela Mead

I am currently teaching two youth (ages 5-11) art classes and one adult special needs art class. I design and teach art projects and skills associated with a variety of materials.

As a rehabilitator I treat and care for injured and orphaned wildlife. I am licensed through NYSDEC and USFWS to rehab mammals and birds. I typically care for small mammals such as squirrels, rabbits and opossums as well as birds including songbirds, waterfowl and raptors.

I manage the day to day duties of feeding, cleaning and medicating animals as well as overseeing my volunteers that help with the duties. As a not-for-profit organization, I am keeping records and dealing with the financial aspects of purchasing, fundraising and accounting. The needs of the animals often require interfacing with veterinarians at Mattydale Animal Hospital and Cornell Wildlife Clinic. I attend the annual conference of New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council to stay current on procedures and information in the world of wildlife rehab.

I taught Biology, Earth Science and Environmental Science over a 33 year career. My experience was with students from 7th to 12th grade. I developed lessons based on state curriculum and provided learning experiences that brought science to life. I thoroughly enjoyed teaching.

As part of the pet care team, I helped to run the boarding facility at the hospital. Our duties included walking, feeding and cleaning the cages of the boarding dogs and feeding a cleaning the cats that were boarding. We also did dishes, mopped and cleaned the entire hospital, did laundry and removed trash. I was taking online classes at the time for veterinarian technician. It was a great experience to get to know the workings inside a practice. I did have some experience working with the computer system during that time.