Ryan Johns
Roxbury,VT
Summary
Proven leader in educational and program management roles, notably with the Alpine Achievers Initiative and the Colorado Mountain Club. Collaboratively managed a $600,000 budget while leading diverse teams. Expertise in operations management and building organizational partnerships, with a track record of developing and implementing effective business strategies. Skilled in fostering inclusive and progressive environments, where team members feel valued.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/Operator
Central Vermont Trailers CVR llc
01.2024 - Current
- Serve the heavy equipment trailer needs of Central Vermont
- Created effective business plans to focus strategic decisions on long-term objectives.
- Established pricing models that balanced competitiveness with profitability goals.
Science and Math Teacher
Pacem School
Montpelier, Vermont
09.2021 - Current
- Teach 5th and 6th grade math, and science, and 7th and 8th grade science courses in small classrooms, with a focus on individualized education.
- Assist with school trips and outdoor education experiences.
- Supporting students' individual learning plans and styles as they uniquely explore their world through science education.
- Facilitate a student governing body (Student Circle) where youth engage in self-advocacy and consensus-building.
General STEM Education and Wilderness Program Mentor
Vermont Farm and Forest School
Roxbury, VT
09.2021 - Current
- Support and teach many aspects of a small, independent elementary school in its first years of operation.
- Teach Projects and Community class with a focus on engineering and literacy.
- Manage and support a Friday wilderness program for elementary-age students, with a focus on primitive and homesteading skills.
Primitive Skills Instructor
Skills Gatherings in Southwest and New England
07.2009 - Current
- Offered hands-on learning opportunities to develop student self-esteem and life skills.
- Lead lessons in primitive camping and Leave No Trace ethics on courses ranging from one to seven days in length
- Teach lessons on animal tracking and nature observation
- Teach youth and adults mushroom cultivation techniques.
- Maintain student’s safety and risk management throughout the courses
English Teacher
CEDEI Language Learning Center
Cuenca, Ecuador
06.2019 - 04.2020
- Full time English teacher to English language learners in mixed age settings
- Create and implement curriculum as needed and as determined by student need
Program Director
Alpine Achievers Initiative (AAI)
06.2017 - 06.2019
- Manage many elements of $600,000 program budget for Alpine Achievers Initiative program
- Secure and maintain funding streams for Alpine Achievers Initiative programs through program development and fundraising event support
- Coordinate fundraising events and assist with agency culture development visioning process
- Job duties include training and managing 25 AmeriCorps members in the San Luis Valley supporting local schools with math and literacy remediation and out of school time programming
- Responsible for compliance and reporting for multiple state, federal and private grants
- Specific trainings led by Ryan include: Diversity Equity and inclusion, Math and literacy remediation classroom methods, Risk Management, LGBTQIA+ Safe ally literacy, Positive Youth Development, Boundaries with students and self, AmeriCorps systems, planning and structuring social change in rural communities
- Training local site supervisors at local elementary, middle and high school AmeriCorps placements
- Supported a local 'Communities That Care' substance abuse prevention program in Saguache, Colorado
- Backyard to Backcountry program coordination: Assist Alpine Achievers Backyard to Backcountry program coordinator with curriculum development for both school based and field programming
- Coordinate, plan and implement essential elements of new AmeriCorps member training
High School Teacher and Program Coordinator
Crestone Charter School
Crestone, Colorado
08.2014 - 06.2017
- Job duties include teaching science and coordinating the math program for all ages in the high school program.
- Hire, train, and support all staff and volunteers involved in the Crestone Charter Mentorship Program for high school students.
- Coordinate week-long service-learning opportunities for students in the San Luis Valley, nationally and internationally, twice per school year.
- School trips included international homestay programs, coordination with university research facilities, and extensive travel with students.
Youth Education Program (YEP) Manager/Summer Program Director
Colorado Mountain Club
Golden, Colorado
09.2009 - 07.2014
- Recruit, train, and coordinate a strong volunteer team.
- Find and coordinate volunteer opportunities for youth and adults within the organization and the broader community.
- Managed aspects of and adhered to the operating budget for YEP programming.
- Facilitate a community of volunteers where they feel supported, appreciated, and valued for their service.
- Assist with the coordination of multiple annual fundraising campaigns, including large formal and informal events (silent auction, annual gala, outdoor film festival, etc.).
- Obtain annual permits through local open space agencies (NFS, BLM, and Jefferson County, etc.).
- Recruit, hire, train, supervise and review all program staff and volunteers
- Manage staff certification requirements and technical knowledge
- Create and update science-based program curriculum in alignment with current school standards.
- Plan and coordinate all aspects of a successful youth rock climbing and nature connection summer camp, and school year programming.
- Instruct both curriculum-based science programming and rock climbing courses.
- Personally manage program risk management, climbing safety systems, and gear use according to industry standards.
- Fostered a workplace culture emphasizing learning from incidents to enhance safety practices.
Youth Leader
Park Hill UCC
Denver, CO
08.2010 - 06.2013
- Plan and implement programming for a weekly youth group with high school aged youth
- Help lead discussions and activities including low element initiatives
- Maintain a safe and supportive atmosphere that welcomes self-introspection
Museum Educator
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Denver, Colorado
12.2009 - 08.2012
- Teach natural science-based lessons to elementary and middle school-age children.
- Science lessons covered wildlife biology, astronomy, puberty, insects, local wildlife, global wildlife, geology, physics, etc.
- Work as a team to develop the class curriculum and maintain the quality of classes as new research develops.
Education
Certificate in Outdoor Leadership - Outdoor Leadership Program
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield, MA05.2009
Bachelor of Science - Human Development, Family Studies (Adolescent Development)
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO05.2003
Skills
- Operations and budget management
- Risk management
- Task prioritization
- Partnership building
Relevant Personal Experience
Our family spent most of 2019 and the first half of 2020 living abroad in Ecuador as a family cultural and language immersion project.
Pronouns
He/Him
References
- Emily Donaldson, Crestone Charter School Arts and Humanities High School teacher, 202-577-8462, emilydonaldson40@gmail.com
- Megan Strauss, Alpine Achievers Initiative, Executive Director, 719-221-9480, megan@alpineachievers.org
- Jaime Cotton
- Lexi Shear
Recent Professional Development Courses
- AmeriCorps Service Commission regional and local conference - 2018 and 2019
- National Outdoor Leadership School: Risk Management and Crisis Response Training for Administrators
- National Science Teacher Conference by the National Science Teacher Association
Recent Facilitation Trainings And Workshops
- Diversity Equity and inclusion
- Math and literacy remediation classroom methods
- Professional boundaries with self and students
- Organizational Risk Management
- LGBTQIA+ Safe ally literacy
- AmeriCorps member recruitment and retention
- Developing and Implementing a Strategic Plan
- Positive Youth Development Trainings for Saguache County Public Health
- Primitive Skills
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Owner/Operator
Central Vermont Trailers CVR llc
01.2024 - Current
Science and Math Teacher
Pacem School
09.2021 - Current
General STEM Education and Wilderness Program Mentor
Vermont Farm and Forest School
09.2021 - Current
English Teacher
CEDEI Language Learning Center
06.2019 - 04.2020
Program Director
Alpine Achievers Initiative (AAI)
06.2017 - 06.2019
High School Teacher and Program Coordinator
Crestone Charter School
08.2014 - 06.2017
Youth Leader
Park Hill UCC
08.2010 - 06.2013
Museum Educator
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
12.2009 - 08.2012
Youth Education Program (YEP) Manager/Summer Program Director
Colorado Mountain Club
09.2009 - 07.2014
Primitive Skills Instructor
Skills Gatherings in Southwest and New England
07.2009 - Current
Certificate in Outdoor Leadership - Outdoor Leadership Program
Greenfield Community College
Bachelor of Science - Human Development, Family Studies (Adolescent Development)
Colorado State University
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