Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Languages
Volunteer Work
Community Engagement
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Zeesie Breitstein

Silver Spring,MD

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Small Business Owner

Of The Rain Apothecary
Silver Spring, MD
01.2024 - Current
  • Hand made herbal items in small batches for sale at local gatherings.

Horse Farm Hand

Bascule Farm
Poolesville, MD
02.2024 - Current
  • Muck out stalls to keep living conditions sanitary.
  • Turn out horses to promote exercise and wellbeing.

Farm Crew Member

Farfields Farm
Afton, VA
12.2022 - 09.2023
  • Cared for livestock such as laying hens and Icelandic sheep.
  • Assisted with honeybee care, including hive checks, builds and varroamite testing.
  • Assisted in the instillation and maintenance of a no-till pollinator garden.
  • Researched herbal alternative medicines in preparation for lambing season.
  • Worked with perennial systems.
  • Assisted with all involved parts of mycology lab and outdoor mushroom production.

Fellow

Mahaz Fellowship
Afton, VA
05.2022 - 09.2022

Jewish homestead fellowship

  • Attended weekly agroecology and theopoetics classes.
  • Practiced field skills relating to all aspects of regenerative agriculture.
  • Participated in weekly cohort meetings to build community support.

Production Manager

Young Israel Shomrai Emunah
Silver Spring, MD
09.2012 - Current
  • Seasonal, assembled 300-500 holiday items to be used in religious practice.
  • Distributed items directly to members of the synagogue and handled any complaints.
  • Designed and implemented organizational systems to ensure smooth workflow.
  • Maintained accurate records of payments received and processed.

Professional Dog Walker

Self Employed
Silver Spring, MD
05.2016 - Current
  • Provided companionship and comfort to dogs before, during, and after walks.
  • Mantained long-term relationships with clients.
  • Attracted new clients through word-of-mouth marketing.

Babysitter

Self Employed
Silver Spring, MD
06.2013 - Current
  • Provided a safe environment for children to explore their curiosity and creativity.
  • Encouraged healthy physical activity by taking walks together and playing outside.
  • Developed life-long relationships with long-term clients.

Customer Service Representative

JComm Group
Washington, DC
09.2018 - 12.2018
  • Assisted with engagement on the company's social media platforms.
  • Answered incoming calls, chats and emails, providing frontline customer support.
  • De-escalated customer concerns, maintaining a calm, friendly demeanor.

Intern

Aerolab LLC
Jessup, MD
04.2017 - 05.2017
  • Input test data into spreadsheets to support document and information retrieval.
  • Assisted engineers in project building.

Education

High School Diploma -

Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy
Aspen Hill, MD
04-2017

Fellowship - Agroecology And Soulcentric Lifeways

Praxis Fellowship
Afton, VA

Some College (No Degree) - Biological Engineering

Montgomery College
Rockville, MD

Skills

  • Creative Solutions
  • Bushcraft
  • Presentation and Design
  • Blood-Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration in Animals
  • Client Communication
  • Herbal Educator

Affiliations

  • Ceramics
  • Wildcrafting
  • Gardening
  • Foraging
  • Folk Herbalism
  • Hiking
  • Woodworking

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Hebrew
Professional

Volunteer Work

  • Star Gazing Farm Animal Sanctuary, Boyds, MD
  • Dr. Jim Duke's Green Farmacy Garden, Fulton, MD
  • Freetown Farm, Columbia, MD
  • Little Portion Farm, Ellicot City, MD
  • Bikur Cholim of Great Washington, Rockville, MD
  • Zichron Menachem, Jerusalem, Israel

Community Engagement

  • Bnei Akiva - Youth Leader
  • NCSY Atlantic Seaboard - Chapter Board Member

Accomplishments

  • Optimize Coach, Optimize by Heroic
  • Senator Ben Cardin Jewish Scholars Program

Timeline

Horse Farm Hand

Bascule Farm
02.2024 - Current

Small Business Owner

Of The Rain Apothecary
01.2024 - Current

Farm Crew Member

Farfields Farm
12.2022 - 09.2023

Fellow

Mahaz Fellowship
05.2022 - 09.2022

Customer Service Representative

JComm Group
09.2018 - 12.2018

Intern

Aerolab LLC
04.2017 - 05.2017

Professional Dog Walker

Self Employed
05.2016 - Current

Babysitter

Self Employed
06.2013 - Current

Production Manager

Young Israel Shomrai Emunah
09.2012 - Current

High School Diploma -

Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy

Fellowship - Agroecology And Soulcentric Lifeways

Praxis Fellowship

Some College (No Degree) - Biological Engineering

Montgomery College
Zeesie Breitstein