Ziggy B. Berkoff
Burlington,VT
Summary
Motivated student, leader, and team member. Experienced stepping into roles and quickly making meaningful positive decisions to drive group success.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Volunteer
Courts for Kids
2019.06
- Worked with local students and community Peace Corp volunteers to build a cement sports court to decrease rates of respiratory illness in youth
Marketing Coordinator
UVM Residential Life Office
2022.08 - Current
- Learned about sustainable food systems while creating shelf-stable products for the community food bank
Head Lacrosse Coach
802 Lacrosse
2023.06 - 2025.05
- Foster respect and relationships with girls ages 6-17 while learning and supporting their individual goals and expectations as athletes
- Act as a mediator between athletes' goals and abilities and parental expectations
- Plan and coordinate weekly three-hour practices
Naturalist
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
2024.05 - 2024.08
- Led natural history/place-based tide pooling, hiking, and kayaking trips for school groups, kids camps, adult day tours, and family groups
- Created and taught lesson plans in ecology, ichthyology, climate resilience, native land uses, and medicinal plants
- Utilized problem-resolution skills to work with youths on a remote island
Intern
Common Roots
2023.06 - 2024.08
- Directed 22 first-year students through self-developed hands-on labs founded on the principles of place-based education
Teaching Assistant for Natural Resources and Human Ecology
2023.08 - 2023.12
Student
Round River Conservation Studies
2023.02 - 2023.05
- Assisted community members in daily wildlife surveys for Sankoyo, Mababe, and Khwai Community Trusts
- Utilized Excel and MS to create easily digestible wildlife count reports for village residents
- Taught navigation/GPS courses at three community workshops
- Conducted a research project on preserving traditional ecological knowledge by creating a wildlife guide utilizing local tribal languages and lore
- Presented results to the Okavango Research Institute
Search and Rescue Team Member
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
2017.09 - 2020.11
- Trained and executed wilderness rescues for lost hikers in Multnomah County, as well as neighboring counties
- Educated in backcountry in-field medical training as well as navigation and survival techniques
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT05.2025
Round River Conservation Studies
05.2023
High School Diploma -
Jesuit High School
Portland, OR05.2021
Skills
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Teamwork
- Photography
- Field Sampling Experience
- Data Analysis
- Proficient in MS, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Photoshop, Canva
Hobbies and Interests
- Painting
- Ecopsychology
- Chess
- Sustainable Business Practices
- Gardening
- Skiing
Certification
Red Cross First Aid and CPR Certified
Timeline
Naturalist
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
2024.05 - 2024.08
Teaching Assistant for Natural Resources and Human Ecology
2023.08 - 2023.12
Head Lacrosse Coach
802 Lacrosse
2023.06 - 2025.05
Intern
Common Roots
2023.06 - 2024.08
Student
Round River Conservation Studies
2023.02 - 2023.05
Marketing Coordinator
UVM Residential Life Office
2022.08 - Current
Volunteer
Courts for Kids
2019.06
Search and Rescue Team Member
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
2017.09 - 2020.11
Round River Conservation Studies
High School Diploma -
Jesuit High School
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
University of Vermont