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
06.2019
- 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
08.2022 - Current
- Learned about sustainable food systems while creating shelf-stable products for the community food bank
Head Lacrosse Coach
802 Lacrosse
06.2023 - 05.2025
- 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
05.2024 - 08.2024
- 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
06.2023 - 08.2024
- 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
08.2023 - 12.2023
Student
Round River Conservation Studies
02.2023 - 05.2023
- 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
09.2017 - 11.2020
- 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
05.2024 - 08.2024
Teaching Assistant for Natural Resources and Human Ecology
08.2023 - 12.2023
Head Lacrosse Coach
802 Lacrosse
06.2023 - 05.2025
Intern
Common Roots
06.2023 - 08.2024
Student
Round River Conservation Studies
02.2023 - 05.2023
Marketing Coordinator
UVM Residential Life Office
08.2022 - Current
Volunteer
Courts for Kids
06.2019
Search and Rescue Team Member
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
09.2017 - 11.2020
Round River Conservation Studies
High School Diploma -
Jesuit High School
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
University of Vermont
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