Intern, Central Park Zoo. New York, NY	September 2002 - present
Assist in caretaking, feeding, cleaning, medication and training of the animals in the Children's Zoo and Tropics Zone and providing information and change to the general public.
Sales Coordinator, The Essex House, A Westin Hotel. New York, NY	August 2002 - present
Provide administrative support to the Sales and Marketing Department. Among other administrative tasks, assist Sales Managers with contracts, leads, general hotel information, bookings, promotions, reservations, in-house groups and amenities. Also greet and assist guests and conference attendees on the second floor.
Executive Assistant, The Essex House, A Westin Hotel. New York, NY	October 2000 - August 2002
Asked to become permanent from temporary position. Provided administrative support for the Director of Operations and other senior management staff at the Essex House Hotel. Among other administrative duties, handled gift certificates, donation letters, complaints, guest comments, various reports, and complimentary rooms in cooperation with the American Cancer Society.
Executive Officer, Parliamentarians for Global Action. New York, NY.	June 1997 - May 2000
Promoted from Executive Assistant. Provided administrative support for the Secretary-General of the organization, as well as other areas of the organization when needed. Primary link between the Secretariat, the Executive Board, especially for the Legal & Audits Committee, and the International Council members. Organized biannual Board and annual Council meetings. Assisted with the organization of annual United Nations international parliamentary forum and Defender of Democracy Awards Dinner. Also worked on grant proposals, editing publications, coordinating the UN Committee for PGA, and modifying a database of contacts using Access.

Volunteer, Central Park Zoo. New York, NY.	April 2000 - August 2002
Elected co-Daycaptain April 2002 by peers. Provided general information about the Central Park Zoo and the animals to the general public with informal conversation as well as more formal presentations.
Intern, National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory. Ashland, OR.	Summer '94, '95 and '96
Assisted the Senior Scientist of Ornithology in the Morphology unit. Skeletonized over 70 birds and assisted in the cleaning process of another 30 species of bird skeletons and several mammals. Co-authored an IDentification Note on recognizing body feathers of male Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and co-authored a key to the eight North American nighthawks and goat suckers. Participated in organizing frozen standards of several avian orders. Organized the mounted bird and skeleton collections. Assisted Senior Scientist in conducting selections for an atlas of furcula.
Volunteer, Metro Washington Park Zoo. Portland, OR.	January 1989 - August 1994
Volunteered in the Show Program, chiefly the Birds of Prey Show. Assisted in care of birds of prey and reptiles, and participated in educational programs and shows at the Zoo and area schools.
Customs Person, Bryn Mawr College. Bryn Mawr, PA.	August 1992 - May 1993
Served as a resident adviser for an assigned group of incoming first-year students. Assisted freshmen in getting accustomed to college life by organizing group activities. Participated in traditional events on campus.