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In designing effective illustrations, I draw on my experience with learning and teaching:
My education
Romper Room, 1961
where I was at all times a Good Do Bee
Bachelor of Science in Biology with ecology emphasis
1993, University of Nevada Reno "with High Distinction" 4.00 GPA
Introductory courses in other sciences:
Physics
Chemistry
Astronomy
Geology
Field Archaeology
Anthropology
Psychology
Human Anatomy
Human Physiology
Continuing education in graphic arts from
Cerro Coso Community College's acclaimed Media Arts program:
Digital Imaging (Adobe Photoshop and design concepts)
Computer Illustration (Adobe Illustrator and advanced design concepts)
Teaching experience
Aide, 1985-1990
Edna Beaman Elementary School, Benton, California
In this rural K-8 school with two to three grades per classroom, I worked under the supervision of credentialed teachers and was given full teaching responsibilities from lesson planning through testing and grading. I taught math (kindergarten through beginning algebra), reading (first grade through advanced eighth grade) and art (K-8), and introduced the oldest, boldest and most athletic kids to killer foursquare.
Teaching assistant, Conservation Biology, Spring semester 1993
University of Nevada, Reno
Working under Dr. Peter Stacey, I graded essay exams and midterm and final papers.
Environmental Education, 1994-present
Bureau of Land Management, Bishop Field Office, Bishop, CA
As part of my work as a wildlife biologist I’ve designed and presented these and other outdoor education programs:
Owens Pupfish Ecology – a highly adaptable guided field exploration of the vital elements of a desert fish’s habitat, showing how everything is connected. Presented to everyone from first graders to graduate students and as part of a teach-the-teachers program for K-12 science educators from southern California.
Metamorphosis: Being Little and Growing Up – second graders collect aquatic invertebrates, discover that a myriad of squiggly creatures can exist in a handful of mud, and meet state science curriculum guidelines. Presented annually to all Bishop second graders (about 160-200, or 380-400 wet shoes per year).
Fish Slough is now a nationally-recognized
Hands On the Land environmental education site!
Radio-Tracking Hide-and-Seek - "Didn't you always wonder how it's done? And the truth might be stranger than you imagine!" A hands-on demonstration (from both biologist and bird points of view) of how and why we capture, radio-tag and track sage grouse, presented for the Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua 2002.