4200 54th Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 33771 719-339-7750 kmseyffe@eckerd.

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Katy Seyffer

EDUCATION
Eckerd College, (St. Petersburg, FL) Graduation May 2014 Bachelors of Art, Environmental Studies major, Religious and East Asian minor GPA: 3.4

EXPERIENCE
Sierra Club, Intern (St. Petersburg FL) June 2013-present Worked on the Florida Healthy Air Campaign promoting Electric Vehicles for Beyond Oil Assisted in organizing two successful collaboratives regarding myths and solutions about Electric Vehicles Phone/ e-mail banking, data entry Managed Twitter account Published blog post Edible Peace Patch, Volunteer teacher (St. Petersburg, FL) February 2013-present Teach students (pre-k thro 3rd) about organic gardening and general plant knowledge Maintained garden (watering, planting, thinning and weeding) Published blog post Eckerd College Garden Club, Volunteer and Member September 2012-present Participate in garden maintenance (planting, watering, weeding) Learn about sustainable and alternate gardening methods Boyd Hill Nature Park, Maintenance Volunteer Remove invasive species Prepare for controlled burns

SCHOLARSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS

National Society of Leadership and Success Eckerd Presidential Scholarship Project WILD Certified

INTEREST, SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES

Invest time in a home garden during summer months Passionate about sustainable food production and alternative methods Enjoy tending to plants Interested in project planning and public education