NOAH PYLVINEN

noah.pylvainen@gmail.com |

(248) 396-1450

PORTFOLIO | www.noahtheplanner.com

Pacific Northwest Trail Association

March 2014 - February 2015

Communication and Outreach Coordinator | SCA/Americorps

Sedro-Woolley, Washington

Developed and implemented a communications plan to Increased awareness about the PNTA by tabling at community
fairs and markets, and presenting to local service groups.
build awareness of the National Scenic Trail.
Directed and managed the associations communications Crafted marketing material, brochures, pamphlets using
Photoshop and Indesign.
plan through a new e-newsletter, updated website
content, and social media.

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Park Ranger |
Managed front desk communications with vistors.
Led group walking tours about historic Pioneer
Square and Seattle History,and preformed
demonstrations of the Klondike Gold Rush.

National Park Service

Community Planner | SCA/Americorps NPS Fellow

December 2013 - March 2014

Seattle, Washington

Assisted and led teaching and engagement activities

at Seattle neighborhood schools.
Photographed a project where three Rainier Beach Middle
School classes engaged in our Ticket to Ride Program and
showcased the photographs in a temporary exhibit.

February 2013 - January 2014

Seattle, Washington

Provided technical planning assistance to cities, community groups, and non-profit organizations in the Metro-Seattle area
and Washington State through the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, Conservation Assistance Program.
Rainier Valley Greenways- Helped build grassroots
City of Ilwaco, WA- Co-managed writing and public outreach for
movement through outreach and communication tools.
the Ilwaco Parks, Trails, and Open Space Plan.
o Designed an outreach toolkit to mobilize citizens.
o Designed literature and mapping tools for public meetings.
o Presented to citizens about the benefit of
o Developed a public survey to collect data for the plan.
Greenways and the need for safe streets.
o Led public meetings to gather community input.
o Co-created a website to gather community input Feet First: Beacon Hill Street Stories- Helped design engagement
using a MindMixer platform.
tools about walkability for an after school program.
o Organized and designed a PARKing Day space
o Created public engagement maps using GIS and Indesign.
to display greenway practices in Rainier Beach.
o Designed a walking audit for youth.
o Co-produced a promotional film shown at a local festival.

NOAH Photography

January 2007 - Present

Owner and Photographer

Manage small business of wedding, portrait, and
commercial photography.
Design and manage website.

Eastern Michigan University

B.S. Urban and Regional Planning, Minor: Music

Help clients tell their story through photography.

Manage budgets and customer communications
Website: www.photographybynoah.com

Ypsilanti, Michigan

May 2012

Relevant Projects:
The Lost Art of Public Space | TEDxEMU | Presenter
Asking Ypsi Academic Service Learning Grant,
and Attendee |Ypsilanti, MI March 9, 2012
January 2012, Project Co-Coordinator co-grantwriter for A Place to Skate: The Battle for Inclusive Public Space and
a public engagement project exhibited in downtown
Why We Need it | Michigan Association of Planning Student
Ypsilanti. Website: AskingYpsi.Weebly.com
Conference, Researcher and Presenter | March 2012