Sarah Marie Russ

sarahmruss@gmail.com

348 Ellwood Beach Drive, Apt #2

(805) 264-6395

Goleta CA 93117 USA

Objective
Full-time employment in a wilderness management or research position.

Education
University of California Santa Barbara: Ecology and Evolution major.

4th year undergraduate.

Minor: Professional Writing, Writing for Civic Engagement.
GPA: 3.31.
Expected graduation: June 13, 2015.

Research & Ecology Experience

Research assistant in UCSB lab, ecology & epidemiology of Lyme Disease. 1/2014-`15
Participated in Sudden Oak Death collaborative research project, Big Sur, CA. Fall 2014
Training in field identification of herpetology, UCSB.
Spring 2014
Participated in long-term oak restoration project, UCSB.
Spring 2014
Volunteer at UCSB PISCO marine biology lab.
Summer 2013
Docent with the Snowy Plover Recovery Program, Goleta, CA.
Summer 2013

Other Professional and Work Experience

Professional writing courses, UCSB. Grant proposals, InDesign, publicity, etc. 2012-`15
Part-time tutor (high school biology and math), Grade Potential.
2014-`15
Part-time notetaker & proctor: UCSB Disabled Students Program.
2014-`15
Volunteer tutor & mentor. Work with K-12, including special needs.
2010-`15
Intern with UCSB Humanities and Fine Arts, Ambassador to students.
Winter 2015
Part-time assistant tennis instructor.
2012-`14
Publication in Starting Lines. One Giant Leap Backward.
2012-`13
Third place in UCSB Writing Program competition.
Summer 2012

Other Activities/Community Involvement

Member of the UCSB student chapter of The Wildlife Society.

Frequent blood donor for local blood bank.
Co-founder/officer of Society of Undergraduate Biologists at UCSB.
UCSB Deans Honors.

2014-`15
2009-`15
2012-`14
Winter 2014