Summary:

Having strong organizational and leadership skills with a unique background plus a talent to interface with people of all ages enabling success as an administrator, dynamic lecturer and skilled interpretive speaker. Founder of Long Island Adventures LLC, a company doing private contracting work for local municipalities, Public and Parochial Schools, Libraries, and other organizations on Long Island and in N.Y.C. providing a diverse list of programs.

Skills:

Communications specialist having performed all facets of CW, Telephony and Data Transmission as well as computer hardware and software installation, Internet web page design and upkeep. Licensed N.Y.S. Guide and past N.W.T., past licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator, Certified Kayak Instructor through the American Red Cross, Beekeeper, Sugarer, Master Gardener, and Naturalist. Lecturer through the Federated Garden Clubs, Second District of N.Y.

Experience:

• Currently providing a variety of original, educational programs for children at The Brentwood Public Library.
• Designed, implemented and currently administer a "Discovery Center" program, for and in the Town of Islip, for children during winter, and spring school recesses.
• Continuing contracts, since 1998, with the Town of Islip, providing nature programs for existing summer day camps and designed, implemented and currently administer successful, original kayak summer camps.
• Organized and maintained a "River Study" program for S.C.O.P.E., Suffolk County to provide understanding and skills to science class children and teachers in Suffolk County School Districts.
• Provided educational nature programs, through B.O.C.E.S. Arts in Education, to Public School science classes.
• Devised and implemented in school informational seminars for S.C.O.P.E., provided training and supervision in the field and maintained computer and scientific instruments.
• Provided and administered, as an educator for B.O.C.E.S, a variety of programs for visiting school children and teachers at State Park Preserves as well as Suffolk County facilities.
• Assisted in the formation and daily activity of a variety of programs for Cornell Cooperative Extension at the Southold Marine facility and Sears Bellows Park.
• Partnered with Cornell Cooperative Extension to provide equipment and skills and to administer and maintain a successful kayaking program at Indian Island and Southold Marine facility as well as to private commercial businesses.

Additional Skills:

1. 27.5 years with N.Y. Telephone in a variety of technical communications positions.
2. 1 year with the U.S. Air Force Reserve/Air National Guard in communications, honorably discharged.
3. 3 years 8 months with the U.S. Navy as a Radioman/Cryptographer and 2 years with the U.S.N.R., honorably discharged.

Community Activities:

1. Webmaster and member Long Island Master Gardeners (limg.org).
2. Member Garden Writers Assoc.
3. Volunteer lecturer at S.C.C.F., Riverhead, N.Y.
4. Member L.I. Paddler's.
5. Member Herb Assoc. of Long Island.
6. Member S.C. Master Gardener's Society.
7. Past Member Professional Paddler's Assoc.
8. Past president L.I. Beekeepers.
9. Past president Kings Park Herb Society.
10. Lectured, and performed a variety of other volunteer functions for N.Y.S. at Kings Park Psych. Center; for Suffolk County at Cornell Cooperative Ext. facilities and the Suffolk County Farm.
11. Past Suffolk County Farm Advisory Board member.
12. Past volunteer speaker for Cornell Coop. Ext. Spring Gardening Classes at S.C.C.C.
13. Past volunteer docent for the Marine Aquarium at Riverhead, L.I.
14. Past volunteer leader in Islip Town's "Project Bloom".
15. Provided equipment and skills to K.I.C. of Islip for Bay Estuary clean-up.
16. Assisted in the establishment of the Islip Growers' Market during its premier season.