2015 Resume
- 1. William York, MA Ed Adm wyork@smallfeat.org +1.401.585.4833 Highly qualified, experienced educator/administrator with strong Humanities, English and Environmental Studies background in varied educational settings including expertise in curriculum/program development, training, facilitation, social media and project management Experience: Founder/Director, smallFEAT for Schools, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection/AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador, Wallkill River Watershed (WMA 2), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, New Jersey Director of Education, Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living, Providence, Rhode Island ELA/Humanities Teacher, Blackstone Academy Charter School, Pawtucket, Rhode Island Director, Compass School, Kingston, Rhode Island ELA Department Head/School Instructional Leader, TIMES2 Academy Charter School, Providence, Rhode Island Humanities and Arts Teacher, Francis W. Parker Essential Charter School, Devons, Massachusetts English Language Arts Teacher, Noble High School (SAD 60), South Berwick, Maine English Department Head/Professional Development Leader, Valley Falls High School, Valley Falls, Kansas School Improvement Consultant, EdCepts Llc., St. Louis, Missouri English Department Head, Whitfield School, St. Louis, Missori English Teacher, Logos School, St. Louis, Missouri Education: MA Ed. Adm., Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island MA Ed., Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri BA (English Literature), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Certification: Secondary English Language Arts, Rhode Island Department of Education, Providence, Rhode Island
- 2. 2013-2015 Professional Accomplishments: Conducted over 85 environmental education presentations in schools for more than 1400 young people in grades Pre-K through sophomore year college students Engaged community members in over 1500 hours of environmental stewardship projects Planned and implemented volunteer monitor trainings using biological and visual water quality and watershed health assessment protocols developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Recorded and reported data regarding thirty-five biological and visual assessments of watershed streams, rivers and lakes in Watershed Management Area 2 for NJ Department of Environmental Protection Coordinated Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority Earth Energy Day providing environmental education to 450 students through presentations, demonstrations and hands-on activities conducted by local and state non-profit organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises Coordinated Paulins Kill Watershed “Dash for the Trash” involving over 250 students, teachers and staff from Halsted Middle School (Newton, NJ) in conjunction with state- wide Earth Day clean-ups to remove trash and illegally dumped waste from public open- spaces, state parks and wildlife refuges Provided community green infrastructure trainings and workshops to mitigate storm- water pollution impacts in the Wallkill River Watershed engaging citizens and municipalities in the construction of rain barrels, rain gardens and wetland reforestation Developed the proposed Sparta Greenbelt Plan for presentation to the Sparta Township Environmental Commission, Mayor and municipal green team to establish a township educational, recreational and environmental greenway for the Upper Wallkill River Authored article published in the Rutgers University Green Knight Newsletter documenting AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador clean-ups across the state in connection with NJ DEP “Don’t Waste Our Open Space” Initiative Designed assessment tools and maintenance plan for riparian restoration evaluation and continued development of wetlands replanting efforts completed by the Wallkill River Watershed Management Group between 2005-2011 in Station Rd. Park, Sparta Township Initiated assessment and maintenance of Station Rd. Park Restoration, Sparta Township including cage removal and tree flagging for identification as well as removal of phragmytes and competing vegetation. Engaged volunteers from community colleges, who completed 18 hours of service locating cages, removing wire cages inhibiting or constricting tree growth, and flagging materials for later identification/assessment. Completed over 80 hours of training in Project WET, Project Learning Tree, Project Wild, Macroinvertebrate Sampling and Water Quality Analysis, Invasive Species Management, Green Infrastructure, and GIS Mapping. Attended conferences and training for Sustainable NJ Blue Star Program and Clean Ocean Action Education Ambassadors.