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Avery Kelly

1100 West Roxbury Pkwy

Summary

Developed key communication and relationship-building skills in dynamic, collaborative environment. Adept in leveraging digital tools and social media to enhance outreach and engagement. Seeking to transition these skills into new field to drive impactful results.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Outreach Intern

Ava Community Energy
05.2024 - 09.2024

• Supported marketing and outreach initiatives by conducting research and summarizing findings on events to improve engagement strategies and community impact.

• Facilitated customer education by representing the organization at public events, answering questions, and promoting the benefits of renewable energy and electrification.

• Conducted grant selection processes for scholarship programs awarded to NGOs, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission of promoting sustainability and community resilience.

• Produced internal video content by interviewing key team members to highlight the importance of public utility companies, managing the project from concept to final production.

• Gained expertise in utility industry operations, including power procurement processes and citywide electrification initiatives aimed at driving sustainable energy solutions.

Market Educator

St. Helena Farmers Market
12.2023 - 06.2024
  • Coordinated with community partners to secure candidates for events like Chef's Table, Summer Lecture Series, and Educational Programs, enhancing community learning.
  • Created curriculum, lesson plans, and instructional materials for in-person classes.

Farm Apprentice

Long Meadow Ranch
09.2023 - 05.2024
  • Gained hands-on experience in large-scale organic farming operations, managing 400 chickens and a 2-ton composting operation.
  • Performed routine maintenance and troubleshooting on equipment, production systems, and key farming processes.
  • Collected field data to support pesticide, fungicide, and herbicide applications.
  • Managed weekly Farmers Markets, including setup, lifting 50+ lbs, and delivering exceptional customer service.

Director of Outdoor Living Skills and Sustainability

Farm and Wilderness
04.2023 - 08.2023
  • Developed an environmental education curriculum for Firefly Song, a girls and non-binary camp within Farm and Wilderness, focused on social justice, sustainability, and nature connection.
  • Managed and supported a team of counselors, providing lesson plans, guidance, and feedback.
  • Led an apprenticeship program for older campers, teaching primitive living skills.

Title IX and Civil Rights Intern

Title IX Office & Student Council
02.2020 - 05.2023
  • Partnered with the President of Equity & Inclusion to improve campus communication and raise student awareness of bias, discrimination, and harassment, while supporting staff with daily tasks.
  • Collaborated with faculty to optimize Title IX resource distribution through a website redesign.
  • Created engaging content for social media platforms to connect with students.
  • Acted as a liaison to WSA, the Argus, and Student Athletes as a member of the Title IX Resource Network.

College of the Environment Fellow

University of Colorado at Boulder
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • Conducted research at UC Boulder in their environmental studies department for my senior capstone project on the history of climate misinformation campaigns.
  • Consulted and interviewed various experts in the environmental science and public relations sector to find similarities of marketing stratifies produced by fossil fuel strategies companies set to creative confused about the legitimacy climate change amongst the american public.
  • Produced those interviews into a podcast called Pollution, Money, and Power

Lobbyist

Amnesty International
09.2018 - 05.2019
  • Work to forward the agenda of Amnesty International through lobbying trips to meet with members of Congress.
  • Met with aides for Congresswoman Catherine Clark A, Congresswoman Maxine Waters,
    Senator Edward Markey's and Congressman Hank Johnson.
    • Organized International Women’s day event at Brookline High School.

Advanced Research Intern

B.U School Of Medicine
05.2018 - 09.2018
  • Participated in a summer research and training program, gaining lab tech experience and culturing cancer cells in a sterile environment.
  • Maintained detailed records of experimental procedures, providing transparency and replicability of results upon request by supervisors or collaborators.
  • Co-authored an article on tumor growth inhibition, published in Frontiers in Immunology journal.


Education

Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies & Public Policy

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
05.2023

Summer Academic Program: Sustainable Economics and Communications -

London School of Economics
Holborn, UK
08.2021

Skills

  • Grant Writing
  • Public Speaking
  • Administration
  • GIS Mapping
  • Clinical research
  • Graphic Design
  • Staff Management
  • Outdoor Education
  • Public relations
  • Nonprofit knowledge
  • Project outreach plans
  • Customer relationship management (CRM)

Timeline

Outreach Intern

Ava Community Energy
05.2024 - 09.2024

Market Educator

St. Helena Farmers Market
12.2023 - 06.2024

Farm Apprentice

Long Meadow Ranch
09.2023 - 05.2024

Director of Outdoor Living Skills and Sustainability

Farm and Wilderness
04.2023 - 08.2023

College of the Environment Fellow

University of Colorado at Boulder
06.2022 - 09.2022

Title IX and Civil Rights Intern

Title IX Office & Student Council
02.2020 - 05.2023

Lobbyist

Amnesty International
09.2018 - 05.2019

Advanced Research Intern

B.U School Of Medicine
05.2018 - 09.2018

Summer Academic Program: Sustainable Economics and Communications -

London School of Economics

Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies & Public Policy

Wesleyan University
Avery Kelly