Personal Portfolio | Janelle Quinn

Aloha Kākou! I am Janelle

I am a dedicated natural resource professional that excels in project and personnel management, contract administration and program coordination. Strong leadership and organizational skills. Flexible and hardworking forester successful in Hawaiian Studies. Meticulous and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic and excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Janelle Quinn

Phone:

808-989-6717

Email:

jquinn@hawaii.edu

Address:

76-6303 Leone St.

Kailua Kona, Hawaiʻi 96740

EXPERIENCE

February 2017 - May 2017

Research Intern

University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa

60+ hours
Constructed a final report and pond on loko iʻa kalo.
Acquired internship experience and hands-on research training through work with professionals employed in sponsor organizations and agencies who work closely with natural or cultural resource management in Hawaiʻi.
Gained insight from multiple perspectives that helped to resolve complex issues in the fields of resource management and conservation.
Understood the academic needs and career opportunities in terms of future coursework and/or graduate studies through direct mentorship and topics focused on academic and
professional development
Contributed to the stewardship of natural and cultural resources of a particular sponsor site at Loko Ea fishpond in Haleiwa.

February 2016 - May 2016

Peer Mentor

Hawaii Community College

20hrs per week
Planned and set up for school events
Supervised student workshops
Attended school meetings and conferences
Participated in cultural ceremonies for Pālamanui campus
Took care of the school’s ahu
Cared for and water the native plants around Pālamanui campus
Planted donated trees and vines around campus
Gathered cultural supplies for school ceremonies

May 2015 - August 2015

Research Intern

Pacific Internship Program for Exploring Science

Researched as an intern under UH Hilo
40hrs per week
Constructed a final report on salt ponds around Hawaiʻi Island
Earned academic credit for their internship experience and final report
Worked with organizations responsible for research, management, and education relating to environmental issues in Hawaii and the Pacific region.
Developed strong and long-lasting networks of professional contacts for future career searches, through university mentors, agency partners and fellow cohort members
300+hrs with hands-on conservation labor with KUPU
Gained research experience and skills related to natural resource management and tropical conservation science
Networked with conservation agencies in Hawaiʻi, as well as interacting with many other environmental educators
Worked with a host mentor on a specific project related to tropical conservation science, environmental education, and/or resource management

February 2015 - May 2015

Trail Intern

Pālamanui Trail Internship

200+ hours
Supervised college students and volunteer work groups for Service learning hours and other school activities
Documented records of trail process through educational projects
Educated visiting school groups and community work day groups on the history of the area and purpose of restoring it
Guided groups on which plants to remove
Located and marked trails that branched off of main Mauka-Makai trail
Removed invasive plants and shrubs
Built rock walls along the trail for easy guidance of pathway
Worked and lead volunteers on volunteer days

August 2010 - May 2014

Babysitter

Child Care

On-call and weekly sitter (15hrs per week)
Promoted good behavior by using the positive reinforcement method
Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling
Administered medication and minor first aid to sick and injured kids
Communicates regularly with parents about daily activities and behaviors
Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents
Engaged with children individually to meet their emotional and physical needs
Maintained a child-friendly environment by allowing frequent access to outdoor activities
Dressed children and changed diapers
Sparked imaginations by helping children discover new things each day