State University High School

Bambi A. Baehrel

** ***** **** ****, ******* NY *2058 518-***-**** Cell: 518-***-**** mailto: ************@*****.***

Educator Trainer Curriculum Developer

SUMMARY & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Well rounded educator with diversified knowledge designing curriculum, educational materials, exhibits and teaching guides to meet the New York State Learning Standards coupled with experience presenting in K-12 classrooms and to educators. Additional experience includes extensive adult training facilitation with topics focused on science and history.

EXPERTISE INCLUDES

Curriculum Developer

Teacher/Trainer

Research

Event Planning

Media Communications

Writing Skills

Volunteer Management

Public Speaking

Teacher/Curriculum Design, 15+ years as an Agriculture Educator with the NY Farm Bureau Foundation regularly teaching Ag in the classroom and on line to pre-K-12 graders. Developed engaging Ag literacy topics including fork to table, jobs, products, also focused on training environmental practices and governmental regulations for agricultural operations.

Written and Oral Communications, extensive experience writing press releases, newsletters, educating newspaper editorial writers, speaking at conferences and media interviews.

Software Skills, proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Social Media.

Anthropology and Archology enthusiast, avid collector of primitive and tribal masks and carvings.

EXPERIENCE

SENIOR FIELD ADVISOR/PROMOTION & EDUCATION SPECIALIST MARCH 1986- SEPT 2016

NEW YORK FARM BUREAU

As a Senior NY Farm Bureau Field Advisor/Educator, supported up to nine counties and individually assisted each local office and its members designing programming on issues impacting farms, including Field to Table, legal, regulatory, employment, environmental and business profitability.

Developed a comprehensive History of NYS Agriculture educational CD encompassing multiple NYS Standards which was distributed to all NYS 7th grades.

Worked on a team to develop a 9 unit, traveling Agriculture Educational Kiosk system including science/ag related jeopardy, quizzes and videos. The system is utilized by thousands of users a year promoting science and agriculture in NYS.

Collaborated with Cornell University researchers to obtain data and scientific reports to create educational programming.

Multiple years of designing, conducting and evaluating a Train the Trainer program for high school educators entitled Food, Land and People which encompassed Science, Social Studies and NYS Standards.

Years of 4H participation, presenting in diverse topics, training leaders and judging programs.

Events management experience, 15 years of organizing a two- day Government Awareness Program for up to 300 high school seniors including informative sessions, educational computer games, tours, speakers etc.

15+ years of organizing, recruiting and training up to 50 Ag volunteers/county. Educated volunteers on government awareness, media communications, law interpretation and public speaking.

Designed displays and promotional materials for school groups, county and NYS fairs translating written messages into attractive, visual displays to educate, inform and promote agriculture awareness.

Wrote and laid out quarterly educational and informative newsletters for county Farm Bureaus, assisted multiple Farm Bureau offices in writing portions of their county’s Farmland Protection Plan, and scheduled and led educational farm tours with students as well as Legislators and dignitaries.

Education & TRAINING

Safe Talk Suicide Prevention: Farm Net Training Program 2016

Master’s Degree: State University of New York At Albany 1984

Major: Political Science Minor: Sociology and Planning

Related coursework: Designed Agricultural models for newly emerging countries.

Graduate Assistant in the Department of African/Afro-American Studies

Thesis: PTSD in Vietnam Era Veterans

Bachelor’s Degree: State University of New York At Albany 1983

Major: Psychology Minor: Biochemistry

HONORS & AWARDS

Thanked and appreciated over the years by elementary students for classroom presentations.

Earned 2 New York State proclamations for years of dedicated service to Agriculture/Education.

Honored by 3 county Farm Bureaus for dedication and service to Agriculture/Education and their membership.

Recognized for extensive research on farm land preservation issues.

While serving 9 counties, developed an unprecedented rapport with countless farm families and supportive agri-businesses and agencies. Researched and studied agricultural production models from all different commodities and sizes and have learned production philosophies, principles and techniques that render successful results in many different types of operations.

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