Administrative Assistance, Educator, Program Management, Photography
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ADAM JAMES DEWEY
Address: **** ****** ** **** **, Royal Oak, MI 48073
Phone: 734-***-**** Email: *******@*****.***
Digital Portfolio: www.adamjamesdewey.com
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Chief of Centralization, Christine Gavin and Company, Detroit, MI, October 2020 - Present
● Responsibilities include administrative assistance, operations management, research, development, coordination, organization, and implementation of fundraising endeavors for the firm and clients as a contract worker.
● Three years of experience providing the firm’s founder and CEO, Christine Gavin with administrative assistance.
● Three years of experience in prospect researching, utilizing tools including Rocket Reach and LinkedIn.
● Three years of managing team activity, utilizing project management tools including Basecamp.
● Three years of providing video editing and photography capabilities for the firm and nonprofit clients for various fundraising campaigns.
● Three years of providing website management and graphic design support for the firm and nonprofit clients.
● Three years managing an online aggregated newsroom, centric to philanthropic news, also including social media platforms to disseminate information.
Freelance Photojournalist & Photographer, Metro Detroit, MI, May 2020 - Present
● Documenting current events, politics, social movements, and sports for NurPhoto Agency, Anadolu Agency, and El Central Hispanic News, garnering publications in news outlets including the Los Angeles Times, CNN, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Detroit Free Press, Detroit Metro Times and more.
● Lifestyle portraiture for individuals, engagements, and weddings.
● National Press Photography Association (NPPA) Member; Contributor: NurPhoto, Anadolu, El Central.
● Skilled with Nikon cameras, Adobe Lightroom, and social media platforms. Education Specialist, The Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI, October 2013 – March 2020
● Responsibilities include the research, development, coordination, and implementation of educational programs, camps, school partnerships, teacher professional developments, outreach, and tours for audiences ranging from toddlers to professionals.
● Six years of facilitating conservation and education programs in the Peruvian Amazon including the recruitment of volunteers, travel coordination, volunteer management in and out of Peru, education and conservation evaluations within Peruvian communities, basic Spanish language skills, supply management, as well as photography & graphic design for websites, newsletters, and information pamphlets.
● Six years directing summer camp programs for up to 125 children per day (kindergarten to high school) as well as training and managing 19 staff members plus counselor-in-training teen volunteers, as well as supply management and managing camp budgets.
● Three years as program lead for a high school intern program, providing three students per year with basic job skills, exposing them to the world of animal and environmental science, training them to assist with educational programming, filming and editing educational videos, and allowing them to explore topics and career avenues of their own interest.
● Providing knowledge within the fields of inquiry, conservation, preservation, zoology, humane issues, historical and natural history, environmental issues while also staying up to date on current research and methods.
● Preparing reports for educational program evaluation, statistics, and budget lines.
● Experience on digital media projects such as photography, social media, video editing, and blogging.
● Assisting in the facilitation of special fundraising events. Education Instructor (Part-time), The Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI, March 2013 – October 2013
● Responsibilities include the research, development, coordination, and implementation of educational programs, camps, school partnerships, and tours for audiences ranging from elementary to high school while providing an expansive knowledge within the fields of conservation, preservation, zoology, humane issues, historical and natural history, environmental issues while also staying up to date on current research and methods. Machine Operator, Pak Rite, Ltd., Wixom, MI, October 2012 – May 2013
● Operating an 80,000 PSI water jet laser to create shipping product components before assembly, forklift operation, and general labor.
Zookeeper Intern, The Caldwell Zoo, Tyler, TX, August 2012 – October 2012
● Health monitoring, routine cleaning, diet management, enrichment, and habitat maintenance for cheetahs, elephants, and giraffes.
Zookeeper Volunteer, Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge, Tyler, TX, August 2012 – October 2012
● Health monitoring, routine cleaning, diet management, enrichment, and habitat maintenance for large and small felids.
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ADAM JAMES DEWEY
Address: 3915 Crooks Rd Unit 14, Royal Oak, MI 48073 Phone: 734-***-**** Email: *******@*****.***
Digital Portfolio: www.adamjamesdewey.com
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Seasonal Education Instructor, Summer Safari Camp, The Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI, June 2012 – August 2012
● Implementation of educational programming within Summer Safari Camp including zoo tours, education activities, and art projects while providing an expansive knowledge within the fields of conservation, preservation, zoology, humane issues, historical and natural history, and environmental issues. Wildlife Infirmary Volunteer, Howell Nature Center, Howell, MI, April 2012 – May 2012
● Health monitoring, routine cleaning, diet management, enrichment, habitat maintenance, and animal intake for native Michigan wildlife including birds of prey, waterfowl, song birds, cranes, crows, gulls, various turtle species, squirrels, flying squirrels, and white-tailed deer. Zookeeper Intern, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, Eureka Springs, AR, Aug. 2011 – Feb. 2012
● Health monitoring, routine cleaning, diet management, enrichment, and habitat maintenance for large and small felids, bears, primates, and deer.
Zookeeper Apprentice, Summer Wind Farms Sanctuary, Brown City, MI, Feb. 2011 – Aug. 2011
● Health monitoring, routine cleaning, diet management, enrichment, and habitat maintenance for large and small felids bears, primates, bison, birds, and reptiles. Volunteer, Sanctuary and Safe Haven for Animals (SASHA Farm), Manchester, MI, March 2011 – May 2011
● Health monitoring, routine cleaning, diet management, enrichment, and habitat maintenance for horses, donkeys, cows, goats, sheep, rams, pigs, boar, emu, turkeys, chickens, and domesticated dogs. Store Manager, Best Entertainment Video Store, Dexter, MI, August 2002 – August 2011
● Responsibilities included customer service, employee management, training, scheduling, conflict resolution, inventory, ordering supplies, and stocking merchandise. Miami University, Oxford, OH
Currently Attending (On hiatus since COVID-19 pandemic)
● Master of Arts in Biology (Wildlife Conservation)
● Master’s Project: Initiating a student led citizen science program centered around documenting mammal species presence in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest with trail cameras
● Current GPA: 3.93/4.0
Field Work: Tobacco Caye, Belize July 2018
● Analysis of queen conch harvest in Belize - legal measurements of spire to lip compared to sexual maturity measurements of lip thickness
Field Work: Iwokrama International Centre and Surama, Guyana, May-June 2019
● Community-based conservation management strategies in felid camera trap studies, within sustainable green economies, and the utilization of local ecological knowledge.
● Inquiry based education programs with primary and secondary school students. Field Work: Amazon Rainforest, Peru, November 2020
● Local ecological knowledge of mammal species presence for better perspectives in conservation practices. University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI; Ann Arbor, MI Graduated: December 2010
● Bachelor of Arts in Biological Anthropology (Primatology Concentration), Minor in Environmental Studies
● Cumulative GPA: 3.7/4.0—Graduated Cum Laude, Dean’s List every semester Field Work: Maderas Rainforest Conservancy, La Suerte Biological Field Station, Costa Rica, July 2010 – Aug. 2010
● Research: Behavioral research in the field on inter-species interactions between a black-handed spider monkey
(Ateles geoffroyi) and a troop of mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata)
● Presentations: Oakland University (May 2011), University of Iowa (April 2011), University of Michigan (March 2011), University of Michigan (March 2011), University of Michigan (February 2011) 2
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