Vice President
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Timothy H. Castner
Lancaster, Massachusetts 01523
978-***-**** (H)
978-***-**** (C)
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Business Shirley Forests Inc. Vice President and Board Member May 2008 – Present Experience Managed and negotiated leases for hunting lands, sand and gravel pits, and value-added products.
Developed strategic partnerships with local organizations, especially Champlain Area Trails which has built several trails over company owned lands. Lobbied local and regional officials for the implementation of zoning regulations that reflect best management practices for forestry and wildlife conservation. Attended various training events and helped develop strategic partnerships with local and regional Forestry and Environmental Education programs including the State University of New York, Environmental Science and Forestry, Harvard Forest, Brandeis University, Middlebury, and Amherst Colleges. Independent Consultant 2004 – Present
Received professional training and provided professional presentations to a range of government, not-for profit, and other educational, historical, and environmental organizations.
Leadership Nashoba-World Farmers Grant Coordinator August 2016 - Present Experience Developed strategic partnerships, helped write and implement federal grants, advertised and promoted the program, recruited, hired, and evaluated staffed, managed relationships between a mid-sized school district and a small but thriving Social Entrepreneurial Organization.
Supported student interns in video production, marketing, blogging, market analysis, harvesting, and organizing the annual Tour de Farm. Helped develop and maintain strategic partnerships with neighbors, other environmental organizations and political leaders at the local and state level. Gave presentations at the Massachusetts Green Careers Conference and the National Farm to School Conference.
Chair: Lancaster Town Forest Committee May 2010-Present Led reorganization of committee to ensure compliance with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law and other best practiced
Helped to develop and implement a ten-year management plan Conducted outreach with neighbors and special interest groups Seeking to promote a more just and ecologically sustainable society through education, advocacy and reconciliation.
Oversaw a harvest on 120 acres in consultation with professional forester and town conservation agent
Presented on site, in town, and at a state trails conference on the impact of the harvest on the visitor experience
Fielded questions from the public, local media, and nearby town officials Oversaw the addition of 150 acres
Helped evaluate areas of the forest for an old growth reserve Partnered with appropriate town officials and local and regional land trusts Conducted land-owner outreach to expand the forest Helped to map and maintain trails through GPS and GIS technologies Worked with local scouts and other user groups to maintain trails and improve camping and other recreational uses of the forest
Department Chair for Social Studies July 2007 - June 2010 Facilitated recruitment, retention, and training of team members Served as liaison between teachers, students, and administration Helped to develop and standardize curriculum, and assessment practices in the department
Served as part of the principal's leadership team
Mentor Teacher 2001 to Present
Served as a member of the district mentoring team providing formal and informal support to new teachers across a range of disciplines. Nashoba Regional Educational Association Representative 2001-2003 Served as a high school representative on the Executive Board of the Teacher's Union. Helped to negotiate contract language and serve as an advocate for teachers in the building and district.
Teaching Nashoba Regional High School, Bolton, MA August 1997 - Present Experience Social Studies Teacher
Taught AP U.S. History for twenty years
Taught College Preparatory and Accelerated Curricula for World History, US History, International Affairs, and Psychology
Developed quarterly projects focusing on Local History, Traditional Craft Skills, Oral History, Scholarly Research, and National History Day Developed an innovative course based on a model program at Brandeis entitled Living Locally
Framingham High School, Framingham, MA Oct 1996 - June 1997 Permanent Substitute Teacher
Responsible for teaching U.S. History and Student and the Law Education Harvard University, Extension School 2006-2013 Final GPA: 3.9/4.0
Completed 7 courses toward an ALM in History
Course work included America during the Great Depression, Environmental History, American Religious History, Sustainable Development, and the intersection between religious beliefs, hermeneutics, and politics. Boston University, School of Education, Boston, MA Final GPA: 3.8/4.0
Master of Arts in Teaching, Social Studies Education September 1996 Courses work included European History, History of Science, and the American Revolution
Received Massachusetts Certification in History: Grades 9-12 Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Final GPA: 3.6/4.0
Bachelor of Arts in History and Russian February 1994 Advanced course work included seminars on Stalin and Stalinism, Translation, Russian Culture, Writing and Researching Local History Junior Thesis covered the Impact of the Third Great Awakening in Middlebury, Vermont
Senior Thesis focused on dissent in the Russian Orthodox Church during the Soviet Era and made extension use of Russian Language primary sources. Graduated: Magna Cum Laude
Professional Teaching American History Grant at Fitchburg State 2006-2010 Development Teaching American History Grant through Hudson High School 2008-2011 Swensrud Fellowship for research at the Massachusetts Historical Society on the Separation of Church and State in Massachusetts 2007 MHS seminar on Ideology in the American Revolution 2005 NEH Landmarks of American History Program 2004 - 2014 Gilder Lehrman Institute on the American Revolution 2004 NEH Summer Seminar on Punishment, Politics and Society 2003 Summer Scoring Institute for the MCAS Exam 2002
AP Reader for US History Exam 2002
AP US History Summer Institute at St. Johnsbury Academy 2001 Understanding Teaching I, by Research for Better Teaching 1997-1998 Other Work Lowell National Historical Park
Experience Seasonal Interpretive Ranger GS4 and GS5 1998-2001 Trained in customer service, Standard Operating Procedures for the Park Service, Boat and Water Safety etc.
Presented walking tours and boat tours.
Staffed special events such as the Lowell Folk Festival Conducted outreach at Lowell Spinners Baseball games Staffed the visitor center and historical sites throughout the park. Publications “The Glory of the Nations and the Challenge of Church Unity” http://www.paulist.org/the-conversation/the-glory-of-the-nations-and-the-challenge-of-church-unity/ Paul D. Hanson, A Political History of the Bible in America. (2015). I worked as a research assistant and contributed original writing and research to the portion on American history.
Conflicts in American History: A Documentary Encyclopedia (2010). Contributed chapters on The Great Awakening and The US Constitution. Additional essays, writings, and addresses are available at https://historytime.org/ Professional Presentations to teachers in Teaching American History Grants, Nashoba Regional Presentations School District, The Community in Lancaster and Elsewhere. In Development – Pointillism and Paradigm Shifts: Metanarratives and Myth in History for the AP National Conference 2020
Zugzwang in Persia: Madman Theory, Imperial Decline, and All Lose Situations 2020 Fear: Peter Gabriel Grows Up, Brene Brown, Theories of Development, and Our Political Unraveling (Exists in many versions and in response to changing events. 2019-2020 What if the World Ended and Nobody Noticed . . . . Apocalyptic Expectations and the Next Emerging 2018
Miami 2017: Billy the Kid, My Father, and The Trinity 2017 The Education of a Forester 2017
Walking Across Nashoba: The View from Wattaquadock Hill 2015 Living Locally at the Nashua River Watershed Association 2015 A Church Runs Through It: Church and Town in Lancaster from 1653 to 1833 2015 The Presence of the Past: King Philip’s War in History and Memory 2014 Forestry and Its Career Opportunities 2013
Lancaster “Arthur W. Blood” Town Forest and Committee Update 2013 The Cross of Gold Speech and the turbulent 1890s: American Economic Dilemmas of the 21st Century. 2011
A Gradual Disentangling: The Separation of Church and State in Massachusetts 2008 Race, Religion, and Politics in American History : The Role of Religion in the Civil Rights Movement 2008
History Resources at the Massachusetts Historical Society and The American Antiquarian Society, Online and in Person 2008
Grading and Evaluating Essays in AP Classes
Professional Freedoms' Way National Heritage Area Member and former Director Associations Champlain Area Trails Supporter and partner and Awards Empire State Forest Products Member
National and Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies Organization of American Historians
Farmer Friend of the Year given by World Farmers 2018 Kidger Secondary Award from the New England History Teachers' Association 2016 Mary Ann Sessions Excellence in Education Award presented by the Nashoba Regional High School Endowment Fund 2008
Swensrud Fellowship awarded by the Massachusetts Historical Society 2007 Pi Lambda Theta, Inductee 1996
Awarded Berthe O. Romano Prize and Mildred Virginia Osher 1994 History Prize, best honors thesis in Russian Studies and History 1994 Received Highest Honors in History and Russian 1994 Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and Dobro Slovo 1994
Semester Abroad: American Collegiate Consortium in Russia Fall 1991 Interests Member of the Lancaster Trails and Bikeway Coalition. 2013 to present And Activities Member and Teacher in the Adult Discipleship Team at Grace Chapel 2001 to present Board of Directors of Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area 2013 to 2019 References Jen D’Entremont, M Ed. Social Studies Teacher (Former Department Chair (NRHS), and Mentor Coordinator (NRSD), Union Representative NREA adct0r@r.postjobfree.com
Dr. Parry Graham, Ed. D., Assistant Superintendent Wayland Public Schools 508-***-****
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Charles Tracy, Coordinator (Former Superintendent, New England Scenic Trail) Connecticut Trail Census
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Maud Ayson, Independent Museums Consultant
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