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McCarthy
(814) 933-9525
mvm5333@psu.edu
EDUCATION
Student Engagement and Experience Discovery (SEED) Semester Jan. – May 2018
Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center – Penn State’s Affiliate Nature Center
3400 Discovery Rd, Petersburg, PA 16669
An intensive nineteen credit semester working side-by-side with staff members to focus on building skills in experiential
outdoor leadership and environmental interpretation.
Relevant coursework
Natural History Interpretation; Environmental Education Methods and Materials; Principles of Environmental
Interpretation; Teambuilding and Facilitation; Marketing of Recreation Services; Exhibit Design; Leadership and Group
Dynamics; Inclusive Leisure Services; Event Planning
INTERPRETATION EXPERIENCE
Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center Outdoor School Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018
3400 Discovery Rd, Petersburg, PA 16669
Naturalist and Camp Counselor
Supervised while educating 5th grade students about the outdoors and natural history in the Pennsylvania forest at
a residential camp
The Enchanted Halloween Trail by Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center Fall 2018
3400 Discovery Rd, Petersburg, PA 16669
Naturalist
Developed and delivered programs about eastern forest cycles
Led groups of 20-30 children and adults through an interpretive nature trail
WORK EXPERIENCE
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