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Kevin Vande Vusse

6116 Summerhill Drive, Hudsonville, MI 49426


(616) 540-6263
kevinvandevusse@gmail.com

Education
Antioch University New England - May 2017
M.S. Environmental Studies
Middle Level Science Teacher Certification

Grand Valley State University - December 2012


B.S. Natural Resources Management

Universidad de Costa Rica - January-May 2011


Took Biology and Spanish courses through University Studies Abroad Consortium

Teaching Experience
Environmental Educator
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies
Sept. 16, 2013 - Oct. 25, 2013; Jan. 30, 2015 May 31, 2015
Taught various environmental topics such as wildlife, plants, outdoor survival, and
Michigan history.
Taught elementary school students ranging primarily from 2nd - 8th grade.
Led interpretive hikes with students on trails surrounding the institute.
Gained experience in group management and developed skills in control and engagement of group.

Lead Naturalist
Community Cloud Forest Conservation
November 6, 2014 December 4, 2014
Lead interpretive birding hikes for indigenous Guatemalan girls.
Lived in a cloud forest preserve in central Guatemala.

Resident Staff/ Trail Administrator, Outreach Coordinator, Director of Outdoor Education


Camp Lake Louise
June 2013 - September 2014
Assisted with the overall cleaning and maintenance of the camp.
Helped restore and maintain the trail system around the camp.
Led interpretive nature hikes for campers on a weekly basis.
Assisted the camp with wintertime outreach

Research Experience
Bird Monitoring Point-counter
Community Cloud Forest Conservation
December 5, 2014 January 15, 2015
Conducted Golden-winged Warbler point counts on their wintering grounds in central
Guatemala.
Assisted researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology with bird monitoring.

Lesser Prairie Chicken Field Technician


Kansas State University
February 25, 2013 - May 25, 2013

Assisted in an ongoing project with the university on the Lesser Prairie Chicken.
Captured prairie chickens via drift traps and drop net.
Assisted with the application of both satellite transmitters and VHF collars.
Banded adult prairie chickens, both male and female.
Conducted various measurements as well as taking blood samples.
Completed numerous vegetation surveys of the project site.

Research Assistant
Grand Valley State University
October 2011 - March 2012
Assisted a graduate student with her thesis on the Winter Ecology of
Southern Flying Squirrels.
Collected data with radio telemetry via triangulation.
Assisted with putting radio collars on individual squirrels.
Endangered Species Surveyor
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Summer (June August) 2011
Surveyed, by use of transect lines, Karner Blue Butterflies in the Allegan
State Game Area.
Navigated through the forest using GPS.
Developed skills using a data sheet and a compass.

Other Work Experience


Herbarium Assistant
Antioch University New England
September 2015 - Present
Checking in/out field equipment
Occasionally assisting with plant Identification

Office Assistant/ Librarian


Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies
June 1, 2015 July 10, 2015

Assisted office manager with general office tasks including cataloguing books,
organizing book shelves and answering the phone.

Horticulture Staff (Seasonal Gardener)


Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Summer (May August) 2012
Helped horticulture staff with the maintenance of the gardens.
Worked with power tools.

Volunteer Experience
Zoe Water Mission Trip, through Cornerstone Church - Kenya - 2014
Grand Valley State University's Campus Ministries Missions Trip - New Mexico - 2009
Paradise Bound Mission Trip - Guatemala - 2008
Youth Group Mission Trip with Habitat for Humanity - South Carolina - 2005, Missouri - 2007

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