University of North Texas - Geology
Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful Coordinator at City of Grand Prairie
Amanda
Lindbergh Maron
Grand Prairie, Texas
Experienced Coordinator with a demonstrated history of award-winning Program Development and Committee Leadership. Skilled in Youth Engagement, Environmental Education, and Volunteerism. Strong professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology from Texas State University.
Research Assistant
Use Trimble GeoExplorer 2008, GPS Pathfinder, and ArcMap to create images of plantings done at the Grand Prairie Wetland Mitigation site.
Plant seeds, transplant seedlings, grow cuttings, and provide daily care for native wetland plant species in a university owned greenhouse.
Responsible for creating better data collection and planting / transplanting procedures.
Learned skills: data entry, programming, file creation, project planning, data collection, horticulture, innovation, creativity
Affiliate Committee Member and Mentor
I serve on the Keep Texas Beautiful Affiliate Committee as an Affiliate Mentor to assist new KTB affiliates with their programming.
Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful Coordinator
I coordinate volunteers for Adopt-a-Cemetery, Adopt-a-Stream, and Adopt-a-Street cleanups. I also oversee 7 community gardens and I am the city liaison for the multi-award winning Green and Clean Campus Program. Other duties include the development of the multi-award winning Landfill Science CREW Camp where students have hands-on experiences at the City of Grand Prairie Landfill under the topics of conservation, recycling, energy, and wetlands.
Young Leaders Advisory Council (YLAC) Member
An advisory council of 8 young professionals from around the nation brought together to assist with KAB program development.
High School Chemistry, Long-term Substitute Teacher
Created and taught lesson plans for juniors and seniors, PreAP, and AP classes.
Learned skills: management, planning, data entry
Bachelor of Science
Biology
http://www.bio.txstate.edu/
President's Honor Scholarship
Eligibility:
Minimum 1400+/32+ SAT/ACT and
Top 15% of graduating class or IB diploma or Capstone Credential
Dean's List
Eligibility: GPA of 3.5+ for semester
High School Diploma
Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
The Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) is a unique residential program for high school-aged Texas students who are high achievers and interested in mathematics and science. While living in McConnell Hall, students in this two-year program complete a rigorous academic curriculum of college coursework at the University of North Texas (UNT). Instruction is by regular university faculty. There are no high school courses taught, but students enjoy many of the activities of high school and the company of age mates who are intellectual peers.
https://tams.unt.edu/
Hours earned toward Master of Science (M.S.)
Applied Geography
http://geography.unt.edu/
Research Assistant
Use Trimble GeoExplorer 2008, GPS Pathfinder, and ArcMap to create images of plantings done at the Grand Prairie Wetland Mitigation site.
Plant seeds, transplant seedlings, grow cuttings, and provide daily care for native wetland plant species in a university owned greenhouse.
Responsible for creating better data collection and planting / transplanting procedures.
Learned skills: data entry, programming, file creation, project planning, data collection, horticulture, innovation, creativity