Visionary, Eager Volunteer . . . and Mom
Houston, Texas Area
- Current
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- Mom, Occasional Gadfly at Home
- Board Member at Big Thicket Association
- Past
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- Instructor at Texas Master Naturalists Gulf Coast Chapter
- Treasurer at Big Thicket Association
- Texas Program Coordinator at Student Conservation Association
- Volunteer at Central City Co-Op
- Program Coordinator (Internship) at Houston Wilderness
- Education
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- Rice University
- Rice University
- Nadia Stein's Childbirth Class
- Connections
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- Industry
- Non-Profit Organization Management
- Websites
Joyce Almaguer-Reisdorf’s Summary
Recent experience include work with the Student Conservation Association (based in New Hampshire, www.thesca.org), as well as the locally-based Big Thicket Association. Excel in crafting and submitting grant proposals and marketing materials, as well as creating and managing new programming. Comfortable managing small teams with a collaborative attitude and raised-in-Texas respect and friendliness. Current interests include neuroplasticity in highly-functioning survivors to brain injury, community building, early childhood education, and alternative approaches to learning.
Joyce Almaguer-Reisdorf’s Specialties:
Project development, group leadership, persuasive pieces, public relations and marketing
Joyce Almaguer-Reisdorf’s Experience
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Mom, Occasional Gadfly
Home
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)
Raising my twins born in 2005 and recovering from a hemorrhagic stroke suffered in 2007. In my spare time, I volunteer for nonprofit organizations in the greater Houston area.
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Board Member
Big Thicket Association
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Program Development industry)
January 2002 — Present (7 years 11 months)
Co-authored and edited grant proposals and other persuasive pieces. Led and publicized annual meetings. Led creation of a laboratory and Big Thicket library in the Big Thicket National Preserve Field Research Station. Assembled a short- and long-term strategic plan based on committee data and presented to 8th Congressional District as a formal written report.
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Instructor
Texas Master Naturalists Gulf Coast Chapter
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)
September 2001 — May 2007 (5 years 9 months)
Taught “Texas Climate and Plant Processes” to classes of well-informed volunteers.
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Treasurer
Big Thicket Association
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2004 — January 2007 (3 years 1 month)
Managed finances for the Big Thicket Association (BTA), including the BTA-sponsored Big Thicket Science Conference as well as the "Thicket of Biodiversity" All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI).
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Texas Program Coordinator
Student Conservation Association
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 2003 — November 2005 (2 years 2 months)
--Apr. 2005 - Nov. 2005: Dallas Conservation Collaborative Project Leader
--Nov. 2004 - Mar. 2005: Texas Program Coordinator
--Oct. 2003 - Oct. 2004: Houston Conservation Collaborative Project Leader
- Developed, recruited for, and managed internships at nonprofit and state conservation partners.
- Organized and hosted networking events.
- Supervised local program support interns.
- Supervised new intern team program at Houston Arboretum and Nature Center.
- Initiated and cultivated interagency partnerships by marketing the Student Conservation Association (SCA) to staff and leadership.
- Marketed SCA at local events and career fairs.
- Presented SCA recruiting materials to secondary and post-secondary schools throughout Houston.
- Met with funders to demonstrate program progress and, when appropriate, discuss further funding options.
- As SCA’s Texas presence, increased fundraising, participation, and program activity throughout the Houston and Dallas metro areas. -
Volunteer
Central City Co-Op
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)
October 2003 — June 2004 (9 months)
- Created the "Eat Your Organic Vegetables" logo currently in use.
- Weekly, unloaded and organized produce for Wednesday shares and open market. -
Program Coordinator (Internship)
Houston Wilderness
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2003 — September 2003 (5 months)
- Crafted and submitted grant proposals, persuasive pieces, and publicity materials to raise nearly $250K in grants and donations for projects and the organization’s first year of operating budget.
- Oversaw new website content and style.
- Suggested the organization’s trademark frog and butterfly mascots.
- Finalized Houston Wilderness ecoregion concept.
- Created scope and approach for the Atlas of Biodiversity educational project Supported development of regional geographic information system (GIS) data acquisition and GIS data-based land conservation plan.
- Supported a group of interagency conservation leaders to dramatically increase regional land acquisitions.
Joyce Almaguer-Reisdorf’s Education
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Rice University
MA , Biology and Evolutionary Biology , 2000 — 2003
Used ArcView GIS software to manipulate data collected by NASA and the National Forest Service to formulate and write 2003 thesis.
- Activities and Societies:
- Thesis title: “Carbon Sequestration in East Texas Forests”
Other activities: While in grad school I completed field work for Dr. Paul Harcombe in the Big Thicket National Preserve, east of Houston. I also served as a community associate for the newly-formed Martel College, where I met with students, welcomed them in my home, and even played on their new Beer Bike and powderpuff football teams.
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Rice University
BA , Biology , 1995 — 1999
- Activities and Societies:
- Activities included working as Student Maintenance Representative (housing liaison) 1997-1999, participating regularly in the faculty Environmental Reading Group, and creating and serving as a Hanszen College "Kitchen Deity."
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Nadia Stein's Childbirth Class
Additional Information
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Joyce Almaguer-Reisdorf’s Interests:
brain injury recovery, local landscape ecology, regional ethnobotany, Texas history and culture, volunteerism & philanthropy, teaching
Joyce Almaguer-Reisdorf’s Groups:
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Association of Rice Alumni -
Houston Food Policy Workgroup
Joyce Almaguer-Reisdorf’s Contact Settings
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