Meg Matthews

Current

Sustainability Coordinator at Shedd Aquarium
Program Coordinator at Udall Foundation, Parks in Focus

Past

Solid Waste and Recycling Program Specialist at City of Renton
Communications Specialist at UW Botanic Gardens
Parks in Focus Intern at Udall Foundation

Project Coordinator at EnviroIssues
Graduate student at University of Cambridge
ShoreWatch Program Coordinator at People For Puget Sound

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Education

University of Cambridge
University of Washington

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Renewables & Environment

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Meg Matthews’s Summary

Environmental education; messaging environmental and conservation issues through outreach events, social media and print media; curricula development for outdoor experiential learning.

Can research and write about environmental issues for a range of diverse audiences. Interested in continuing to hone nonprofit and educational experience.

Meg Matthews’s Specialties:

Sustainable programs development and implementation; environmental education; environmental communications; social media; new media; social marketing; web 2.0; non-profit web marketing; web development; HTML; grant writing; public outreach; stakeholder analysis; public speaking

Meg Matthews’s Experience

Sustainability Coordinator

Shedd Aquarium

(Non-Profit; Museums and Institutions industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)

Coordinate internal sustainability programs through implementation, program design and content research. Support communication and collaboration with other departments and partners.
Program Coordinator

Udall Foundation, Parks in Focus

(Renewables & Environment industry)

March 2009 — Present (9 months)

Lead Parks in Focus environmental education/nature photography trip for 12 middle school students in Tucson, AZ. Manage pre-trip planning from itinerary development to donation procurement. Develop program's educational theme, lessons, and activities. Supervise three student interns.
Solid Waste and Recycling Program Specialist

City of Renton

(Renewables & Environment industry)

February 2009 — July 2009 (6 months)

Overhauled the city's in-house recycling and waste reduction programs for a staff of more than 700 people in 14 different buildings.
Communications Specialist

UW Botanic Gardens

(Higher Education industry)

January 2008 — July 2009 (1 year 7 months)

Developed and implemented social media plan. Manage outlets including Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and the UWBG website.

Managed outreach materials development from creative content development and design to implementation for website, quarterly newsletter, e-news, and public relations materials.

Co-develop and lead family "Park in the Dark" night hike program (target: 30 children; actual: 65). Lead environmental education programs for grades K-5. Plan and lead volunteer guide trainings for new Pacific Connections Garden program.
Parks in Focus Intern

Udall Foundation

(Government Administration industry)

April 2008 — June 2008 (3 months)

Develop curricula/program and lead an outdoor environmental education trip for at-risk sixth and seventh graders in Tucson, Arizona. Collaborate with two other instructors to teach units on botany, wildlife science, water conservation, nature journaling, and cultural history.
Project Coordinator

EnviroIssues

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

June 2007 — November 2007 (6 months)
Graduate student

University of Cambridge

(Educational Institution; Research industry)

September 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 3 months)

Conducted self-designed fieldwork on transborder river management along the U.S.-Mexico border: interviews, participant observation, issue analysis. Produced policy and management recommendations for academic and technical audiences.
ShoreWatch Program Coordinator

People For Puget Sound

(Writing and Editing industry)

2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

Meg Matthews’s Education

University of Cambridge

Master's , Geography , 2005 — 2006

Studied transboundary water management
Graduated with distinction

Activities and Societies:

New Hall MCR
Gates Cambridge Society
University of Washington

BA , English, Environmental Studies , 2001 — 2004

Graduated summa cum laude
2003 Udall Scholar
2003 Truman Finalist

Activities and Societies:

Urban Ecology Project
CHID Cuba study abroad program
Motor Board Honor Society
Program on the Environment
UW Daily

Additional Information

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Meg Matthews’s Interests:

Environmental communications, environmental education and outreach, Pacific Northwest conservation issues, community-based resource management policies, water management, birding, writing