Kate Burgess - Blazing a Trail
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson"
Mowglis' first female Tripmaster Kate Burgess established a reputation as a leader from the moment she began her tenure at Mowglis and she has continued in that vein as she has moved on in her life. Today Kate lives in Boulder Colorado and is Conservation Coordinator at the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators an organization that works with legislators from all over the country - irrespective of party or state - to help them craft policies in the best interest of their states and of the natural environment.
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Kate Burgess
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Conservation Coordinator at National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States Contact info
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I advise and empower state legislators to advance just and equitable conservation policies.
Always happy to chat with others who are interested in this work!I advise and empower state legislators to advance just and equitable conservation policies. Always happy to chat with others who are interested in this work!
ExperienceExperience
Conservation Coordinator
National Caucus of Environmental Legislators · Full-timeNational Caucus of Environmental Legislators · Full-timeJan 2020 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mosJan 2020 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos
Working across 50 states, I help legislators coordinate and deepen their policy efforts on a number of conservation topics.
Current/previous projects include: 30x30, State Endangered Species Acts, biodiversity conservation, the Green Amendment, habitat connectivity, pollinator protection, and invasive species management.
NCEL empowers a non-partisan network of over 1300 state legislators to protect, conserve, and improve the natural and human environment through the advancement of equitable environmental policies.Working across 50 states, I help legislators coordinate and deepen their policy efforts on a number of conservation topics. Current/previous projects include: 30x30, State Endangered Species Acts, biodiversity conservation, the Green Amendment, habitat connectivity, pollinator protection, and invasive species management. NCEL empowers a non-partisan network of over 1300 state legislators to protect, conserve, and improve the natural and human environment through the advancement of equitable environmental policies.
Wilderness Medicine Instructor
NOLS Wilderness Medicine · ContractNOLS Wilderness Medicine · ContractNov 2021 - Present · 6 mosNov 2021 - Present · 6 mos
-Teach 16 hour Wilderness First Aid courses to an adult lay audience with a co-instructor.
-Topics include: wilderness wound management, treating musculoskeletal injuries, psychological first aid, and basic patient assessment.-Teach 16 hour Wilderness First Aid courses to an adult lay audience with a co-instructor. -Topics include: wilderness wound management, treating musculoskeletal injuries, psychological first aid, and basic patient assessment.
Sound Engineer
Smart Waste Inc · Freelance
Sep 2021 - Present · 8 mos
Remote -Edit and mix 1 podcast episode per week for Smart Waste's circular economy focused "Trash Magic" podcast.-Edit and mix 1 podcast episode per week for Smart Waste's circular economy focused "Trash Magic" podcast.
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Communications Intern
Joint Nature Conservation Committee · InternshipOct 2021 - Nov 2021 · 2 mos
-Develop promotion materials for the launch of International Partnership on MPAs, Biodiversity and Climate Change at COP26
-Translation of communications/social media posts into Spanish and French-Develop promotion materials for the launch of International Partnership on MPAs, Biodiversity and Climate Change at COP26 -Translation of communications/social media posts into Spanish and French…see more
Camp Mowglis - School of the Open
Oversee all aspects of finance, production, post production and marketing through to public screenings for a full-length documentary on a summer camp in New Hampshire
Perform research on creative branding, copywriting, and music recording
Oversee communication with investors, funders, and affiliates
Assist in organization and development major film themesOversee all aspects of finance, production, post production and marketing through to public screenings for a full-length documentary on a summer camp in New Hampshire Perform research on creative branding, copywriting, and music recording Oversee communication with investors, funders, and affiliates Assist in organization and development major film themes…see moreFellowship Program Administrator
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrsDeveloped curriculum for Mowglis' inaugural summer Fellowship Program; Recruited and interviewed applicants;
Facilitated benefits program for fellows
Education
Master's degree, Conservation Leadership
Thesis: Barriers and Opportunities to a Successful Culinary Lionfish Market in Florida
My project team and I conducted semi structured interviews with a group of FL restaurant decision makers to understand some of the biggest barriers and opportunities to serving lionfish, an aquatic invasive species, consistently.
We also are in the process of refining and re-distributing (post-M.S.) a global perceptions survey that hopes to capture a 30,000' view of the perceptions around engagement and effectiveness of market based options to control invasive lionfish across this large social ecological system.Thesis: Barriers and Opportunities to a Successful Culinary Lionfish Market in Florida My project team and I conducted semi structured interviews with a group of FL restaurant decision makers to understand some of the biggest barriers and opportunities to serving lionfish, an aquatic invasive species, consistently. We also are in the process of refining and re-distributing (post-M.S.) a global perceptions survey that hopes to capture a 30,000' view of the perceptions around engagement and effectiveness of market based options to control invasive lionfish across this large social ecological system
Ecology, Music Composition and Contemporary Dance Studies
Licenses & certifications
Wilderness First Responder
lWilderness Medical Associates International
Issued Nov 2021 · No Expiration Date
Conflict Management in Practice: Skills, Tools, and Approaches
Mind the Gap
Issued Feb 2020 · No Expiration Date
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Open Standards Planning for the Practice of Conservation
The Nature Conservancy
Issued Oct 2019 · No Expiration Date
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Volunteering
Council Member
International Association for Society and Natural ResourcesVictim Advocate
City of Fort Collins Police Department 2 yrs 2 mos
Provide on-scene assistance for victims of violent and non-violent crimes in the city of Fort Collins
Work with victim to explain legal procedures and available resources
On-call 12 hrs/week
Provide emotional support to victims and their families through crisis situations
Keep police records and facilitate transition of information to Victim Services
Perform follow-up to provide additional resources when necessary
Work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, community programs, jails and sheltersProvide on-scene assistance for victims of violent and non-violent crimes in the city of Fort Collins Work with victim to explain legal procedures and available resources On-call 12 hrs/week Provide emotional support to victims and their families through crisis situations Keep police records and facilitate transition of information to Victim Services Perform follow-up to provide additional resources when necessary Work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, community programs, jails and shelters…see more
FORT COLLINS AUDUBON SOCIETY
Board MemberBoard Member
FORT COLLINS AUDUBON SOCIETYFORT COLLINS AUDUBON SOCIETYNov 2020 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos
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