Monday, April 25, 2022

EP 65 Kate Burgess - Blazing a Trail

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

Colorado State University

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

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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.

 

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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.

 

 

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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 · Internship

  • Oct 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

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Camp Mowglis - School of the Open

2 yrs 9 mos

 

 

  • Film Producer
    Sep 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • 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 more

  • Fellowship Program Administrator
    Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs

    • Developed curriculum for Mowglis' inaugural summer Fellowship Program; Recruited and interviewed applicants;
      Facilitated benefits program for fellows

 

Education

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Colorado State University

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


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Plymouth State University

Bachelor’s Degree, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Environmental Science and Adventure Education)Bachelor’s Degree

 

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University of Otago

Ecology, Music Composition and Contemporary Dance Studies

 

 

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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 Resources

  • Victim 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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