Resumes: Meghan E. Jeans
<mjeans@vermontlaw.edu>
1804 Riggs Place NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 265-2262
EDUCATION
Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont
J.D. and Master of Studies in Environmental Law expected May 2002
- Spring 2001: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of General Counsel for Fisheries. Currently assisting agency attorneys with the legal aspects of fisheries management, marine resource protection, and habitat conservation.
- Summer 2000: Completed coursework in Marine Biodiversity, Animal Rights Law, Negotiation, Biodiversity Protection and International and Comparative Environmental Law.
- President of VLS Emergency Medical Services Club. Coordinate classes in community and wilderness emergency medicine, write weekly "safety" articles for the law school newspaper, and volunteer as an EMT for the local Rescue Squad and the Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team.
- Secretary of VLS chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. Assisted with various environmental, human rights and political campaigns and helped with organization of the rBGH/rBST conference.
- Member of the VLS Environmental Law Society. Assisted with planning for regional NAELS conference to be hosted by VLS during the fall of 2000. Member of the VLS Environmental Law Clinic Planning Committee.
Colby College, Waterville, Maine
- B.A. in Biology with a concentration in environmental science, May 1997
- Research Assistant to Dr. Herbert Wilson, Spring 1997.
Assisted with field research and lab analysis in study of the recruitment patterns and population dynamics of the Black-capped Chickadee. - Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Caribbean, Spring 1996.
Crewed aboard a 125’ schooner and studied nautical science and maritime studies while conducting oceanographic research in conjunction with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute to discern the relationship between marine pollution and the incidence of a ciguatera-causing toxic dinoflagellate. - School for Field Studies, Centre for Marine Resource Management, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies, Spring 1994.
Studied Caribbean marine ecology, marine resource management, eco-tourism and conducted field and underwater research for Turks and Caicos Islands, Fisheries Department assessing reef fish stocks to determine the viability of a fin fish industry.
EXPERIENCE
Catalina Island Marine Institute, Toyon Bay, Catalina Island, California
Field Science Instructor, January 1999 to June 1999.
Taught marine and terrestrial island ecology as well as snorkeling and kayaking to 5th — 12th grade students.
Environmental Futures, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Public Relations Assistant, October 1998 to December 1998
Provided administrative support and assisted with public relations for Boston’s "Big Dig Clean Air Campaign".
The Chewonki Foundation, Wiscasset, Maine
Wilderness Trip Leader/ Art Program Director, Summer 1998.
Co-lead backpacking expeditions for teenagers along the Appalachian Trail in northern Maine and coordinated in-camp art program focusing on art and the natural world.
Waterfront Director, Summers 1992, 1993 and 1994.|
Taught swimming and emergency water safety and coordinated waterfront activities for summer camp program.
Sea Training Institute, Sausalito, California
Marine Science Instructor, Spring 1998.
Substitute taught marine chemistry class aboard the Schooner Ka’iulani focusing on the environmental issues that impact the San Francisco Bay watershed.
Marin County Outdoor Science School, Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma, California|
Naturalist and Environmental Educator, September 1997 to May 1998.
Taught environmental education and outdoor science to fifth and sixth graders with an emphasis on experiential learning, stewardship, and community.
The Broadreach Foundation, Raleigh, North Carolina & Caribbean Leeward Islands
SCUBA and Marine Science Instructor, Summer 1997.
Co-lead sailing, science, and dive expeditions for teenagers throughout the Caribbean Leeward Islands. Certified students as open water and advanced open water divers focusing on low-impact diving and tropical marine ecology.
Newfound Harbor Marine Institute, Big Pine Key, Florida
SCUBA, Sailing, and Marine Science Instructor, Summer 1995.
Taught advanced sailing course and assisted with marine science and open water diver certification classes.
VOLUNTEER WORK
El Salvador Relief Project, South Royalton, Vermont
Education and Medical Team Coordinator, November 2000 to present.
Coordinating a team of MDs, medical students and EMTs to provide wilderness medical training and health care education to residents of Cinquera, a remote mountain village in El Salvador.
South Royalton Rescue Squad, South Royalton, Vermont
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), May 2000 to December 2000.|
Respond to and provide care and transport in medical and traumatic emergencies.
Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team, Hanover, New Hampshire
Team Officer and Search and Rescue Technician, September 1999 to December 2000.
Assist NH Dept. of Fish and Game and the VT State Police with remote wilderness operations around New England.
The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, California
Veterinary Assistant, September 1997 to May 1998.
Volunteered as a veterinary assistant providing medical care for injured and abandoned marine mammals.
California Department of Fish & Game, Marine Resources Division, Long Beach, California
Research Assistant, January 1996.
Assisted in all aspects of white sea bass population assessment including field research, lab analysis, and data entry.
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
- Emergency Medical Technician — Basic (New Hampshire and Vermont)
- Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician (Mountain Aid Training International — MATI)
- CPR for the Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross)
- Divemaster & Open Water Scuba Instructor (Professional Association of Dive Instructors — PADI)
- Rescue Diver (National Association of Underwater Instructors — NAUI)
- Computers. Experienced with MS Office, Lotus, QuattroPro, Power Point, Lexis, & Westlaw
- Language. Familiar with French and Spanish
