About

Hi! I'm Mimi, a senior at George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia majoring in Integrative Studies with a concentration in Conservation Studies and a minor in Art and Visual Technology. I grew up in the coastal town of Jacksonville, NC where I fostered an interest in conservation and environmental science education through a city-run summer leadership institute. After attending an Alternative Break Trip to south Florida for ecosystem restoration, which I now lead, I decided to change my major to Conservation. In May of 2013, I began a long-term monitoring project on a population of Jefferson and spotted salamanders in Warrenton, VA at Environmental Studies on the Piedmont where I now work as a Fundraising Assistant and volunteer as an assistant bird bander. I attended the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation in the Fall of 2014 where I now volunteer by preparing bird skins for the institute's education collection. In my free time I enjoy sewing, weaving, playing violin and mandolin, and sketching/painting. I also raise chickens, my favorite one you can see me holding in the above photo!