Megan Ullery

A recent graduate passionate about environmental science and communications.

Phone:

(952)-807-4611

Email:

mullery@wisc.edu

Hello! I'm Megan

I am a graduate of the University of Wisconsin- Madison where I studied both Environmental Science and Life Sciences Communication. With this unique set of skills, I have the ability to understand and communicate science to a variety of audiences.

EDUCATION

2016-2019

Bachelor's Degree

The University of Wisconsin- Madison

I received a B.S. in both environmental science and life sciences communication. This gives me a great interdisciplinary background to be able to take complex ideas and communicate them to a nontechnical audience.

2012-2016

High School Diploma

School of Environmental Studies/ Apple Valley High School, Minnesota

I had a very unique experience attending the School of Environmental Studies for the last two years of high school. This school gave me hands-on experiences in environmental research, participating in studies for the city and college publications. It also focused on interdisciplinary learning, which helped me realize the importance of not only understanding science but being able to communicate and relate it to other facets of life.

EXPERIENCE

2017-2019

Greenhouse Staff

D.C. Smith Greenhouse-UW-Madison

I helped lead tours along with cleaning up the greenhouse, caring for the plants, and helping with maintenance. I learned a lot about my strong work ethic at this job and my ability to work alone without supervision as well as with a team to perform many taskss.

2019

Social Media Intern

Forest Data Network

I ran the companies social media pages including Facebook and Twitter. I also helped design some handouts to help costumers use the product which can be found here.

2019

Environmental Intern

Braun Intertec

I assisted in writing and compiling many environmental reports including endangered species reports, environmental assessments, and environmental site assessments. This gave me insight into the variety of work that I could do as an environmental scientist. In addition, as my first office job I learned the interworkings of an office.

2017

Environmental Relations Intern

Sierra Club- John Muir Chapter

I worked on designing materials for the upcoming People against Pipeline summit. I also ran the Water Sentinels Facebook page. Examples of some of my work can be found here. As my first remote internship, I learned time management skills and inter-organization communication skills keeping in touch with my supervisor.

2014- 2017

Climbing Director, Counselor,

Lifeguard, Swim Instructor

YMCA Twin Cities

I held many positions within my time at the YMCA. I learned a lot in all of these positions including leadership and communication. As a lead staff in charge of climbing at Camp St. Croix, I learned how to lead large groups while keeping them safe. Part of my position was leading games for more than 200 and acting as an example figure for campers and counselors. As a swim instructor, I learned how to communicate new information to a range of students, as I taught swimming lessons with students ages ranging from around 5 years old to adults.

SKILLS