Resumes
Andrea Davis
328 W 19th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
360.355.7741
EDUCATION
International TEFL and TESOL Training (ITTT)
November 2018
● 120-hour TEFL certification
● 50-hour CTEYL certification
Oregon State University Extension
Central Point, OR
Spring-Fall 2013
● Rogue Farm Corps Class Series
Vitalist School of Herbology
Ashland, OR
Winter-Spring 2013
● Study of western herbalism, clinical nutrition, medicine-making, ethical wildcrafting
Project Bona Fide
Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
Winter 2011
● Permaculture Design Course
Dariana Spanish School
Leon, Nicaragua
Spring 2011
● Coursework in Spanish language literacy, speaking, and cultural immersion
Habla Ya Spanish School
Boquete, Panama
Winter 2010
● Coursework in Spanish language literacy, speaking, and cultural immersion
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
Attended 2002-2004
● Coursework in Spanish and Cultural Anthropology
Lincoln High School
Sioux Falls, SD
Class of 2002
● Emphasis on Spanish and English languages
EMPLOYMENT
Multicultural Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Spanish Interpreter
May 2018 - September 2018
On-call interpreter for local hospital/clinics, courthouses and law offices, schools, and DMV to assist Spanish-speaking families in and around Sioux Falls
Menla Mountain Retreat Center
Phoenicia, NY
Vegetarian Cook, Prep Cook
May 2017- August 2017 (seasonally)
Generated ideas with chef and other cooks, prepared hot and cold meals(salad bar) on time for breakfast and lunch every day
Cleaning, decorating, and stocking dining room
Attended to clients’ varying dietary needs and preferences
Maintaining a clean, organized kitchen at all times
Scrubbing, sweeping, mopping, taking out garbage and compost, occasional dishwashing
Guaria de Osa Ecolodge
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Vegetarian Cook, Ecolodge Guest Relations
June 2015-March 2016 (seasonally)
● Generated ideas, cooked meals and prepared medicinal beverages for retreats and Council Gatherings with Ecuadorian elders
● Attended to clients' varying dietary and accommodation needs
● Ordering bi-weekly orders for produce and dried goods, receiving goods by boat
● Maintaining a clean and well-organized kitchen at all times
Findley Gardens
Williams, OR
Assistant Field Manager
2008-2013
● Field and greenhouse cultivation and processing of organic vegetables, medicinal herbs and perennial flowers
● Utilization of permaculture methods and responsible land use
● Management of small work crews
Herb Pharm
Williams, OR
Field worker
Spring-Fall 2010
● Field cultivation of a large, certified organic medicinal herb farm
The Food Cooperative
Port Townsend, WA
Produce Receiver
2006-2007
● Receiving organic and locally sourced produce orders
● Knowledge of organic and whole foods, organic farming practices, and unconventional vegetables
● Stocking and rotating produce
East Dakotah Natural Foods Cooperative
Sioux Falls, SD
Produce Buyer, Clerk
2005-2006; 2008
● Placing weekly produce orders and focusing on local growers
● Knowledge of organic and whole foods, herbal medicine, healthy lifestyle
● Stocking packaged and frozen foods, vitamins/supplements, natural cosmetics
APPRENTICESHIPS
Amazanga Community
Pastaza, Ecuador
Community Apprentice
April-July 2014
● Lived with a small, indigenous Kichwa/Shuar community in the Ecuadorian Amazon
● Participated in daily community activities, ceremonies, rituals
● Documented ancient oral traditions, indigenous knowledge and skills, sacred plants, arts/crafts, and music by means of video, photography, voice recording, and writing
● Studied local edible and medicinal plants of the jungle
Barking Moon Farm
Paid Apprenticeship
Applegate, OR
Spring-Summer 2013
● Field and greenhouse cultivation on a certified organic farm
● Vegetable processing and crop distribution at Medford Farmers Market and Siskiyou Sustainable Cooperative (local CSA)
Herb Pharm
Herbaculture Apprenticeship
Williams, OR
Autumn 2008
● Cultivation and processing of medicinal plants in exchange for classes on how to identify, use, and make herbal medicines
Lopez Community Land Trust
Paid Apprenticeship
Lopez Island, WA
Autumn 2007
● Basic carpentry skills were learned and utilized for a sustainable building program to build homes for low-income community members
Froghill Farm
Paid Apprenticeship
Port Townsend, WA
Spring-Summer 2007
● Field and greenhouse cultivation
● Leading small crews of work-exchange members
● Preparing group meals
● Direct vegetable sales at bi-weekly Port Townsend Farmers Market
VOLUNTEER WORK
Amazon Watch
San Francisco, CA/Ecuador
July 2018- Present
●Volunteer interpreter and translator
Wayusa School
Pastaza, Ecuador
April 2014- March 2018
www.wayusaschool.com, www.facebook.com/escuelanaturalwayusa
●As a Spanish/English translator I work with (indigenous) Kichwa elders and community to preserve their mythology for future generations. Together we are working to co-create their community’s vision to formalize indigenous education to teach and exchange ancestral skills in the Ecuadorian Amazon with local children, adults, and international visitors
Siekopai Cultural Bridge Initiative
San Pablo de Kantesiaya, Sucumbios, Ecuador
September 2015- May 2016
www.facebook.com/siekopaiculturalbridgeinitiative
● In collaboration with the Secoya community in the Ecuadorian Amazon I co-created this initiative to help preserve the continuity of their culture by means of collecting and recording art, music, and mythology
● Spearheaded a Kickstarter campaign and video to publish children's books and Secoya music
Mision Gaia
Minca, Colombia
February-March 2014
● Taught basic biology and English to children in a local school in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains
● Designed and implemented a compost and school garden using local materials
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)
Portland, OR
Summer 2012
● Tutored ESL, math, and geography to recently arrived Latino youth for a summer school program 25 hours a week using my own curriculum
Casa Nica
Masaya, Nicaragua
Spring 2012
● Taught English in public schools, orphanages, and night school “intercambio” classes full-time
Josephine County Literacy Council
Grants Pass, OR
Spring-Fall 2010
● Tutored an adult Latino how to read and write in English two hours a week
Josephine County Food Bank
Grants Pass, OR
Spring 2010
● Cultivated a small food bank garden 5 hours/week
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
● Spanish language literacy and fluent speaker
● Medicinal/edible plant forager and enthusiast
● Food and medicine preservation and processing
● Vegetarian cook
