Nevada Outdoor School Americorps State Members

NOS -

Jonathan Baker--Lovelock Cave Docent Program Coordinator

AmeriCorps State Member

Jonathan Fain Baker was born in Anniston, Alabama on January 10th, 1980. He grew up in the woods of Alabama with a mother who is a biology teacher where he developed a passion for the outdoors. Currently he is the Lovelock Cave Docent Program Coordinator for the Nevada Outdoor School Branch of Americorps. Jonathan is excited to learn about Lovelock and the surrounding area's history and sharing the knowledge with the people it most directly involves.

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Jessica Templeton--LNT Program Coordinator

AmeriCorps State Member

Jessica Templeton hails from Michigan, a state where up until recently she had lived most of her life.  Just this past May she graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Biological Psychology.  Jessica has always been extremely involved in her community.  Last summer she was awarded a community based research fellowship.  With this fellowship Jessica was able to research ecological monitoring for Natural Area Preservation, a non-profit responsible for all of the conservation and restoration work done in the city parks of Ann Arbor, Michigan.  She has also spent time mentoring at-risk youth, raising money and social awareness for pediatric rehabilitation programs, and communicating with elementary students through pen-pal programs.  Here with the Nevada Outdoor School in Winnemucca, Jessica will be working on implementing a Leave No Trace/Tread Lightly program in the Black Rock High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trail National Conservation Area.  Winnemucca is already beginning to feel like home to Jessica, and she is excited to have the opportunity to make an impact in her new community as well as for all that the next year will bring

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Jacob Brown--Water Canyon Docent Program Coordinator

AmeriCorps State Member

Jacob is from Charlotte, North Carolina and completed his studies there at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  While there he majored in History and minored in Journalism.  Jacob has performed numerous jobs since turning 16 but offers the most professional experience in the areas of cooking and various construction trades.  However, he has always had a passion for the outdoors and brings plenty of personal outdoor experience as well.  Jacob is looking forward to helping increase community involvement in the Water Canyon Recreation Area, as well as community awareness of appropriate and environmentally conscious recreational practices.

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Holly Palmer--Volunteer and Collaboration Coordinator

AmeriCorps State Member

Holly Spring Palmer was born in Chico, CA. She moved to Nevada in the Summer of 2006 as a summer VISTA for the Winnemucca Recycling Center. When her term was over she signed up for a second, year long Rural Americorps position as the Warehouse Supervisor for the Winnemucca Recycling Center. Unfortunately, due to lack of funding, the Recycling Center closed its doors in early 2007. It was then Holly began to work for NOS as a Naturalist on the Restoration Crew. She's signed up for another year long term to continue to share her knowledge and experience and gain valuable skills with NOS.

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American Red Cross -

The Community Outreach Specialist, AmeriCorps State Member will promote, market, present and evaluate Red Cross Community Education programs to children, teens, adults, and seniors at school, businesses, or community organizations to enhance their knowledge of health, safety, and emergency preparedness facts. The Outreach Specialist will work in-depth in recruiting and coordinating for the large Red Cross Youth Groups in Winnemucca and surrounding rural areas in northern Nevada. As a result the Specialist must have a passion for teaching, youth, and the mission of the Red Cross.  

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Friends of Black Rock/High Rock -

Matthew Ebert --Program Coordinator

AmeriCorps State Member

After his formative years near Washington, D.C., Matthew "Metric" Ebert headed west, a motorcycle beneath him and dreams in his head. After a year in the Trinity National Forest working a mineral rights claim, Metric moved to San Francisco to pursue higher education and other interests. There he developed a career in the arts, working with several bands and event production companies while pursuing a music business degree at San Francisco State. While this was often satisfying, it was rarely lucrative, and so Metric also worked for the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the UCSF School of Medicine as a research assistant. Ultimately, he decided to move to northern Nevada in 2000 and became the resident property manager for Burning Man, developing their rural property into a professional storage and production facility. Now Metric has settled in Gerlach, and serves the Gerlach Empire Citizen Advisory Board in addition to his work with the Friends of Black Rock.

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Catreena McCarthy--Wildlife Care Intern

AmeriCorps State Member

CatreenaMcCarthy originated from a medium Midwestern town in Illinois.  After graduating from high school, she spent two years completing an associate degree in Liberal Arts from Illinois Central College.  After completing her degree, she joined AmeriCorps NCCC which took her traveling across the United States serving communities in the areas of:  disaster relief, unmet human needs, environment, homeland security, and public safety.   AmeriCorps NCCC guided Catreena in the direction of conservation and environmental stewardship.  After a four month internship on an organic farm in Indiana, she ended up finding a great job working with Safe Haven Wildlife Rescue Zoo.  Safe Haven is such a well rounded organization and has many opportunities to offer her.  She is looking forward to helping Safe Haven get started in Winnemucca area.     

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