Zach Taylor
Experiential Learner and Educator
- Role
- Field Instructor at NOLS
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Zach Taylor
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Experience
Field Instructor
Aug 2019 — Present
Educate students in leadership theory and practice, environmental studies, technical outdoor and mountaineering skills, and decision-making methods on extended backpacking and mountaineering expeditions• As a Course Leader, travel through remote wilderness in such places as Alaska, the Rocky Mountains, the Sonoran desert, and the Pacific Northwest while managing risk, facilitating group dynamics, and mentoring other instructors• Engage a large spectrum of age groups (from teenagers to adults) with tailored university-level curriculum; assign grades to students receiving college credit• Certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR), Leave No Trace (LNT) Master Educator • Teach advanced leadership development seminars for NOLS instructors and instructor courses for new and aspiring field instructors• NOLS Instructor Merit Award recipient: 2020, 2021
Education
Saybrook University
Master of Arts - MA, Leadership
2018 — 2019
NOLS
Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness Medicine
2016 — 2020
University of Oregon
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Planning, Public Policy and Management, Certificate in Writing, Speaking and Critical Reasoning
2008 — 2012
Skills
- Time Management
- Public Speaking
- Mentoring
- Community Outreach
- Curriculum Design
- Proposal Writing
- Management
- Networking
- Research
- Social Media
- Event Planning
- Communication
- Telemarketing
- Academic Writing
- Higher Education
- Social Networking
- Improvisational Comedy
- Blogging
- Copywriting
- Sales
- Customer Service
- Resource Development
- Supervisory Experience
- Hospitality
- Writing
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