Aaron Hammond
Natural Areas & Volunteer Management, Grant Writing, Program Evaluation
Experience
Assistant Director, Park Management and Sustainability
Maintain physical structures and natural areas throughout Lincoln Park's 1,208 acres Recruit and manage all corporate and volunteer gardening programs Hire and supervise seasonal restoration staff Grant Writing Project Management Social media, communications, and website management
education coordinator
Develop and facilitate environmental education materials and programs Recruit and manage community volunteers for outreach events and projects Perform home energy audits in accordance with Building Performance Institute standards
Greencorps youth instructor
Develop class and field curricula, lead activities and lessons engaging youth Manage site projects and supervise program participants
MACC Americorps member
Ecological restoration including tree stand improvement, native plantings, and demolition Remain adaptable in changing work environments
GIS Portfolio
No Vacancy - Park Equity in Chicago and the Potential of Vacant Land
Made in ArcMcap, this map compares spatial distribution of park and greenspace access to minority populations and hypothetically converts all vacant land in Chicago to greensapce to showcase the possiblity of vacant land renovation. Completed for GES442 and GES417, NEIU, Spring 2019.
Trump and Food Stamps
Using QGIS software, this map correlates 2016 presidential majority voting by state with % population reliance on SNAP. Completed for GES393, NEIU, Summer 2019.
MrKlipp Tool
Entirely user-defined, this Python script tool projects any given set of geospatial data, clips it with a given feature class, and stores it into a new geodatabase. Completed for GES393, NEIU, Summer 2019.
Education
northeastern illinois university
GPA: 4.0
Loyola University Chicago
GPA: 3.80
Bishop McNamara High School
GPA: 4.35