Marissa Murphy
Aylesford,NS
Summary
Proactive and achievement-oriented professional bringing over 10 years of combined education and workplace experience in the environmental and natural resources sector. Articulate communicator, innovative thinker, and natural leader in program management.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Marine Conservation & Engagement Specialist
The Confederacy Of Mainland Mi'kmaq
11.2022 - Current
- Lead and manage projects, including writing reports and proposals.
- Work with the Canadian Coast Guard to train local community members to participate in marine search and rescue and environmental spill response.
- Assist in developing relationships with Mi’kmaw communities and assist in enhancing marine emergency response capacity within communities
- Contribute to the development of marine emergency communications and response protocols.
- Participate in other departmental projects, including ocean research initiatives. Activities include in-field data collection and marine species tagging.
Resource Biologist
Joint Secretariat
04.2020 - 08.2022
- Managed community-based research projects and hired project staff, including the most comprehensive Indigenous-led program funded by Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in those years.
- Interfaced with governments, researchers, Indigenous organizations, industry, and multi-national partners.
- Administrator for the Fisheries Joint Management Committee (FJMC), including coordinating meetings.
- Provided technical advice to policy leaders, led priority files. and sat on working groups.
Stormwater Management Project Coordintor
Clean Annapolis River Project
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
- Supervised multiple projects from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.
- Liaised between project partners to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
- Managed competing demands and professionally adapted to frequent change, delays and unexpected events.
- Developed and delivered education programs to schools.
- Coordinated public engagement and volunteer events.
- Installed stormwater management and water conservation technologies and devices.
Habitat Restoration Technician
Clean Foundation
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Worked within a team to manually restore blocked stream channels and install in-stream equipment to enhance habitat and fish passage (i.e. fish chutes and digger logs).
- Conduct assessments and collect and input data.
Resource Student
Nova Scotia Department Of Natural Resources
05.2013 - 08.2013
- Co-developed and led a field study on habitat suitability of estuarine lagoons in the Bras d'Or Lakes with government staff, university researchers, and local Mi'kmaw communities.
- Developed sampling protocols, data spreadsheets and forms.
- Strengthened partnerships between the Department of Natural Resources and Mi'kmaw communities by acquiring consent to access sites, incorporating local and traditional knowledge, and assisting with Mi'kmaw summer youth camps.
- Assisted wildlife biologists with research activities such as species population surveys.
Field Assistant
Clean Foundation
06.2012 - 08.2012
- Assisted researchers such as wildlife biologists survey populations of species and monitor species-at-risk.
- Assessed and manually restored fish habitat and stream connectivity.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Acadia University
Wolfville, NS05.2019
Skills
- Program and Project Management
- Study Design
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Data Collection and Interpretation
- Ecological Monitoring
- Community Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement
- Public Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving Abilities
- Attention to Detail
- Multitasking Abilities
- Creative Thinking
Languages
English
Timeline
Marine Conservation & Engagement Specialist
The Confederacy Of Mainland Mi'kmaq
11.2022 - Current
Resource Biologist
Joint Secretariat
04.2020 - 08.2022
Stormwater Management Project Coordintor
Clean Annapolis River Project
07.2019 - 03.2020
Habitat Restoration Technician
Clean Foundation
06.2018 - 08.2018
Resource Student
Nova Scotia Department Of Natural Resources
05.2013 - 08.2013
Field Assistant
Clean Foundation
06.2012 - 08.2012
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Acadia University
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