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Honor Society® member

Alyssa Bellamy

Senior Associate at Bamboo Reef Dive Centers Assisting in the recruitment and training of new staff members. Creating marketing materials for dive shop events. Creating connections with other local businesses for collaboration in shop events/trips and merchandise such as apparel, stickers and accessories.

  • computer information systems
  • Class of 2018
  • USA

Member since November 2022

About

Graduate student at Johns Hopkins University studying Geographic Information Systems (GIS). NAUI scuba and first aid instructor at Bamboo Reef Dive Centers. Graduated magna cum laude in 2018 from CSU Monterey Bay, with a B.S. in marine science with a minor in business. Hoping to share my love of the ocean and with the public by translating the science into written and/or visual media.

Education

  • CSU Monterey Bay

    Marine Science

    2013 – 2018

Honors and awards

  • magna cum laude

    Graduated from CSU Monterey Bay with a 3.7 GPA

  • NAUI Next Generation Leadership Award Winner

    One of two NAUI scuba professionals that won this award in 2021

Goals and interests

Career goal

NOAA, fisheries science, public interactions/education, mapping

Graduate school interests

GIS

Outside the classroom

Scuba Diving
Freediving
Spearfishing

Experience

  • Senior Associate

    Bamboo Reef Dive Centers Assisting in the recruitment and training of new staff members. Creating marketing materials for dive shop events. Creating connections with other local businesses for collaboration in shop events/trips and merchandise such as apparel, stickers and accessories.

    Jan 2022 – Dec 2022

  • Scuba Instructor

    Bamboo Reef Dive Centers Leading scuba tours and classes of various experience levels. Classes taught include open water scuba diver, advanced open water scuba diver, rescue diver, DAN basic life support, oxygen provider, and more specialties.

    Apr 2021 – Jan 2023

  • Retail Associate

    Bamboo Reef Dive Centers Working in retail/rental department assisting customers with purchases of equipment and/or rentals and tank fills.

    Apr 2021 – Jan 2022

  • Affiliate/Retail Associate

    Monterey Bay Scuba Worked in retail/rental department assisting customers with purchases of equipment and/or rentals and tank fills. Lead scuba dive tours/lessons in collaboration with the shop.

    Aug 2020 – Apr 2021

  • Recreational Director

    Rising Star Gymnastics Produced lesson plans and skill progression sheets for all classes. Trained and managed all staffmembers. Communicated with parents, coaches, and others using JackrabbitClass Software. Created new gym events and classes to bring in more revenue. Improved the gym’s marketing techniques through social media and website improvements. Maintained online Zoom classes and outdoor classes during the 2020 COVID 19 pandemic

    May 2018 – Jun 2021

  • Student Intern

    Monterey County Resource Management Agency - Parks Dept. Updated Monterey County Parks maps and utility maps with ArcGIS and assisting in the drafting of the Monterey County Parks Management Plans. Collected data in the field using handheld a GPS device to map trails and points of interest. Translated old hand drawn maps of park utilities into properly scaled online maps using ArcGIS. Worked with a diverse group of stakeholders to improve the operations of Monterey County Parks according to the Strategic Plan. Assisted in the drafting of grant applications.

    Dec 2016 – May 2018

  • Summer Intern

    NOAA Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Created the marketing plan for tourism and recreation in the sanctuary. Suggested edits the sanctuary’s website and social media accounts. Assisted staff with social media content for the sanctuary. Helped develop a survey to establish the public’s Sanctuary knowledge. Worked with other staff members to collect pictures and videos to use in marketing. Worked the sanctuary’s booth at the San Francisco Zoo for Ocean’s Day, in which I taught children and adults about the organisms and their ecology within the sanctuary.

    May 2016 – Aug 2016

  • Gymnastics Coach

    Rising Star Gymnastics Effectively communicated different techniques for skills with students and parents. Traveled to competitions for various competitive teams.

    Aug 2014 – May 2018

  • Summer Camp Director

    Gymtowne Gymnastics Created work schedules and lesson plans for summer camps and managed summer camp instructors. Communicated with supervisors and parents using Microsoft Word and iClassPro Class Management Software

    May 2014 – Aug 2014

  • CHEM 110 Grader

    CSU Monterey Bay Assisted in the academic grading of chemistry lab course work such as lab reports, lab practicals, and final exams.

    Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

  • Gymnastics Instructor

    Gymtowne Gymnastics Effectively communicated different techniques for skills to students and parents.

    Jun 2010 – Aug 2014

Volunteering

  • Teaching Assistant

    CSUMB - Diving Program

    Aug 2018 – May 2019

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent
  • Spanish Beginner
  • French (France) Intermediate

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