User:Jcernac

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Joy Cernac has been assisting PES Network, Inc. with editing since August, 2008.

PESWiki Contributions

• Recent contributions by Jcernac at PESWiki - computer-generated list. As of July 27, 2008.

Current Projects

• Joy is working with Daniel Bowers on the 10-Years-to-100%-Renewable plan.
• Admin:Joy Cernac Tasks

Resume

As of August 31, 2008

Education

Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH—2002-2006

Environmental Studies, B.A., Geology Minor

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)—Fall, 2005

Tropical Biology Program, Monteverde, Costa Rica

• Independent Study Project (Climate Change)—Altitudinal range change in a Pacific Cecropia–Azteca mutualism
  

Experience

UC Berkeley, Survey Research Center, 2538 Channing Way, Bldg. C, Berkeley, CA 94720

Independent Contractor (Research), July – September, 2008

• Conducted Pacific Coast Water Study on Catalina Island and Doheny Beach to improve water quality, testing methods, & environmental and public health

The Green Media Group, 1201 Montana Ave., Ste. 204, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Independent Contractor (Research), January – April, 2008

• Research, writing, editing, proofing, sales for LA, SF, and NYC editions of “Greenopia: the urban dweller’s guide to green livingâ€?, a directory of green businesses & organizations

Conserv Fuel, 11699 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049

General Manager (Operations, Projects, Admin, A/P, A/R, Cash Recon), May – November, 2007

• Acquired CARB grant for California’s second E85 ethanol station; CEQA/NEPA analysis
• Designed station decals, banner, pump toppers encouraging fuel conservation & efficiency
• Spoke on biofuels panel at the Wright Organic Center’s Renewable Energy Fair

Greenpeace USA, 1797 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027

Front Line Campaigner, September, 2006 – May, 2007

• Educated the public about organization’s environmental initiatives and recruited members
• Campaigned for the Safe Climate Act to reduce U.S. emissions 20% by 2020, 80% by 2050

Global Green USA, 2218 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Paid Intern, September, 2006 – April, 2007

• Developed intern program components; recruited intern and employee candidates
• Wrote Personal Climate Change Action Program & Global Solar Fund ($200MM) synopsis for Sebastian Copeland’s book, “Antarctica: The Global Warningâ€?
• Compiled green building resource guides for New Orleans’ developers

Environment California, 2161 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704

Field Manager, July – August, 2006

• Organized daily canvassing expeditions into Bay Area communities
• Canvassed for AB32—The Global Warming Solutions Act—to cut state emissions in half

Oberlin College Student Union, Wilder Hall 111, Oberlin College, OH 44074

Executive Assistant to Assoc. Director, September, 2004 – May, 2005, January-May 2006

• Scheduling, event organizing, capital maintenance budgeting for Chris Baymiller
• Wrote proposals for environmental progress (e.g. abandonment of pesticide use)
• Gathered historical information of Oberlin bike community for its reinvigoration

River Fields, Inc., 643 West Main Street, Suite 200, Louisville, KY 40202-2921

Intern, Summer, 2005

• Compiled digital photo documentation of the James Taylor Subdivision for inclusion in The National Register of Historical Places archives
• Organized land conservation easements’ documents

The Future Fund, P.O. Box 4729, Louisville, KY 40204-4729

Executive Assistant to President and Founder, Summer, 2004

• Worked with Dr. Steve Henry, M.D. (former KY Lt. Governor) on land trust project
• Surveyed Beargrass Creek watershed maps for potential donors; checked easement status
• Informed watershed landowners of trust’s ecological importance; recruited donors

West Jefferson County Community Task Force, 2900 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40211

Volunteer Researcher, January, 2004, Oberlin Winter Term

• Worked at Air Pollution Control District compiling local and national HAPs emissions data for 18 most toxic chemicals in Louisville area
• Designed chemical storage GIS maps with Metropolitan Sewer District
• Presented study of Georgia Tech Instruments used for air pollution monitoring

College Activities

Earth Day Conference, Oberlin, OH 44074

Co-Chair and Event Organizer, March – April, 2006

• Construction of a butterfly garden, a consumption-awareness event (a demonstration of the amount of trash students dispose of in a day), and an outdoor music festival

The Recycled Products Co-op, Wilder Building 329, Oberlin, OH 44074

Co-chair and Founding Member, February, 2005 – May, 2006

• Sourced and redistributed recycled and used school supplies
• Brainstormed and consensus voted on ideas for future improvement and expansion

GIS (Geographic Information Systems), King Building 141, Oberlin, OH 44074

• Participant, January, 2005, Oberlin Winter Term
• Completed daily GIS tutorials using Ohio watershed and property maps

The Living Machine, Adam Joseph Lewis Center, 122 Elm Street, Oberlin, OH 44074

Researcher, August – December, 2004

• Research on an ecologically engineered wastewater treatment system
• Developed a method for measuring the LM marsh’s phosphorous retention capacity

See Also

• Admin:Joy Cernac Tasks