Amy Clanin

-Established and lead a global network dedicated to connecting and empowering primate conservation educators

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-Taught hands-on after-school classes about animals and concepts in science using theme-based LEGO models

-Designed and delivered conservation workshops for children, conducted interpretive zoo walks, and oversaw teen volunteers in the classroom

-Led the effort to increase the organization’s funding base, while promoting the mission and conservation programs in Rwanda

-Served as the Vice President on the Board of Directors, organized and co-led quarterly meetings, and recruited new board and advisory council members

-Conducted field visits to gain insight on program activities, teach lessons, write blogs, take photographs, and provide trainings for staff in Rwanda

-Built strategic partnerships and represented the organization at meetings

-Wrote successful grant proposals, including the organization's first government grant

-Launched and managed a monthly newsletter and developed a brochure, fact sheets, field volunteer application, and appeals, and oversaw the content and design of project area and mountain gorilla habitat maps

-Wrote annual and programmatic quarterly progress reports for distribution to the Board of Directors, field partners, colleagues, and donors

-Worked in collaboration with a web designer and developer on redesigning the website

-Initiated and facilitated the process of changing the organization's website from a .com to a .org

-Designed and instituted pre- and post-questionnaires, utilizing true or false, multiple choice, and drawing questions to assess students’ knowledge and attitudes related to conservation, with a special emphasis on mountain gorillas

-Analyzed results of pre- and post-questionnaires to look for trends in the data and measure students’ retention of acquired knowledge

-Authored and submitted a paper entitled "Gorillas In Their Midst: Evaluating The Impact of Conservation Education Bordering Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park" for the 2012 International Primatological Society conference in Cancun, Mexico

-Managed operations and facilitated daily communication and coordination between headquarter staff and personnel and partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

-Established operational, programmatic, and grant management systems

-Assessed human resource capabilities and needs in the Kinshasa, DRC office and made targeted recommendations for more detailed reporting, greater accountability, and improved leadership

-Drafted and maintained contracts for field staff and partners

-Tracked, monitored, and reviewed field reports, and provided feedback and information on developments related to great ape conservation

-Coordinated with field staff and partners to receive bonobo survey data and submit to the A.P.E.S. Database

-Wrote grant proposals and reports and served as a primary contact for institutional donors

-Worked closely with the Board of Directors and played a lead role in overseeing the budget and strategic planning and review process

-Recruited, trained, and supervised qualified candidates for volunteer, intern, and consultant positions

-Received one-on-one training in Lingala, DRC's national language

-Envisioned and put in place recognition systems, including appreciation and training certificates, as well as a bonobo birthday e-card, and organized social picnics and happy hours for staff and volunteers

-Established and managed social media strategy and outreach, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and blogs

-Organized, promoted, and led eight fundraising events and created marketing materials and campaigns (e.g. Adopt a Bonobo)

-Initiated and oversaw the content and design of the organization's Bonobo Peace Forest map

-Applied for and was selected to be a featured organization in the 2010-11 Catalogue for Philanthropy

-Managed accounts receivable and payable, researched funding opportunities, and wrote grant proposals

-Designed, secured USAID funding for, and managed a village-based education and outreach project on chimpanzees, educating over 850 students and adults in 13 rural communities in the southeast region of Senegal

-Recruited and trained local schoolteachers and eco-guides to serve as co-educators for the project

-Coordinated monthly visits for students to observe and learn about chimpanzees at the Fongoli research site in collaboration with the Senegal Savanna Chimpanzee Project

-Disseminated booklets and posters on chimpanzee conservation at border patrols, tourist camps, schools, and local businesses

-Conceived and launched a radio campaign on chimpanzees in coordination with the Agency for Water and Forests, local radio station, and private high school teacher/coordinator for activities of the Friends of Nature Club

-Organized and received USAID funding for a plan-of-action workshop to facilitate communication and encourage collaboration among tourist camp personnel in the southeast region of the country

-Trained and counseled village tourist camp personnel in business planning, marketing, and record keeping

-Attended a project design and management training with a village counterpart, which led to the completion of a project design document for the construction of an improved village tourist camp

-Collaborated with a local NGO and health volunteer to give a training on HIV/AIDS and distribute over 100 condoms

-Implemented a training and demonstration for women, along with an agroforestry volunteer, on how to make and use energy-efficient mud stoves

-Organized and supervised three conservation mural paintings at a local school

-Conducted English classes and provided tutoring for children

-Served on the Voluntary Advisory Committee, a representative body communicating volunteer needs and concerns to the Peace Corps administration

-Repaired infrastructure, installed walkways, built shelters, and assisted with orangutan research in the Tanjung Puting National Park

-Wrote summary abstracts on publications for the Research Archive and created fact sheets

-Assisted with trap-tube task doctoral student research and provided chimpanzee care at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary

-Performed library and Internet research, wrote and edited Africa Programs brochures and website content, and processed information requests

-Collected behavioral data for an ongoing field log

-Coded and analyzed the frequency of communicative gestures in the social play behavioral context of captive and free-living chimpanzees in videotapes

-Presented educational material to the public and facilitated guided observations of world-renowned signing chimpanzees

-Provided chimpanzee, gorilla, and gibbon care

-Gave guided tram tours of the zoo's animals and programs