Wednesday, November 2, 2022 9:00–9:15 AM MT
Speaker
Brittany Chavarria (she/her)
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge – Albuquerque, NM
Visitor Services Individual Placement
Brittany was born and raised in Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico and has been involved with Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge since its establishment in 2012. She received her Associates in Anthropology while starting an AmeriCorps internship at Valle de Oro through Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps in early 2021. As a Visitor Services Individual Placement, she collaborates with her team members to create and implement educational programming, organize events, and plan activities for visitors to engage in during their visit at the refuge. Brittany’s most meaningful accomplishment was establishing the Isleta Pueblo summer youth hiking club. This is important to her because she has the opportunity to build vital relationships and mentor the youth from the community she comes from. Brittany’s biggest goal is to continue both her personal and professional development in meaningful ways that allow her to continue giving back to the land and her community.