Kathy Von Arx Resume

Bachelor of Science, General Agriculture – Agriculture Education, 2003, Oregon State University – Corvallis

 

 

Office Manager / Bookkeeper

Forest Restoration, Inc.  dba Integrated Resource Management

 

Office Manger – Manage the office and other administrative duties; marketing – updating website and other marketing material; assist project managers with project administration.

Bookkeeper – process account receivables and accounts payable, create invoices, reconcile all accounts, collect and process timesheets, and provide financial reports when requested.

Public Information Representative / Forestry Educator

Oregon Forest Resources Institute – Portland, OR 

 

Communicated with members of the public about forestry and the current issues that involved the industry; successfully manned the display booth throughout the summer at numerous events around the state; developed and taught forestry curriculum for K-12 children which met the criteria for the Oregon Benchmarks.

 

Forestry Educator

Oregon Garden – Silverton, OR

 

Developed and taught forestry curriculum for K-12 children which met the criteria for the Oregon Benchmarks; established new spreadsheets to make contacting teachers and other educators about the education programs at the Oregon Garden easier.

 

Research Assistant

USDA Hop Research Lab – Corvallis, OR

 

Assisted lead researcher with collection of data, analysis, and report writing for local and national hop production.

Summer Intern

Oregon Beef Council – Portland, OR

 

Worked at the front desk and assisted the main receptionist and clients with questions, answered phones, created files, and other various office duties; created database of members within the beef industry for members of the beef industry; successfully designed and manned the state fair display booth.

 

Summer Research Assistant

North Willamette Research and Extension Center – OSU Extension – Aurora, OR

 

Assisted lead researchers with weed research (collections, spraying, and layout of trials); assisted OSU faculty with programs and displays; designed and completed weed research on the affects that fertilizing has on weed seed germination.