Lia Nydes

4200 54
th
Ave. S. St. Petersburg, FL 33711
505-690-0003 lmnydes@eckerd.edu
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL Graduation 05/2015
Double Major: Environmental Studies, Art Minor: Biology
Study Abroad
The School for Field Studies, Tropical Island Biodiversity & Conservation Studies, Panama 9/13-12/13
Completed course work in Tropical and Coastal Ecology, Natural Resource Management, and Environmental Policy
Designed research experiment, established hypothesis, gathered data and conducted tests
Research symbiotic relationship between Caribbean Cleaner Shrimp and host Anemone including photo identification
of the Spotted Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes Yucatanicus)
Synthesized finding in research paper formatted to journal of Coral Reef and presented findings to a scientific
audience and in Spanish to the local Spanish speaking community.
Volunteer, Coral Restoration Foundation, Key Largo 02/2013-Present
Dive on coral nursery sites performing maintenance work, for example clean algae from nursery structures
Maintenance dive on coral reef, planting new, young coral
Inspect coral reef in order to observe where coral is thriving and where coral is dying

Volunteer, Edible Peace Patch Garden Project 02/ 2013-05/2013
Maintain gardens; watering, planting, weeding, building beds
Educate students about the environment and the importance of sustainable food systems.
Encourage students to be enthusiastic about growing their own food and guide them in the values of community
gardening.

Volunteer, Rainbow Run, Turtle Research, Rainbow River, FL 04/2012
Swam up and down rainbow river while collecting turtles
Measured, weighed and identified different species of turtles found in river
Assisted researchers studying leeches on turtles by removing leeches

Volunteer, St. Petersburg Audubon Society Summer, 2013
Educated public beach goers about the protected, nesting Black Skimmer colony
Worked with a team of volunteers and Audubon employees to identify Black Skimmer babies and track their
development.

Activities
Board Member, Eckerd College Environmental Divers 2011-present
Coordinate dives with other board members focusing on beach and underwater clean- up and restoration
Inspect under water and coral reef conditions, identifying restoration needs and plan for future dives in at risk areas
Help plan recreational dives
Photographer for The Current (Eckerd College Newspaper) 2013-present
Club Rugby, Eckerd College 2012-present

Skills/Certifications
Advanced Open water dive certified.
Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Strong digital and film photography skills, darkroom development and Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro



Employment History
Hostess and Server, Ferrigamos Italian Restaurant, Santa Fe, NM 05-08/2008
Sales Associate, Desert Wind Saddalery, Santa Fe, NM 06-08/2009
Office Assistant, Nydes Properties, Santa Fe, NM Summers,2009-2012
Working Student, Simply 3-Day Eventing, Santa Fe, NM Summer, 2010
Photographer, Kiss After Dark Photography, Kieth Bowling !"##$%& ()*+
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