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Nette Pletcher, Founder Beez Kneez Creative 2020 Froude Street San Diego, CA 92107 (208) 340-8281 nette@beezkneezcreative.com About Beez Kneez Creative BEE% KNEE'!. CRE,MI E Beez Kneez Creative founder Nette Pletcher brings over 20 years of experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating science content for learners of all ages, predominantly in informal settings focused on wildlife conservation and consetvation-conscious behaviors. She has extensive experience working on -the -ground with zoo practitioners to apply theories of learning based on empirical research. Pletcher has an academic background in conservation education, with practical application in the zoo/aquarium setting, including design, implementation, and evaluation of programs, exhibits, and interpretive activities. From 2009-20 M Pletcher led nation-wide education initit uves and oversaw the professional development program at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). She worked for five years as a front-line educator at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park. Pletcher holds a Master of Arts in Education from American University and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Swarthmore College. Pletcher also earned a teaching certificate in secondary science and taught middle school science for three years. In 2010 she completed the Conservation Psychology Institute at Antioch University New England. Services Offered Beez Kneez Creative advises conservation education leaders in government, private industry, zoos, aquariums, nature centers, and other organizations that connect people to nature. Beez Kneez Creative offers services in: education strategic planning • curriculum design and development • program and exhibit evaluation professional development and capacity building for staff Beez Kneez Creative will provide consulting services for the City of Santa Ana that will be utilized for the development of the Community Connections: The Zoo & You programmatic series. Standard Rates (for any project -related tasks not otherwise defined below) Front of house tasks (e.g., evaluation instrument design, data collection, data analysis, reporting) _ $150/hour Back of house tasks (email and phone communications, background research, meeting planning) _ 590/hour Curriculum Development (for education materials such as lesson plans activity guides, online materials_ etc.) Research & planning = 4 hours @ $90/hour = $360 Writing & development = 15 hours @ $150/hour = $2,250 TOTAL = $2600/learning goal (as defined by a single educational outcome)