Peyton Heisch

Sustainability Manager

Experience

Began first post graduation job June 5, 2023 as the Sustainability Interface Manger for the Upper Mississippi Studies Center for Sustainable Communities and The Center for the Advancement of Community Health and Wellness at Augustana College.

Sustainability Manager

Instructed an Introduction to Liberal Arts Course and advised students academically as their college first year advisor, as well as prepared and mentored students in research and community identified projects. I have been and will get to do these things again through the 2024-2025 academic year.

Teaching and Advising

Skills

Community Stakeholder Engagement Faciltator
Research Project Management
Project Design and anaylsis
Colloboarative team leader
Proficient in GIS, SPSS, Wildlife Insights Articficial Inteligence, CDC Wonder, Google applications, and Word Applications

Pictured October 2, 2023 talking about environmental responsibility with guest lecturer Dr. Corey D.B. Walker of Wake Forest University hosted by Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. Dr. Walker left virtual and in-person listeners such as myself with the message that "it takes you and me" in regards of seeking and advocating for a just environmental and social future.

Education

Graduated May 20, 2023 from Augustana Liberal Arts College with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and a minor in Anthropology.

Research

Researcher in various capacities related to historical, environmental, and social data, along with coding interviews on the perceptions of human relationships to nature, communicating and planning how to respond to local communities Illinois EPA submittals, studying water quality in relation to land use, and wildlife in relation to forest habitat characteristics.