[Butterfly Pavilion][Indianapolis Zoo ][Selva Verde]
DeWAINE TOLLEFSRUD
P.O. Box 3307 Homer, Alaska 99603
Phone/FAX (907) 235-7262
E-mail: zodama@ptialaska.net
EDUCATION SPECIALIST 1999- Present
Magpie Academy, Science Tutor. Develop curriculum, instruct
students grades 4-8, and assessment.
Smoky Bay Learning Center, Art Tutor. Grades 1-12.
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Certified Substitute Teacher.
RELATED EMPLOYMENT Current. Homer, Alaska.
Center for Alaska Coastal Studies, Environmental Educator,
Interpretive Guide.
Boys & Girls Club, Activities Coordinator.
Community Mental Health, Activity Therapist.
SPINELESS WONDERS LTD. 1997-Present
Exhibit Designer/ Computer Graphic Artist
Responsible for conceptual design and interpretive content
of exhibit components for zoos, museums, and other natural history
attractions.
Projects include:
Phoenix Science Center- Phoenix, Arizona
Development of a 4000 square foot traveling exhibit themed
around the migration of the Monarch Butterfly. Scheduled to open
May, 2001.
Butterfly Pavilion- Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina
Designed the major elements of the pavilion's interpretive
"Discovery Center" including a large Carboniferous Period
Diorama, interactive multi-biome display and leaf-cutter ant exhibit.
Under construction for an August, 2001 opening.
Indianapolis Zoo- Indianapolis, Indiana:
Designed and created a 2400 square foot exhibit featuring multi-cultural
Human/Arthropod relationships and including 8-channel custom sound
tracks and a 30 foot pseudo-mesoamerican "Temple to the Arthropods."
Selva Verde Lodge and Field Station-Puerto
Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
Created interpretive exhibits designed to give visitors an introduction
to the complexities of the regional tropical forest ecology.
TREE HOUSE PRODUCTIONS 1991-Present
Personal business
Education Consultant. Produce and sell support materials for educators;
custom slide sets, audio, and video tapes. Develop and present
multi-media interpretive programs for schools, museums, nature
centers, libraries and senior centers. Coordinate and facilitate
trips for the environmentally conscious to Costa Rica and Ecuador.
MINNESOTA ZOO June 1988-July
1999
Interpretive Naturalist- Outreach Coordinator
Senior Naturalist responsible for the development and presentation
of educational programs, activities and classes for schools, community
centers, museums and libraries. I also coordinated the efforts
of volunteers, interns and other staff for the educational outreach
program of the Zoo as well as being a "Zoo Mentor" working
with inner-city "at-risk" teens.
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Professional Paper Presentation and Publications
American Zoological Association National Conference '99- Minneapolis
Minnesota
Invertebrates in Captivity Conference 1998 and 1995, Tucson, Arizona
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from St. Cloud State University-
St. Cloud, Minnesota. 1978
