Sheila Harris

Sheila C. Harris 1339 QUAIL COURT, BOARDMAN, OH 44512-·- eDUCATION January 2017 – October 2019 masters of science, Virginia polytechnic Institute and state university, blacksburg, va Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Conservation Genetics of Fisheries, GPA 3.57 AUGUST 2012 – may 2016 bachelors of science, west virginia university, morgantown, wv Major: Biological Sciences, Minor: Wildlife and Fisheries Resource Management, GPA 3.10 eXPERIENCE March 2025 – PRESENT FREELANCE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT • The PRS Group Inc. (contract may – present) Overseeing Project Management Progress and report filings. Design campaigns for newsletters and social media postings, AI Marketing research and tool development. Website development and subscription management. Overseeing Ecommerce website design and development. Data analysis and development of Geopolitical Risk insights. Calendar and Inbox management. • ActiveCampaign • Squarespace and GoDaddy • Synolia Orocommerce • Canva and Adobe Express • 3 Pillars Soluations (contract march-june) Scheduling and email management. Sitting in on meetings to take notes. Aiding Project Manager project allocation. Designing workflow management strategies. march 2022 – december 2025 bartender, various bars and restaurants in charleston, sc Bartending and serving food and drinks at various restaurants and bars around Charleston, SC and Folly Beach, SC. Recruiting new team members. Customer service and high-volume activities. Creating new drink recipes. Marketing for increased customers. End of day finances and Restaurant safe Keyholder. May 2022 – APRIL 2024 virtual assistant, assistpro, rachel k owen, llc Virtually assistant the founder and CEO of Rachel K. Owen, LLC with organization of email and schedule. Writing reports for clients and creating newsletters. Social media posting and updating for consulting clients and the Rachel K. Owen social media. Updating website through SquareSpace. Full use of the Google Drive and Google shared documents. • CRM: Honeybooks • Invoicing: Quickbooks • Newsletter: Flodesk • Minor work with Outlook DECEMBER 2019 – april 2022 WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST, SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Fisheries geneticist. Population genetic management of marine sport fish in the Southeastern United States. Collaborating with state and federal agencies in order to expedite analyses and enhance broodstock production of cobia, red drum, and spotted seatrout. Population genetic analyses of freshwater and marine Striped Bass across the Southeastern region. January 2017 – November 2019 Graduate research assistant, Virginia polytechnic institute and state university Baseline genetic assessment of Striped Bass populations in the Roanoke River drainage using microsatellite DNA markers. Assess Striped Bass population differentiation across the Atlantic Coast using microsatellite DNA markers. Support and evaluate the success of the genetic marker-assisted selection program for the presumptive native stock of Walleye in the New River, Virginia. Use of mitochondrial DNA markers to assess Walleye population differentiation across the entire range. May 2016 – December 2016 Research Assistant, west virginia university Next Generation Sequencing; Lake Sturgeon population genetic studies using Genotyping by Sequencing, referencing work done by Dr. Amy Welsh in 2008. Brook Trout population genetic studies using microsatellite DNA. Clapper and King Rail population hybridization studies using microsatellites. Forensic identification of animals for WVDNR identifying poaching concerns within the state. June 2015 – May 2016 Student research volunteer, west virginia university Developed a project investigating the effects of barriers on population structure and genetic variation for White-Tailed Deer in West Virginia. may 2014 – july 2014 Undergraduate field technician, california university of pennsylvania, ranomafana, madagascar Developed and implemented tropical ecological health programs in Ranomafana National Park. Documented extent of invasive plant and animal densities within disturbed and pristine park areas. PRESENTATIONs Oral Presentations Harris, S.*, G. Palmer, C. Stepien, M. White, E. Peatman, L. Berkman, C. Titus, and E. Hallerman. Population genetic structure of Walleye in the eastern highlands and adjacent regions. Oral presentation at the National American Fisheries Society Conference, virtual. September 2020. Harris, S.*, J. Copeland*, G. Palmer, and E. Hallerman. Marker-assisted restoration of native New River walleye. Oral presentation at the New River Symposium, Boone, North Carolina. April 11-12, 2019. Harris, S.* and E. Hallerman. 2019. Population genetic analysis of striped bass in the Roanoke River basin. Oral presentation at the Virginia-West Virginia joint Chapter American Fisheries Society meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, Feb 21, 2019. Harris, S.* and E. Hallerman. 2018. Population genetics of Virginia walleye. Oral presentation at the Virginia Chapter American Fisheries Society meeting, Fredericksburg, Virginia, February 20-22, 2018. Harris, S.*, J. Copeland*, G. Palmer, and E. Hallerman. 2017. Marker-assisted restoration of presumptive native New River Walleye. Oral presentation at the New River Symposium, Radford, Virginia, May 16, 2017. Harris, S.* 2017. Genetic Marker-Assisted Assessment of Virginia Sportfishes. Working plan presentation, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia. Harris, S.*, J. Hughes*, T. Kovacs*, and H. Johnson*. 2014. Effects of invasive mammals on the health and biodiversity of Ranomafana National Park. Oral presentation at the University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar. Poster presentations Miller, C.*, S. Harris, and E. Hallerman. 2019. Using genetics to manage the native walleye population in the New River. Poster presentation at the New River Symposium, Boone, North Carolina, April 11-12, 2019. Harris, S.*, D. Wood, A. Welsh. 2016. Deer in prison? Investigating the effect of barriers on genetic structuring of white-tailed deer. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society Convention, Raleigh, NC, October 15-19, 2016. Haddix, E.*, S. Harris*, A. Maynard*, and S. Rowan*. 2015. The effect of CO2 on the growth of Brassica rapa depending on sunlight intensity. Poster presentation at the West Virginia University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Morgantown, WV. *denotes main presenter PUBLICATIONS Cope, WR, TJ Kwak, TR Black, K Pacifici, SC Harris, CM Miller, M Raley, and EM Hallerman. 2021. Genetic structure and diversity of the endemic Carolina Madtom and conservation implications. North American Journal of Fisheries Management doi: 10.1002/nafm.10589. Harris, S.C., WR. Cope, I. Wirgin, and EM. Hallerman. 2020. Population Genetic Assessment of Anadromous and Resident Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in the Roanoke River System, Eastern United States. Fishes 5(3), 24. Scholarships and Honors Awarded Robert D. Ross Graduate Student Scholarship, Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society, February 2019 Virginia Tech Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Member of the Year 2019 mentored students Caitlin Miller, January 2017 – May 2019 Haley Jenkins, August 2018 – May 2019 ENGAGEMENT and Outreach Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia (ACCA), working with raptor rehabilitation and educational raptors,-. Secretary – Virginia Tech Chapter of the American Fisheries Society,- Virginia Tech Children’s Science Fair, October 2017. Girl’s Earth Club, mentoring girls ages 6-12 on the importance of conservation, April 2018. Dayspring Christian Academy, working with high school students in environmental science class, November 2018. Blacksburg Middle School Junior Naturalist Club, teaching students how to get involved in conservation, March 2019. Virginia Tech sponsored Girl Scouts Day, showing girls different STEM career opportunities, March 2019. Montgomery County Public Schools: Stormwater Days, teaching local middle school aged students about the importance of water quality and wetlands, April 2019. Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS): meeting with the local Black College Institute to integrate minorities in fish and wildlife conservation, June 17th and 24th, 2019. MANRRS: meeting with the high school aged students in the Youth Conservation Camp to talk about research and career opportunities in fish and wildlife conservation, July 9th, 2019. References Eric Hallerman Professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University -- Larry Bowman Emmanuel Frimpong Assistant Professor University of North Georgia Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Affairs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- --