Molly A. Burhans email: burhansm@goodlandproject.org phone: +01 716.982.5751 skype: molly.burhans Molly combines her passion for faith, people and the planet with her abilities and experience in design thinking, business development, and scientific research to understand and transform complex systems, and communicate ideas and processes through broadly-accessible media that brings people together. She is dedicated to increasing the global Catholic communities’ understanding and ecological planning of their landholdings for positive global environmental and social change.
Social Entrepreneurship Experience Founder, Executive Director
GoodLands / Catholic Geographic System (sponsored by 501(c)3) September 2015 - Present
Social Entrepreneurship
GoodLands is focused on increasing understanding and ecological planning of landholdings of the Catholic Church and affiliate organizations using geographic information technologies and community involvement. • Fundraised $42K in start-up contributions and grants since January 2016 • Tentative presentation to Pope Francis with Vatican Arts and Technology Council (December 2016) • Developed + manage a network of volunteers • Developed strategic partnerships with major organizations • Conducted meetings with global leaders in technology and the Catholic community • Created and implemented all branding, marketing media, and website • Created comprehensive budgets and strategic development plans Projects: Mapping the Global Vincentian Family (phase 1 complete); Global Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions (level 1 and 2 complete); Enterprise GIS Whitepaper and Plan (in process)
Co-founder, Board of Directors GroOperative Inc. 5(a) July 2013 - July 2014
Gro-Op is an indoor vertical farming created to bring fresh, healthy, local food to an increasingly urban population that has a limited growing season. Gro-op is a worker-owned cooperate creating a workplace that values people and the environment at least as much as it does its profits. It is currently in production and retail, selling fresh microgreens and fish to local businesses in Western New York, USA.
Honors SDSN Vatican Youth Symposium October, 2016 Selected from a global pool of applications to participate in event, presenting how Catholic Geographic System provides a practical solution for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals to SDSN and Vatican Leadership. Molly A. Burhans · SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP · page 1/1
Design Experience Location Platform Design
Community Solutions (PT contract) March 2016 - Present • Designed Community Solutions’ location platform system • Completed a location platform assessment with company CEO • Contributed to the evolution of Neighborhood Scorecard for measuring and mapping community health • Identified key stakeholders for data sharing and worked to obtain data from them • Developed material to communicate data needs and programs needed for data aggregation • Created a variety of GIS maps • Acquired and stood up ArcGIS Online for organization • Managed communications and lead stakeholder meetings M
Scientific Illustration and Graphic Design
Freelance (2005 - 2015)
Scientific Illustration requires an ability to rapidly understand complex, multi-disciplinary materials well enough to diagram and represent processes. Molly’s work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings and media from conferences , such as:
Biological Illustration Workshop Cornell University, Shoals Marine Laboratory - June 2009
Business Graphic Design and Branding
Design
Freelance (2008 - Present)
Branding campaigns, website design and implementation, logo development, tee-shirt design, Pro-bono poster creation for public events, sign-age creation, and marketing material development.
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Design Experience Urban Planning + Landscape Design
Freelance, Conway School
Urban Planning and Landscape Design requires extensive community and stakeholder input to ensure that a final project is financially and environmentally realistic, implementable in stages, and innovative yet grounded with the needs and aesthetic desires of the surrounding community. An Ecological Approach Client: Mali Nyeta (sp. 2015) Associated: Conway School Developed plans for potable water management, water infrastructure, agricultural strategies, and irrigation techniques for Djangoula Manikala and Djangoula Foulala in Mali. Traveled to W. Africa and held planning meetings and interviews. Created a 120pg book that has been used successfully for fundraising by Mali Nyeta. Portland Pollinator Vision Plan Client: Wild Seed Project, Portland, ME (W. 2015) Associated: Conway School Produced a city-wide vision plan for integrating pollinator habitat into the city of Portland, ME with two other students. Created GIS model to help identify key areas for creating a pollinator network. 200/206 Walnut Street: Transformation of a Vacant Lot into a Vital Community Space Client: Gardening the Community, Springfield, MA (f. 2014) Associated: Conway School Siting buildings and greenhouse; designed handicap-accessible urban farming spaces and plantings, parking, green infrastructure, education areas, and irrigation design; planting plans. Project has helped secure over $50K in funding for Gardening the Community to date. It is currently under construction. Additional Experience:
Recent Publications A Catholic Ecology Landscape Architecture Magazine, Dec. 2015, pp. 26 Written by Timothy Schuler, article covered Burhans’ work - included Burhans’ GIS maps.
Design
Laudato Si’ and Ecological Design Con’text, 2016, pp. 3 Primary author, Molly Burhans Portland Pollinator Vision Plan Wild Seed Magazine, 2015; pp. 41-47 Excerpts from Beth Batchelder, Molly Burhans, and Cary White’s Portland Pollinator Vision Plan.
Invited Speaking Entrepreneurship and GoodLands Conway School May 2016
Mapping the Catholic Church ICT Speaker: Catholic Relief Services July 2016 Molly A. Burhans · DESIGN · page 2/3
Design Awards and Honors Buckminster Fuller Institute Catalyst Program, 2016
Invited to Catalyst Program on behalf of GoodLands’ proposal to the Buckminster Fuller Design Challenge (SociallyResponsible Design’s Highest Award) selected by the jury as a project that stands out as making an important contribution to the growing field of whole systems design.
Skills and Interests
Design
Design Interests
Esri Platform
Using graphics programs as tools to conduct business analyses, including modeling budgets and capacity
Illustrator Indesign Muse Light Room After Effects Animate Dreamweaver Story Maps ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Desktop Package ArcGIS Online Geostatistical Toolbox Community Analyst City Engine
Other
Communicating and understanding clients’ goals and needs - highly values listening and empathy
Adobe: Macromedia MX, Creative Suite 3, Creative Suite 5, Creative Cloud
Integrating multiple platforms for graphically engaging / animated presentations in InDesign or Powerpoint
GIS mapping and analysis
Presentation + People + Analysis Skills
Photoshop
Google Earth Pro Q GIS
3D Modeling and CAD
Microsoft Office Suite, Quickbooks, Basecamp Project Management, Google Drive and Affiliate Google Applications, Social Media, Adobe Business Catalyst, Amazon Web Services, MySQL
Design Software Skills
Google Sketchup
Other Computer Programs
Basic Software Skills
Canvas
3D rendering in Adobe suite AutoCAD AutoCAD, Civil 3D
GIMP Mac, Movie Maker FlowJo, Single Cell Analysis Garage Band
Beginner: Basic work, can be used as a tool with other software. Generally, less than two years of serious program use.
Proficient: Average professional standards. Intensive use and courses taken. Either has been or could be used professionally.
Expert: High professional standard - 5+ years experience or noted published materials made with software
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Science and Technology Experience Laboratory Research Assistant Roswell Park Cancer Institute 2011 - 2014 (seasonal)
Researched the effects of hyperglycemia and other stressors in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. Specifically, investigated how DNA damage and cellular senescence arise during aging as a consequence of sustained activation of growth signaling pathways. Primary Investigator: Dr. William Burhans Supervisor: Dr. Martin Weinberger Flow cytometry course (2013), Chemical lab safety course (2011, 2013), Tools and methods of molecular oncology research (sat in on lectures), independent study in sciences and
Honors and Awards Sponsored Residency
ESRI - Applications Prototype Lab, Redlands, CA August to October 2016 Molly was personally invited and sponsored by the CEO/President of ESRI, Jack Dangermond, to work with ESRI’s Applications Prototype Lab on developing GoodLands mapping and Spatial Data Infrastructure. ESRI’s Applications Prototype Lab has worked with major global organizations, such as World Health Organization.
• Developing data dictionary with ontologist • Global Catholic database development project • Identifying key stakeholders for data sharing and working to obtain data from them • Developing Catholic global basemaps and applications with ESRI and GoodLands team
Invited Speaker Ecologically Assessing Landholdings of the Catholic Church, Addressing SDG 13, 14, 15; Environmental Tract ICT4D Conference 2016 Nairobi, Kenya *Solicited speaker for conference
GoodLand Project Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences GEOSIG and LUUCY, March 2016
SymbolicLogic:Logic,Sets,andProofs SQL Python HTML4 High: Know language and use daily. Able to create new strings using language.
Medium: Periodic use, modification of existing code.
Low: Basic work, mostly copy and paste.
Miscellaneous Skills
Skills Programming Languages
Science and Technology
Managing and direction preparations, including management of and participation in:
Scientific Literacy Nucleic Acid Gel Electrophoresis Knowledge of Data Management Flow Cytometry Cellular Transformations Transit Surveying Low
Medium
High
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Visual and Performing Arts Community and Performing Arts Performances
Directed Events
Dance: Soloist and Corps de Ballet roles with Neglia Ballet Artists’ at major venues in WNY including UB Center for the Arts, Sheas’ Opera House, and Artpark Amphitheater. (2004 2008) Theater and Word: Car Stories Performer (2010, 2012) Improvisational comedy theater raising consciousness about critical social issues Successfully MC-ed and participated in various spoken-word and poetry events in WNY - created a comfortable space for people to share their voice to audiences of 1-aprox. 30
Gnome Business Co-Coordinator, (2013) Buffalo Infringement Festival (Kidfringement) Crafting event for kids and families to make gnome costumes for the Buffalo Garden Walk. Base Pairs Director/Choreographer (2010) Dance piece exploring biological forms and functions at Subversive Theater in Buffalo, NY Local Author’s Reading Something, Nothing Rustbelt Books, Buffalo NY (2008)
Visual and Performing Arts
Modern dance - trained under Momix and Pilobolus dancers and participated in multi-week workshops with the Limon Company, Anna Sakolow, and Doug Varrone and Dancers. 15-years of classical ballet training up to pre-professional level. Trained with Neglia Ballet Artists, and world-renowned Rock School of Dance Education in Philadelphia, PA (summers 2005, 2007).
Visual Arts Gallery Shows:
Graphic Note-taking
Untitled Filigrees Gallery and Boutique Buffalo, NY - 2009
Graphic note-taking Services Freelance, 2013 - present
Molecular Masterpiece Sp@ce224 Buffalo, NY -2010 Here or There Coming Home Buffalo Buffalo, NY -2013 Sculptures by Molly B. Presto Buffalo, NY - 2014 Landscape SPACE Solo show at Dl Studios Buffalo, NY - 2015 Some of the listed galleries no longer exist; curators’ contacts available upon request.
Graphic note-taking and meeting facilitation, various community-driven design and planning meetings, corporate/ consulting meetings Guest teacher for Graphic note-taking Co-taught a graphic note-taking class at the Conway School April 2015
Volunteer: Volunteer mural painting in YWAM Antigua, Guatemala and Illojs del Largo School for Disabled Children in San Pedro, GUA (2011).
Portfolio: http://burhansm.wix.com/mollyb
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Education and Community Higher Education Graduate Education Masters of Science - Ecological Design Conway School of Landscape Design, Conway, MA Class of 2015 The Conway School of Landscape Design is the only institution of its kind in North America. Its focus is sustainable landscape planning and design. Each year a select class of graduate students from diverse backgrounds are immersed in a range of real-world landscape projects, ranging in scale from residences to regions.
Honors and Awards Sustainable Communities Initiative Fellow Conway School, Class of 2015 The SCI Fellowship is a given to a student each academic year who is dedicated to a career in urban landscape planning and design, with special concern for sustainability, human ecology, and community.
Undergraduate Education
Education and Community
Bachelor’s of Arts - Philosophy Major, Dance Minor Canisius College, Buffalo, NY Class of 2014 Cum Laude Select Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Tau philosophy honors society (2010-2014, secretary), Unity Club (2010-2013), Philosophy Club (2010-2014, secretary), Ignation Scholars Colloquium (20102014), Undergraduate Philosophy Assoc. (2010-2011), Always Our Children Retreat (2010, 2013, leader 2012), Kairos XLIV retreat (2013), Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (2014), Christian Life Communities (2013), Students for Life (2014s), Family Program (2012-2013), Baccalaureate Mass Committee (2014), Canisius College Leadership Workshop (2012); St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises, Annotation 19 (2013-2014)
Honors and Awards Dorothy Day Social Justice Award Canisius College, Campus Ministry, 2014 The Dorthy Day Justice Award recognizes a graduating senior from Canisius College who has actively shown the passion for justice and peace which was shown in the life and activism of Dorthy Day and who has helped others on campus to see and act in a new way.
Select Community Service Student Co-leader, Campus Ministry International Service-Immersion Agros International: Nicaragua Co-lead an international service trip to Nicaragua alongside the President of Canisius College and the CEO of Agros International. Preparation included activities such as interviewing team members and running the team selection process, running meetings, and helping organize learning material. *Extensive additional service work - please contact Molly and/or references to learn more about her service projects and involvement. Molly A. Burhans · EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY · page 1/1