Liz Guertin

Nature photographer and artist based in Columbia, MD. I photograph landscapes, abstracts, and using a technique called multiple exposures to create impressionistic photos. In 2022, I started my own company, WildLiz LLC, where I teach private students, lead workshops, and sell prints. I have a strong background in academic publishing and working with nonprofits. 

Business Owner & Founder
WildLiz LLC | Columbia, MD | 2021 - Present
● Award-winning nature photographer.
● Strong customer service & relationship skills.
● Planning and teaching workshops, classes, and private lessons, as well as leading classes and workshops for Nature Forward and Adkins Arboretum in many locations.
● Mastery of Adobe Lightroom
● Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Express, Canva,
Firefly, and Videoleap video editing.

Journals Systems Administrator
American Society of Civil Engineers | Reston, VA | 2008-2019
The society houses a well-respected, scholarly publishing department of journals, books, and standards. Peer-review and production are handled in-house.
● Transitioned 36 journals from a paper peer-review process to an online submission and peer-review platform, EditorialManager.
● Supported ongoing use of Editorial Manager including testing, trouble tickets, new features implementation, and workflow improvements.
● Provided ongoing training for hundreds of editors, staff, authors, and reviewers to use the platform.
● Produced data & reports from the system

Outdoor School Instructor
REI Outdoor School | MD | 2017-2019
REI Outdoor School offers outdoor instruction and professional guiding in State & National Parks around the United States.
● Taught Wilderness Survival Skills, Essential Camping Skills, Art of Fire, and Map & Compass Navigation.
● Guided hikes of twelve participants in Shenandoah National Park and local, state parks in MD, VA, and WV.
● Provided risk-mitigation & safety plan, including emergency response in rescue situations.
● Drove participants in a 15-passenger transit van.

Office Manager
U.S. PIRG | Washington, DC | 2001-2008
PIRG is an advocate working on campaigns for the public interest related to health, safety and wellbeing. Prior to 2007, PIRG and Environment America were one organization and PIRG worked on
environmental campaigns in addition to its consumer work.
● Oversaw operational functions of the office, including the phone systems, building operations, relationships with other tenants in the building,
● Provided IT support for approximately 40 staff. Maintained hardware, provided software updates, and handled troubleshooting onsite.
● Planned events at both local and national level, including national trainings for canvass directors, fellows, and campus organizers, the 25th Anniversary Party, annual board & staff meetings, and local staff events. Managed all logistics, budgets, RSVPs, venues, caterers, and some travel &
transportation.

VOLUNTEER E X P E R I E N C E
Maryland Master Naturalist
Nature Forward | MD | 2021 -present
● 2023 Volunteer of the Year
● Photographer for special events, including the Naturally Latinos & Taking Nature Black conferences.
● Naturalist Walks Leader planned and led naturalist walks focused on birds as well as nature travel to the New Jersey Pine Barrens & an upcoming trip to Grand Canyon in 2025.
● Water Quality Monitoring Team Leader: recruit & manage team of volunteers to participate in quarterly stream quality monitoring. ID & count benthic macroinvertebrates, evaluate stream erosion, flow & influence from roads & people; report data to Nature Forward.

Outings Leader, Chair, and Vice-Chair
Sierra Club Potomac Region Outings | VA | 2008-present
SCPRO provides outings with the mission of connecting people to the outdoors so they might engage to protect the environment and wild spaces. Outings consist of hikes, kayaks, and multi-day trips in
both the front and back country.
● SCPRO Chair (2012-2016): Managed 40 outings leaders; coordinated and taught Outdoor Leadership Training 101 and 201 to new and current leaders; Planned and ran ExComm meetings and bi-annual Leaders’ Meetings.
● SCPRO Vice-Chair (2016-2020): Assisted Chair with the group of (now 50!) leaders; served as the group’s Basic First Aid instructor; served as Webmaster, managing the website and Meetup.com page.

Coursework towards Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science: Land & Water
University of Arizona, 1992-1997