Rebecca Frances Burns (Née Thom)
b. 1983 Windsor, United Kingdom
Work History
2021-Present: Independent Consulting, sustainability education, nonprofit development, purpose building, youth empowerment.
2018 - Present : Founder, The Diana School. Youth Mentor, Education and Gap Year Consultant.
2019 : Co-founder, Gallerist and photographer at Les Gitanes, A community gallery in Andes, NY
2018 - 2019 : The New American Safari, A family lifestyle project and exposé of the American West.
2016 - 2018 : Attaché and Special Projects Manager, Atelier Ace, Ace Hotels, Los Angeles, CA
2013 - 2015 : Marketing, Field Instructor, Where There Be Dragons, Jordan, China, Rwanda, and Senegal
2011 - 2013 : Consulting Director of Operations, Hirondelle USA, 501c3, New York, NY
2009 - 2013 : Photographer, Freelance Trend Reporter, WGSN (Worth Global Style Network), New York, NY
2007 - 2009 : Research and Development, Refugee Resettlement, International Rescue Committee, New York, NY
2008 : Student Facilitator, Brooklyn International High School, Brooklyn NY
2003 - 2004 : Camp Manager, Mwagusi Safari Camp, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
2002 - 2003 : Field Educator, Restless Development, 501c3, Iringa, Tanzania
Research and Engagement
2023: Independent Study, Foundations of Rewilding, Dundreggan Rewilding Institute, Scotland
2017: Became a Mother for the first time
2015: Speaker, WTBD Global Education Fund's Global Speaker Series, New York and California
2010 : Grant, Education and Identity in Refugee Communities, Kigoma, Tanzania
2010 : Panelist, Economist Human Potential Conference, New York, NY
2009 : Grant, Education and Diversity, Accra, Ghana
Education
Present: Doctoral Candidate, Sustainability Education. Prescott College, Arizona
2023: MA. Adolescent Psychology and Wellbeing. Prescott College, Arizona
2010 : Honor's BA, Globalization and Education, French Minor, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, NYC
2007 : Fus-Ha Arabic Language Study, Arabic Language Institute, Fez, Morocco
2005 - 2006 : International Studies and Black Studies, Portland State University
2000 - 2001: Youth Ambassador, Rotary International, Lycee Atlantique, Luçon, France