About Nola Marley Prevost
Nola Marley Prevost is a writer, editor, and Maine Master Naturalist currently residing in Holden, Maine. She holds a B.A. in English, Creative Writing, from the University of Maine, and has been published in Beyond Words and The Open Field, later becoming its editor. She received numerous scholarships, including the McGuillicuddy Humanities Fellowship for her collection of poetry and prose: All The Girls In The Woods. Currently she works full time at the University of Maine, and volunteers in her free time doing natural science education. When she’s not writing or working, she's running around in the woods, building fairy houses, paddleboarding and watercoloring, and practicing ukulele.
Background
Education
Current
Lifelong learner
I love to learn, and don't think I'll ever stop, so I'm always looking for and attending new webinars, lectures, nature walks, and workshops to learn more about writing, conservation, and anything else that catches my interest
2024
Maine Master Naturalist Certification
Maine Master Naturalist Program
Studied Maine's ecology, local flora, fauna, and fungi across all four seasons and cultivated natural science communication skills to be able to educate the public about Maine's ecosystems
2023
PAX 351: This Sacred Earth
University of Maine
I took This Sacred Earth through the Peace and Reconciliation Studies department as a non-degree student during my employment at the university, which explored the intersection of ecology with spiritual and religious traditions through an anthropological and ecological lens
2017-2021
English, B.A.
University of Maine
Graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's in English, concentrating in Creative Writing, double minor in Psychology and Women's, Gender, & Sexuality studies, Dean's list every semester, received McGillicuddy Humanities Fellowship and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King Memorial Scholarship for outstanding creative writing.
Courses included but are not limited to:
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ENG: Wilderness & Conservation in Literature
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ENG: Ecocriticism
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ERS: Environmental Geology
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WGS: Introduction to LGBT+ Studies
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WGS: Women's Health & the Environment
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WGS: Women & Climate Change
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WGS: Transnational Feminism
2015-2016
Outdoor Education
Brewer High School
Outdoor Education taught me a variety of outdoor leadership and recreational skills, including but not limited to sports like hiking, skiing, rock-climbing, and canoeing, wilderness survival, navigation, practical problem-solving, and basic construction and woodworking skills
Work Experience
January 2025 - Present
Administrative Specialist CL2
Department of Psychology
University of Maine, Orono, ME
Single administrative staff for the Department of Psychology: proctoring exams, purchasing, travel planning for faculty and students, screening visitors and calls, disseminating departmental announcements, website management, assembling schedules, coordinating and planning events, advising and assisting students with enrollment and program questions, and more.
June - July 2024
Digital Communications Intern
Maine Conservation Voters
Remote/Hybrid
Created social media posts, including short-form videos, and planned and hosted a storytelling workshop about how to write LTEs regarding clean energy
January 2023 - January 2025
Administrative Specialist CL2
Department of English &
Department of Psychology
University of Maine, Orono, ME
Office administrator for two academic departments within the humanities: responsibilities included screening visitors and calls, disseminating departmental announcements, website management, assembling schedules, coordinating and planning events, advising and assisting students with various enrollment and program questions, and more.
Career Break Abroad
Summer 2022
Housekeeper
Kennicott Glacier Lodge
Kennicott, Alaska
Seasonal housekeeper for a lodge in a historic mining town in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
August - September 2021
Housekeeper
Backpackers Hawaii
Haleiwa, Oahu, HI
Seasonal housekeeper for a lodge in a historic mining town in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
2019-2021
Media Assistant Intern
Marketing & Communications
University of Maine
Designed and copyedited newsletter for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Volunteer Experience
2025-2026
Coyote Partner
Coyote Center for Carnivore Ecology & Coexistence
Co-founded the Coyote Partners Initiative with the Coyote Center as a group of Maine residents advocating for coexistence with local coyote populations through public education and legislative action
Since 2024
Maine Master Naturalist
Volunteering as a natural science educator for local land trusts and outdoor recreation organizations in central Maine
April - May 2022
W.W.O.O.F. Volunteer
La Finca De Hamberto
Esperanza, Vieques, Puerto Rico
Volunteered on one of Vieques' leading farms and solar resiliency hubs: duties included feeding and watering livestock, watering and maintaining crops, collecting and harvesting when necessary, planting and repotting when necessary, mending fences, and more.
June 2021
W.W.O.O.F. Volunteer
Mouna Arts & Cultural Village & Farm
Waianae, Oahu, HI
Volunteered on an organic farm and cultural center on the leeward side of Oahu: duties included preparing fields, planting, watering and maintenance of native crops harvesting, prepping, and delivering produce, maintaining sacred sites and meditative areas, learning and sharing in native Hawaiian culture from native tribal members, and more.
2015 - 2017
Assistant Stage Manager & Camp Counselor
Penobscot Theatre Company
Bangor, ME
Volunteered as a camp counselor for the Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy program, where I assisted the directors and stage manager in supervising and coordinating youth stage productions, typically three shows per year
Contact
I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities to make the world a better place. Let's connect.
207-239-9047