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| Reference Provider Information | |
| Your Name | Mitchel Lang |
| Your Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Your Title | Lead Whitewater Instructor |
| Company Name | Outdoors at UVA |
| Type of Reference | Employment Reference |
| Work Related - Reference Check Information | Thank you for including the person's name and answering these questions about your experience working with this person. |
| Name of employee | Edison Aten |
| What was the person’s title and/or job duties? | Whitewater Instructor |
| What are/were the dates this person worked for your company? | 8/2022 - 5/2025 |
| Reason for leaving employment | Layoff - Seasonal or otherwise |
| Is this person eligible for rehire? | Yes |
| Key descriptors | Trustworthy, Patient, Thoughtful, Thorough, Professional |
| How would you rate your experience working with this person? | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding your experience working with this person (not required) | Ed and I served as officers of Outdoors at UVA, the University of Virginia’s student lead outdoor club together from 4/2022 to 5/2024 when I graduated. Ed worked under myself as a kayak instructor with the club and later took over more of the lead instructor duties upon my graduation. Ed helped lead weekly kayak pool clinics and frequent beginner to intermediate whitewater trips, teaching the kayak roll and developing paddlers downriver skills. |
| Please rate this person's ability to handle conflict with employees and/or customers? | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding handling conflict (not required) | Ed possesses excellent conflict mediation skills and exercised such several times during his tenure at Outdoors at UVA, mediating disputes between student members and officers. |
| Please rate this person's dedication or engagement to their work | 5-excellent |
| Comments about dedication or engagement to work (not required) | Ed has always been passionate about outdoor education and is constantly striving to become a better instructor. When working under myself as a kayak instructor, he often asked thoughtful questions about teaching kayak techniques, leading to stimulating discussions on best approaches and practices. He is committed to his students success. |
| Please rate this person's willingness or desire to improve their performance at work | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding willingness or desire to improve performance (not required) | See comments on dedication and engagement. Ed is highly reflective and is always thinking of ways to improve his students experience. |
| What would you consider this person’s strengths and/or weaknesses? | Ed has a natural knack for instruction. He communicates and connects with students extremely well. Under my leadership, I recommended Ed could improve his instruction by being more concise, especially when addressing larger groups. |
| Is there anything else you feel would be important for us to know, and if so, please describe? | Ed is a highly competent outdoor instructor and a shining benefit to any program. |
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