My Biography and Resume

1. Biography
Born and raised in Hood River, OR, Sophia Zega was instilled with a love for nature, science, and art at a
very early age. She attended the Columbia Gorge Dance Academy for 13 years training in Ballet, Modern,
and Jazz, dancing in the Company for two years before moving to the Hudson Valley as a student in
Dance and Biology at Bard College. There she participated in classes, workshops, and performances led
by the New York Lives Arts-Bard College partnerships with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Trisha
Brown Dance Companies for four years. In her second year she performed as a featured soloist with the
Carolyn Dorfman Company at Kaatsbaan Theatre in Tivoli, NY and in her third performed alongside
other Bard Dancers in a restaging of Svi Gottheimer’s “Chairs” at Bard College's LUMA Theatre.
Additionally, she was a soloist in Jamie Drastik’s video “The Decision” in 2014. Three of her own works
have been presented by the Bard College Dance Program, and she self produced an evening-length work
during her last semester there. In the past summers she’s worked as a wildfire fighter, trail builder,
windsurfing instructor, dance teacher, and farmer, all of which has informed her art making and
dancing; she holds a deep passion for the last three and hopes to continue them in the future. Sophie is
an outdoor enthusiast and naturalist, taking the majority of her artistic inspiration from natural p laces
and the act of inhabiting them. In her spare time, she voraciously trail runs, road bikes, backpacks, hikes,
kayaks, climbs, skis, and is always searching for adventure. Although she received her education in New
York, she intends to live, research Molecular-Medical Biology and Field Ecology, and create art wherever
she goes, and intends to eventually settle on the West Coast.

2. Sophie Zega
PO Box 1157
Hood River, OR, 97031
Phone: (1-541)490-6430
E-mail: srzega@gmail.com
Education
Hood River Valley High School, Hood River, Oregon September 2008 - June 2012
Bard College, Annandale On Hudson, New York August 2012-May 2016
Certifications and Awards
BA Degrees in Dance and Biology, Bard College
Hood River Valley High School GED and Valedictorian
2nd Degree Reiki Master
Recipient of the Arthur F. Martin Jr. Award for a Student Distinguished in the Sciences
Certified CPR
Certified First Aid
Experience
Erik Kiviat—Hudsonia Ecology Research Field Station September 2013--
May 2014
Live full time at the Field Station, tasks include keeping the station clean, safe, and working tasks set by
employers. I’ve assisted with research being conducted at the station, including plant surveys, plant
collection and cataloguing, data input, and compiling literature.
Susan Orzak—Horse feathers Brew Pub May 2013--August 2013
Worked as a hostess and pseudo-server. Tasks included meeting and greeting customers, seating,
bussing, water, cleaning, and odd jobs.

3. Nancy Clement—Columbia Gorge Dance Academy July 2013—Present
Teaching modern dance classes to middle and high school age students.
Carolyn Dorfman—Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company April 2014
I worked with Carolyn Dorfman in rehearsal at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli, NY, and
was featured as a minor soloist in her work “Interior Design” in its weekend staging.
Dean Robertson—U.S. Forest Service, Gifford-Pinchot Forest, Trout Lake Station Summer 2014
I worked as a forestry aid and technician in the Recreation Department (tasks included campsite and trail
maintenance) and Fire Department (patrolling the district forest and fighting wildfires in southern
Oregon).
Jamie Drastik—Independent Artist
October 2014
I was featured as a soloist for Mr. Drastik’s music video “The Decision”;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWHNRZzASe4
Jak Weibershield—Windsurfing Instructor and Gear Tech Summer 2015
When instructing, I always had to pay close attention to my students to anticipate and interpret their
needs while conveying new information and skills in a relatable way; I too was their life guard on the
water and always had to be extremely mindful of everyone’s safety. Additionally, because I was teaching
the same lessons every day, I had to find ways to be invested in every class and make the repeated
experience new for myself to remember how new it is for those I’m teaching.
Dr. Ruth S. Day—Memory for Movement Research Staff Assistant Summer 2016
In addition to participating in the American Dance Festival as a Six Week School student, I held a Staff
Assistant position in the M4M office. My responsibility was to collect data by observing a variety of
modern technique classes six times a week and quantifying how instructors handle memory cues and
memory load when teaching set movement.

4. Related Courses
Majors: Dance and Biology
Advanced Ballet, Advanced Modern, Dance Composition 1-3, Repertory with various Bard faculty,
students, and related artists, Dance History, Dance Program Senior Seminar.
In the spring of 2015 I’ve participated in a cast of students performing “Chairs” by Zvi Gotheiner,
rehearsals run by Zvi and Maria Simpson, performed at Bard College LUMA Theatre.
I also participate in student and faculty projects throughout the year, including my own work,
volunteering on average 15 hours a week outside of class.
References
Peggy Florin, Bard College Dance Program Faculty and Academic Adviser
845-758-7935
florin@bard.edu
Leah Cox, Bard College Dance Program Faculty
212-691-6500x225
lcox@bard.edu
Jak Weibershield
JaK@gorge.net