I lead CAL FIRE's work on climate and energy issues. The Climate & Energy Program is home to grant programs for Forest Health, Tribal Wildfire Resilience, Post-fire Reforestation & Regeneration, and Business & Workforce Development. Collectively, these programs have awarded more than $500 million since 2017 and are California's biggest programs for helping forests mitigate and adapt to climate change at the landscape scale. I also participate as a member of California's Wildfire & Forest… Show more I lead CAL FIRE's work on climate and energy issues. The Climate & Energy Program is home to grant programs for Forest Health, Tribal Wildfire Resilience, Post-fire Reforestation & Regeneration, and Business & Workforce Development. Collectively, these programs have awarded more than $500 million since 2017 and are California's biggest programs for helping forests mitigate and adapt to climate change at the landscape scale. I also participate as a member of California's Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force, a collaborative intergovernmental and interagency effort to comprehensively make California more wildfire resilient Show less

I coordinated CARB's participation in the California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force. I led the Task Force's development of an interagency wildfire and forest resilience treatment tracking system and dashboard. I provided oversight and support for California Climate Investments forestry and wildfire programs, including responsibility for the quantification methodology used to estimate project-level greenhouse gas emissions reductions (carbon sequestration). I collaborated with my… Show more I coordinated CARB's participation in the California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force. I led the Task Force's development of an interagency wildfire and forest resilience treatment tracking system and dashboard. I provided oversight and support for California Climate Investments forestry and wildfire programs, including responsibility for the quantification methodology used to estimate project-level greenhouse gas emissions reductions (carbon sequestration). I collaborated with my colleagues at CARB and across state and federal government on forest and wildland fire science and policy. Show less

Climate Investments Branch

Forest ecologist affiliated with the Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences, collaborating with faculty and students in research on forest productivity, biogeochemistry, plant physiology, wildland fires, bioenergy, and air pollution.

I worked as an ecologist within the National Center for Environmental Assessment. I was one of the primary authors of the Integrated Science Assessment on the ecological effects of atmospheric NOx, SOx, and particulate matter pollution, which is a highly-influential document mandated by the Clean Air Act and used to assess the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. I also conducted research on climate change, air pollution from wildland fires, and forest carbon sequestration. In addition, I… Show more I worked as an ecologist within the National Center for Environmental Assessment. I was one of the primary authors of the Integrated Science Assessment on the ecological effects of atmospheric NOx, SOx, and particulate matter pollution, which is a highly-influential document mandated by the Clean Air Act and used to assess the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. I also conducted research on climate change, air pollution from wildland fires, and forest carbon sequestration. In addition, I frequently led and conducted EPA outreach activities with K-12 and college students and educators, teaching about ecosystem services, air quality, and renewable energy. Show less

Research Scientist, Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences, College of Natural Resources.

I taught "Ecology" (FOR 221, 3 Credits, ~130 students), a required course for undergraduates in the College of Natural Resources. I developed new lecture materials, exercises, and assessment tools, with an emphasis on teaching students quantitative skills for natural resources applications.

Student in the PhD program in Forest Science within the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science

Research technician on a large-scale forest restoration study. Mapped changes in forest structure in response to prescribed burning and thinning treatments.

Supported environmental sustainability programs at University of Michigan Housing Division related to recycling, green building materials, and sustainable food.

Research technician on a large-scale forest restoration study. Mapped changes in forest structure in response to prescribed burning and thinning treatments.