Sustainable Cities Program Assistant • Primary coordinator of the Vacant Land/Sustainable Neighborhoods Group, a diverse stakeholder groupstrategizing around the vacant land disposition process.• Completed the Natural Cities reports for the Cities of Somerville and Fall River.• Participated in projects of the Chelsea Creek Restoration Partnership, including work with the East Boston andChelsea youth crews.• Developed educational materials for the City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development.• Strategic planning and workplace values activities of the organization.• Developed ArcPad-based TreeTracker inventory system for city-wide use as part of Grow Boston Greener.• Fulfilled a one year commitment to the AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) program.

Teaching Assistant to Judith Layzer, PhD, Environmental Policy and Planning professor at Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology

• Assisted Executive Director and twenty-member volunteer board with full spectrum of foundation functions.• Draft and review Conservation Restrictions and Agricultural Preservation Restrictions under MassachusettsGeneral Law Ch. 184.• Established and coordinated the Green Fair, bringing together organizations and vendors who residents to livein a more ecologically-sound way. Received the River Steward Award for this initiative.• Participated in redesigning the Mall at Lincoln Station; related publicity.• Fundraising: design of fundraising and publicity materials for new projects; donor outreach and solicitation;donor tracking; donation processing.• Property evaluation using GIS-based maps and field visits to determine property boundaries, assessconservation value, and inspect for compliance with restrictions.• Created, designed, and maintained informational materials and website.

• Contribute to rewriting the wetlands bylaw alongside commissioners and Conservation Director.• Lead and organized Biodiversity Days activities, maintained database of wildlife occurrences.• Attend all bi-weekly meetings, take minutes.• Carry out field visits to determine compliance with wetlands laws.• Design several brochures, including dog-walking etiquette on sensitive conservation lands, importance of and compliance with wetlands laws.