Barbara Gavin Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Manage large-scale oyster reef construction, wetland restoration and sediment restoration projects. recruit and coordinate efforts by partners and community groups for similar work, helping to obtain funding for such projects.Coordinating a Thin Layer Placement project as part of a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Coastal Resilience Fund.

Hampton Roads, Virginia Metropolitan Area

• Serving as a point of primary contact for residents in the River Star Home program. Managing federal, state and city grant funding for education and outreach to homeowners in Hampton Roads as well as implementation of.
• Managing a growing, innovative program that engages citizens in reducingpollution and restoring coastal habitat.
• Evaluate sites for design, planning, installation and maintenance of residential Best Management Practices including rain gardens, wetland restorations, riparian buffers, oyster reefs and more.
• Providing direct oversight of program planning, implementation, documentation, and reports of completion. Coordinate and oversee contractor Request for Qualifications process annually, working with contractors to.
• Assisting the outreach coordinator with social media accounts to further market efforts through Instagram, Facebook, and other sources.
• Effectively communicating with partners to reach common goals including locality representatives, Stormwater engineers, marine contractors, wetland boards, university researchers, NGOs, civic league leaders and more.

Portsmouth, Virginia

- Implemented projects including native plantings, stormwater wetlands and living shorelines. - Coordinated oyster habitat restoration; attended site visits and wrote-up recommendations for sustainable solutions.- Organized and collected data, completed data entry and data analysis.- Use of Personal Protective Equipment and adherence to all relevant.