I have been with The Nature Conservancy since 2001, first directing a community-based conservation initiative to help protect the Flint Hills, the last landscape expression of tallgrass prairie. I later transitioned to directing land protection and stewardship for TNC in Kansas. My work to avoid and mitigate wind development’s impacts on key wildlife and habitats helped with the development of Site Renewables Right, a Nature Conservancy mapping tool that synthesizes more than 100 data layers covering 19 states. In my current role as Great Plains Grassland Strategy Director, I coordinate three grassland priority focal areas in the Great Plains: Flint Hills, Southern High Plains and Northern Great Plains. I am tasked with removing barriers, identifying new opportunities and strategies, and helping secure additional capacity to accelerate tangible, lasting results for grasslands. Prior to joining TNC, I conducted biological assessments and research in a four-state area of the Great Plains through Stream & Prairie Research, a company I founded.