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New York City Metropolitan Area

Arcadis’ Water Management Practice is a team of coastal, structural, civil, and environmental engineers, urban and resilience planners, hazard modelers and scientists, funding specialists, emergency managers, and other professionals that work with local, state, and federal government agencies, coalitions, non-profits, and private enterprise to help them understand and address risk while improving their capacity to meet their mission and enhance quality of life in a changing world. Our impact is commensurate with our passion and both are great. I couldn’t be more proud and honored to support this incredible team of everyday superheroes.

Long Term Recovery, Mitigation, and Master PlanningResilience and hazard mitigation planning and plan development. Safe growth analysis of master plans, hazard-related plan elements. Long term recovery and redevelopment planning.Value Proposition Development and Benefit Cost AnalysisEvaluations to quantify and communicate the consequences of inaction, as well as value added of taking specific courses of action. Multiple alternatives evaluation. Maximization of developed, quantified, and communicated co-benefits.State Level Program Development and Guidance Senior planner. Programmatic guidance and support. Project development and design lead. Program enhancement lead. Funding Evaluation, Implementation PlanningImplementation and funding analyses, project planning, development and communication of Refine, Refocus, Partner, Plan, Pursue, and Generate implantation pathways.Consensus Building, Workshop Facilitation, Training, Public SpeakingExtensive briefing workshops and collaboration with diverse stakeholders. Consensus building. Client representation. Public speaking. Training and mentoring in mitigation, benefit cost analysis, program and grant management, standard operating procedures.Recovery and Mitigation Program Support and GuidanceProvides executive level guidance and strategic support to critical infrastructure and municipal clients as they recover from presidentially declared disasters and seek to build resilience. Navigates policy and funding opportunities.Provides framework for damage assessment and documentation. Lead planner and analyst that develops benefit cost analyses, coordinates with key stakeholders, as well as state and federal reviewers. Grant and project management, audit support, as needed.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

--- Masters capstone to develop Master Landscape Strategy for managing Osceola/Ocala Florida black bear populations. - Habitat conservation planning for primary, secondary, and traversible habitat as well as corridor development.- Best practices for developers and policy makers. - Implementation recommendations. ---- Jan - May ---- --- Volunteer project focused on building a sustainable structure for community outreach program. - Inserted systematic event cycle, volunteer feedback, results tracking, evaluations, etc into previously informal set up. - Yearly initiatives and goals outlined, target areas and volunteer groups identified. - Two pronged attack developed in which Bear Management changes human-bear interactions by utilizing both passive and active methods of outreach. - Efficient system put in place in which a high number of outreach objectives may be met with limited manpower and time.--- Secondary Function: Partner to create proactive recommendations for development endangering the threatened species of the Florida Black Bear. Recommendations included ideal site design and measures to both expedite permitting and operate with financial and environmental expediency.

- Soup to nuts management of development projects from idea inception through property acquisition, construction, to certificate of occupancy and after sale- Contract, lease negotiations, process management with subcontracted engineers, architects, construction firms- Designed and developed company marketing and image- Developed company website- Carried company through hurricanes of 2004 and 2005 by expediting permitting, assessing damage, and replacing lost tenants. • Lobbied with ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) for conscientious legislation relating to property rights and the development industry in 2005 and 2007. • Conducted research to determine how the company could “give back” to the community by aiding in the provision of affordable housing and developing conscientiously and efficiently. Met with city officials to determine needs in area that could be filled in a free market fashion.

Summers with the Flying High Circus. Performed 8 shows a week, trained, and taught children aged seven to seventy how to perform various circus acts. Acted as camp story teller.

Ba/Bs, Political Science And Theatre

Activities and Societies: Florida State Flying High Circus, Cum Laude Graduate, Play ActressInternational Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient.

Msp, Master'S Of Science In Planning

Activities and Societies: FWC Bear Management Program ----Current thesis work to develop Master Landscape Strategy for managing.