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Austin, Texas, United States

Provides strategic leadership to set direction, coordinate, and evaluate statewide outdoor education and outreach programs aimed at attracting new audiences to Texas State Parks. Responsible for the supervision and coordination of staff on the Texas Outdoor Family, Buffalo Soldier Heritage and Outreach, State Park Ambassador, and Community Engagement Programs.Oversees administrative functions for the team including all aspects of budget management, scheduling, team building, and coordination with cross-divisional efforts.

Houston, Texas, United States

Lead the implementation of programs, board governance, membership, development, fundraising, bookkeeping, and operations for a small environmental organization with two full-time employees. Evaluated potential futures for the organization as it faced a budget shortfall and made recommendation to the board of directors to restructure as a volunteer-run organization.

Kemah, Texas, United States

Managed numerous grant agreements for the Community Programs team, including identifying funding opportunities, the preparation and submission of grant applications, administration of grant agreements and associated contracts, oversight of project budgets, creation of progress and final reports, generation of project deliverables, and management of funder relationships.Oversaw the operations and direction of the Community Programs team. This team is responsible for citizen science, volunteerism, and community engagement projects at the Foundation, including the volunteer Water Monitoring Team, the Galveston Bay Report Card (a 2022 Gulf Guardian Award Winner), the Cease the Grease initiative, and the Galveston Bay Action Network, among others.Implemented a variety of project activities, ranging from overseeing a water conservation advertising campaign, to planting marsh grass at Galveston Bay Foundation conservation properties, and much more.Created an internal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion workgroup and led various initiatives with staff.

Houston, Texas Area

Managed Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment projects to meet environmental, compliance, and health and safety requirements. This included collaboration and planning with internal and external clients, managing budgets and schedules for the project efforts, preparing scopes of work for Phase II and remediation work, preparing invoices for the client, and reviewing deliverables and client reports. Conducted field visits, researched public records, and wrote Environmental Site Assessment reports for large-scale residential real estate transactions throughout the United States.

Houston, Texas Area

Conducted investigations of hazardous waste management and stack testing operations at industrial facilities within the Houston region to determine regulatory compliance. Performed on-site air and industrial and hazardous waste compliance investigations resulting from complaints made by the public.

Houston, Texas Area

Created planning documents such as Community Relations Plans and Environmental Protection Plans.Conducted field work on federal and commercial groundwater remediation projects, including soil sampling, low-flow and passive groundwater sampling, soil vapor sampling, well installation, survey oversight, and site maintenance.

Ghana

Enabled sustainable transitions of programs to Ghanaian partners by hosting grant writing workshops for community leaders and creating a directory of resources and grants made available directly to Ghanaians.Taught library classes at Bono Manso Methodist Basic School. Organized grade-appropriate lessons based on the Ghana Education Services curriculum and collaborations with teachers.Lead implementation of various educational and health projects in partnership with school staff members and local organizations. Projects included vision testing for students, a cultural exchange video pen pal program, an on-campus school supplies store, teaching students to ride bicycles and providing them at low cost, a beekeeping scholarship program, and implementation of a malaria awareness education curriculum.

Oakland, California And Houston, Texas

Operations Leader for commercial remediation staff members throughout Texas. Directed staffing decisions, approved timesheets and expense reports, organized and led staff meetings, communicated corporate messages, and conducted performance reviews.Conducted field work on groundwater remediation projects, including soil sampling, low-flow and passive groundwater sampling, soil vapor sampling, well installation, survey oversight, and site maintenance.Analyzed field results and prepared environmental reports for governmental agencies and clients.Created planning documents such as Community Relations Plans and Environmental Protection Plans.Organized field work as a Field Team Leader. Lead safety operations, coordinated with internal and external stakeholders to prepare for field events, procured subcontractors, arranged for sample analysis, lead operational readiness review meetings, scheduled and trained field staff, and more. Co-founded a junior and mid-level professional networking group with over 2,000 members. Lead the Mentoring and Professional Development Committee for two years and was the national chair of the organization for one year. Hosted two conferences for the group at remote locations.

San Francisco, Ca

Engaged Academy guests to encourage scientific learning and educational programming. Studied an applied theory of informal engagement and technical subjects related to evolution as a docent in the As the World Evolves exhibit.

Houston, Texas

Lead immersive environmental and science education for elementary and middle school summer students.Contributed to conservation and gardening efforts.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Studied the effects of polymers on the movement of nano-scale iron particles through soil.Work published in Environmental Science and Technology magazine, 2010, Volume 44, Issue 12

Houston, Texas

Tracked inconsistencies in Major Capital Project management of data using Access databases.Collaborated with outside vendors to test company-wide software upgrades.

Master’S Degree, Environmental Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: SHPE