Corinne Hermle Email & Phone Number

Palatka, Florida, United States

Strategic Planning Basin Coordinator for the Lower St. Johns River Basin, developing basin priorities and objectives. Facilitation and coordination of resources needed to meet the objectives of the Lower St. Johns River Basin.

Palatka, Fl

FDACS Water Management District liaison for St. Johns River Water Management District on topics regarding water supply, water-quality and regulatory issues that affect agriculture. Coordinate with Water Management District staff on agricultural water-quantity and water-quality issues. Coordinate with Department of Environmental Protection staff on Total Maximum Daily Loads and Basin Management Action Plans for assigned basins, reviewing technical documents such as modeling/ allocation information pertaining to these efforts, and developing technical response documents.Coordinate field staff to complete field program activities including documentation of agricultural land-use data, changes, and crop history review.Coordinate with Office of Agricultural Water Policy field staff in documenting agricultural producers enrolled in the Best Management Practices program.Improved timeliness and accuracy of data entry processes reversing longstanding issues of delays and errors.Generate and publish technical reports, including but not limited to, specialty maps, custom map requests, and general information maps. Deliver presentations at board meetings, community organizations, and review committees.As a representative of FDACS, collaborated with the University of Florida GeoPlan Center and 1000 Friends of Florida for the Florida 2070 and Water 2070 reports, analyzing the impact of land development growth patterns across Florida over the next 10, 20, or 50 years.

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Managed $1 million+ in contracts for development and refinement of models for estimating future agricultural water usage, agricultural production, and acreage including water usage data collection FY 2015-2016.Represented FDACS in the development of agricultural water use projections and plans with the following partners: the agricultural industry, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the United States Geological Survey, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the five Water Management Districts and the Department of Environmental Protection. Served as representative for Central Florida Water Initiative Regional Water Supply Plan and North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership Plan FY 2015.Contract manager for several projects including project development and activity budget monitoring.Identified and inventoried natural resources by obtaining physical data on agricultural land use types.Developed Requests for Proposals, Sole Source Justifications, and other procurement instruments for obtaining professional consulting services for development of statewide geospatial data reflecting current and predicted agricultural acreage and water use, analyzing agricultural water quality impacts, and related professional services. Advised and assisted in the development of short and long-term goals and objectives.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Represented FFS conducting state-owned conservation land management reviews, Florida Forever project assessments, and pRural and Family Lands Protection Program project listings and rankings applying forestry techniques, principles, and methods.Developed ranking criteria for Rural and Family Lands Protection Program.Led development and coordination of 10-year landscape management plans (LMP’s) for all state forestsGathered and assembled preliminary data for resource concerns to develop resource management plans including timber, soil types, erosion issues, water resources/wetlands, and more.Oversaw field units in drafting, reviewing, editing, and coordinating LMP’s ensuring accurate data and format.Collected and reported accurate costs of land management activities for Land Management Uniform Accounting Council annual and biennial legislative reports.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Contract lab coordinator responsible for tracking electronic data deliverables, final reports and invoices for accuracy and to ensure contract specifications were met. Maintained data in the FDEP's Bureau of Laboratories Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Performed microbiological analysis of water samples for State and Federal water quality programs.

Inverness, Florida

Responsible for the protection, certification, and regulation of native and cultivated flora within the state of Florida. Conducted independent site inspections for minimizing or eliminating environmental and agricultural harm associated with the introduction of invasive plant species, plant pests and pathogens. Collected and submitted insect, disease, soil, and/or plant samples in order to advise and assist nurserymen with existing problems. Baited and tended pest detection devices for detecting plant pests, such as fruit flies. Issued state or federal phytosanitary certificates appropriate to the destination requirements of countries, ensuring adherence to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and the Federal Endangered Species Act. Verified import permits to determine the requirements of the importing country and witnessed required treatments. Ensured compliance to Chapter 581, Florida Statutes, and appropriate rules of cultivated and native flora within my assigned district of Citrus and Hernando Counties.

Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

Masters in Post-Harvest Plant Pathology, withdrew ("Internalization and Infiltration of Salmonella, Shigella and E. Coli 0157:H7.

Bachelor'S Degree, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology