Dawn Walker Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

- Oversee development and execution of strategic policy initiatives.- Liaise with constituents in decision-making, program management, and implementation.- Oversee staff, new hires, and daily operations through collaboration with senior management.- Serve as subject matter expert, prepare action plan, and lead dissemination of communications. - Build and develop relationships with staff and constituents to increase project efficiency.

Chicago, Il, Us

Develop, manage, and implement outreach programs to reduce urban flooding, increase energy efficiency, and stewardship of natural resources.Foster and manage relationships with community partners, municipalities, and stakeholders.Develop implementation outreach strategies for environmental programs and projects. Project management and coordination.

Springfield, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Program Coordinator for the Nonprofit Building Energy Efficiency Program, which helps nonprofit organizations reduce their energy costs to divert resources to programs they operate. Support planning and coordination. Implementation of policies and practices. Coordinate and evaluate nonprofit program and projects.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Program Director for the RainReady Community Program which engages neighboring properties to improve localized water management. Emphasis is placed on developing nature-based solutions to residential flooding. Neighborhood Risk-Mapping- Outreach and education- Project managementReport Writing.Resource planning and budgeting. Consult with key clients to identify project requirements, define project scope, project plan, and scheduling. Foster and maintain relationships with community groups, funders, stakeholders, and nonprofits.

- Over ten years of water resource planning and compliance. - Simultaneously managed eight Section 319 Grants with a $2 million budget.- Authored water-quality environmental compliance reports.- Grant review, budget management, coordinating consultant work.- Successfully delivered presentations on complex water resource topics. - Negotiated with municipalities and sanitary districts to comply with water-quality standards. - Authored the Silver Creek and Sleepy Hollow Creek Watershed Plan. - Guided green infrastructure map project for portions of McHenry, Illinois.- Delivered a presentation at the American Water Works Association Conference. - Authored sections of the Village of Winthrop Harbor comprehensive plan. - Staff liaison to the Wastewater Committee.

- Monitored the activity and budget of the agency’s water quality grant.- Provided technical assistance to designated management agencies to implement the IWQMP. - Catalyst in creating Water Resources Committee Reports for the Committee.- Managed all water resource related hearings for the Facility Planning Area (FPA) Process.- Simultaneously managed the FPA process and the Project Notification process. - Independently developed and produced all required materials for Water Resources Committee: agendas, minutes, staff reviews, quarterly reports. - Created maps using Geographic Information System (GIS).

Master Of Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis

Bachelor Of Environmental Science, Sustainability Studies