The Gant, managed by Destination® Hotels & Resorts, is Aspen's finest condominium resort. Ideally situated a few short blocks from downtown, The Gant is located on five beautiful acres featuring two pools and three hot tubs. Exceptional detail to service such as daily housekeeping, van transportation both in town and to the Aspen Airport, knowledgeable concierge, and attentive front desk and bell staff, distinguish The Gant from other condominium experiences. The Gant's condominiums are accented with wood burning fire place, balcony or patio, and a full size kitchen. With the comforts of home inside and the beauty of Aspen outside, The Gant is a perfect destination.

Guided both public and private groups of up to nine people. Guided class I, II and III rapids on the Upper and Lower Roaring Fork River as well as on Shoshone in the Colorado River. Performed safety talks and maintained boats and equipment.

Planted and preserved native plants to support wildlife. Removed invasive plants to discourage their spread and decrease competition with native species. Protected waterbodies from polluted runoff by avoiding the use of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. Collected native seeds for banking and propogation. Practiced irrigation techniques. Assisted homeowners and the city in plant selection and landscape installtion and maintenance.

I worked as a biological monitor for an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) environmental remediation project at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. Protected threatened and endangered flora and fauna and minimized environmental impact of UXO project. Assisted and trained UXO management and field technicians in following regulations of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Biological Opinion (B.O. 2009, 2010), Declining Amphibian Population Task Force’s Code of Practice, and project work plan. Species of concern included El Segundo blue butterfly, Gaviota tarplant, California red-legged frog, vernal pool fairy shrimp, Western snowy plover, and California least tern.

I assisted Dr. D'Antonio and her graduate students in collecting experimental data in the field. Identified native and exotic plant species and their percent ground cover, removed and measured biomass in experimental plots, performed soil analyses. Laboratory duties included data entry and database management (Excel).

I assisted a graduate student in analyzing marine bacterial community fingerprints using molecular techniques, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), agarose gel electrophoresis, and ABI sequencing. I also prepared and examined water samples using a dissolved organic carbon (DOC) machine.

Habitat restoration on a storm water management site associated with UCSB environmental mitigation. Responsibilities included native and exotic plant identification and removal (e.g. manual removal, solarization), native seed collection, banking, and propagation, greenhouse duties, transplanting native plants to the restoration site, and irrigation techniques. Preserved and enhanced grassland, coastal sage scrub, oak woodland, vernal wetlands, and endangered southern tarplant habitat areas.