Erin Niehoff Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I am a project manager for Dr. Bonnie Keeler's research and conduct quantitative and qualitative research on water and environmental policy using methods such as GIS mapping, statistical modeling, focus groups and interviews, literature review, and data visualization. I manage and supervise graduate research assistants. I work directly with communities from across the network to prepare reports, fact sheets, and policy memos, documenting challenges based on collected evidence and proposing recommendations.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

I support voters and a team of election judges with the registration process on election day, for both primary and general elections. I follow Minnesota's laws and regulations for how to register someone on the day-of the election and help other election judges when unique circumstances or technology issues arise.

Minnesota, United States

My role supported the outreach and education components of the Commercial Feed Program. I explored ways to better support regulated entities in attaining regulatory compliance. I collected data internally and externally to develop a long-term and replicable outreach plan and process. In addition to my main work duties, I served on the Agency's DEI Committee, helped as part of the Agency's response to the 2022 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak, and served as Co-Chair of the enterprise-wide Minnesota Millennials Employee Resource Group.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Working with program directors and my project team, I defined and strove to reach our desired impacts with each project. I managed project funds, staff time, and resources for projects ranging from $12,000 to $720,000. In an organization with air, agriculture, policy, and sustainability areas, I sought opportunities for collaboration across the organization related to water.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I provided leadership and skilled support to a range of work across water, agriculture, and sustainability areas. This leadership included developing work plans, managing staff teams, and controlling expenditures on scoped projects. In coordination with others, I organized and administered engagement efforts within projects to reach intended and desired outcomes and impacts. Together with a small set of colleagues, we wrapped up the initial phase of Project Stove Swap, a program where we exchanged 320 older, inefficient wood stoves and achieved the air quality equivalent of removing 985,673 cars from the road annually. It also leveraged more than $1.7 million in economic activity. Across my project portfolio, I worked to integrate considerations of equity and inclusion into implementation and partner engagement activities and strategies.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I primarily supported project directors and project managers in the execution of multiple projects at any given time, including clean air, agriculture and the environment, sustainability, and environmental policy projects. I streamlined procedures and implemented system improvements to support project outcomes and deliverables. I provided customer service support to members of the public interested in Project Stove Swap, an incentives program to change out older wood-burning devices for newer wood-burning or gas devices. Some of my work included assisting with logistics and planning for meetings and events. At external meetings, I facilitated or took notes as needed. I continued to review and process expenses and supported financial tracking and reporting.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I supported the financial tracking and reporting system and reviewed employee expenses for the organization. Most of my work consisted of assisting project directors and project managers in the implementation of multiple projects at any given time, including clean air, agriculture and the environment, sustainability, and environmental policy projects. Often, I scheduled and arranged logistics for staff and external meetings related to project work.

Salem, Oregon

I produced a report reviewing the General Authorizations in Oregon's Removal-Fill Law listed in OAR 141-089, in coordination with agency staff. My tasks included developing a study plan, reviewing internal documents, site visits and data collection, data analysis, recommendations for future action, presentations to stakeholders, and responding to public comments. I also participated in departmental rulemaking changes as required by the state legislature and wrote informational memos to department staff, as requested, regarding voluntary restoration activities.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I researched and wrote literature reviews on water reuse issues and topics for the Water Reuse Interagency Workgroup. In addition, I assisted with editing a survey on water reuse for Minnesota state agencies and departments.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I researched sustainability initiatives and gathered data on sustainability efforts for the Midtown Community Works Partnership. I also wrote white papers and collected evidence on water policy topics for Smith Partners and their clients.

University Of Minnesota

I assisted with tracking cases, creating materials to hand out, scheduling meetings, and keeping office supplies stocked. I helped manage the annual $300,000 budget, holding monthly meetings with the Director and Assistant Director to keep them appraised of our fiscal situation, as well as writing the application for student fee funding.

Marcy Open School, Minneapolis, Mn

I served as the Minnesota Math Corps Tutor at Marcy Open School. I assisted 4th-8th grade students at an inner-city school, increasing their knowledge of mathematical concepts. The goal of the Minnesota Math Corps, an AmeriCorps State program, is to get students Algebra-ready by 8th grade. I created lesson plans from NorthPoint Horizons curriculum and kept track of test scores in an organized manner, coordinating tutoring with teachers and staff. Of my 21 students, 18 increased their performance on math standardized tests, with 14 reaching proficiency.I helped the school community understand the importance of the Math Corps' mission and goals at the Open House and Family Math Night. I created a volunteer opportunity that connected college students with 5th-8th graders in a tutor/mentor capacity. I organized math clubs and a Greek mythology club for students after school to increase their learning enjoyment.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I worked on the University of Minnesota's "2012 University Plan, Performance, and Accountability Report." I created charts, graphs and figures for the document, using Excel, along with data from IPEDS and the University of Minnesota Office of Institutional Research. I used InDesign from Adobe to compile the text and figures for the report.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I worked primarily in Excel on a variety of projects, including tracking new Liberal Education requirements, organizing course access during student registration, and analyzing results. I made copies for meetings and filed materials for the Council on Liberal Education. When covering the secretary's desk, I took phone calls and answered questions about the Office of Undergraduate Education and the Vice Provost's schedule. In addition to these daily activities, I completed the annual file sweep for the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, organizing older files to go to University archives.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Science, Technology, And Environmental Policy, Gpa 3.924

Activities and Societies: Interned with Smith Partners P.L.L.P., a law firm in Minneapolis, and the Minnesota Department of Health.

Energy, Environment, And Sustainable Development

Topics covered in this course include energy policy and planning, energy efficiency, conservation, renewable sources, energy trends.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Geography, Gpa 3.938

Activities and Societies: Amnesty International, United Church of Christ, Center for Homicide Research, Marcy Open School, Welcome.