Amber Halstead Email & Phone Number

North Port, Florida

• Performs field activities including water quality sampling, water level monitoring, wildlife surveys, vegetation monitoring, wetland delineation, and habitat mapping.• Completes environmental assessments, wildlife reports, and monitoring reports.• Compiles field data into a written report that is understandable to the layman.• Assist in the planning and implementation of assigned environmental consulting, permitting, and restoration projects. Responsible for the execution, status, schedule, and quality control of projects.

Beaufort, North Carolina

• Assessed the vulnerability of critical facilities and transportation infrastructure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico to sea level rise and future storm surge using ArcGIS software. • Wrote a Python script to run this vulnerability assessment and provide future researchers with the framework to repeat this analysis. • Built a story map on ESRI Online to communicate the results of this vulnerability assessment to local governments.

Cullowhee, North Carolina

• Assisted in the development of a national database of beach nourishment events for the US Geological Survey. • Digitized shorelines in ArcGIS for a National Park Service (NPS) study on hazards confronting coastal parks. • Attended NPS climate preparedness meetings to communicate the results of the coastal park vulnerability assessment.

Durham, North Carolina

• Amended political action plan that would develop conservation funds to support farmers across North Carolina. • Developed policy changes to legalize open-air fish markets in non-coastal North Carolinian counties. • • Drafted two political action campaigns to increase food security and improve food economies across North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

• Researched the biogeochemical consequences of salt water intrusion on freshwater wetlands• Measured the impacts of salt exposure on vegetation, soils and water quality• Analyzed soil samples to determine bulk density, pH, grain size, microbial content, and other baseline parameters for the field study. • Utilized a LI-COR machine to measure CO2 flux of soil samples.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Crafted campaign plan for extension of drilling moratorium in Eastern Gulf of Mexico and secure resolutions of support from local governments• Attended Florida legislative committee meetings and provide summaries of pertinent information• Drafted a sign on letter for regulation of smoking bill

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Served as a point of contact for 800 residents across 3 buildings and all University Housing staff• Ensured safety rules and regulations for the residence halls• Filed and organized documents

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Amended maps of the six different bear management units using ArcGIS• Created promotional materials for the Program’s various initiatives using Microsoft Office Suite• Developed guides for Bear Wise practices for Florida visitors• Conducted surveys with members of the public regarding their bear interactions and logged this data in Excel• Led community outreach events to educate the public on Florida black bears

Master Of Environmental Management, Coastal Environmental Management

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of The Coastal Society, Secretary of DukeFish (Duke Chapter of the American Fisheries Society)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Lady Spirithunters