Heather Obara, Esq. Email & Phone Number

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Current Duties:- Lead a team of conservation professionals with land protection projects and programs, including conservation easements and fee simple acquisitions.- Draft and review contracts and other legal documents related to real estate transactions.- Conduct legal research related to property and environmental law issues and provide feedback to staff.- Draft and/or edit grants for ACT environmental education and land acquisition efforts.- Assist with grant reporting and project budget tracking. - Develop donor relationships and assist with ACT fundraising efforts.- Promote ACT's presence at events and within the community.Past Duties:- Managed a team of outreach professionals to plan ACT events and programs.- Managed communications for the organization.- Managed Nonprofit Operations Internship program.

Gainesville, Florida

- Promoted ACT presence at events and within the community.- Developed donor relationships and assist with ACT fundraising efforts.- Assisted with planning and coordinating ACT events.- Wrote grants for ACT environmental education and land acquisition efforts.- Managed Nonprofit Operations Internship program.- Managed social media profiles and website.

Gainesville, Florida Area

- Conducted legal and scientific research and analysis on issues related to springs and the environment.- Provided legal support to Executive Director on general nonprofit management and compliance.- Managed a staff of eight people and performed day-to-day non-profit functions.- Managed volunteers involved in FSI science and educational outreach programs.- Wrote grants and managed FSI projects to educate the public about springs.- Collaborated to promote FSI presence on committees and at public meetings, events and workshops.- Developed donor relationships and assisted with FSI fundraising efforts.- Provided planning oversight of FSI events and conferences.- Co-managed FSI's social media profiles and websites, and provided direct oversight on FSI outreach efforts.

Gainesville, Florida Area

- Conducted legal and scientific research and analysis on issues related to springs and the environment.- Collaborated to promote FSI presence on committees and at public meetings, events and workshops.- Maintained direct contact with community members working to protect and restore springs.- Created and promoted public awareness about FSI and its mission.- Planned FSI conferences, fundraisers, and other events.- Managed FSI's social media profiles and websites.

Orlando, Florida Area

- Performed legal and scholarly research in the field of administrative and environmental law for law review article on water issues.- Conducted public record requests and document review.

Lake Mary, Florida

- Performed official record searches of land parcels.- Platted and mapped land parcels in preparation for field crew.- Determined property location in relation to FEMA flood zone.- Spoke with clients and assisted with their inquiries or directed their call to appropriate personnel.- Performed data entry of new boundary survey assignments.

Orlando, Florida Area

- Spoke with students and answered questions about bar review courses.- Attended special events on campus to assist with tabling.

Orlando, Florida Area

- Worked in the Environmental and Earth Law Clinic.- Performed legal research in the fields of environmental and administrative law.- Drafted memos under direction of environmental law professor and attorney.- Communicated with clients on issues relating to their case.

Orlando, Florida Area

- Updated and corrected electronic and paper case files.- Performed various office tasks including file and case transfers.

Orlando, Florida Area

- Worked in the Earth Advocacy Clinic.- Performed various office tasks and projects under direction of environmental law professor and attorney.- Managed electronic and paper case files.- Performed legal research in the fields of environmental and administrative law.

Orlando, Florida Area

- Worked in the Earth Advocacy Clinic.- Performed various office tasks and projects under direction of environmental law professor and attorney.- Managed electronic and paper case files.- Performed legal research in field of environmental and administrative law.

Orlando, Florida Area

- Performed legal research for attorneys in the fields of environmental and administrative Law.- Attended and aided in depositions, expert preparation, and an administrative hearing.- Reviewed discovery documents and files in preparation for an administrative hearing.- Aided expert witnesses in the preparation of exhibits.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

- Served as head of household for twenty-one female students attending Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College.- Collaborated with staff and officers on ideas for providing a positive experience for residents.- Chaired monthly house meetings and officer meetings. - Organized or assisted with special events.- Resolved issues between residents and/or guests.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

- Aided expert engineers with tort law and insurance cases.- Created, organized, and circulated case files to appropriate parties.- Spoke with clients and directed phone calls to engineers or other office staff.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Environmental & Earth Law Journal, Environmental & Earth Law Summit Planning Committee, Environmental Justice.

B.A., English Literature With A Minor In Political Philosophy

Activities and Societies: FSU Marching Chiefs, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Sigma Alpha Lambda.