Lead efforts at POST to gain support from institutional partners - public agencies, foundations, and corporations - for conservation projects and initiatives.

• CA State Funding grant applications – research, write and submit grant applications for non-profits and city governments to CDFW, WCB, Coastal Conservancy, CNRA, DOCo Clients include: Trust for Public Land, Peninsula Open Space Trust, City of Santa Cruzo Secured over $10 million for conservation projects throughout California• Conservation real estate transactions - project identification, grant applications, deal negotiation, title review and closing according to land trust accreditation standards• State policy evaluation and recommendations for state funding opportunities• Project strategy consultation for $15 million Carmel River floodplain restoration project• Strategic plan consultation for Resource Conservation Districts and land trusts• Project management working on behalf of city governments and private landowners for state (CDFW, Coastal Commission, State Water Resources Control Board) and federal (NOAA, US Army Corps) natural resources permit applications and approvalso Salinas River Stream Management Program – flood management/restoration project for 92- mile Salinas River o San Lorenzo River Lagoon Adaptive Management Plan – identified alternatives for lagoon breach management standards

Manage land acquisitions program; advise on short and long term conservation strategies.

Conservation, Real Estate and Strategic Planning Professional