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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, Us

Lead the Greenway Trust staff and Board of Directors in developing and implementing long-term strategies, programs and initiatives that carry out the mission of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. Oversee all administrative and fiscal policies and functions. Serve as the primary public spokesperson for the Greenway Trust, promoting it to the public and donors. Engage partners, land managers and others in a way that produces synergies and collaboration among diverse constituents of the Greenway.

Washington, Dc, Us

Provided organization-wide science leadership to foster an innovative, forward-looking approach to conservation. Served on senior management team and represented organization externally through media interviews, interactions with donors, conference presentations, and publications. Led conservation science program in 2012-2013 and managed 30 scientists and professionals, collaborating with scientists across WWF network and at top universities to provide cutting-edge research and technical assistance to organization’s global conservation programs and broader conservation community. Led science and innovation team responsible for promoting innovation and learning practices in 2014-2015. Estimated and measured progress toward organization’s conservation goals. Advanced scientific methods for quantifying the value of nature. Maintained Geographic Information Systems and other information science resources. Sponsored Science for Nature symposium and seminar series. Hosted organization’s Conservation Science Network. Grew Education for Nature program promoting conservation leaders in developing countries. Co-led strategy update to assess organization’s strategic interests in ecosystem services and natural capital, clarify niche, and prioritize strategies and partnerships warranting coordination and investment by organization. Served on governing committee of Natural Capital Project and encouraged organization to assert interests clearly for inclusion within partnership priorities and for reinvigorating organization’s reputation and role in project. Served on internationally representative working group charged with developing land-use principles to guide actions and positions taken across WWF’s global network. Developed principles and guidance to resolve dilemmas and decide on tradeoffs in addition to defining ecological, social, and economic principles of organization.

Arlington, Va, Us

Led team of 12 scientists supporting Conservancy’s conservation work on the Pacific Coast, in Puget Sound, and across Washington’s forests and arid lands. Developed and implemented cohesive science strategy to support conservation work in Washington and create adaptable knowledge and experiences. Provided scientific and strategic advice to state director, board of trustees, and conservation program directors. Coordinated with conservation program directors to ensure needs for science support were efficiently met. Held position concurrently with Senior Scientist position.

Arlington, Va, Us

Tested innovative ideas to influence conservation action by others. Explored conservation priority-setting, return-on-investment metrics, integrating ecosystem services and climate change considerations into conservation plans, and new technology applications. Communicated about science through publications, blogs, and presentations to diverse audiences. Held position concurrently with Science Director position.

Arlington, Va, Us

Provided strategic scientific support regarding opportunities for longer-term and larger-scale restoration efforts, as conservation staff focused on clean-up and recovery from immediate damages following BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Coordinated with staff across Gulf states, global programs, and other organizations to advocate for the ecological and economic benefits of coastal restoration and to frame scientific underpinnings for comprehensive, Gulf-wide restoration plan integrating consideration of ecosystem services and climate change resiliency.

Arlington, Va, Us

Charged with defining and advancing organizational strategies to redress causes and consequences of global climate change through forest protection and restoration, helping people and nature adapt to unavoidable climate change impacts by using conservation-based approaches and supporting enactment of comprehensive national and international climate change policies. Led team of 35 science, policy, and finance experts and held responsibility for setting and communicating strategic direction, fundraising, media relations, and coordination with other internal programs and external partners to advance over 30 projects in 15 countries. Acted as interim director of climate adaptation team within climate program. Served on Conservancy’s conservation leadership team. Participated on science leadership team.

Arlington, Va, Us

Provided scientific leadership to accelerate organizational understanding and strategy development around climate change, ecosystem services, agriculture, energy, and transportation. Supervised and eventually provided interim leadership for climate science team. Recruited and supervised team tasked with piloting approaches to integrate ecosystem services into local conservation strategies. Co-authored assessment of global trends in agriculture and implications for Conservancy’s work. Led writing on Atlas of Global Conservation, published in 2010. Served on Conservancy’s science leadership team.

Arlington, Va, Us

Provided scientific leadership and technical expertise regarding approaches to priority setting for conservation. Recruited and led habitat assessment team charged with documenting state of natural world in order to inform organization’s global conservation priorities. Advised Conservancy’s executive team and senior managers on geographic priorities and high-level strategies to support organization’s 2015 conservation goal. Collaborated with Conservancy’s science staff in regional, state, and country programs, as well as with scientists from other organizations, to pursue scientific analyses of mutual interest.

Designed and conducted analysis to estimate relative and cumulative effects of habitat loss, dams, harvest, and hatcheries on threatened Chinook salmon populations in Pacific Northwest region. Co-supervised three undergraduate interns. Led analysis designed to estimate relative importance of hydropower dams, harvest, habitat loss, and hatchery production to endangered Chinook salmon in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Updated organization’s salmon recovery review panel on study developments regularly. Reported final findings in peer-reviewed science publication.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Drove implementation of Endangered Species Act in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties. Reviewed petitions to list species as threatened or endangered, consulted with federal agencies, processed applications for habitat conservation plans, and developed recovery plans for listed species. Worked with county and local governments, federal agencies such as the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Land Management, and private groups. Authored review resulting in endangered species list additions of several species found only in Zayante Sand Hills near Santa Cruz, California, including first and only species of grasshopper declared endangered.

Ph.D., Zoology

M.S., Biological Sciences

B.S. With Distinction, Biological Sciences