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Clackamas County, Oregon, United States

Current planning with a focus on customer service, replacement dwellings on agriculture land, temporary dwellings and review of other land use applications as needed. Long-range planning with a focus on housing strategies. Provide planning services for the City of Gladstone.

Brevard, NC

Coordinate, and facilitate collaborative efforts related to affordable housing, transportation, cycling, ordinance revisions, small area plans, floodplain management and community development. Prepare short and long-range plans, conduct current development plan review, perform code enforcement, administer grant projects and manage public participation..

Administered Stormwater SMART program for 19 municipalities in the Piedmont of North Carolina to assist them in meeting NPDES Phase II requirements. Prepared Stormwater SMART program budget and supervised program staff. Provided technical assistance for local municipalities and landowners. Applied for, received and managed grants. Assisted stakeholders in.

Implemented a statewide ecological service using GIS, plant ecology and plant systematics to evaluate the impact of planned development projects on populations of rare, threatened or endangered plants and coordinate avoidance, mitigation or management of these resources. Reviewed various aspects of land and site development projects and coordinated the.

Lectured on the subjects of Environmental Biology including laws, policy and biological and ecological principles. Lectured on biology including material on plants, animals, fungi, and conservation. Taught the material in a clear comprehensive manner that was engaging and informative. Lead field trips. Developed exams and quizzes to test the understanding.

Taught laboratory for introductory Biology. Effectively communicated lab techniques, and biological theory to classes of 12-30 students

Identified and removed the exotic invasive plant species that were encroaching on the mountain bog and rare plant species. Authored report documenting progress of five year management project for the removal of the exotic invasives at McClure’s bog.

Trained volunteers on plant identification and management techniques. Led volunteers during botanical inventories. Wrote management plans. Received land owner permission. Applied for and received permits required for locating, monitoring and managing rare plants. Updated database on rare plant management recommendations.

Instructed visitors on the rules and regulations as well as the opportunities presented by the 25+ trails through forest, meadows and riparian areas around Boulder. Staffed information booth at trail heads and farmer’s markets to relate information and answer questions about wildlife and hiking opportunities.

Managed the Grassy Bald ecosystem of Roan Mountain by determining priority locations, coordinating and directing volunteer efforts around the management, stocking supplies and actively participating in the management. Maintained endangered species habitat by removing exotic invasive plants and infringing plants. Located populations of rare plants using old.

Organized and coordinated the placement of 25 student interns with environmental positions. Promoted internship program by creating brochures and recruiting. Received reports from students and organizations to documented success of internships.

Led naturalist hikes for all age groups. Located plots to assess and recorded growth of endangered species in the mountain bogs and on conservation easements. Monitored rare and invasive plants. Wrote a report documenting management recommendations

Ms, Biology

Bs, Environmental Studies