Kathryn Thomas Email and Phone Number

Volunteering to serve Hood River County as an alternate bridge commissioner.

Prior to joining in a voting capacity, I ran the official LinkedIn page, and offered governance advice. Once elected on the board, I facilitated the Strategic Planning Session for the board, created a streamlined way to monetize meetings and events, assisted with board governance, and volunteered to chair a regional event.

Leads ANAMAR in business development and marketing strategies while taking administrative duties off the shoulders of scientific staff. Directs and supports a diverse portfolio of projects, providing strategic support, financial management, and managerial guidance for clients such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and NOAA. ANAMAR offers a variety of environmental services to government, industry, and private enterprises as well as other professional consulting organizations. ANAMAR is a versatile company that specializes in environmental sampling and monitoring, project design and management, data review and interpretation, and report preparation. As a small business, ANAMAR is able to provide individual attention to each aspect of a project and meet the specific needs of our clients with a professional, cost-efficient, and scientific approach.

Before being elected to the national board, I founded, organized, and implemented Women of WEDA (WoW) at the national level and chapter levels to create more diversity and open doors for women in the sector. As of mid-2024, each chapter has WoW events pre-meetings, and the attendance for WEDA national and local conferences and meetings has had a noticeable increase in women from the sector. Before being named on the board, I also organized and facilitated the monthly webinar series, created and organized the mentorship program, and assisted with social media. As which as of April, 2024, this program is in its fourth iteration, and the webinars are attended regularly by more than 150 individuals. As the Education Commission Chair (2022-2024), I oversaw and actively managed the Mentorship, Scholarship, and Fellowship Programs; organized and facilitated webinars; oversaw publications and short courses; participated in WEDA’s DEIJB initiatives, and increased educational commission recognition. I also created, organized, and administrated the first-ever "Pathway to Dredging Success" program which is a 100-hour program educating incarcerated individuals on social emotional learning skills, thinking 4 a change curriculum, leadership skills, decriminalizing the mindset, OSHA-30 and first aid and CPR. Early in 2023, I facilitated the organization’s strategic planning session, which led to an approved strategic plan, vision, and mission statement, and overall saw a more cohesive board. Post strategic plan, I oversaw the implementation of action steps which led to increased collaboration opportunities with both private and public entities.I believe I left WEDA better than I found it, and wish the organization success.

Working part-time while I figure out what is next for me. End date to this “sabbatical” is June 15. If you could read anything during a break- what would you read? Taking suggestions.

Founder of nonprofit Yoga 4 Change (i.e., submitted all paperwork for 501c3 status, all state business and nonprofit documentation, all fundraising applications for in-person and virtual fundraising, etc). Created, instituted, and followed all board documents, financial budgets, program curriculum, employee human resource material, etc. Setup research collaboration between Yoga 4 Change and the University Of North Florida, Boston University, and Jacksonville University. Created, instituted, evaluated, and researched programming offered to incarcerated people. Because of initial evaluation findings, Yoga 4 Change programming become a sentencing option for the 4th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (first of its kind nationwide) in 2016. Wrote, submitted, and instituted $594,616. grant from Florida Blue Foundation that scaled Yoga 4 Change statewide starting in 2018. Upon departure from Yoga 4 Change (2021), the organization had four chapters across Florida state, employed eight people full-time (including health care benefits), and contracted with over fifty individuals.

Planned and Executed class at each location once a week. Varied in length and material covered based on the inmates in attendance. Classes held at: Halawa Medium Security PrisonOahu Community Correctional CenterWaiawa Minimum Security FacilityAlso updated grant proposals, contacted various media outlets, wrote letters of requests to donors all with the hope to increase funding and awareness of our organization.

During the Spring/Summer of 2015 organized the Best Practice Symposium for Veteran Yoga which brought together 26 of the leaders in the field to discuss best practices of organizing, creating programs and measuring impact of yoga programs which are specifically designed for veterans and their families. Organizing the 5th and 6th annual Yoga Service Conference as well as the the Best Practice Symposium for Yoga Programs dealing with those who are incarcerated, as well as assisted on the Best Practice Symposium for those working with Veterans. Both conferences brought together over 200+ yoga teachers, therapists, social workers to speak about yoga service and the future of the field. The symposiums brought together leaders of the field: yoga teachers, Directors in the Correctional System, wardens, social workers, etc to discuss the Yoga Service Field, and the impact our programs are having on those who are involved in the Court System.Named to the Board of Directors March 2016, where I am the Membership Chair.

Due to the new requirements established by the Yoga Alliance in November of 2013, the Yoga School of Kailua had to resubmit their teacher training curriculum in order to maintain their school designation. I created, wrote, and submitted their curriculum in order for the school to train both 200-hr and 300-hr teachers and allow those teachers to subsequently register with the Yoga Alliance.

Helicopter pilot winged in 2010. Detachment Officer, as well as Beach Detachment Officer in Charge.

Managed the Adoption Staff and the volunteers assigned to the adoption team. Responsible for the adoption of animals, lost and found return, microchip/license sales, Neuter Now Certificate sales, and retail sales. Tasked with raising money for PETWALK 2013 and exceeded goal by 25%.