I work with agricultural producers in Henry, Fulton and Williams counties to develop comprehensive conservation plans. These plans look at all aspects of their farm including but not limited to:• manure management• manure storage facilities• basic and precision nutrient management• Agricultural• Gypsum• drainage water management• cover crops• numerous other best management practices. I then help the producer apply for funding related to practices that are needed on their farms, if they are interested in funding. Regardless if they interested in funding or not, I provide the producers with information to help them implement these practices, this information can range from seeding methods and rates, cover crop selection, engineering plans, nutrient rates and location, anything they need to successfully implement these plans.Lastly, I work to present information to producers to help them understand program that are offered, resources that are available and technical information about BMPs.

Evaluates farms using the MAEAP *A*Syst tools to determine potential environmental risks to ground and surface water. The tools cover risks associated with Farmsteads, Livestock, Cropping and Woodlots. Creates action plans including RUSLE2 and WEPS for all crop fields with the goal of providing the producers a plan of action for mitigating any risks present on the farm. Creating complete conservation plans for producers seeking NRCS funding.Aid producers in creating an emergency plan that brings them in compliance with SARA Title III requirements. This included required reporting for extremely hazardous substances and large quantity fuel storage. Develop complex conservation plans for cropland addressing water quality, erosion and soil health concerns. Assemble and evaluate planning data such as soil and topographic maps, cropping history, management practices and property boundaries to deliver technically sound conservation plans to NRCS and partner customers.Ensure conservation plans adhere to local, state and national laws through National Environmental Protection Act CPA-52 development, inventorying threatened and endangered species and submitting cultural resource review requests. Assess applicability of financial assistance programs for developed conservation plans and provide guidance to the client on program applications and contract requirements. Utilize all available NRCS tools culminating in the successful obligation of EQIP-GLRI, EQIP-MAEAP, EQUP-WLEB, CRP, CREP, and CStP contracts.Provide on-site inspection of conservation practices, and practice certification for conservation practices installations that met NRCS standards and specifications; advised landowners of necessary actions needed to rectify inadequate practice installations that were unable to be certified. Provided timely follow-up with customers to ensure requirements were understood and being implemented appropriately.

Daily workload discussions with six Conservation District employees and five NRCS staff evaluation Field Office priorities. Main point of contact through oral and written communications for implementing cover crops and soil health practices.Compose articles for local news papers and online publications to enhance the visibility of the Conservation District and NRCS to under-served customers.Coordinated and hosted Pesticide Review classes that assisted producers in studying for the Certified Pesticide Applicator test, as well as continuing education credits. Coordinate used oil recycling and pesticide container recycling events. These events gave producers a safe way to dispose of potential pollutants from their farmsteads. Everything collected was recycled and diverted from landfills. Coordinate and host well water screening events, providing free nitrate testing for local well owners. The water is tested by local students the following day as part of a ground water education lesson in their school. Besides water testing I educated students on potential groundwater containments and demonstrated containments flowing through groundwater using the groundwater flow model and learn about potential ground water pollutants. Developed a spill kit program that provides agricultural spills kit to producers. The goal of this program is get spill kits on farms so they are available in case of an accidental spill of pesticide, fertilizer or fuel. To date around one hundred spill kits have been distributed to farms in Lenawee County.Developed wildlife food plot seed program that provides an economical source for food plot seed mixes to landowners. This streamlines getting conservation on the ground by eliminating the barriers associated with obtaining seed. This year a 100 acres of habitat was created by the program, and provided food and cover for wildlife over the winter.

Oversaw the calendars including personal and professional events for the superintendent of schools.Screened superintendent’s phone calls and mail and provided an overview of important documents.Prepare written and electronic correspondence for the administrative office of the school. Redesigned all business forms for continuity, effectiveness and customer-friendliness.Assisted business manager in maintaining schools financial records including accounts payable, budget and accounts receivable

I designed trials using design of experiments software to evaluate different formulations of experimental products. This allowed me to optimize formulations and develop high quality ceramic investments. Along with these trials I design two testing procedures that aided in the understanding of ceramic materials behavior's in the dewaxing process.