● As the Academic Director, conceptualize, implement, and secure over US $4 million in funding for two (2) annual U.S. Department of State Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI)Academic Fellowships on Environmental Issues for 42 undergraduate and recent graduateswith the University of Montana● Founder and manager of the EWC Innovation for Sustainable Development Fellows(#SDGAction37761) annually recruiting, mentoring, and distributing $100,000 USD forin-country partnerships and community programs across the Indo-Pacific● Develop partnerships for training experiences with businesses, organizations, andUniversities such as Smithsonian Conservation Commons, Kualoa Ranch, InnovativeGenomics Institute, Judicial History Center of Hawaii, American Red Cross, Doris DukeFoundation for Islamic Art, and University of California Merced● Founder and manager of the EWC Ocean Research Corps (#EWCoceancorps) supporting100 non-residential EWC research internships to underrepresented early career oceanresearchers in 100 communities across Southeast Asia for the Ocean Decade (2021-2030)● Secure external funding from U.S. Department of State and U.S. Embassies andConsulates and through co-developing proposals with U.S. Exchange Program alumni forthe global Alumni Innovation Engagement Fund (AEIF) and YSEALI Seeds for the Future● Lead fifteen (15) field studies in Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Parks, Big Islandof Hawaii, and Washington D.C., Boulder CO, and San Francisco, CA● Co-design and co-facilitate alumni exchange events in Myanmar, Singapore, Cambodia,and the Palestinian Territories

● Create a comprehensive Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Eco­ Schools Certification Program for the ASEAN­-US Technical Assistance and Training Facility ADVANCE Program supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State● Facilitate development and approval of certification criteria for a green schools certification scheme● Lead training for member country representatives from 9 ASEAN environment and education ministries● Serve as an expert in Eco­ Schools networks and of United States of America’s Green Ribbon Eco Schools program offered by the U.S. Department of Education

● Implement experiential, project­based pedagogy reform as a founding member of the Hawaii Community Foundation funded Schools of the Future statewide reform campaign and initiative● Lead the creation and implementation of an annual school­wide curriculum theme and community leader speaker series● Develop the inaugural student run newspaper focused on global issues● Design curriculum and taught Global Issues and Geography courses● Pioneer of Washington DC and Big Island of Hawaii field studies

● Research experiential k­12 STEM learning initiatives for the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Outreach Department● Facilitate STEM community outreach in k­12 schools and communities across Metro Denver area through the Science from CU initiative● Conduct evaluations and research on increasing underrepresented groups in technology curricula for Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society (ATLAS) Evaluation and Research Group● Develop a tuition waiver, work study program for in­state students of low income families for the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs