Services: • Strategic Process Design • Systemic Change • Education Advocacy• Advocacy Education and Training • Grassroots Organizing • Facilitation • Leadership Development • New Program Implementation & Administration • Environmental Literacy Planning • Nonformal Education • Nonprofit ManagementClients Included:• National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education (Project funded by Environmental Education and Training… Show more Services: • Strategic Process Design • Systemic Change • Education Advocacy• Advocacy Education and Training • Grassroots Organizing • Facilitation • Leadership Development • New Program Implementation & Administration • Environmental Literacy Planning • Nonformal Education • Nonprofit ManagementClients Included:• National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education (Project funded by Environmental Education and Training Partnership)• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Headquarters• North American Association for Environmental Education (Project funded by National Environmental Education Foundation)• New England Environmental Education Alliance• Delaware Association for Environmental Education• Environmental Education Association of Oregon• Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (Project funded by U.S. EPA Region 7 grant) Show less

Leadership• Facilitated a shared vision and strategic direction for environmental education in Oregon,• Guided activities to advance the environmental education profession, and• Promoted environmental education as an integral component of effective education and as a non-regulatory solution for environmental and natural resource challenges. Responsibilities• Responsible for the financial management of the organization, including the development and implementation of the… Show more Leadership• Facilitated a shared vision and strategic direction for environmental education in Oregon,• Guided activities to advance the environmental education profession, and• Promoted environmental education as an integral component of effective education and as a non-regulatory solution for environmental and natural resource challenges. Responsibilities• Responsible for the financial management of the organization, including the development and implementation of the annual budget; overseeing all accounting functions, budgeting, and financial analysis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.• Responsible for grants and contracts management including administration activities, monitoring progress of agreements, and maintaining agreement documentation to ensure fulfillment of terms including receipt and expenditure of funds.• Responsible for protecting the legal interests of the organization and maintaining its operations within the law.• Responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating all programmatic activities including development of goals, objectives, strategies, and action plans; budgeting; and organizing the functions necessary to accomplish the activities.• Responsible for cultivating partnerships with external organizations, and serving as an ambassador for both the organization and environmental education throughout the state, region and nation.• Responsible for all aspects of human resource management including supervision and development of all staff including interviewing, hiring and training; planning, assigning and directing work; evaluating performance; and developing higher levels of expertise in staff members by encouraging further education and providing learning opportunities within the organization.• Responsible for providing information and recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the creation of policies, programs, and strategic direction for the organization. Show less

Conducted environmental education programs for school and community groups visiting Clemmons Educational State Forest. Prepared and set-up materials prior to arrival; greeted students and teachers/group leaders when buses arrived; led groups on interpretive hikes to designated activity areas; conducted programs; returned groups for wrap-up and send off; retrieved, cleaned and stored all materials; cleaned all building areas as necessary; set up for following day programs; and tracked and… Show more Conducted environmental education programs for school and community groups visiting Clemmons Educational State Forest. Prepared and set-up materials prior to arrival; greeted students and teachers/group leaders when buses arrived; led groups on interpretive hikes to designated activity areas; conducted programs; returned groups for wrap-up and send off; retrieved, cleaned and stored all materials; cleaned all building areas as necessary; set up for following day programs; and tracked and recorded plant and animal data/observations. Programs included: Pond, Stream & Riparian Ecology; Predators and Their Prey; Forest Management; Tree Identification; Forest Fires; and activities from Project Learning Tree, Project Wet, Project WILD, and Project Aquatic WILD. Show less

Conducted environmental education programs for school groups visiting Agape Center for Environmental Education. Prepared and set-up materials prior to arrival; greeted students and teachers when buses arrived; led groups on hikes to designated activity areas; conducted programs; returned groups for wrap-up and send off; retrieved, cleaned and stored all materials; cleaned all building areas as necessary; set up for following day programs; and tracked and recorded plant and animal… Show more Conducted environmental education programs for school groups visiting Agape Center for Environmental Education. Prepared and set-up materials prior to arrival; greeted students and teachers when buses arrived; led groups on hikes to designated activity areas; conducted programs; returned groups for wrap-up and send off; retrieved, cleaned and stored all materials; cleaned all building areas as necessary; set up for following day programs; and tracked and recorded plant and animal data/observations. Programs included: Food Web, Pond/Stream Macroinvertebrates, Soil Components and Types, Wilderness Survival Skills. Show less

Served as liaison between the Office of Environmental Education and North Carolina's business and industry community to develop partnerships in support of increased environmental awareness and stewardship. Managed the state's partnership with International Paper in implementing the statewide Love-A-Tree program with schools, teachers, environmental education centers, and environmental education providers. Marketed and organized development of North Carolina's 150 environmental education centers… Show more Served as liaison between the Office of Environmental Education and North Carolina's business and industry community to develop partnerships in support of increased environmental awareness and stewardship. Managed the state's partnership with International Paper in implementing the statewide Love-A-Tree program with schools, teachers, environmental education centers, and environmental education providers. Marketed and organized development of North Carolina's 150 environmental education centers as liaison to the North Carolina Association of Environmental Education Centers. Show less

Managed all aspects of education and training program (hired, supervised, coached, and evaluated performance of instructional designers, trainers, facilitators, and clerical/administrative staff). Developed and taught classes. Designed, implemented, guided, led, and facilitated strategic planning processes. Served as liaison to senior vice president of Human Resources. Developed program needs assessment procedures. Evaluated effectiveness of programs.