Leadership for National Clean Water Act Section 319 program providing technical assistance and federal grant funding to manage sources of polluted runoff and restore water quality. Provide overall program direction, accountability, and communication of watershed restoration successes. Forge productive partnerships with 10 EPA regional offices, states, and tribes. Manage a diverse team of professionals providing expertise in green stormwater infrastructure, nature-based solutions, agricultural… Show more Leadership for National Clean Water Act Section 319 program providing technical assistance and federal grant funding to manage sources of polluted runoff and restore water quality. Provide overall program direction, accountability, and communication of watershed restoration successes. Forge productive partnerships with 10 EPA regional offices, states, and tribes. Manage a diverse team of professionals providing expertise in green stormwater infrastructure, nature-based solutions, agricultural conservation, and other disciplines to effectively deliver improved water quality. Forge collaborative partnerships with NGO partners and federal agencies including US Department of Agriculture, National Ocean & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Federal Emergency Management Agency. Co-administer with NOAA the coastal nonpoint pollution program under CZARA. Collaborate across programs to leverage funds for watershed protection while achieving benefits such as green space and climate change/natural hazard resilience. Show less

Led program to enhance state and tribal efforts to protect and restore wetlands. In collaboration with state partners, articulated clearer path for wetland program development and eligibility for EPA grant funding. Oversaw conception, development, and execution of precedential national wetlands condition assessment. Led a team of ~10 professionals.

Managed all budget and operational matters for 30-person division focused on regulatory and voluntary programs to protect wetlands, reporting to and acting on behalf of the Division Director. Managed division budget, performance measures, advocated for staff, and represented division interests to office-wide management council.

Technical and program implementation work for the Clean Water Act section 303(d) impaired waters Total Maximum Daily Loads program.

Policy support for EPA Office of Water senior management on array of issues including mercury deposition into waterways, water quality trading to improve water quality, and reinvigorating the Great Lakes Action Plan.

Range of technical and policy positions including suport for senior management on RCRA hazardous and solid waste waste management policy and program issues. Conceived and managed WasteWise, a voluntary industry sustainability, recycling, and reuse program. Supervised 5-6 staff.