Mariah Gleason Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Portland, Oregon Area

• Created urban design and planning documents, plans, diagrams, graphics, reports & and other presentation material to communicate project deliverables • Lead production of interim and final deliverables for urban design and planning projects including code analysis, precedent studies, opportunity-constraints analysis, alternatives analysis, and reports • Experience with diverse client types including; a rapidly-growing tech company in Silicon Valley, tribal confederation, local municipalities, and higher education• Firm-wide GIS manager, resource, and trainer

Salem, Va

• Opened discussion around a potential blight ordinance and a supporting real estate tax abatement program focused on rehabilitation assistance• Assisted office staff with precedent research, code research, public meeting notes, and other administrative needs

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Worked heavily on Project’s geospatial research investigating the daily access to nature experienced by residents of different global, nature-rich cities including: Singapore; Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; Wellington, New Zealand; Portland, OR, USA, and many more.• Contributed and collaborated on website content and monthly newsletter material which included short articles, blog posts, and summaries of foundational biophilic research (material available on www.biophiliccities.org; please note the website platform has been updated and some of the older content may not look as originally intended) • Developed a series of maps for centerpiece displays for each city highlighted during the Project’s Launch event for the Global Biophilic Cities Network • Led a conference discussion on DIY planting techniques. In preparation, and as a conference installation, I built a rolling, vertical pallet garden that used unique watering techniques.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Helped organize, support, and report on multiple stormwater discussions in Virginia including 1) A county sea level rise focus group and 2) A state-wide collaborative stormwater summit. The latter, referred to as the Collaborative Stormwater Summit - Protecting Water Quality through Actions on Urban-Suburban Properties, drew approximately 180 participants representing government, non-profit, research, education, private sectors, etc. perspectives.• Provided facilitation and mediation services

Washington Dc

• Interviewed 80+ national and regional directors, and program managers across most of the National Forest Service departments, to assess application-oriented progress of the Open Space Conservation Strategy and identify future actions and collaborative opportunities• Primary and contributing author on resulting comprehensive and summary reports. Also, presented findings to the national workgroup (reports available on www.fs.fed.us/openspace/national_strategy.html)• Reports resulted in the creation of a monthly webinar series (Planning for Growth and Open Space Conservation Webinar Series)

Roanoke, Virginia Area

• Administrative assistant to office staff, the Board of Directors, and related committees, and assisted with special events and public relations• Conducted site monitoring visits to confirm conservation easement agreements were upheld• Prepared company records for national accreditation process

Eastern Shore, Va

• Supporting roles in data collection, field testing, and lab work for two studies concerning 1) Nitrogen cycling and associated effects on the flora, fauna and marine animal regime and 2) Seagrass species distribution and recovery in the Chesapeake Bay

M.A., Urban & Environmental Planning

B.S., Environmental Sciences

Activities and Societies: UVa Cavalier Marching Band, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Eta Sigma, Environmental Science Organization