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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Working to build grassroots support for permanent land protection in Northwest Arkansas. #SaveLand

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Manage the stewardship of NWALT’s land conservation portfolio including conservation easement monitoring and inspection of more than 7,500 acres of land across 40 properties. Manage habitat restoration, biological research, and public access across 2,500 acres of NWALT owned property.

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Oversaw the land protection section to work with new landowners and place 3,000 acres into permanent protection through conservation easements and fee-simple acquisition. Oversaw land stewardship activities on easements and habitat restoration and public access implementation on NWALT owned properties.

Orlando, Florida

Orlando, Florida Area

Lake Manager for Orange County. Work with local citizen advisory boards to implement best management practices to improve lake water quality and manage contracts for the improvement and protection of surface waters. Manage grants and cost share agreements between state and local stakeholders and budgets totaling $1 million for various County lake taxing.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Conduct surveys for threatened species including Desert Tortoise and monitor large scale construction crews to ensure compliance with State and Federal regulations pertinent to threatened and protected species as well as air and water quality.

Orlando, Florida

Managed sensitive species surveys projects in Florida and the Southeast particularly MBTA and BGEPA compliance for customers in the telecommunications industry. Managed the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct wildlife surveys.

Alligator River & Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges OBX NC

Worked with USFW biologists and The Nature Conservancy on the Albemarle Peninsula Climate Change Adaptation Project. Project Lead for water quality monitoring and tree growth and survival survey. Pelican and Royal Tern banding, American Alligator survey, Sea Turtle nest watch, groundwater sampling, public interpretation, and field equipment calibration and.

Nags Head, NC

Worked with TNC biologists on Climate Change Adaptation project, oyster reef, Herpetafauna surveys, water quality testing, and botanical surveys.

Lenoir, NC

Worked with staff fish biologists at La Paz, LLC sturgeon farm facility. Maintained recirculating filtration systems and water parameters. Assisted in growth rate data collection and grading.

Western North Carolina

Facilitated communication between 5 Jaycee chapters throughout western North Carolina andthe state executive committee. Served as an advocate for smaller chapters in North Carolina while serving on the Executive Committee. Held conference calls, organized trainings and chapter events, and was a resource for information and assistance whenever needed

Lenoir, NC

Trained and recruited volunteers for various fundraising and awareness events in western North Carolina. Assisted Executive Director with conceptualizing projects, PR campaigns, and fundraising. Served as a liaison between volunteers and board of directors.

Lenoir, NC

Founding member of Caldwell Jaycees. Oversaw chapter business including programming, budget, and organizational compliance. Worked with a variety of professionals and community leaders to develop programs and projects that were mutually beneficial to both chapter members and the community

Hickory/Lenoir, North Carolina Area

Managed retail pawn shop and music store. Supervised collateral loans and purchasing. Duties included copywriting and marketing for print, radio, and social network markets, in- store promotional marketing, musical instrument repair, jewelry apparaisals, ATF compliance, and community outreach.

Bs With Distinction: Environmental Studies, Ecology & Environmental Biology

Activities and Societies: Research: Effects of Control of Invasive Blackberry by the National Parks Service on a Southern Appalachian.

Certified General Horticulturalist, Horticulture, Greenhouse Management

Activities and Societies: Soils, Insects and Plant Diseases, Greenhouse Design, Interiorscapes, Horticulture Therapy, Plant Propagation