Nancy Patterson Email & Phone Number

United States

Washington DC, US

- Provide leadership and direction for BLM Arizona's recreation program working in collaboration with field and national recreation specialists. - Facilitate completion of priority recreation fee business plans according to FLREA.

Washington, DC, US

• Provide strategic policy recommendations to the Republic of Georgia related to Institutional Strengthening (leadership development, organizational development, partnership development) through the interdisciplinary.
• Core member of overarching editorial sub team to finalize and submit project resources.

Washington, DC, US

Project manager for the DOI International Technical Assistance Program with the Republic of Georgia. Manage daily operations and logistics for international technical assistance projects. Collaboratively develop and implement strategic and long-term goals for sustainable conservation and management of Georgia's natural and cultural resources.

Washington DC, US

- Design business case and operational structure for implementing BLM's national Community Engagement Strategy.- Collaborate on plan development and finalization with cross-sectional core group and community partners.- Develop and present briefings, feedback sessions, reports, white papers, organizational documents, and policy review materials.- Employ.

Washington DC, US

• Lead strategic vision and implementation for large-scale organizational change of CCSC’s statewide outreach mandate to be an BLM Alaska-wide center for environmental education and stewardship of public lands.
• Direct all operations and leadership of recreation fee site with more than 45,000 annual visitors. Manage and allocate $900,000+ budget.
• Supervise staff of 16 professional federal and Student Conservation Association science educators.
• Program Lead for BLM Alaska Education initiatives: facilitate Headquarters and State communication, data reporting, and information sharing related to environmental education, interpretation, and outreach.
• Advise, support, and participate on Visitor Center Managers, Youth and Education Program Leaders national teams to enhance hiring, leadership, and expertise related to visitor use.
• Enhance partnerships with local, regional, and national conservation and education groups.

Washington DC, US

• Acquire and allocate tuition funding for 26 BLM staff members; provide briefings to senior management; collaborate with training provider, National Training Center, and BLM Headquarters to determine partnership.
• Consult with The Academy Team to prepare and present partnership-based training materials relevant to BLM employee needs.

Washington DC, US

• Design proactive strategic communication campaigns for internal and external audiences on the importance of Greater sage-grouse and sagebrush conservation for a healthy working sagebrush ecosystem for people and.
• Facilitate and liaison with all levels of employees from field staff to executive staff in multiple agencies and partners to ensure successful ecosystem conservation.
• Designed #350species campaign to increase general understanding of the importance of the sagebrush ecosystem for Greater sage-grouse and the more than 350 other species that depend on it for their survival, including.
• Led interagency team to design one-year anniversary annual report on the collaborative, science-based, and landscape level Greater sage-grouse conservation efforts accomplished in 2016. Responsible for managing project.

Washington DC, US

• Strategized and implemented travel management for roads and trails on 3.3 million acres of public land. Led, facilitated, and participated on ID teams for NEPA analyses. Established and managed route inventory.
• Engaged internal and external partners on the local, state, and national levels to establish partnerships and design successful community events and projects (e.g., National Trails Day, National Public Lands Day, Take.
• Worked with City and local IMBA mountain biking chapter to establish eight miles of single track riding at Beck Lake Park. Trails have encouraged local and regional community members of all ages and fitness levels to.
• Supervised seasonal Recreation Technician. Developed work plan and hire, train, assess, and mentor employee.
• With interagency Wilderness 2020 team, crafted implementation plan for Wilderness outreach and communication.
• Designed and facilitated trainings on BLM's recreation strategy Connecting with Communities to ensure BLM is the community partner of choice for recreation.

Washington DC, US

• Provide staffing and recruitment advice and support for BLM-ID managers to hire best employees to help accomplish Bureau work and mission.
• Create job postings, qualify applicants, and present candidates to hiring officials.
• Serve as Workers' Compensation Lead for BLM-ID State Office to ensure accurate claim filing.

Washington DC, US

• Detail to support collaborative inter-departmental working environment with field office staff and governmental and non-governmental partners.
• Supervise 12 employees in Range, Recreation, Weeds, and Force Accounts. Direct and coordinate work assignments.
• Collaborate with staff to conduct NEPA planning and scoping work, Environmental Assessments, social science analysis, and surveying of natural and cultural resources according to Resource Management Plan.

Washington, D.C., US

• Manage daily office operations in a fast-paced environment for 130 employees including time and attendance, travel, correspondence, and database and file maintenance.
• Chair national Workplace Enrichment’s (WE) Communications to design multi-media marketing on employee engagement.
• Supervise team of four to implement creative multi-media communication strategies on sustainability for internal and external audiences as Communication Team Leader for Yellowstone’s Green Team for Sustainability.
• Manage RideShare bus commuter program.

Washington, D.C., US

• Researched, designed, presented, and audited educational programs for diverse audiences.
• Worked with university to study the effectiveness of key messaging in cognitive development.
• Trained seasonal staff on thematic program development and designed example program outlines.
• Interpreted park information in Spanish and French for foreign visitors and staffed information desk.

• Independently designed, conducted, and reported results of mixed-methods bilingual strategic research project on perception development, communication use, and visitor profile of international and national tourists.
• Supervised bilingual, multi-national research team of three on research coding and data collection.
• Successfully applied for grants, managed budget, and fostered international donor relationships.
• Maintained personal blog and used web analytics to manage and grow site visits.
• Consulted with Guatemala’s Ministry of Culture and Sports and UVG on Tikal's Master Plan.

Moscow, ID, US

• Co-authored technical report with NPCA and Martin Scholars to assess environmental and cultural conditions of national parks and conservation management of World Heritage Sites.
• Facilitated focus groups with faculty and students to redesign college structure and degree programs.
• Reviewed and recommended graduate-level research grant proposals.
• Conducted content analysis on climate change framing. Translated interviews on Peruvian park structure.
• Led discussion groups, assigned and assessed independent and group written and oral projects, created curriculum and presented lectures, evaluated student learning, and assigned grades (Society & Natural Resources.
• Mentored freshman and oriented them to university services (WINGS to the Future, INTR 204).

Master Of Science (M.S.), Environmental Communication And International Protected Area Management

Certificate, Nonprofit Management

Some Graduate Coursework, International Development, Research Sciences

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Resources And Development, Spanish, Latin American Studies, French (Minor)

Some Undergraduate Coursework, Anthropology, Ethnology