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Escalante, UT

• Oversees assessment of political and social capital for conservation advancement; analyzes voter trends, interviews community leaders, and presents the actionable steps needed to acquire support.
• Partners with Conservation Lands Foundation’s senior program director on development of resilient infrastructure to protect public land from threats and help build momentum for conservation gains.
• Leads Southern Utah Assessment, a large-scale project dedicated to increasing diversity and elevating marginalized populations in conservation/political office, and cultivating future electoral candidates.

Escalante, UT And Kanab, UT

• Directed ~12 team members across all business areas and oversaw board cultivation and recruitment for this organization striving to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
• Oversaw $1.5M operating budget and implementation of paleontology laboratory, archeological site monitoring, community education, and public/private land restoration; increased private giving by +75%, completed +20.
• Managed grant writing and launch of several fundraising campaigns to drive individual contributions; awarded grants of +$900k (2017 – 2019) and raised +$500k from individual contributions (2016 – 2019).

Remote

• Taught 5 undergraduate courses and oversaw 25 domestic and 4 international faculty members; designed undergraduate degree programs, supervised distance learning, and managed $75k payroll/curriculum budget.
• Authored policies and procedures relevant to faculty, staff, and student body on topics including learning disability accommodations, faculty evaluation and pay structure, code of ethics, curriculum evaluation, and.
• Served as co-chair of Ethical Review Board; reviewed graduate student projects involving human participants and ensured highest ethical standards were maintained.
• Built an organizational culture and curriculum that was culturally inclusive, perspective diverse, and focused on increasing justice and equity through federal student aid funding; awarded Faculty of the Year (2009).

Remote

Remote

• Managed 4 coaching/support team members helping students achieve academic and professional goals; mentored +100 students and implemented a sounding board for identifying solutions to student issues.
• Partnered closely with students with identified disabilities; developed plans to meet individual needs through additional/intensive coaching support, audiobook access, and extended testing time.
• Presented financial aid benefits to board of directors, including the opportunity to expand care to diverse communities; partnered with financial aid director on applying, qualifying for, and maintaining Title IV.

Masters In Legal Studies, Environmental, Natural Resource And Energy Law

Master Of Arts - Ma, Community Leadership

Thesis: “All Locked Up: Understanding Conflict in the Communities of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.”

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Social Science

Summa Cum Laude