Paige Scheid Email & Phone Number

Responsible for developing, managing, and implementing the City's sustainability strategies and policies.• Coordinate the implementation of the City’s Climate Action Plan and other sustainability initiatives across city departments• Manage the internal Climate Action Team made up of interdepartmental staff• Track, monitor, measure performance and report on environmental, sustainability and climate action projects and activities within the city• Support the management of the Citywide solid waste contract• Oversee periodic greenhouse gas emissions inventory updates• Create and conduct educational and outreach programs related to stormwater, environment, water quality, and watershed health• Event manager for the annual inter-jurisdictional StormFest event, which includes leading a team comprised of multiple agencies, consultants, and non-profit partners

Burien, Washington

Responsible for community engagement, public education, planning and policy support for environmental-focused efforts in Burien.• Project manager for the City's first community Climate Action Plan• Create and conduct educational and outreach programs related to stormwater, environment, water quality, and watershed health• Event manager for the annual inter-jurisdictional StormFest event, which includes leading a team comprised of multiple agencies, consultants, and non-profit partners• Act as a technical resource within the City for LID related questions• Assist with the Miller-Walker Basin Stewardship Program, and work to expand stewardship opportunities to other parts of the City• Assist Public Works and Community Development staff with setting policy and procedures related to public education/outreach and promoting the use of LID within the City

Seattle, Washington

As a part of the education and outreach team, I worked with community members, businesses, and multifamily properties to help reduce contamination in the recycling and compost waste streams.• Led a contamination reduction program in a King County municipality. In this program, I performed all data analysis and entry, completed waste audits at multifamily and commercial properties, and worked with properties that requested onsite trainings to improve diversion rates• Conducted outreach to businesses and multifamily properties to help improve recycling programs in King County municipalities• Performed onsite waste assessment, trainings, and consultations to help businesses and property management reduce contamination between garbage, recycling, and compost waste streams• Taught students and staff at various schools about the process of recycling and composting• Led educational tours at Recology's Seattle Materials Recovery Facility• Staffed Recology booths at community events and educated the general public on recycling and composting

Seattle, Washington

• Conducted biological and physical habitat assessments for 180 stream monitoring sites in King County• Trained and instructed 4 new team members and other King County staff on proper data collection methods • Worked collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate sampling efforts • Prepared, processed, and maintained data using online databases such as Puget Sound Stream Benthos (PSSB)• Conducted data analysis on temperature and habitat data using Excel and basic R programming• Recorded stream and habitat data in ArcGIS • Communicated technical information to a wide variety of audiences including community members and government agency staff through reports and fact sheets• Organized documents, files, schedules, and samples (400) to ensure complete and accurate data collection • Managed and prioritized a diverse workload to accomplish tasks on defined timelines • Rehired 3 seasons in a row: 2016, 2017, and 2018

Madrid Area, Spain

Awarded a post-graduate grant to teach English in a bilingual school in Madrid, Spain. • Developed B2 level Spanish fluency through a year-long immersion in Spanish speaking environment• Prepared and delivered 630 hours of English instruction and presentations to non-native speakers • Researched, wrote, and delivered creative and engaging lesson plans for 150 students• Collaborated with staff members in the development and implementation of curriculum

Seattle, Washington

Awarded a post-graduate research fellowship through the Office of Research and Development (ORD) aimed at developing tools and datasets which would allow small communities to enhance their sustainability and climate resiliency.• Developed expertise in community sustainability indicators• Created a set of 38 strategic sustainability indicators through scholarly research and interviews• Identified existing and new data sources to utilize for measuring indicators• Developed a sustainability data visualization tool using Tableau Public 10.2• Created a fact sheet to summarize findings from the research project and anticipated results• Assisted in the management of cross-function work teams between the EPA, HUD, and HHS• Prepared presentations and project status updates and reports as needed • Conducted analysis and presented findings to decision makers

Seattle, Washington

• Assisted in the implementation of a food waste reduction program in the Bremerton School District• Developed a conceptual dashboard of 40 sustainability indicators for small communities• Facilitated weekly communication between EPA stakeholders and community leaders• Presented sustainability indicators research findings to the mayor of Bremerton, Washington

Seattle, Washington

• Managed social media campaigns for the EcoReps Facebook and webpage • Created and performed a 15-minute presentation on waste reduction presented to on campus student houses• Executed a quarterly street clean up bringing together over 50 people