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Old Saybrook, Ct, Us

Old Saybrook

Provide natural resource inventories and management plans, open space grant writing services, ecological garden and landscape design, and environmental outdoor experiences for small groups.

Uconn Avery Point Campus, Groton

Create and implement education/outreach program for Connecticut residents targeting the priorities of the Long Island Sound Study; work collaboratively with regional Citizens Advisory Committee and Communications Team, and CT Sea Grant staff. Completed CT Master Gardener and Northeast Organic Farmers Association (NOFA) Organic Land Care certifications as part of targeted outreach relating residential landscaping to water quality issues in Long Island Sound.

A six-state, multiple partner initiative to reduce runoff and nutrient loading to Long Island Sound from working lands in the Sound's watershed. Funded through a 10 million dollar grant awarded in 2015 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Connecticut to the Connecticut Council on Soil and Water Conservation. Focus areas include a whole farm approach to soil health and nutrient management, non-industrial forest land protection that will also address biodiversity and drinking… Show more A six-state, multiple partner initiative to reduce runoff and nutrient loading to Long Island Sound from working lands in the Sound's watershed. Funded through a 10 million dollar grant awarded in 2015 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Connecticut to the Connecticut Council on Soil and Water Conservation. Focus areas include a whole farm approach to soil health and nutrient management, non-industrial forest land protection that will also address biodiversity and drinking water conservation, and climate resiliency through restoration of floodplain areas to reduce flood impacts. A multi-agency Technical Steering Committee comprised of federal, state, local, and non-profit organizations oversees policy, with implementation by local Conservation Districts, the Highstead Foundation, CT River Watershed Council, The Nature Conservancy, and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (MA). Show less

Norwich

Develop curriculum and teach Environmental Science and Sustainable Landscape Ecology as part of Sustainable Initiatives Certificate Program to promote low-impact development that balances growth with protecting the natural environment.

Old Saybrook

Founder, Executive Director of incorporated community-based non-profit conservation organization working in the Connecticut River estuary region (2004 - 2014). Worked collaboratively with multiple partners, including the estuary regional planning agency and eight-town Gateway Commission to engage residents, municipal officials, and local partners in regional natural resource protection efforts, through research, education, and outreach. Successful federal, state, and local grant writer;… Show more Founder, Executive Director of incorporated community-based non-profit conservation organization working in the Connecticut River estuary region (2004 - 2014). Worked collaboratively with multiple partners, including the estuary regional planning agency and eight-town Gateway Commission to engage residents, municipal officials, and local partners in regional natural resource protection efforts, through research, education, and outreach. Successful federal, state, and local grant writer; Connecticut River educator, speaker, and guide. Show less

Middletown And Essex

Senior Manager; provided leadership, oversight to professional staff of 7; responsible for stewardship of 23,000-acre land portfolio, chapter science agenda, and >300 volunteers.

Master Of Environmental Management (Mem) - Mid-Career Program, Focus On Social Ecology

Concentrated on restorative (biophilic) environmental design, and understanding the nature and human well-being connection.

Master Of Science In Botany (Ms), Emphasis On Applied Ecology

Melon Scholarship to study applied ecology, including glacial geomorphology in Glacier Bay, AK and tropical ecology in Puerto Rico..

Coursework Toward Masters In Landscape Architecture, Ecological Planning And Design

Activities and Societies: Southern New England Summer Field Ecology Seminal experience that included Summer Field Ecology, a collaboration.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Geology

Activities and Societies: Periclean Honor Society Included junior year at Arizona State University studying Sonoran Desert ecology