• Coordinating construction, promotion & protection for the ~700 mile New York & Vermont sections of the 4,700 mile North Country National Scenic Trail (NCNST) as the National Park Service’s primary nonprofit partner

• Developed & implemented collaborative decision-making processes for natural resource & land use policy & management issues• Crafted & implemented stakeholder engagement & public outreach strategies designed to serve the values of diversity, equity, & inclusion• Developed financial & policy reports for state & federal natural resource agencies

• Analyzed best available technical & scientific data using GIS• Created a research report & supporting documents, including statewide policy recommendations, to inform future rulemaking by the Land Conservation and Development Commission regarding how the state can best balance land use goals for resource protection

Summer Semester in Alaska: sea kayaking, backpacking, mountaineering

• Wyss Scholar for the Conservation of the American West• Academic Leadership Fellowship• Environmental Policy and Planning Track Leader

• Organized the Northwest Community Forest Coalition (NWCFC) annual field tour in Chimacum, WA in partnership with the Jefferson Land Trust• Organized community forest workshops for a north coast Oregon towns to inform local elected officials and interested citizens regarding the acquisition, management, and governance of community forests• Staffed the NWCFC Policy Committee to support state-level policy initiatives• Organized a community forest field tour of the 3700 acre Bear Creek Watershed in Astoria, OR for NWCFC members• Orchestrated meetings of the NWCFC Executive and Steering Committees• Attended Advanced Facilitation Skills Workshop

Led volunteer workgroups in natural areas restoration activities, including invasive species removal, native species planting and propagation, trail maintenance, and prescribed burns

• Coordinating promotion & protection for the 400 mile Montana & Idaho section of the 1,200 mile Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNT) as the US Forest Service’s primary nonprofit partner. Organizing efforts between land managers, partners, & volunteers.• POLICY & PLANNING: Facilitating collaboration between governmental entities & citizen stakeholders in service of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Advocating for the PNT on promotion & protection issues (i.e., administrative planning processes).• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Engaging & educating PNTA partners & the public on issues aligned with PNT protection.• PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: Developing PNTA’s community engagement programs with a focus on youth & diversity. • CAPACITY BUILDING: Generating new resources in coordination with partners, resulting in new sources of volunteers, materials, methods, & funding.

• COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Built relationships with local & regional organizations to bolster public lands stewardship. Pursued partnership, public relations, advocacy, outreach, & marketing opportunities with a diverse range of for-profit businesses, governmental entities, non-profits, educational institutions, interest groups, & key individuals. Coordinated & managed events.• VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT: Created & utilized outreach strategies, leveraging volunteers & partners toward on-the-ground conservation work. Developed regional US Forest Service Trails Volunteer Outreach Strategic Plan. Crafted programs to recruit, coordinate, celebrate, & retain volunteers. Trained, supported, & led volunteers in the field.• TRAIL STEWARDSHIP: Coordinated & supervised trail stewardship outings with agency & nonprofit partners. Led Tellico Ranger District Youth Conservation Corps crew in wilderness stewardship projects.• FUNDRAISING: Executed diverse initiatives (i.e., grant writing & membership recruitment).• TRAININGS: - Attended 2014 Wilderness Skills Institute: Crosscut / Axe certification course, Log Steps & Cribbing (2 day course), Griphoist & Rigging (3 day course). - Certified US Forest Service Level B Crosscut Sawyer. - Completed Interagency Regional Wilderness Stewardship Training to better understand agency partner MRAs for wilderness management policy.

• Crafting USFS Volunteer Outreach & Coordination Strategic Plan for regional use.• Building relationships with local, regional community organizations to bolster public lands stewardship.• Leading Tellico Ranger District YCC crew in wilderness stewardship projects.

•ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR: Researched, designed, and developed original environmental education programs to deliver to children, adults, and families to educate and engage the public in the City of Bellevue Natural Resource Department’s mission. Designed and distributed the environmental programs’ marketing materials.•VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT: Coordinated with and managed logistics for volunteers engaged in events and community projects. Prepared, procured, and cleaned up materials for volunteer projects. Projects include Arbor Day Earth Day, Natural Resource Week, the Master Naturalist program, and various occasional group volunteer projects.•RESTORATION MONITORING: Implemented proper in-field monitoring techniques in City of Bellevue restoration sites. Recording and entering restoration-specific data sets. Managed materials and coordinated logistics with volunteers to meet respective deadlines.•ADMINISTRATIVE/COMPUTER TASKS: Filed, managed phone and email communications with the public, prepared mailings, data entry, processed documents, managed multiple databases, made deposits, made copies, scanned documents, prepared marketing materials and coordinated with the graphics team to ensure a good quality, accurate marketing product. Acquired proficiency working with the City of Bellevue’s primary software applications including CLASS, Maximo, MapShot, Lync, and the Microsoft Office suite.•COMMUNITY GARDENS MANAGEMENT: Coordinated communication pathways with garden participants regarding pertinent deadlines and guidelines such as phone calls, mailings, and in-person conversations. Performed garden opening and closing operations including laying out plots and clearing out debris. •EVENT PLANNING: Assisted in the execution of citywide events including the Master Naturalist program, Arbor Day Earth Day, Natural Resource Week through coordination with partner agencies and event volunteers.

•YOUTH SUPERVISION & TRAINING: Directly oversee 6 YCC members (ages 15-18), assigning work, evaluating performance, advising, and counseling. Supervise on-the-job training and work projects with due regard for sound management practices, including economical and proper use of supplies and equipment, efficient use of manpower, and safe practices which will provide field work experience in natural resource conservation.•PLANNING & MANAGEMENT: Plan work and education projects, set weekly priorities, & prepare work schedules. Plan and implement a well-balanced and integrated conservation education program designed to enhance the members’ understanding of the natural environment and its relationship to them.•NATIONAL CREW LEADER TRAINING: •Two week intensive outdoor leadership training. •Outdoor Education Skills: Gained experience/education with outdoor living skills: hiking, safety awareness, LNT, camping, cooking, basic map/compass skills, environmental education lesson planning •Conservation Project Skills: Gained experience/education in: maintaining relationships with agency partners including logistical management, operational work and its relation to the partner, project, and coordinate interactions/trainings with the crew, managing a budget and necessary purchasing for crew and project, managing all medical/first aid aspects of the crew, along with the required documentation; managing administrative aspects of the crew including but not limited to required pre- and post-program paperwork, daily medical and work logs, and equipment inventories; organizing & attending pre-program meetings for parents & students; organizing and leading recreation trip after completion of work project (typically backpacking, hiking, canoeing, or sightseeing); service project management; service learning, conservation; and trail/conservation projects and hand tools including rock work, carpentry, trail building and maintenance. •Renewed WFR certification

•Developed & delivered emotionally and physically safe, diverse programming for multi-cultural, underserved, urban youth focusing themes on team-building and environmental education.•Interfaced with agency partners to further the BSA mission.

• Improved website design and maintenance.• Oversaw public relation via social media outlets.• Assisted in grant writing for international partnership projects.

•Coordinated logistics for Futurewise’s largest annual fundraising event.•Managed multifarious donor and contact databases.•Requested, catalogued, and managed fundraiser event donations.

•INTERPRETIVE PARK RANGER: Led interactive nature programs at White Lake State Park with children and families including ponding, wilderness and survival strategies, and Leave No Trace ethical camping practices. Designed and implemented conservation and safe camping programs while simultaneously recruiting program participants.•INTERPRETIVE PARK RANGER TRAINING: Intensive three week training with SCA, U.S. Forest Service, NH Fish & Game Dept. Cultivated practical interpretive skills while leading 4th grade field trips at Bear Brook State Park.•ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR: Designed and taught science-based environmental curriculum with five 4th grade classrooms and two afterschool programs. Created and implemented Service Learning projects with students including three environmentally-themed garden benches, raised garden beds, and plantings of myriad vegetable and garden sprouts.•INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TRAINING: Participated in two week environmental training focused on place-based education, inquiry-and experiential based learning, multiple intelligences theory, classroom management and lesson planning.•INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY LIVING: Resident for 6 months in a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp with limited amenities and close quarters with thirty fellow NH corps members and four SCA staff. Developed considerable human resource skills, contributed to weekly community discussions regarding challenging interpersonal communication and facility maintenance issues.•SEARCH & RESCUE PATROL: Served as a Mt. Monadnock State Park Search & Rescue Patrol Park Ranger by performing daily patrols of highly utilized hiking trails to mitigate safety risks and assist park patrons with current medical emergencies.•SCA/AERIE WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER (WFR) TRAINING: WFR course participant.

•TEAMWORK: Served on a close-working team of three members and a Project Leader living and working in the six rural Pennsylvania Trail Towns along the 150-mile long Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) hike/bike trail to foster regional economic revitalization and sustainable redevelopment.•PROJECT DEVELOPMENT / MANAGEMENT: Managed the Great Allegheny Passage Sustainable Business Network, an organization designed to serve as a networking platform for grassroots advocacy of sociopolitical change at the regional level, by serving as Project Coordinator. Performed administrative duties, developed and implemented regional public relations campaign including press releases, social media networking, and blog updating, networked with local business owners, and researched sustainable small business strategies.•GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY: Networked with Trail Town business owners, municipal officials, local community leaders, and regional community development organizations to achieve collaborative goals focusing on grassroots sociopolitical initiatives designed to increase sustainable economic growth along the rural GAP corridor.•MARKETING / DESIGN: Designed graphic promotional material using Adobe InDesign/Photoshop for diverse projects including the Trail Town Ice Cream program, Connellsville Community Gardens, and Trail Town Farmers’ Markets.•COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING: Participated in two week, intensive SCA Sustainable Community Development training concentrating on qualitative energy assessments, community development theory, given by exemplary organizations active in Pittsburgh’s Climate Action Plan, including PennFuture, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Green Building Alliance, East Liberty Development, Inc., and the Office of Urban Forestry.