• Maintained collaborative working relationships with local environmental agencies and groups by assisting public, private and non-profit partners with outreach program development, issue awareness, implementation, committees and task forces.• Promoted green infrastructure practices to encourage stormwater reduction techniques and return on investment. • Promoted citizen involvement in Bay restoration and education with grant incentives offered to community organizations for wetland and habitat restoration, Bay-friendly landscaping and/or marine science education projects. • Managed the SBEP Economic Value Study of Sarasota Bay produced by Eckerd College.• Managed the SBEP Climate Ready Estuaries grant that included climate change and sea level rise outreach initiatives.• Promoted SBEP accomplishments and progress to the public through ongoing and effective liaison with traditional and new media sources including press releases, press conferences, social media, blogs, and newsletters. • Managed the sarasotabay.org website to ensure it supported the SBEP mission while providing useful information to the public, media, SBEP partners, allied organizations and target groups interested in the efforts to restore and protect Sarasota Bay.• Organized SBEP special events including the Sarasota Bay Awards Program and the annual Sarasota Bay Water Festival.• Directed production of SBEP outreach publications including Bay Reflections newsletter, Bay Repair Kit, Bay Roamer’s Guide, Bioswale and Rain Gardens brochure, Landscaping to Save Energy, CCMP and State of the Bay Reports.• Managed public education and restoration efforts of the Sarasota Bay Guardians volunteer program.• Organized educational kayak trips to promote eco-tourism and Sarasota Bay habitat restoration projects. • Provided staff support to the SBEP Citizens Advisory (CAC), while encouraging members to become more actively involved in developing and implementing their own projects.

• Field team leader for submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) surveys.• Performed SAV surveys including grass identification, percent cover, and blade measurements.• Obtained biomass samples by using a corer. • Assessed water-quality parameters using a YSI, turbidity meter, secchi disc, and LI-COR to measure Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR).• Calibrated analytical instruments abiding by the Department of Environmental Protection standards.• Data entry and analyses.

• Scientific research diver for Manatee County’s artificial reef program, including finfish and invertebrate surveys.• Author inshore and offshore artificial reef monitoring paper.• Designed and taught curriculum for the American Academy of Underwater Sciences class for volunteer scuba divers.• Recruited and managed scientific dive volunteers and interns for the Dive Operations Program and the Aquarium.• Taught staff, interns, and volunteers in PADI Open Water, Advanced, Rescue, First Aid, CPR, and DAN Oxygen administration classes.• Organized annual events including Mote Marine Laboratory’s Artificial Reef Cleanup and Pirate Coast Dive Festival.• Monitored inshore and offshore artificial reef systems including finfish and invertebrate identification, abundance, and distribution.• Identified and photographed coral species for benthic mortality project in the Gulf of Mexico.• Partnered with agencies, including: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, and Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Harbor counties.• Used a digital single-lens reflex camera to photograph and identify finfish in the Gulf of Mexico’s deep-water blue holes.• Dive Safety Officer and underwater photographer for coral reef spawning expedition at Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary.• Employed a sidescan sonar and used ground-truthing sonar data to map sea bottoms and search for wreckage. • Deployed and serviced underwater remote sensing technology (Red Tide BreveBuster) to monitor natural phytoplankton blooms.• Performed field data entry, evaluation, and analysis using Microsoft Excel and Access.• Co-authored and edited several scientific reports.