Work with staff to direct Council activities, run monthly meetings, recruit new volunteers and members, and correspond with local government agencies, non-profit organizations, media and citizens in the watershed. Manage administrative staff. Work with local and state government agencies to apply for grant funding. Regularly advocate for watershed issues to the community and to policy makers and funders. Create annual reports. Meet with the Council’s fiscal agent to track and discuss Council expenditures and future growth possibilities. Assist with educational events and participate on a regular basis in planting events. Work with Assessment, Stewardship, and Education subcommittees to determine and complete projects. Write and edit articles for local newspapers and newsletters.

Represent citizens in Zone 5 of the West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District regarding resource protection in Multnomah County. Vice-Chair. Former Treasurer. Responsibilities include budgetary oversight, advocacy for conservation of soil and water resources, and other duties as necessary. Chair of the Budget Committee, which meets annually to determine level of taxes to be levied, create budget and conduct public budget process.

Work directly with HAKI Founder to identify and pursue grant funding, develop and deliver programming, primarily directed at East African immigrants and refugees living in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.

Manage all aspects of the Amanda for Portland 2016 campaign for Portland City Commissioner. Fiduciary responsibility for all campaign contributions and expenditures. Communication with media, potential donors, supporters and most importantly, Portland voters.

Performance auditor for Oregon. Analyzed state-funded programs for efficiency and effectiveness, and made recommendations based on best management practices.Projects included audits of Tri-Met, Oregon Department of Veteran Affairs, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Treasurer for the City Commissioner Amanda Fritz re-election campaign. Receive and track all campaign contributions and expenditures. Utilize Oregon Secretary of State Election's Division Orestar financial tracking system to input all donations, expenditures, and campaign donors. Work with campaign team to create and manage budget. Manage payroll and taxes for campaign.

Oversee business and logistical activities for running a 45-family preschool. Financial responsibility shared with Treasurer, including budget development and expenditure management. Develop and negotiate contracts for five teachers. Address and resolve school policy and interpersonal/conflict issues.

Sole proprietor of Babbling Brook Designs, a grant writing, program evaluation, and project management business. Work with private, non-profit and public sector organizations to determine program needs, and identify and pursue grant funding opportunities to fulfill those needs. Provide writing services for marketing materials, including websites and brochures.

Managed performance audits of state-funded agencies and programs. Responsible for four staff and all elements of audit projects, including development of audit objectives and budgets. Performed audit surveys and risk assessments to identify program control weaknesses. Created audit plans, including specific methodology and steps necessary to answer audit objectives. Analyzed regulatory requirements, agency compliance with relevant laws, and usage of state funds. Wrote audit reports detailing audit findings and made recommendations on how agencies could improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their programs. Wrote and presented training on using ArcMap (GIS) technology for geoauditing. Provided training on audit documentation, audit and ACL software, and Oregon state government law.

Worked primarily in the Development Department on issues in the Lents and Interstate Urban Renewal Areas. Assisted program manager in writing the Lents Downtown Revitalization Strategy, for City Council approval in Fall, 2003. Managed five Development Opportunities (DOS) Program projects, including writing and executing Letter of Agreement contracts, and meeting with property and business owners to identify expansion opportunities and to hire and work with architects. Regularly used ArcMap (GIS) to create maps for data analysis and for visually sharing information with the public. Created and implemented a public outreach strategy, resulting in four public meetings with a total of approximately 150 participants. Tasks included all logistical details and some program content. Wrote the Lents and Interstate newsletters on a quarterly basis for distribution to over 2,000 community members. Researched and wrote a policy and related program report for the Lents URA. Wrote two 20-page public information pamphlets describing current projects and programs in the Lents and Interstate Urban Renewal Areas. Created a business resource guide for the Lents and Gateway Small Business Conference and assisted with conference logistics. Assisted with meeting facilitation for two River Renaissance Program public meetings, in collaboration with the Bureau of Environmental Services, Bureau of Planning and the Port of Portland. Wrote two grants for PDC’s Housing Department for the Headwaters at Tryon Creek project, a mixed-income, mixed-use, multi-generational and environmentally sustainable housing project in southwest Portland. Grant writing efforts resulted in an award from USWFS/Metro in the amount of $30,000.

Organized energy management-related projects. Coordinated with Facilities, Accounting, Utilities and Construction Departments to analyze energy consumption and recommend energy efficient opportunities, including lighting and HVAC retrofit projects. Worked with Architecture and Facilities Departments as well as externally hired maintenance companies to perform and track a lighting retrofit program and a television and neon reduction program. Assisted in creating a three-year working program budget, projecting HEC’s ability to cut utility costs at approximately $2 million annually. Worked with consultants and EQ Network Rates software to find better utility rates for electric and gas accounts. Enforced utility company compliance to ensure proper rate changes. Audited utility accounts to identify unnecessary gas, electric and water meters. Worked with Landlords and maintenance vendors to consolidate unnecessary meters. Identified high utility usage at HEC stores (approximately 1800) and worked with Landlords, utility companies and maintenance vendors to terminate high usage through preventative and/or repair maintenance. Assisted Accounting Department with reviewing and reconciling utility bills, using the energy management software EQ Network. Researched electric deregulation issues and their applicability to future cost savings for HEC. Met with consultants contracted by the EPA to coordinate HEC’s Energy Star Buildings partnership. Extensive use of Microsoft Excel for utility usage and cost tracking and analysis.

Coordinated and managed facilities-related projects both within the Facilities Department and for the HEC video stores (approximately 1400). Drafted legal contracts for preventative maintenance programs and supervised department’s two dispatch operators. Performed administrative tasks, including creating and updating maps using Visio software and updating and maintaining databases (both Access and SiteSeer). Assisted National Director of Facilities in negotiating legal issues with vendors not under contract with Facilities Department and worked on departmental budget issues.

Written and verbal correspondence with constituents. Provided general office assistance.