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Charlottesville, Va, Us

Charlottesville, Virginia, Us

Renewable Energy Permitting and Utility Scale Development: Development and oversight of permit applications in order to meet local/state/fed requirements for land use and siting; surrounding solar, storage, and wind development, through the development of permitting strategies for successful project development and operation.Independently obtain land-use/siting permitting of multi-million-dollar development projects, throughout PJM, MISO, WECC, and beyond. Permit hearing support and testimony.Solutions oriented permitting professional, driving projects through key development milestones. Sustainability/ESG, Apex Women's Network, and DEI committee member.

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Leadership over a team of 70; managed regional office fiscal, capital, and human resources (including compensatory strategies and work profiles); managed regional environmental programs to ensure consistent implementation; community education and economic development liaison.Increased workforce efficiency, and succession stability: Reimagined the middle management and technical expertise requirements that provided for redundancy in skill, support, and delegation authorities; reduced work backlog to below 5% while increasing upward mobility and increased staff retention.Established professional development and mentoring: Increased cross-functional training and facilitated mentoring with leadership that broke down work silos and made staff more interchangeable. Supported work flexibility, to build a more multi-faceted workforce, while progressing and meeting Agency goals.

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Staff of 6 (six), oversight of all enforcement staff at agency (15). Directed enforcement of all laws, regulations, and permits administered by DEQ through an efficient, effective, fair, and equitable state-wide environmental enforcement program; provided specialized legal expertise, guidance, support and advice over all enforcement actions and legal reviews. Strict adherence to Due Process.Developed data driven transparency and public affairs strategy: Driver for program-wide digital transition, including generation & publication of the electronic signatory policy, electronic conversion of paper into digital forms and storage, and development of a searchable external webpage, increasing public access and transparency. Reinstated the Commonwealth’s Criminal Environmental Enforcement Division: Secured approval from the Virginia’s Office of the Attorney General (VOAG), and re-established the criminal environmental program; Developed DEQ’s investigative strategy and settled a $700,000 case, driving money back into the affected community.Policy Improvement: Overhauled DEQ’s Enforcement Manual: Updated and published enumerated enforcement policy, navigated emerging technology, improved efficiency, and increased consistency in Agency’s enforcement application and processes.Executed continuous improvement: drove the Agency forward through continuous process improvement moving from status quo into efficiency and adaptive change through strategic planning, operational/business plan development, and auditing of Agency enforcement data.Cultivated network of environmental experts: as principal contact for all Federal entities and VOAG, established quarterly cross-connection meetings, quarterly training and audit improvement, and face-to-face-meetings to discuss high priority topics, and emerging contaminants.

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Enforcement Lead for regional enforcement cases regarding water, air, waste, oil, wetlands, and agricultural enforcement. Preparation of enforcement recommendation documents, enforcement resolution and closure through consent orders and actions. Driver for digital transition, Agency wide: Successfully transitioned the enforcement program from paper to digital storage, including establishing quality assurance goals and procedures. Extended to create reporting mechanisms and database to track progress.Created job aides, SOPs, and process flow guides to increase new employee efficiency, and consistency: Revamped and front-loaded onboarding and reference guides, standard operating procedures, and visual guides that shortened the success timeline of a multitude of audiences who more quickly understood new, complex procedures.

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Hold certification as a Dual Combined Administrator, DCA0301; Performed complex case negotiations, field inspections, policy development and prepared enforceable logs and reports; served on a multitude of task forces, committees, and focus groups as technical expert.Established Construction Stormwater Program and Policy: Collaborated in the development of construction stormwater inspection reports, compliance strategy, enforcement policy and elevation procedure, and provided auditing upon implementation. Resolved complex environmental impacts: Established penalties and action requirements, improving immediate impacts, and built in durable compliance to prevent future impacts.Established Agency policy to drive efficiency and consistency improvements, as an individual contributor. Maintained an attitude of "One Agency, One Mission". Leveraged local government experience and boots on the ground, to build capacity and expansion of network of experts in the Construction Stormwater Field.

Harrisonburg, Us

Certified by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) as an Erosion and Sediment Control Administrator, daily inspected construction sites (commercial and residential) for compliance with VESCH standards, inspected commercial and residential sites exceeding one acre for SWPPP, photography, plan review, administration of program, advisory member for the county on: Chesapeake Bay TMDL, Smith Creek TMDL, and Long Meadow & Turley Creek TMDL; creation and submission of land disturbing reports to state, etc

Harrisonburg, Us

Oversight of the County’s Environmental programs: erosion and sediment control programs, floodplain management, and construction stormwater management programs [permitting, plan review, compliance, administration, and enforcement], and community environmental support and education.Proactively established Construction Stormwater Program: Contributed to the development of an Environmental Ordinance, including establishment of the budget, creation of a staffing plan, and a protocol for permitting, plan review, and compliance activities. Presented to the Board to approval and incorporation. Inclusion of Flood Plain Management and Flood Inundation Zones, and Dam Safety considerations for development and long term zoning and planning. Protected the County’s Environmental Resources: Through stringent plan review and compliance enforcement; and provided expert advice on local water quality improvement plan development and implementation. Incorporating the Chesapeake Bay TMDL goals, through proactive planning and execution of set back protections and restrictions.

EDAS and CEDS data entry and analysis; scheduled runs in CEDS; benthic identification to Family; benthic macroinvertebrate collection and sorting; benthic macroinvertebrate indication; calibration and usage of YSI, Troll, InSitu water probe/instruments; ambient, probabilistic, TMDL, and lake monitoring; investigative techniques: field notes, pictures, reporting, submitted travel vouchers, interacted with public and press; investigated and documented fish kills; GIS mapping; GPS programming and usage; EPA Statewide lake assessment grant work

Provided member service; sold: cashiers checks, money orders, theme park tickets, check orders, and check cards; properly identified members; learned/followed proper money handling procedure as created by the Federal Reserve Bank; educated members on available products; trained new staff; balanced ATM/Money Machines/Drawer; upheld security and professional work ethic.

Harrisonburg, Va, Us

Worked in collaboration with Shenandoah Air Initiative (ShenAir), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and American Lung Association (ALA) to create and implement an educational resource and guide for Virginia school system in order to improve air quality in Va.

B.S. In Environmental Science, Minor In Biology, Fields Of Study: Ecology, Biology, Environmental Science, Limnology

Virginia Executive Institute, Organizational Leadership

Community Organization And Advocacy