Career Accomplishments:

Restoration, Built Different

  • Coordinated some of the biggest alpine Wilderness meadow restoration initiatives in the state of CA

  • Championed Low Tech Process Based Restoration techniques across the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range

  • Trained the summer seasons crew including contractors, staff, and two half term AmeriCorps members

  • Monitored 14 alpine meadows in both pre and post construction status

  • Re-created the software design for the entire TU CA Inland Chapters scientific monitoring initiative

Science in Action

  • Led complex and detail oriented monitoring initiatives with minimal remote support.

  • Kept above 90% completion for the entire sampling season

    • 28 unique sampling protocols done 112 times at two different sites over 12 weeks

  • Stewarded positive relations with other researchers as a National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) representative.

  • Led watershed science lesson plans for grade 6 students

    • Guided students down Class III rapids

  • Led coniferous forest ecology hikes for grad 6-9 students

Generating new ideas in the trails world

  • Developed and implemented system wide trail signage needs for 6o miles of trail

  • Created, marketed, and hosted trail user group cohesion events names “For the love of trails”. 100+ attendance including live music, local trail company kiosks and public land management discussions.

  • Marketed, managed, and Implemented a volunteer based program managing A educational booth sharing trail etiquette threw interactive games and prizes. The volunteer “Trail Ambassadors” were comprised of 50+ individuals, groups, and clubs who want to get more involved in positive trail management. A trail survey was developed to gain useful feed back.

  • Updated Washoe Counties trails Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Leave No Trace (LNT) initiatives.