About

I engage stakeholders to lead complex and sometimes controversial projects to amicable resolution. I embrace hard work and creativity while building teams with key expertise. The side benefit? It allows me to also mentor staff to reach their potential!

I am currently a Project Manager over post-construction monitoring and regulatory compliance for large-scale pipeline projects. I also manage our FlexForce biological professionals for temporary assignments across the U.S. As a key subject matter expert, I prepare NEPA documentation on behalf of industry clients as well as federal agencies.

 
My career began as a wetland regulator with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and transitioned to environmental consulting where I delineated and monitored wetland ecosystems across the U.S. and Alaska. Working in multidiscipline teams allowed me to participate and collect survey data for mass movement areas, aquatic resources, and threatened/endangered species. Applying decades of “boots on the ground” surveys I advanced to manage large-scale field efforts, consult with regulatory agencies, and guide construction activities to comply with permitting.

My career’s successes include:
• finding unique perspectives while authoring sections for Environmental Impact Statements;
• bringing conflicts to consensus among stakeholders on controversial projects; and
• focusing regulatory goals to practical and beneficial outcomes.

In my life/career stage, I find opportunities to encourage the up-coming cohorts that will lead natural resource management. I enjoy laughing but can spend hours buried in a spreadsheet. I enjoy opposing philosophical and political discourse to safeguard becoming stuck in a perspective. And if I don’t get into the forest occasionally – I might combust.

When not working, I enjoy restoring my 1900 bungalow, creating natural habitats within my urban lot, and restoring vintage treasures buried in flea markets.