Experience

Virginia Outdoors Foundation

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Conservation Specialist

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  • Manage 10+ high level and time-sensitive reviews simultaneously for large scale utility improvements, nutrient and mitigation banks, potential buyers, forestry and new infrastructure for portfolio of 2,100+ easements • Manage 21 secure remote access accounts for regional staff • Work independently and collaboratively with a regional team of 9 staff and 50+ staff throughout the Commonwealth • Assist in establishing, hiring for and managing pilot mentorship program for AmeriCorps… Show more • Manage 10+ high level and time-sensitive reviews simultaneously for large scale utility improvements, nutrient and mitigation banks, potential buyers, forestry and new infrastructure for portfolio of 2,100+ easements • Manage 21 secure remote access accounts for regional staff • Work independently and collaboratively with a regional team of 9 staff and 50+ staff throughout the Commonwealth • Assist in establishing, hiring for and managing pilot mentorship program for AmeriCorps steward positions • BDR Committee and Grants Review Committee member • Facilitate negotiation, drafting and completion of several amendments to existing easements • Review other legal documents including conveyance deeds, restrictive covenants, right of way easements, subdivision and boundary line adjustments plats, wills, etc. • Review 10-20+ new easement and grant projects per year • Assist with internal and external policy drafting and implementation • Presented to colleagues and groups of 50+ attendees and represented VOF in local conservation groups and annual land conservation conference • Train 7 staff members on technical skills and organizational policies • Working knowledge of local county zoning, reviews and regulations

• Stewardship Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - Sep 2020

  • Handled review of building, utility, forestry and potential buyer reviews • Monitored existing easement properties • Managed daily communication with landowners, partners and colleagues as regional point of contact • Assisted with file scanning and archiving

• Conservation Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Performed field and GIS documentation (Baseline Documentation Reports) for new public access projects throughout the state • Assisted with easement review and drafting • Worked with landowners, stakeholders and partners to achieve shared project goals • Monitored existing easement properties

• Stewardship/Admin Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017



Virginia Outdoors Foundation

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Assisted with field work and documentation, wrote letters to landowners, transcribed for staff review meetings, worked independently on Dominion Power corridor research, created and filed Present Conditions Reports and monitoring reports for current VOF easements.



Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Forest Ecology Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Gathered field data for ForestGEO Tree Census, a global tree species diversity project, installed, monitored and processed data for native species camera traps, performed native bird and plant surveying, established and collected data for survey plots in the George Washington National Forest.