Experience

Sustainable Strategies DC
• United States
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Principal Consultant

  • Jul 2022 - Present


City of Glenwood Springs

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• City Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2022

  City Manager for a full-service municipality on the Western Slope of Colorado. The city has a $90,000,000 + budget and 180 full time employees. Services provided to citizens include electric, broadband, water, and sewer utilities, police, fire, public works, engineering, airport and parks and recreation. -Lead the city’s response to the largest sustained traffic detour in US History during the Grand Avenue Bridge Replacement Project. -Oversaw Glenwood Springs becoming the 7th city in the nation to purchase 100% renewable energy for its electric utility. -Managed the COVID-19 Emergency Response which included Acting as the Health Director, restructuring of the 2020 Budget, Emergency Communications in English and Spanish, and rapid action to assist local businesses including a business grant program, expanded outdoor dining and retail, and improved access to downtown parking. -Negotiated a public partnership with the US Forest Service to create a Shuttle Service to access Hanging Lake, a Natural National Landmark. The Shuttle Service was the first local government partnership with the Forest Service and a private entity in the nation and is considered a model for the US Forest Service. -Leveraged resources including over $20 million in federal, state and local grant funds for critical infrastructure and planning projects including a $7 million 2018 USDOT Build America Grant. -Reduced the cost of large-scale infrastructure projects by $30,000,000 working with surrounding municipalities and the Roaring Fork Transit Authority. -Oversaw the city’s response to the Grizzly Creek Fire and the financing and rebuilding of the city’s water infrastructure in response to its significant damage in the fire. -Currently implementing the last mile fiber to the home project to provide municipal broadband services to all residents. Show less



Borough Of Carlisle, Pennsylvania

• Assistant Borough Manager

  • Dec 2012 - Jun 2016

  Responsibilities included being the lead project manager for the redevelopment of three closed factories that comprise over fifty acres of contaminated land in the outer core of Downtown Carlisle. In addition, my duties included oversight of the water and sewer plants, volunteer fire departments, parks and recreation, community development, downtown parking operations, police union negotiations and information technology. Additional responsibilities included Borough Council agendas, the creation of and monitoring of Council Goals, and the internal operations of the Borough Manager’s Office. Accomplishments: -Project Manager for the Carlisle Urban Redevelopment Plan. Duties included public outreach, grant writing/management, and funding/lobbyist strategies for the redevelopment of over 50 acres of brownfields. Successes included the award of over $5,000,000 in PA Multi Modal grants and a $5,000,000 US DOT TIGER grant for large transportation improvements. The Carlisle Urban Redevelopment Plan was awarded the Region 3 Mid-Atlantic 2020 People Choice Awards at the 2019 USEPA National Conference. -Organized and completed the My Brother’s Keeper Challenge and for the greater Carlisle community. Carlisle was the second municipality in the nation to complete its Action Plan. -Increased regional cooperation and sustainability through Co-Chairing the Greater Carlisle Project, a partnership between Dickinson College, local municipalities, non-profit organizations, and for-profit companies that focuses on improving the quality of life, economic development, and sustainability in Cumberland County. Show less



City of Sarasota

• United States
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Community Development Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

  Responsible for project management of Federal and State of Florida grants including the Community Development Block Grant, Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing funds, and Florida Disaster grants for the Sarasota Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD). Additional duties include writing the 2011-2016 Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plans, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports, direct oversight of the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, Section 3 Planning, and relocation activities for Neighborhood Stabilization projects. Accomplishments: -Worked with the staff from the cities of Sarasota, Venice, and North Port and Unincorporated Sarasota County to select countywide strategic goals and initiatives for the 2011-2016 Consolidated Plan. The plan was a culmination of extensive public input, professional focus groups, and countywide partnerships. -Created a tracking model for OHCD to manage progress on over sixteen grant programs. -Streamlined and successfully managed the homeless prevention programs for Sarasota County. Show less



City of Salem

• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Management Analyst II

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Major projects included partnering with the Downtown Improvement District to increase downtown vitality, managing solid waste and telecommunication franchises, reporting and analyzing ICMA measures, and running a nine-member citizen group that evaluated complaints against the police department. Important duties also included tracking City Council requests and goals, fiscal analysis, and budget oversight. Accomplishments: -Organized and led a franchise management team. -Oversight of nine separate waste management companies for residential and business services. Show less

• Assistant to the City Manager/Grants Coordinator

  • Feb 2005 - Jan 2007

  Responsible for analyzing and improving all aspects of city management. Duties consisted of working with department directors to implement City Commission policy, strategic planning, grant writing, project management, website management, and internal and external communication for the City Manager. Accomplishments:-Worked with elected officials and senior management to write the city’s strategic plan.-Implemented a citywide citizen survey working with the National Research Center.-Organized a successful team effort to write a $15 million Florida Sports Facility Grant. -Researched and implemented an administrative volunteer program and loan art program. Show less

• Community Development Coordinator

  • Nov 2002 - Feb 2005

  Primarily responsible for researching and analyzing countywide economic and housing data to write a five-year strategic plan detailing the best use for state and federal housing grants throughout the County of Sarasota, FL. Additional duties included running a 16-member advisory board, public participation outreach, media relations, event planning and grant writing.