Interim Executive Director

• Sep 2023 - Present

Deputy Director

• Jan 2022 - Present

Parks Division Manager

Parks Division Manager

• Dec 2017 - Jan 2022

Managed all aspects of a regional recreational maintenance and operations system with annual responsibility of 2.5 million visitors, $10 million budget, approximately 90 full-time staff, over 1,000 volunteers and 75,000 service hours and 2,000 employee and volunteer training. I managed one-third of field recreation, maintenance, operations, natural, and cultural resources encompassing 14 regional and historical parks, cemetery, and facilities, 2.1 square miles, archaeology and paleontology unit of 6 million artifacts, 32 acres of lakes, professional standards unit, employee, and volunteer training. Show less

Operations Manager

• Dec 2012 - Dec 2017

Managed East Orange, Mile Square Regional Operations and Operations Support Group consisting 48 employees with an annual budget of $6.5 million. Annual responsibility included management of 2.5 million visitors, 850 volunteers and about 60,000 service hours and more than 1,000 hours of OC Parks employee and volunteer training. Operated daily management of park maintenance, recreation, operations, and natural resources, as well as provided executive support, strategic planning for current and future OC Parks programs and initiatives. Show less

Supervising Park Ranger II

• Oct 2005 - Dec 2012

Park Ranger Series: Started as a Park Ranger I and promoted to the highest rank, Supervising Park Ranger II at OC Parks. First Responder and Peace Officer directly supervised daily maintenance, recreation, operations, and natural and cultural resources of a park facility or a group of park facilities (O’Neill Regional Park, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Caspers Wilderness Park and Riley Wilderness Park). Responsible for about 20 staff members – administrative staff, park rangers, volunteers, resource specialists, contractors, maintenance supervisors and maintenance staff. Led the operation, recreational programming, maintenance, and natural and cultural resource management of facilities including contracts, repair and restoration projects, policy and procedures, services, programming, campground and day use operations, invasive plant and pest management, park interpretation, annual budgets, amenities, enforcement, emergency services, holiday and special events, domestic water management, acquisition of supplies and equipment, inventory tracking, public response to complaints and inquiries, allied agency liaison, reports and records management, facility inspections, safety trainings, etc. Show less

Parttime Lecturer

• Aug 2014 - Dec 2016

Part-Time Lecturer: Delivered lectures to groups of students and used advanced teaching techniques to inspire and motivate my students for higher level qualifications and employment. Presented quality instruction and made necessary changes to improve and maintain educational standards. Organized, prepared, and implemented learning materials for courses and devised relevant practical activities. Employed excellent time management skills to ensure targets were met and plans were completed efficiently. Show less