Experience

Northwest Public Power Association

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Learning & Workforce Development

  • Dec 2020 - Present

• Learning Program Manager

  • Feb 2013 - Present

   Identify, develop, and manage training (including e-Learning), annual workshops and conferences. Develop commensurate event budgets and track financial performance. Meet logistical requirements for events in collaboration with the NWPPA team Programs currently managing or managed: Accounting and Finance with NASBA sponsor registry management; Leadership Skills; Labor and Employee Relations Group; Human Resources with SHRM certification management; Information Technology; Engineering and Operations; Environmental Task Force; Administrative Professionals; Oregon State Records Group; and Washington State Records Group. Provide excellent customer service for NWPPA membership through Learning and Workforce Development team; selection of subject matter experts and conference speakers; development of marketing and promotional plans for events; management and participation with trade show exhibit and booth sales Ambassador for NWPPA and Public Power Show less



WASHINGTON PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION

• Director of Member Services & Education

  • May 2007 - Jan 2013

  Responsible for event planning and logistics; human resources; benefits administrator; supervision of support staff; strategic planning; staff retreat and leadership development; lead staff in Executive Director search process; associate member program; facilities coordinator and leasing; and Acting Executive Director, when applicable. Responsible for event planning and logistics; human resources; benefits administrator; supervision of support staff; strategic planning; staff retreat and leadership development; lead staff in Executive Director search process; associate member program; facilities coordinator and leasing; and Acting Executive Director, when applicable.



Grays Harbor Public Utility District No. 1

• Executive Assistant to the General Manager/Clerk to Board

  • Dec 2002 - May 2007

  Provide administrative support to the General Manager, Assistant General Manager, Power Manager, and General Counsel; coordinate and arrange all travel for General Manager and Board Commissioners; direct supervision of administrative department support staff, with indirect supervision of all District support staff - including performance evaluations for direct reports; Managing Editor of the District’s monthly energy newsletter (circulation of approximately 40,000 customer-owners); Public Records Officer; and responsible for preparation and coordination of all public works contracts. Show less



Premcor Refining Company

• Environmental Remediation Technician

  • Jul 2000 - Aug 2002

  Coordinate and manager outside consultants submitting Leaking Underground Storage Tank and PUSTRCB reimbursement packages to state agencies; research and retrieve proof of payment for submission to state agencies regarding reimbursement of remediation expense; compile data regarding all expenses and upcoming remediation on both Premcor and Clark Retail sites; manage, monitor and reconcile monthly reimbursement requests on environmental remediation clean-up costs; maintain files for Premcor and Clark Retail Enterprises as those files pertain to environmental remediation; provide support to Environmental Remediation Manager and Staff Geological Engineers as needed. Show less



State of WA House of Representatives

• Bill Report Coordinator

  • Jun 1995 - Jun 2000

  Bill Report Coordinator Working with eighteen House committees on bill reports of legislation passed out of committee; proofread, maintain, track, and update bill reports throughout the legislative process and for staff director; responsible for working with committee analysts/attorneys on preparation of final legislative report Facilities Coordinator Work with House security and staff director to assign office space to session-only employees as well as newly hired permanent staff. Legislative Assistant Co-Trainer Train temporary session legislative assistants in a highly intensive two-week, formal classroom setting; training includes: legislative process, duties of the legislative assistant, bill report process, computer applications, and House of Representatives and Office of Program Research policies and procedures. Committee Legislative Assistant Preparation of all documents prior to meetings; keep official record of meetings; computer input of all committee activities on House and Senate bills assigned to committee; maintain committee tracking system; correspond and coordinate with state representatives and staff; legal research; responsible for securing off-campus meeting facilities and hotel accommodations for public hearings; field telephone calls from general public, lobbyists, and the media. Committees served: Education, Agriculture & Ecology, Joint House and Senate Task Force on Rural Land Use & Economic Development; Joint House and Senate Salmon Restoration Task Force, Commerce & Labor, Committee on Higher Education; Ad Hoc Committee on Workforce Training, Criminal Justice & Corrections, Subcommittee on Community & Technical Colleges Faculty Issues, and Natural Resources. Show less