Experience

SOUTH WESTERN OKLAHOMA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Transportation, Southwest Oklahoma Regional Transportation Planning Organization

  • Aug 2019 - Present



Self Employed

• Planning Consultant

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2019

  Provide planning assistance to local communities in the form of on site technical and training assistance, preparing comprehensive plans, and zoning and subdivision ordinances. Prepare grants for non profits and communities. Provide planning assistance to local communities in the form of on site technical and training assistance, preparing comprehensive plans, and zoning and subdivision ordinances. Prepare grants for non profits and communities.



Smart Start Stephens County

• Community Coordinator

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2015



Oklahoma Parents Center

• Oklahoma

• Special Projects Coordinator

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2013

   Reach out to community members and agencies and provide information on available special education services.  Provide training and information to audiences.  Respond to special education questions from parents and educators.  Research, prepare, and disseminate information at meetings.  Reach out to community members and agencies and provide information on available special education services.  Provide training and information to audiences.  Respond to special education questions from parents and educators.  Research, prepare, and disseminate information at meetings.



Non Profit

• Lawton, Oklahoma Area

• Exec Director Ft Sill & SW Oklahoma Community Partnership Council

  • Nov 2010 - Dec 2011

   Managed and facilitated community partnerships.  Identified and prioritized projects in the Lawton-Fort Sill Growth Management Plan to be implemented.  Plan and developed information for meetings.  Developed brochures for dissemination.  Scheduled and conducted regional meetings.  Coordinated the work effort of eight volunteer committees.  Prepared and submitted grant applications for continued funding.  Performed the role of liaison between Fort Sill, Fires Center of Excellence, and the federal, state, and local government agencies with regards to the Fort Sill and Lawton Growth Management Plan.  Developed and maintained contact list of four hundred partners.  Developed and presented information at public meetings. Show less



Oklahoma Department of Transportation

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Nov 2010

   Planned and develop information for meetings between federal, state, and local agencies.  Appointed liaison between various federal, state, and local agencies.  Developed and organized state transportation and air quality work group. Identified participants, created bylaws, scheduled meetings, prepared, and distributed agenda and meeting information.  Executed word processing projects.  Managed and completed multiple projects simultaneously on deadline.  Developed educational materials and news articles as needed for public education outreach.  Monitored Federal rules, established and maintained air quality library and resource center.  Reviewed expenditure and performance reports for compliance with federal grants.  Maintained orderly and accessible electronic and hard copy files and records. Reviewed contracts, requests for proposals, plans and other documents and provided written response.  Developed planning procedures for small Metropolitan Planning Organizations. Show less



City of Lawton

• Comprehensive Planner

  • 2000 - 2008

   Managed work efforts and administered federal transportation planning regulations.  Prepared and administered grants.  Assigned tasks and supervised performance of planners and technicians.  Developed public information brochures, reports, and publications.  Prepared information to be distributed at meetings.  Prepared long range plans, grant applications and project plans that met federal transportation planning regulations.  Collected and organized data for presentation. Show less