Experience

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  Planning Institute of Australia

  • Committee Member, Professional Development Committee, Queensland Division

    • Jan 2020 - Present

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  QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Subject Area Coordinator (Urban and Regional Planning)

    • Dec 2019 - Dec 2022

  • Board Member, University Academic Board

    • Dec 2018 - Dec 2022

  • Lecturer, Built Environment (Urban and Regional Planning)

    • May 2009 - Dec 2022

    My teaching is primarily online (by design and with great intention) and focuses on scaffolding the transition between university study and work. I coordinate and design resources to support QUT’s School of Built Environment students (Urban and Regional Planning, Construction Management and Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering) during their engagement with Professional Practice (work integrated learning) and Honours Projects (final year studies undertaken across two semesters). I also design and deliver the final year Urban Planning Practice studio undertaken by Urban and Regional Planning students - the unit provides an opportunity for students to consolidate their learning from the first three years of our Urban and Regional Planning course, and leverage technologies (and associated skills) to craft responses to challenging strategic planning problems. All of my teaching relies on intentional consultation with industry, and cooperation with stakeholders across the university. (I love teaching, if you haven’t discerned that already :)My research addresses the interactions between technical experts (planner, scientists, engineers...) and politicians in the resolution of technically complex problems, particularly those related to infrastructure and more, narrowly, in times of perceived or actual crisis. I am very interested in the roles of technical literacy, communication, and path dependency (roughly the idea that history matters) in determining outcomes for such problems. My current research translates findings from my dissertation into current policy dilemmas, including the timing and extent of land use revisions in response to climate change related hazards (sea level rise and increased cyclonic activity), as well as responses within built environment fields of practice and policy to cycles (drought and deluge) and crises (famine and flood) in water availability.

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  Planning Institute of Australia

  • Australia
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Board Member, Queensland Division

    • Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

  • Education Chair, Queensland Division

    • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Committee Member, Education Committee, Queensland Division

    • Sep 2012 - Dec 2018

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  Florida Department of Environmental Protection

  • United States
  • Environmental Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Environmental Specialist, Office of Water Policy

    • Feb 2003 - Feb 2004

    Represented agency through presentations to stakeholder groups at range of professional forums.Researched and prepared responses to Enquiries from Governor’s office related to water policy and management.Facilitated meetings with Water Management Districts, utilities and environmental groups to develop water conservation programs.Reviewed Water Management District policies for inter-jurisdictional compliance with water conservation targets.

  • Environmental Specialist, Water Quality Standards and Special Projects

    • May 2002 - Feb 2003

    Undertook reviews of federal policies related to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) to ensure state interests were adequately addressed.Led the design, recruitment and initial meetings of the Numerical Nutrient Standard Technical Advisory Committee, liaising with a range of stakeholders across public and private sectors.

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  TetraTech (Hartman & Associates)

  • Orlando, FL

  • Environmental Consultant

    • Nov 2000 - May 2002
    • Orlando, FL

    Worked with local government and state and federal agency clients to identify and develop potential solutions for emerging water resource problems, often integrating land use modelling with water resource conditions

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  TetraTech

  • Owings Mills, MD

  • Environmental Scientist

    • Nov 1999 - Nov 2000
    • Owings Mills, MD

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  Florida Department of Environmental Protection

  • Tallahassee, Florida

  • Environmental Manager, Stormwater / Nonpoint Source Management

    • Jan 1998 - Nov 1999
    • Tallahassee, Florida

    Worked with agency staff to identify and develop analytic tools to facilitate program implementation. Interacted with contractors and budget offices, providing oversight for university research grants.Aided in the identification of waterbodies and watersheds in need of remediation, with specific ties to land use planning activities.

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  Leon County Government

  • Tallahassee, Florida, United States

  • Intern, Growth and Environmental Management

    • May 1994 - May 1995
    • Tallahassee, Florida, United States

    Drafted text, undertook data analysis and prepared maps for the Lake Lafayette Management Plan.Led a team of student interns located at the Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library in the provision of free site investigatory mapping of environmental hazards and development constraints provided to citizens.