Experience

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  Ecosystems Scholarship Fund

  • Olympia, WA

  • Founder & fund raiser

    • Oct 2010 - Present
    • Olympia, WA

    The Ecosystems Scholarship Fund provides financial aid to college students majoring in natural resources and land use planning. The fund is administered by the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound in Olympia, WA.

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  WA State Salmon Recovery Funding Board

  • Olympia, WA

  • Section Manager

    • Oct 1999 - Feb 2007
    • Olympia, WA

    Worked as staff to Bill Ruckleshaus, chairman of the Salmon Recovery Funding Board, and responsible for managing $30 million/year of public funds to restore and protect salmon habitat statewide.

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  WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife

  • Olympia, WA

  • Special Assistant

    • Mar 1987 - Dec 1999
    • Olympia, WA

    Forest practices, integrated landscape management, landowner landscape plannning, habitat conservation plans, endangered species

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  Ecosystems Inc. Natural Resources Consulting

  • Olympia, WA

  • President

    • Mar 1979 - Mar 1987
    • Olympia, WA

    Natural resources consulting services in WA, OR, and AK using an 11-member team of multi-disciplinary specialists in forestry, hydrology, fisheries, wildlife and water quality.

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  WA Department of Ecology

  • Olympia, WA

  • Senior Forest Scientist

    • Oct 1972 - Dec 1978
    • Olympia, WA

    One of the contributing authors of the WA Forest Practices Act of 1974, regulations and accompanying environmental impact statement. Developed non-point water quality standards for forest practices. Member of the Water Resources Program multi-disciplinary team.