Experience

True Blue Strategies
• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Campaign Director

  • Jun 2022 - Present


University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Teaching Introduction to Public Interest Communications and the Capstone course in the online Masters of Public Interest Communications Program Teaching Introduction to Public Interest Communications and the Capstone course in the online Masters of Public Interest Communications Program



Wild Salmon Center

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Campaign Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Jun 2022

  Oversee and direct Wild Salmon Center community engagement in critical Alaska issues, including communications, grassroots organizing, and supporter outreach. Notably supporting the coordination the collaborative campaign to protect Bristol Bay with campaign partners via the Bristol Bay Defense Fund. Oversee and direct Wild Salmon Center community engagement in critical Alaska issues, including communications, grassroots organizing, and supporter outreach. Notably supporting the coordination the collaborative campaign to protect Bristol Bay with campaign partners via the Bristol Bay Defense Fund.



University of Alaska Anchorage

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2020

  Taught Civic Engagement through the Center for Community Engagement and Learning Taught Civic Engagement through the Center for Community Engagement and Learning



Stand for Salmon

• Campaign Manager

  • Feb 2017 - Nov 2018

  Supported daily operations and plan execution for Stand for Salmon, an Alaska based ballot measure campaign. Ballot Measure 1 would have updated Alaska's fish habitat permitting law, ensuring a proper balance between healthy and sustainable fisheries and renewable resource development. Supported daily operations and plan execution for Stand for Salmon, an Alaska based ballot measure campaign. Ballot Measure 1 would have updated Alaska's fish habitat permitting law, ensuring a proper balance between healthy and sustainable fisheries and renewable resource development.



Backcasts: A Global History of Fly Fishing and Conservation

• Editor and Author

  • Aug 2016 - Feb 2018

  Highlighting the historical significance of outdoor recreation and sports to conservation in a collection important for fly anglers and scholars of fisheries ecology, conservation history, and environmental ethics, Backcasts explores both the problems anglers and their organizations face and how they might serve as models of conservation—in the individual trout streams, watersheds, and landscapes through which these waters flow. Highlighting the historical significance of outdoor recreation and sports to conservation in a collection important for fly anglers and scholars of fisheries ecology, conservation history, and environmental ethics, Backcasts explores both the problems anglers and their organizations face and how they might serve as models of conservation—in the individual trout streams, watersheds, and landscapes through which these waters flow.



Trout Unlimited

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Susitna Campaign Coordinator

  • Jun 2014 - Feb 2018

  Directed and managed the collaborative campaign to protect Alaska's Susitna River from the proposed Susitna-Watana Dam. Lead campaign execution from political activities, community engagement, organizing and communications. Also collaborated on fundraising with coalition partners. In 2016 we achieved reprieve from the dam, when the Governor cancelled the project. Directed and managed the collaborative campaign to protect Alaska's Susitna River from the proposed Susitna-Watana Dam. Lead campaign execution from political activities, community engagement, organizing and communications. Also collaborated on fundraising with coalition partners. In 2016 we achieved reprieve from the dam, when the Governor cancelled the project.



Alaska Conservation Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Officer - Bristol Bay

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2014

• Director Bristol Bay Watershed and Fisheries Protection Campaign

  • Aug 2010 - Apr 2013

  Coordinate the collaborative efforts of the Bristol Bay Working Group, a 12 plus member coalition of local, state, and national nonprofits working to protect Bristol Bay, Alaska - the world’s largest salmon fishery - from the threats of large scale mining development. This work entails budget management for legal, scientific, and media work. Priorities include support for campaign planning between diverse stakeholders, fundraising, grants management, and communication management.

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Taught - "Science, Technology, and Culture," which was in many ways an course on issues in environmental science, ethics, and policy. Taught - "Science, Technology, and Culture," which was in many ways an course on issues in environmental science, ethics, and policy.



Renewable Resources Coalition

• United States
• Renewables & Environment

• Assistant Director

  • May 2010 - Sep 2010

  Fundraising, grant writing, outreach and public education coordination. Fundraising, grant writing, outreach and public education coordination.



National Sporting Library

• United States

• John H Daniels Research Fellow

  • Feb 2010 - May 2010

  This was a 3 month research fellowship to investigate the history of coldwater fisheries conservation amongst sport anglers, particularly fly fishing. This was a 3 month research fellowship to investigate the history of coldwater fisheries conservation amongst sport anglers, particularly fly fishing.



Kalamazoo College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

  Taught courses in Religious Studies and Environmental Ethics. Taught courses in Religious Studies and Environmental Ethics.



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Aug 2003 - Dec 2008

  Taught Courses: Environmental Ethics; American Environmental History; Religion, Nature and Culture; Taught Courses: Environmental Ethics; American Environmental History; Religion, Nature and Culture;



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Waters Sanitation Volunteer

  • May 2000 - Jan 2001

  Worked to begin design and construction of an aquaduct to provide potable water to homes in the community of El Maniel, in Southwest D.R. Was medically separated from Peace Corps due to a hand injury, so did not complete full 27 month service. Worked to begin design and construction of an aquaduct to provide potable water to homes in the community of El Maniel, in Southwest D.R. Was medically separated from Peace Corps due to a hand injury, so did not complete full 27 month service.