Experience

Green Mountain United Way

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Development + Community Engagement

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Taking the lead in fundraising and grant writing, volunteer engagement, and communications to increase awareness of and commitment to United Way's mission to improve people's lives in every community we serve, in the areas of health, education, and financial stability. Taking the lead in fundraising and grant writing, volunteer engagement, and communications to increase awareness of and commitment to United Way's mission to improve people's lives in every community we serve, in the areas of health, education, and financial stability.



North Branch Nature Center

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Assistant

  • May 2022 - Feb 2023

  I supported the financial and administrative activities of the Nature Center, including payroll processing, benefits administration, onboarding new staff, billing and invoicing, receiving payments, and annual budgeting and tracking. I supported the financial and administrative activities of the Nature Center, including payroll processing, benefits administration, onboarding new staff, billing and invoicing, receiving payments, and annual budgeting and tracking.



Inner Traditions International

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Manuscript Copy Editor

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

  As a manuscript and book project editor, I provided line-by-line editing to assist with plot and character development, spelling and grammar, punctuation, book layout and organization, and fact checking. As a manuscript and book project editor, I provided line-by-line editing to assist with plot and character development, spelling and grammar, punctuation, book layout and organization, and fact checking.



Self-Employed

• Communications Contractor

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2022

  I provided website design and editing, content creation, newsletter layout and content, contact databases, press outreach, social media, messaging, communications strategy, and more. Clients included Go Global VT, River House Yoga Studio, Vermont Grass Farmers Association, Vermont Parks Forever, Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance, 1000 Stone Farm, Black Bear Biodiesel, Roots Builders, and the School Energy Management Program.

• Freelance Writer

  • May 2009 - Dec 2022

  For more than a decade I was a regular contributor to the Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, covering outdoor recreation, nature and science, and agriculture and local food. I also published articles with AMC Outdoors, VT Sports Magazine, Kids VT Newspaper (a publication of Seven Days Newspaper), VT Woman Newspaper, and Local Banquet.



Clean Energy Group

• Montpelier, Vermont

• Project Assistant

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2017

  I supported the Resilient Power Project, which is installing clean backup power systems that support critical functions in community facilities during extended power outages, like those caused by natural disaster. I wrote technical case studies, grew social media engagement, supported webinars, and assisted with professional video production. I supported the Resilient Power Project, which is installing clean backup power systems that support critical functions in community facilities during extended power outages, like those caused by natural disaster. I wrote technical case studies, grew social media engagement, supported webinars, and assisted with professional video production.



Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Sep 2014

  I administered small grants to support researchers and technical assistance providers who are advancing biofuel production in Vermont. Collaborating with key stakeholders in the program areas of grass thermal energy, oilseeds for fuel and feed, and algae for fuel and wastewater management, my efforts focused on advancing the commercialization of these products. I also coordinated bioenergy cross-over with the Vermont Farm to Plate Network by assisting farmers, facilities, and communities with resources and technical assistance that led to energy crops being grown alongside food production. I also supported Farm to Plate Network activities and contributed to several chapters of the Farm to Plate Strategic Plan. Show less



Biomass Energy Resource Center

• Montpelier, Vermont

• Project Manager

  • Dec 2005 - Jun 2012

  I completed numerous technical and economic feasibility assessments for solid biomass thermal and combined heat and power projects. I contributed to fuel supply assessments as well. I assisted in the development and maintenance of several modeling tools used in these assessments. I developed a GIS-based methodology for analyzing sustainable wood fuel supply as part of the Vermont Wood Fuel Supply Study. I completed numerous technical and economic feasibility assessments for solid biomass thermal and combined heat and power projects. I contributed to fuel supply assessments as well. I assisted in the development and maintenance of several modeling tools used in these assessments. I developed a GIS-based methodology for analyzing sustainable wood fuel supply as part of the Vermont Wood Fuel Supply Study.



Institute for Sustainable Energy

• Willimantic, Connecticut

• Assistant

  • Dec 2002 - Mar 2005

  I assisted with energy efficiency benchmarking assessments using EPA Portfolio Manager Software. I contributed to several GIS mapping projects, including an environmental assessment of the impact of the Cross Sound Cable in Long Island Sound. I assisted with energy efficiency benchmarking assessments using EPA Portfolio Manager Software. I contributed to several GIS mapping projects, including an environmental assessment of the impact of the Cross Sound Cable in Long Island Sound.