Experience

Kansas Department of Agriculture

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• State Weed and Seed Specialist

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Responsible for managing the state’s Seed and Weed Programs. - Develop policies and guidelines for the management of noxious and invasive weeds. - Interpret and enforce state and federal laws and regulations as they apply to noxious weeds. - Provide technical support and assistance to County Weed Directors. - Collaborate with organizations, universities and governmental units to develop partnerships and cooperative surveys and control programs. - Develop and implement policies and guidelines for the enforcement of the state seed law. - Interpret and enforce state and federal laws and regulations as they apply to agricultural seed. - Collaborate with stakeholders in both programs to develop cooperative partnerships.



Nevada Department of Agriculture

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Noxious Weed Program Coordinator

  • 2007 - 2012

  Responsible for managing the state’s Noxious and Invasive Weed Program. - Developed programs and policies for the management of noxious and invasive weeds. - Enforced state and federal noxious weeds laws and regulations. - Coordinated noxious weed control programs with local Cooperative Weed Management Areas. - Managed the program budget and federal grants to support the state weed program. Responsible for managing the state’s Noxious and Invasive Weed Program. - Developed programs and policies for the management of noxious and invasive weeds. - Enforced state and federal noxious weeds laws and regulations. - Coordinated noxious weed control programs with local Cooperative Weed Management Areas. - Managed the program budget and federal grants to support the state weed program.



Michigan Department of Agriculture

• Saginaw, Michigan

• Plant Industry Field Scientist

  • 2003 - 2007

  Responsible for enforcing agricultural and natural resource laws, regulations and policies. - Inspected nursery stock and agricultural facilities to ensure compliance with Best Management Practices as well as state and federal laws. - Regulatory duties as required in connection with exotic insects such as Japanese beetle, emerald ash borer and gypsy moths including writing compliance agreements to allow the movement of regulated materials out of a quarantined area and conducting detection surveys and eradication programs.