Director, Division of Wetlands and Waterways

• Jan 2019 - Present

Executive Director

• 2008 - 2017

SeaPlan, a non-aligned ocean science and policy group, advances integrated coastal and marine planning to ensure the ocean's capacity to provide economic, community, cultural and ecological services that human societies depend upon. We work through formal and informal collaborations with government, marine industries, conservation interests and the philanthropic community. Accomplishments include: • Led organization start up within a fiscal sponsorship construct, secured initial foundation funding, recruited advisory board, established operating policies, and staffed up. • Developed a blended business model to leverage contributed and earned income. • Delivered nationally-recognized programmatic contributions to major achievements in the field: - Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan, the nation’s first statewide ocean plan (2009) and its first mandated revision (2015); and - Northeast and Mid-Atlantic ocean plans, the first two regional-scale marine plans in the U.S. (2016). Show less

Director

• 2006 - 2008

Led 20-month multi-stakeholder strategic planning process culminating in formation of MOP, a neutral nonprofit entity, to support development of an ocean plan for Massachusetts waters. • Conducted initial stakeholder assessment and recruited Steering Committee • Convened and facilitated cross-sectoral process involving government agencies, coastal communities, marine industries, conservation interests and scientists Led 20-month multi-stakeholder strategic planning process culminating in formation of MOP, a neutral nonprofit entity, to support development of an ocean plan for Massachusetts waters. • Conducted initial stakeholder assessment and recruited Steering Committee • Convened and facilitated cross-sectoral process involving government agencies, coastal communities, marine industries, conservation interests and scientists

Project Manager, Combined Sewer Overflow Program

• 1998 - 2006

Developed and implemented public involvement programs and coordinated relationships with regulatory agencies for the planning/design phases of a $650 million regional Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) control program. Managed public participation processes and facilitated public meetings on often controversial and politically charged issues such as facility siting, community impact and cost versus environmental benefit. Coordinated with engineering teams on environmental permitting processes and to translate technically complex project information for non-technical audiences. Show less

Projects Director

• 1992 - 1998

Expanded TMG's practice area by developing environmental mediation portfolio. Provided facilitation, mediation and training services for a broad range of clients including New York State, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Center for Marine Conservation, Harvard Medical School and the U.S. Postal Service. Managed TMG marketing, strategic planning, and financial management. Example projects: • Alaska Seas Workshop, 1997. Designed and facilitated a 3-day forum to identify strategies for international cooperation toward ecosystem-based marine resource management in the Bering Sea. 60 participants from the U.S., Canada, and Russia included government agencies, marine scientists, tribal representatives, conservation organizations, and the commercial fishing industry. • New York State Biosolids Roundtable, 1994-95. As part of 3-person team, designed and facilitated 18-month statewide consensus building effort to generate a framework for biosolids regulations/legislation and identify research priorities. Show less

Marine Species Coordinator

• 1991 - 1992

Registrar / Publicity Manager

• 1986 - 1989

Canvass Director

• 1984 - 1985