Land Stewardship Director

• Nov 2022 - Present

Legal Advisor

• Jul 2020 - Nov 2022

Now providing legal advice and services to clients in real estate, land use, environmental, litigation, business and estate planning matters. Now providing legal advice and services to clients in real estate, land use, environmental, litigation, business and estate planning matters.

Senior Staff Attorney

• Jun 2014 - Jul 2020

• Advised clients regarding contract negotiations, real estate transactions, conservation easements, land use matters, public lands, energy leases, water law, agriculture law and civil litigation. • Strategically opposed environmentally harmful site-specific development projects using tools available under federal and state environmental law, local land use and zoning laws, and sunshine laws. • Exceptional leadership, writing, presentation, advocacy, and speaking skills used in all aspects of professional life including conducting meetings, representing clients in court and administrative proceedings, drafting comment letters and correspondence, and preparing legal pleadings submitted to federal and state courts. • Served as contract special counsel for a regional environmental organization as part of an effort to oppose damaging oil shale and tar sands projects in eastern Utah.

Visiting Faculty

• Apr 1998 - Jul 2019

As Visiting Faculty in the Environmental Studies Department at Colorado College from 1998-2019, developed curricula and taught 21 undergraduate courses including • Environmental Law and Policy • Climate Water & Agriculture in the American Southwest • Western Water Policy • Environmental Management (public lands law) • Law and Policy of the Global Commons • Food Agriculture and the Environment • Advanced multidisciplinary seminars on the Fountain Creek Watershed, Sustainability, the Rio Grande National Forest, the Great Sand Dunes National Park Recipient of the Helen Jackson and William S. Jackson Family Endowment Fellowship in Southwest Studies. Full time faculty appointment from January 2018-July 2019.

Executive Director

• Jan 2014 - Dec 2017

• Co-founded non-profit arts organization. • Secured 501(c)(3) non-profit tax status from the Internal Revenue Service. • Analyzed financial statements, created budgets, and made sure that the numbers balanced at the end of the day. • Managed volunteers and worked with Board of Directors to put appropriate business accountability and governance systems in place. • Organized and led strategic planning efforts. • Creative director, talent buyer and stage manager for the annual MeadowGrass Music Festival, the Pikes Peak region's premier multi-day event, and other area concerts throughout the year.

Of Counsel

• Apr 2008 - Jun 2014

• Served as lead trial attorney in complex federal and state litigation and administrative appeals with appearances before federal, state and local regulatory tribunals and other government bodies. • Legal experience includes matters involving energy development, air quality, climate law, endangered species, water pollution, land contamination, mining law, water rights, public lands, real property interests and easements, forest management, land use law, sunshine laws, environmental justice, and constitutional law, among others. • Led a diverse coalition of parties in opposed to the unilateral expansion of an Army base via eminent domain and prosecuted a successful federal lawsuit that ultimately prevented the expansion from occurring.

Managing Partner

• Aug 1998 - Mar 2008

• Represented public interest and private clients in legal matters involving fossil fuel energy development on public and private land, acid mine drainage, groundwater contamination, discharge permitting, forest planning and watershed protection. • Developed innovative legal strategies and media campaigns in order to advance environmental and conservation goals. • Argued cases and administrative appeals before a wide range of federal, state and local government bodies and regulatory commissions. • Managed staff and oversaw day-to-day operations of the firm, including HR functions, book-keeping, accounts payable, and other administrative matters .

Visiting Faculty

• Aug 2005 - Dec 2005

Designed curriculum for and taught Analysis of Environmental Systems in the Geography Department at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Designed curriculum for and taught Analysis of Environmental Systems in the Geography Department at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Associate Attorney

• Nov 1993 - Aug 1998

• Drafted and submitted comments on U.S. Forest Service planning documents and challenged site-specific projects in the administrative appeals process on behalf of conservation groups. • Drafted and submitted comments on U.S. Forest Service planning documents and challenged site-specific projects in the administrative appeals process on behalf of conservation groups.