Experience

Impact Resolutions Ltd.

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientific Director / Indigenous & Conservation Programs Specialist

  • Jan 2020 - Present



The University of British Columbia

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Coach and mentor students; participate in graduate student and research committees; collaborate on Indigenous food security research; develop strategic partnerships. Coach and mentor students; participate in graduate student and research committees; collaborate on Indigenous food security research; develop strategic partnerships.



Four Corners Biological Consulting

• Vancouver

• Senior Scientist

  • Jan 2000 - Present

  Habitat Conservation & Stewardship; Protected Areas Development & Collaborative Management; Ecological & Cultural Resource Management; Community-based Participatory Action Health Research; Indigenous Community Engagement & Partnerships; Conservation Program & Project Design, Implementation & Management; Negotiation; Project Facilitation & Coordination; Indigenous Protected & Conserved Areas Management and Framework Development; Indigenous Food Security; Conservation Research & Education; Ethnobotanical Research & Education; Conservation-based Economic Development; International Sustainable Development Initiatives; Scientific Manuscript Writing & Editing; Capacity Building; Knowledge Dissemination; Cross-cultural & Multi-sectoral Communications; Oral, Virtual & Written Presentations; Conservation & Management of Species-at Risk & Ecosystems-at-Risk; Academic Supervision, Coaching & Mentoring; Grant Writing & Facilitation; Scientific Advising & Technical Support. Show less



Grizzly Bear Foundation

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program & Research Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2020

  Critically reviewed scientific reports; evaluated efficacy of conservation projects; coordinated the engagement of 25 First Nation representatives from across B.C. and Yukon to create the first Indigenous roundtable for grizzly bear conservation; critically reviewed the draft Wildlife Strategy and provided recommendations to the Province (Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development) at a Wildlife Strategy Stakeholders Forum to ensure policies and practices impacting grizzly bears are based on rigorous science and traditional knowledge. Show less



Nature Conservancy of Canada/Conservation de la nature Canada

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director, West Coast Program

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2018

  Managed and stewarded protected areas and projects; secured conservation lands; managed staff, contractors and volunteers; provided program leadership; developed relationships and built strategic partnerships; delivered presentations to diverse audiences; participated in public engagement events and outreach; stewarded donors; negotiated and raised funding; developed and administered budgets. Managed and stewarded protected areas and projects; secured conservation lands; managed staff, contractors and volunteers; provided program leadership; developed relationships and built strategic partnerships; delivered presentations to diverse audiences; participated in public engagement events and outreach; stewarded donors; negotiated and raised funding; developed and administered budgets.



The University of British Columbia

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Dec 2012 - Jun 2015

  Provided detailed review and revision of youth leadership project results; developed University and community report; disseminated research findings.

• • Aug 2011 - Mar 2013

  Coordinated project entitled "Using Land-based Stewardship to Improve Health and Wellness among Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Populations;" developed grant applications; networked and built research teams; developed research scope; implemented research.Co-instructed UBC Applied Biology (APBI 497B) course entitled “Engaging Aboriginal Communities through Community-Based Experiential Learning: Field Course Collaboration in Food Security with Squamish First Nation;” developed curriculum; coordinated and implemented course activities; supervised and mentored students. Show less



UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jan 2004 - Jun 2011

  Designed, implemented and managed research projects; developed and submitted grant proposals; coached and mentored graduate students. Served as project team leader and co-investigator for United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Global Mercury Project entitled "Reducing the negative health impacts of mercury exposure using native food plants as heavy metal scavengers." Served as project team leader and co-investigator for a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research-funded community-based project focused on evaluating marine food security and environmental health with Heiltsuk First Nation in Bella Bella; developed successful funding grant; led research team; planned, implemented and managed project deliverables; built relationships; managed budgets and staff; advised Tribal Council on scientific issues. Designed and implemented research project assessing aquatic pathogenic fungi in Indigenous communities of Ecuador and Perú; conducted laboratory bioassays for biological activity in plant alkaloids from Saudi Arabia; relationship building with Indigenous communities; managed budgets and staff. Show less



Michael Smith Health Research BC

• Canada
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Capacity Development Officer

  • Jun 2008 - Apr 2010

  Provided support to researchers across BCEOHRN's 1000+ membership; built relationships and research partnerships; planned research projects; strategically planned organizational growth; provided grants assistance to research teams at universities, Provincial Health Authorities, government and NGOs; delivered grant writing workshops; created and developed online grant writing toolkit. Provided support to researchers across BCEOHRN's 1000+ membership; built relationships and research partnerships; planned research projects; strategically planned organizational growth; provided grants assistance to research teams at universities, Provincial Health Authorities, government and NGOs; delivered grant writing workshops; created and developed online grant writing toolkit.



The University of British Columbia

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Advisor to the Tl'azt'en First Nation and Nak'azkli Band

  • Apr 2008 - Apr 2009

  Provided scientific advice to Tl’azt’en First Nation and Nak’azdli Band regarding the environmental mitigation and remediation plan of Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. within their traditional territory; built relationships; provided feedback to consulting firm to improve ecological outcomes. Provided scientific advice to Tl’azt’en First Nation and Nak’azdli Band regarding the environmental mitigation and remediation plan of Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. within their traditional territory; built relationships; provided feedback to consulting firm to improve ecological outcomes.



The University of British Columbia

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2007 - May 2007

  Delivered presentations and led problem-based learning activities for UBC Course in Interprofessional Health and Human Service (IHHS 301) entitled "The Role of Plants in Aboriginal Health;" delivered presentations on traditional ecological knowledge, conservation medicine, and threatened ecosystems.

• • Feb 2005 - Apr 2007

  Planned and implemented community-based research with Musqueam First Nation; developed successful grant from the BC ACADRE (Aboriginal Capacity and Developmental Research Environment) supported by the IAPH/CIHR (Institutes for Aboriginal Peoples’ Health/Canadian Institutes for Health Research); collected field samples and analyzed traditional foods and medicines to assess heavy metal exposure; led and managed research team and staff; built relationships; managed budget; advised Indigenous partners on scientific issues.Co-developed and co-led Musqueam Nation and Totoras Indigenous community partnership project in sustainable economic development (integrated organic farming), knowledge transfer, and youth leadership; co-developed successful grant to CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency); led team and managed project collaboratively; built relationships; managed budgets and research participants. Show less



State of Washington

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Biologist

  • 2001 - 2005

  Developed a wildlife conservation tool for improving management of headwater stream networks in western USA and Canada; contributed to the tailed frog meta-analysis; planned and implemented project. Developed a wildlife conservation tool for improving management of headwater stream networks in western USA and Canada; contributed to the tailed frog meta-analysis; planned and implemented project.



UC Santa Barbara

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor, Global Citizenship Program

  • Jul 2004 - Sep 2004

  Managed projects for the International Student Volunteers - Global Citizenship Program entitled "Community-Based Conservation and Restoration with Maori Communities;" trained and supervised students in conservation fieldwork; provided classroom and field instruction in conservation biology and environmental stewardship. Managed projects for the International Student Volunteers - Global Citizenship Program entitled "Community-Based Conservation and Restoration with Maori Communities;" trained and supervised students in conservation fieldwork; provided classroom and field instruction in conservation biology and environmental stewardship.



Cornell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher / Field Instructor

  • 2001 - 2004

  Provided project leadership and student supervision for the Minority International Research Training Program funded by the NIH (National Institutes of Health); conducted riparian surveys in Amazonian Peru to evaluate amphibian communities; implemented shoreline mosquito surveys to evaluate biological control measures in the Dominican Republic; delivered field lectures in amphibian ecology, ecological sampling, amphibian skin chemistry, and amphibian conservation; led student research teams and managed projects; built relationships with Indigenous communities. Show less



The University of British Columbia

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • 1997 - 2002

  Delivered presentations and supervised students during the Conservation Biology Integrated Field Course (CONS 451) in the Department of Natural Resource Conservation; coordinated and supervised aquatic field sampling; evaluated research project results presented by students. Delivered laboratory presentations on amphibians and reptiles for course, Forest Wildlife, Ecology and Management (FRST 395) in the Department of Forest Sciences; set up specimens; mentored students; evaluated exams from lectures and laboratory segments. Presented lectures for course, Research Methods (FRST 399) in the Centre for Applied Conservation Research; evaluated student exams. Provided instructional support and evaluated student exams for course, Forest Ecology (FRST 202) in the Department of Forest Sciences; delivered field presentation on riparian ecosystems at the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. Show less



British Columbia Conservation Foundation

• Canada
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Biologist

  • 2000 - 2000

  Developed a predictive species habitat model for BC tailed frogs; planned and implemented project; conducted thorough assessment of literature; authored report on the best conservation measures for the species. Developed a predictive species habitat model for BC tailed frogs; planned and implemented project; conducted thorough assessment of literature; authored report on the best conservation measures for the species.