- MS in Environmental Administration
Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene, NH. 1994
- BA in Comparative Literature
Columbia University, New York, NY. 1971
Experience
Executive Director Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance
Belgrade Lakes, ME - 2002-present
- 3/4 time while running Watershed Protection Program
- Database management
- Fundraising
- Planning
- Oversee Conservation Corps (13 employees) and Milfoil Prevention Program
(12 employees) during summer months
Watershed Program Coordinator Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance
Belgrade Lakes, ME - 1999-present
- Coordinated volunteer Non-point Source (NPS) Pollution Surveys
in 7 lake watersheds
- Write NPS Survey reports and developed watershed management plan
- Wrote and administered $370,000 in grants over 5 years for Lake
Surveys and NPS Remediation
- Manage Non-point Source Remediation Cost-Share Program
Executive Director Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center
Brattleboro, VT. 1996-1999.
- Direct staff of three educators and coordinate 20-40 volunteers,
with the number of volunteers swelling to 100 for our annual fundraising,
community event, the Forest of Mystery.
- Expanded membership from 260 to 400 in the first year
(600 in 1998)
- Increased budget from $60,000 to $140,000 through
grant writing and donor campaigns.
- Expanded educational programs: added a school based programs,
Herpetological Atlas research, Annual Meeting with workshops
on diverse environmental subjects, initiated natural resource inventory
on BEEC property, expanded BEEC water quality monitoring programs.
Planner/Administrator 1992 - 1999
- Administrator for the Rockingham (VT) Historic Preservation Commission (1992-1998)
- Directed $86,000 FmHA low-income housing rehab program for the Town of Rockingham (VT)
- Member of the Putney (VT) Planning Commission
Trainer/Educator 1985-1998
Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts USA
- Taught natural history and outdoor living skills to scouts and adults
- Recruited and trained adult volunteer leaders
Wildlife Technician
Putnam Project, Dublin, NH - 1992
Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center, Brattleboro, VT 1996-1999
Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance 1999 to present
- Surveyed reptiles and amphibians and small mammals for
Natural Resource Inventory, Putnam Property, Dublin, NH-
Catch and release small mammal trapping, drift fence and pit
traps for herptiles.
- Contributor to the Maine and Vermont Herpetological Atlas
Projects - Nature photography (1995-present)
- Contributor to the New England Wildflower Society Invasive
Plants Survey (Maine) (2002 - present)
- Published Natural History Note “Predation on Mudpuppies”
in “Herpetological Review,” vol. 33 #2, 2002.
Wetlands Scientist
Wells Reserve, Wells, ME 1993.
NH Natrual Resources Conservation Service, Rye, NH 1995.
- Laid the groundwork for ongoing river survey for anadromous fish breeding
potential - Merriland River and Branch Brook, Wells ME.
- Researched and facilitated an ongoing salt marsh restoration project, Rye NH
- Published paper: “A Report on the Historic Spawning Grounds of the Striped
Bass (Morone saxitilis)”, “Maine Naturalist” (now “Northeastern Naturalist”),
vol. 3, #2. 1995.
Previous Work History
- Carpenter - 20 years self-employed, with up to 8 employees, project manager, Museum quality house restorations
- Farm Manager - 11 years operated 120 acre family farm - sheep, salt and English hay, vegetables, woodlot management.
- Commercial Fisherman - 2 years as eel fisherman on the Merrimac River, MA.
Other Skills
Salmon Stocking (VT), small boat handling, fluent in German
Memberships
- New England Estuarine Research Society
- Society for the Study of Reptiles and Amphibians
- North American Lake Management Society
- Northeast Aquatic Plant Management Society
Hobbies
Bird watching, Morris Dancing, Scottish Country Dancing, playing concertina