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TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE MANAGER
Summary

Innovative professional with extensive experience managing natural resource projects and stewardship based conservation programs. Talents include program development, development of collaborative agency relations, grant administration, and creative problem solving.

Skills
  • High level project management of public lands, trails and open space.
  • Program design and implementation of sensitive ecosystem restoration projects, and stewardship program development.
  • Strong knowledge of California land management regulatory agencies and regional ecosystems.
  • Professional, personal, innovative, and passionate about land based conservation and stewardship opportunities in diverse settings.
Experience
Trails and Open Space Manager / Tahoe Donner Association - Truckee, CA05/2016 - Current
  • Land management of open space and trails within Tahoe Donner's 7,000 acres; Responsible for trail/ road design and management, engineering, regulatory permits, construction oversight, best management practices, and technical reports
  • Manage application and administration of federal and state grant funding. Collaborative grant applications initiated with partnering organizations
  • Wetland restoration and mitigation project planning and oversight
  • Manage all budget, scheduling, and reports associated with Capital, Reserve Replacement, and Development projects
  • Implementation and annual updates of Trails Master Plan and 5 year implementation guidelines
  • Coordinate all inter-agency communication and collaborative land management partnerships with both non-profit and regulatory partners
  • Coordinate environmental compliance operations under CA jurisdictional agencies
  • Collaborate with stakeholders through department task force and steering committee groups.
  • Manage all marketing and public relations related to Trails and Lands and Open Space Development and implementation of recreational stewardship programs
  • Development and management of service learning opportunities, volunteer programs and stewardship programs.
  • Prepare training manuals, safety guidelines, and administer company human resource policies.
  • Design and assisted development of trail apps, maps, property surveys, GIS data and inventory. Use of GPS, GIS, and trail survey tools for the creation of map files
  • Assist with Forestry Department defensible space planning and operations. Land based planning operations for the implementation of climate adaptation programs.
  • Responsible for department administrative activities, staffing, and budget.
  • Manage installation and replacement of recreational trail signage, wayfinding systems, kiosks, picnic areas and trailhead parking areas.
  • Development of recreation based outreach programs with statewide partnering organizations.
  • Manage fleet vehicles, tool inventory, office equipment replacement, building maintenance and inter-department resource scheduling.
General Contractor - Project Management / Green Apple Construction - self employed - Bend, Oregon03/2008 - 03/2015
  • Business management operations: billing, budgets, calendar of projects, communication, marketing, social media efforts, client solicitations and relations
  • Application and implementation of awarded grant funds for affordable housing -partnership created with Kor Community Land Trust
  • Design, planning and implementation of green building construction projects. Landscape design and restoration included in site plan
  • Managed all contractor and sub-contractor relations, payments, negotiations, and scheduling
  • Responsible for regulatory permits and reporting Served as client intermediary for architectural drawings, design consultants, landscape projects, and city compliance issues
Program Director of Resource Stewardship Programs / Rocky Mountain Field Institute - Colorado Springs, CO07/1998 - 10/2008

Design and implementation of restoration projects within sensitive ecosystems throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.

Developed management strategies for public lands, including forest practices, invasive plants, wildlife monitoring, wildfire planning, and sensitive ecosystem restoration.

Managed all stewardship and service learning program development: Course design, restoration techniques, partnering agency relations, grant application and implementation, field logistics, program reporting and management of fundraising events. Instruction of field botany and geology at college level during field course sessions.

Administrative duties included: budgeting, year-long scheduling, inter-office communication, website updates, payroll, and project management Team oversight, fleet vehicle maintenance, gear repair, and solicitation of in-kind donations Managed volunteer programs

Stewardship Coordinator / American Mountaineering Club - Colorado Springs, CA05/1996 - 10/1998

Design and implementation of service learning opportunities in natural remote settings.

Instruction of botany, geology, climatology, and forestry

Managed stewardship programs with partnering land management agencies; restoration, conservation, recreational developments, and agricultural infrastructure preservation.

Education and Training
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo, CA06/1996Bachelor of Science: Natural Resource Management-Forestry & Restoration
Prescott College - Prescott, AZ2003Master of Arts: Outdoor Program Administration
Activities and Honors

Whitewater rafting, fly-fishing, mountain biking, skiing, all things artistic, good humor and boundless enthusiasm for public land access and conservation programs.

Additional Information

USFS Award for Excellence in Alpine Tundra Restoration, WFR/CPR Certificates, QSP Certified for stormwater monitoring, chainsaw master certificate.

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Tahoe Donner Association
  • Green Apple Construction - self employed
  • Rocky Mountain Field Institute
  • American Mountaineering Club

School Attended

  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
  • Prescott College

Job Titles Held:

  • Trails and Open Space Manager
  • General Contractor - Project Management
  • Program Director of Resource Stewardship Programs
  • Stewardship Coordinator

Degrees

  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo, CA06/1996 Bachelor of Science : Natural Resource Management-Forestry & Restoration
    Prescott College - Prescott, AZ 2003 Master of Arts : Outdoor Program Administration