Professional Experience

Planner-in-Charge for the Town of Holden Beach, North Carolina

January 2006 – December 2007

Project: Planner-in-Charge for the Land Use Plan Update developed pursuant to the North Carolina Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA). Responsibilities include supervising a management intern, managing the public participation process, analyzing data, coordinating the planning process, and writing the draft land use plan and other planning documents.

Planner-in-Charge for the Town of Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

January 2006 – December 2007

Planner-in-Charge for the Town of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

July 2003 – June 2005

Facilitator for for the Town of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

September 2003 – November 2003

Project: Facilitated the Town of Wrightsville Beach’s Better Beach Committee formed to try and identify solutions to problems such as noise and disruptive behavior in the downtown area during the summer months.

Consultant (with Lloyd Jones) to to William B. Farris, Inc. (WBFI) and the Town of Emerald Isle.

July 2003 – September 2003

Project: Develop a mailed questionnaire to gauge the attitudes and opinions of Emerald Isle property owners about various issues and concepts related to development and future land use in the Town. Project also includes providing guidance in the design of the survey and its administration as well as interpreting the results.

Consultant to the National Academy of Public Administration. Washington, DC 20005

February 1999 – August 2000

Project: The project will result in a final report entitled Environmental Governance in Watersheds: The Importance of Collaboration to Institutional Performance that includes six detailed case studies, a main report consisting of the comparative cross-case analysis, and various appendices and supporting materials.

Consultant to the Coastal Resources Center. University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography. Narragansett, Rhode Island. 02882.

August 1995 – January 1996

Project: Contributed to the development of an evaluation framework to be used by the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center (CRC) in its International Coastal Resource Management Project. In particular, the evaluation framework was used to evaluate implementation activities in Ecuador.

Consultant to the Coastal Resources Center. University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography. Narragansett, Rhode Island. 02882.

September 1994 – March 1995

Project: Developed a working paper that examined the EPA’s National Estuary Program to determine whether it could serve as a model for developing countries. The working paper was delivered at a meeting of officials from the Coastal Resources Center (CRC), EPA, U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), and individual estuary program. Based on the meeting, the CRC, in cooperation with the EPA and AID developed a training program for developing countries.

Marine Resources Specialist. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council. Oliver Stedman Government Center. Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879.

November 1991 – August 1994.

Responsibilities included:

Developed new regulations for wetlands and habitat protection, shoreline erosion, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, and marinas and recreational boating facilities;

Served as the agency contact person for a variety of federal, state and local resource management programs;

Evaluated proposed development projects, reviewed municipal comprehensive land use and harbor management plans, and reviewed federal consistency determinations for consistency with our agencies policies;

Coordinated the development of Rhode Island's Section 6217 Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program for approval by EPA and NOAA; and,

Developed public outreach activities including public workshops, slide shows, informational brochures, and fact sheets. Edited the newsletter Coastal Features.