EXPERIENCE
CONSULTANT, 2008-Present
Education Program Evaluation, Writing and Special Projects

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Tahoe Maritime Museum, Homewood, CA , 2007 – 2009           

PROGRAM EVALUATION SPECIALIST
San Francisco, CA , 2001 – 2008           
Established evaluation guidelines for dozens of programs, and reported concrete results and action steps for more than 20 organizations including National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Save The Bay, Nature Bridge and Stopwaste.org.
 
COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE
CBA Partners, Stamford, CT, 1999 – 2000                       
Led media and investor relations for high yield investment fund. Secured placements in The New York Times and Commercial Property News.
 
ASSISTANT
Morgan Stanley, New York, NY, 1996 – 1998           
Worked with senior management to evaluate and revise discretionary account management practices for 250 investment representatives.

EDUCATION
Stanford Graduate School of Education
Vanderbilt University

PRESENTATIONS + PUBLICATIONS

• 150+ lifestyle articles in various publications including edible Reno Tahoe, Tahoe Quarterly, The Tahoe Weekly and Moonshine Ink
  
• Measuring Results ©The Pollinators Network
  
• Restoring Americas Estuaries Annual Conference. Co­presented findings from national pilot survey, "Volunteers’ stewardship ethic in community based coastal restoration projects"
  
• Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education workshops. Influencing Behavior and Embark, Enlighten, and Educate through Poetry. Co-led inquiry-­based workshop encouraging discovery and inquiry through observation.
  
• Lawns and the Environment Conference panel speaker. Effective Public Education Programming
  
• North American Association of Environmental Education presentation. Presented Yosemite National Institutes Case Study and co-­facilitated an interactive two‐day course Environmental Education Learning Institute for Non-­Formal Educators