U.S. Forest Service Line Officer
United States
- Current
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- Emergency Medical Technician at Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad
- Volunteer at Southern Vermont Arts Center (SVAC)
- District Ranger at USDA Forest Service
- Owner at www.TAILWATERHOUSE.com
- Past
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- Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Deputy Chief for Business Operations at US Forest Service
- Acting District Ranger at Six Rivers National Forest
- Detailer at USDA Office of the General Counsel
- Conservation Analyst & Founders' Fellow at Wilderness Workshop, Carbondale, CO
- Board Member & Newsletter Editor at Trout Unlimited West Slope Chapter
- Board Member at City of Missoula Open Space Advisory Board
- Reasearch Assistant to Jack Ward Thomas, Boone & Crockett Professor (Emeritus) at University of Montana College of Forestry & Conservation
- Boone & Crockett Club Research Fellow at University of Montana College of Forestry & Conservation
- Editor-in-Chief at Public Land & Resources Law Review
- Board Member at North Hills (Missoula) Interim Planning Committtee
- Summer Clerk, Federal Magistrate's Office at U.S. District Court, District of Montana
- Work Study Intern at Washington State Division I Court of Appeals
- Field Crew Leader/Bitterroot RC&D Crew at Lolo National Forest, Superior RD
- Newsletter Co-Editor at Surfrider Foundation, Seattle Chapter
- Research Intern at Center For Environmental Law & Policy
- Public School Teacher at Teach For America/ Los Angeles Unified School District
- Emergency Medical Technician / EMT at NuCare Ambulance
- Education
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- The University of Montana
- The University of Montana School of Law
- University of Washington
- Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) District Intern Program
- Teach For America Summer Institute
- University of Pennsylvania
- National Outdoor Leadership School / NOLS
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Landon School / IAC
- Lafayette Elementary
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Alex C. Sienkiewicz (MPA, JD, PhD)’s Summary
Professional Background: (A) Conservation of land, resources, & habitat (B) Community viability, (C) Socio-economic and ecological sustainability (D) Law and policy matters relating to conservation, land use, public lands, and ecosystems generally (E) Experience working in ecological sciences, law, policy, collaborative governance, and more.
Recent Publications:
--The USFS Enterprise Program and the USFS Working Capital Fund, USFS Enterprise Program Intranet Site.
--Instream Values Find Harbor in Bean Lake III, Drown in Prior Appropriation; First Place, 2005 Idaho State Bar Water Law Writing Competition; Public Land & Resources Law Review Volume 25.
--The Relationship between Science and Democracy: Public Land Policies, Regulation, and Management, with Jack Ward Thomas; Public Land & Resources Law Review Volume 26.
--Toward a Legal Land Ethic: Punitive Damages, Natural Value, and the Ecological Commons; Second Place Winner, Roscoe Pound Institute 2005 Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest; Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (see Pound Contest Section); Penn State Environmental Law Review Volume 15, No. 1.
See also: http://www.vjel.org/roscoe/pdf/roscoe05b.pdf
--A Battle of Public Goods: Montana’s Clean and Healthful Environment Provision and the School Trust Land Question; Montana Law Review Volume 67, No. 1.
--It’s Time to Change the Society’s Name (editorial), with Scardina, et al.; Forestry Source, October 2005.
See also: http://www.mnsaf.org/pdf/name_change.pdf
Alex C. Sienkiewicz (MPA, JD, PhD)’s Specialties:
Public land and resource management; collaborative processes; ADR; law; legal analysis/research/writing; negotiation; project management; non-profit management; natural resource and environmental management; policy analysis; legislative processes; wildlife management; science and policy writing.
Alex C. Sienkiewicz (MPA, JD, PhD)’s Experience
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Emergency Medical Technician
Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad
(Environmental Services industry)
September 2009 — Present (4 months)
Volunteer EMT (State of Vermont and National Registry)
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Volunteer
Southern Vermont Arts Center (SVAC)
(Environmental Services industry)
May 2009 — Present (8 months)
Volunteer
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District Ranger
USDA Forest Service
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Line Officer/Agent for Federal Government leading operations and management on the Manchester Ranger District of the Green Mountain National Forest. Oversee 260,000 acres of national forest (northern mixed hardwood), as well as District Ranger Station and Mt. Tabor Work Center & Bunk House facility. District includes wide array of developed and undeveloped recreational sites. Mission-related management goals include wildlife habitat, recreation, timber production, wilderness, healthy watersheds, and more. District is located within day's drive of more than 70 million people. District is within 3 hours of both metro Boston and New York City. Liaison to 35+ discrete town and county government entities and dozens of partners and stakeholder groups. District includes 5 congressionally-designated wilderness areas as well as the Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area. District also includes several commercial ski areas and nordic touring centers; Appalachian National Scenic Trail/Long Trail; VAST snowmobile trails; and other established uses within its bounds. Serve as "Mission Group Leader" for Recreation, Wilderness, Frontliners, Archeology & Heritage Resources, and Public Affairs programs. Oversee GMFL Fire Program. Supervise FMO, PAO, Rec Program Manager, & Deputy District Ranger. Provide comprehensive forest-wide leadership and oversight. Serve as Tribal Liaison. Serve as Employer of Choice Representative to R9. Serve on Forest Leadership Team and Forest Budget Team. Past service on Program of Work Team & Stewardship Contracting Team. Rx Fire Training Center/PFTC 21 day detail 2009. Rx Fire Detail (DeSoto NF) 2008. Serve intermittently as Acting Forest Supervisor. Work with lands and realty specialists and stakeholders on conservation acquisitions and property transactions. Oversee all natural resource management occurring on the Manchester Ranger District of the Green Mountain National Forest. Forest manages for a broad array of uses and values.
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Owner
www.TAILWATERHOUSE.com
(Recreational Facilities and Services industry)
January 2005 — Present (5 years )
Unique fly fishing, hunting, recreation property (family business) . Clean and comfortable accomodations at secluded, riverfront paradise on Montana's West Fork of the Bitterroot River. Weekly and monthly rentals. Next to largest block of contiguous wilderness in the Lower 48. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness/Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Montana/Idaho border. Thoughtful design. See website for details.
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Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Deputy Chief for Business Operations
US Forest Service
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
September 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 1 month)
(www.pmf.gov) Worked in USFS Sustainable Operations/agency environmental footprint planning; research and brief writing in appropriations law and USFS Enterprise Program financial-regulatory policy. Detailed in: Program and Budget Analysis; National Unit Consolidation Study; & USDA Office of the General Counsel. Rx fire crew member detail: De Soto National Forest (R 8). Presidential Management Fellowship included two line officer details (Rs 5 & 9). These included: Acting District Ranger (GS 13 position), Six Rivers National Forest (CA). Oversaw staff of 80, government compound, and 250,000 acre district. Also: Acting District Ranger (GS 13 position) on Green Mountain National Forest (VT). Federal Official responsible for 260,000+ acres of national forest. Oversaw staff of 40. Applied background in forest ecology; land and resource law, policy, & administration; wildlife conservation; collaboration and ADR processes; collaborative governance; non-profit partnership management. Seved on Regional Appeals Review Team (R5/2007).
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Acting District Ranger
Six Rivers National Forest
(Environmental Services industry)
May 2007 — September 2007 (5 months)
Forest Service Line Officer. Oversaw management of 250,000 acre district and firefighter housing facility and compound. Staffing levels ranged from 40-80 based on fire staffing. Complex management issues including Northwest Forest Plan, Endangered Species Act, Intereagency and Tribal consultation, Northern Spotted Owl habitat, and fire management.
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Detailer
USDA Office of the General Counsel
(Environmental Services industry)
February 2007 — May 2007 (4 months)
Conducted legal research and drafted Wilderness Act Case Law Compendium at OGC Headquarters in Washington D.C.
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Conservation Analyst & Founders' Fellow
Wilderness Workshop, Carbondale, CO
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Legal Services industry)
February 2006 — July 2006 (6 months)
Interdisciplinary Analyst: ecological science, public lands law and policy, collaborative land and resource managment and planning.
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Board Member & Newsletter Editor
Trout Unlimited West Slope Chapter
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Fishery industry)
February 2005 — February 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Served on local TU Board. Organized conservation projects, fund-raisers, community events, and more. Worked on grass-roots cold-water conservation issues. Served as Newsletter Editor.
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Board Member
City of Missoula Open Space Advisory Board
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Relations industry)
January 2004 — January 2006 (2 years 1 month)
City Council/Mayor-appointed position. Board tasked with researching and recommending high-conservation value properties for protection under city-county Open Space Program. Collaborative, interactive conservation efforts.
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Reasearch Assistant to Jack Ward Thomas, Boone & Crockett Professor (Emeritus)
University of Montana College of Forestry & Conservation
(Environmental Services industry)
September 2002 — January 2006 (3 years 5 months)
Worked in close collaboration with Dr. Thomas on a number of science-policy related projects and publications, inlcuding PhD project.
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Boone & Crockett Club Research Fellow
University of Montana College of Forestry & Conservation
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2002 — December 2005 (3 years 4 months)
PhD/JD Graduate Student. Worked with Jack Ward Thomas as B&C Research Fellow. Interdisciplinary work on post-fire land management, public lands conflict, and the interactions of science and democracy.
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Editor-in-Chief
Public Land & Resources Law Review
(Publishing industry)
April 2004 — April 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Oversaw staff and contributor group of 15-20 law student editors and attorney/academic contributors. Managed publication process of nationally distributed journal (natural resource, public lands, & Indian law issues). Put on annual Public Land and Resource Law Conference, with national attendence. Managed budget and staff issues. Served as liaison to University as well as to public and private entities. Appeared on television and radio slots in promoting events. Interfaced with public and private organizations as well as individual contributing authors.
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Board Member
North Hills (Missoula) Interim Planning Committtee
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Environmental Services industry)
October 2003 — October 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Citizen planning group. Researched and analyzed land use and conservation issues. Made recommendations to City Council and Mayor.
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Summer Clerk, Federal Magistrate's Office
U.S. District Court, District of Montana
(Judiciary industry)
May 2004 — September 2004 (5 months)
Legal research and writing, order drafting, observation of hearings, trials, and mediated settlement conferences at Fedreal Courthouse in Missoula.
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Work Study Intern
Washington State Division I Court of Appeals
(Judiciary industry)
September 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 1 month)
Work Study Intern to Clerk of Court. Researched and created legal and management-oriented guidance documents. Federal Work-Study Program.
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Field Crew Leader/Bitterroot RC&D Crew
Lolo National Forest, Superior RD
(Government Administration industry)
May 2002 — August 2002 (4 months)
Supervised Bitterroot RC&D crew of 7 technicians on Superior RD in implementing silvicultural prescriptions, road maintenance activities, trail work, and environmental rehabilitation (post-wildfire) projects. Included general management responsibilities, documentation, planning, supervision, communication to upper management, and feedback provision to employees.
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Newsletter Co-Editor
Surfrider Foundation, Seattle Chapter
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Environmental Services industry)
October 2001 — August 2002 (11 months)
Grass-roots ocean conservation work.
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Research Intern
Center For Environmental Law & Policy
(Fishery industry)
June 2001 — September 2001 (4 months)
Law and policy research relating to instream flows and anadromous fisheries in the Columbia River Basin.
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Public School Teacher
Teach For America/ Los Angeles Unified School District
(Education Management industry)
May 1997 — May 1999 (2 years 1 month)
Taught as Teach For America Teacher and Americorps member in under-resourced area/South-Central Los Angeles. Students were predominantly new immigrants in bilingual classroom setting.
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Emergency Medical Technician / EMT
NuCare Ambulance
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Medical Practice industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year )
EMT in complex inner-city Philadelphia environment.
Alex C. Sienkiewicz (MPA, JD, PhD)’s Education
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The University of Montana
PhD , Forestry, Ecosystem Management (Ecology & Policy) , 2002 — 2005
See CV for publications
- Activities and Societies:
- Research Assistant and Co-author to Jack Ward Thomas
Boone & Crockett Research Fellow
Editor-in-Chief, Staff Member, Public Land & Resources Law Review
Missoula Open Space Advisory Committee
North Hills Interim Planning Committee
Trout Unlimited West Slope Chapter Board Member
Trout Unlimited West Slope Chapter Newsletter Editor
Summer Clerkship, Federal District Court
Summer Field Crew Leader, Lolo National Forest, Superior RD
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The University of Montana School of Law
JD , Public Lands, Environmental, Resource, & Property Law , 2002 — 2005
Editor-in-Chief, Staff Member, Public Land & Resources Law Review
Missoula Open Space Advisory Committee
North Hills Interim Planning Committee
Trout Unlimited West Slope Chapter Board Member
Trout Unlimited West Slope Chapter Newsletter Editor -
University of Washington
MPA , Environmental Policy & Natural Resource Management , 2000 — 2002
Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management
Graduate Certificate in Conservation Biology Policy- Activities and Societies:
- Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
Newsletter Editor, Seattle Chapter, Surfrider Foundation
Workstudy Intern, Washington State Division I Court of Appeals
Intern, Center For Environmental Law & Policy
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Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) District Intern Program
CA Clear Teaching Credential, Cert. of Language Acquisition , Primary Education , 1997 — 1999
Teach For America Los Angeles
- Activities and Societies:
- While serving as Teach For America Teacher at Nevin Avenue School in South-Central Los Angeles, completed LAUSD District Intern Program to earn CA Clear Teaching Credential.
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Teach For America Summer Institute
Education, Leadership 1997 — 1997
Houston, TX
- Activities and Societies:
- 1997 TFA Corps Member / Americorps Affiliate
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University of Pennsylvania
BA , American History , 1994 — 1997
- Activities and Societies:
- Magna Cum Laude
Golden Key Honor Society
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society
Varsity Wresling (EIWA / Division I)
National Outdoor Leadership School / NOLS Campus Representative
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National Outdoor Leadership School / NOLS
Semester Course , Mountaineering, Sea Kayaking, Leadership , 1994 — 1995
- Activities and Societies:
- Course credit granted by University of Utah
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Franklin & Marshall College
1992 — 1994
Course work 1992-1994
- Activities and Societies:
- Varsity Wrestling
Resident Assistant, upper class dormitory
Outing Club
Rugby
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Landon School / IAC
HS Diploma , 1988 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Varsity Wrestling, Varsity Football, Iona House, etc. All IAC. Maryland Junior National Wrestling Team 1991,1992.
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Lafayette Elementary
Additional Information
Alex C. Sienkiewicz (MPA, JD, PhD)’s Websites:
Alex C. Sienkiewicz (MPA, JD, PhD)’s Interests:
Gardening, Surfing, Windsurfing, Fly Fishing, Hunting, Bow Hunting, Hiking, Collegiate Wrestling, Climbing, Paddling, Ecology, Law, Policy, Land Use, Economics, Public Lands Governance and Democracy, Conservation, Home Brewing, Writing (See CV for publications), Telemark, Classic & Skate skiing, Back Country Skiing,
Alex C. Sienkiewicz (MPA, JD, PhD)’s Groups:
Affiliations: Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad, Penn Wrestling, University of Pennsylvania, Daniel J.Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, University of Montana Law School, University of Montana Forestry, Landon School, Franklin & Marshall College, Franklin & Marshall Wrestling, Society for Conservation Biology, Wildlife Management Institute, Society of American Foresters, Wildlife Society, Ecological Society of America, Trout Unlimited, Surfrider Foundation, Public Radio / NPR, Teach For America, Chi Phi, Penn Grapplers Club, Lafayette Elementary School, Six Rivers National Forest, Green Mountain National Forest, University of Montana,
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University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs -
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The-Green-Group.com -
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Potomac Appalachian Trail Club -
Sustainability Working Group -
Friends of the Chesapeake Bay -
USA Wrestling Fans & Supporters -
NOLS Alumni -
University of Montana Grizzlies -
University of Pennsylvania Alumni -
University of Montana Alumni -
Surfrider Foundation -
Ducks Unlimited -
Hunters and Anglers -
Servant Leadership -
Teach For America Alumni -
Landon School Professional Network -
Teach For America -
Green -
Linked 2 Leadership -
Forest Stewardship Council and Supporters (FSC) -
Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Supporters (SFI) -
U.S. GOVERNMENT CONNECTIONS -
NPR Supporters & Listeners -
Fair Hunters Group -
Linkin Montana -
New Hampshire Wildlife Federation -
Nature Conservancy -
Trout Unlimited Member -
Bluegrass Music -
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation -
Surfing and Our Environment -
Society for Conservation Biology -
Ivy League Sustainable Professionals -
Green Mountain Club
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Glacier Park Enthusiasts -
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Delta Waterfowl Foundation -
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps -
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) -
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Public Lands Forum -
Model Forest Policy Program for Climate Solutions Professionals
Alex C. Sienkiewicz (MPA, JD, PhD)’s Honors:
Magna cum Laude
Golden Key Honor Society,
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society,
Deans List, etc.
Editor-in-Chief, Public Land and Resources Law Review
Representative/ UPenn 1996 NWCA All Academic Wrestling Team
Presidential Management Fellow
Founders Fellow, Wilderness Workshop
2nd Place, Roscoe Pound Institute Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
1st Place Idaho State Bar Water Law Writing Contest
Cash Awards, USFS (4)
Certificates of Merit, USFS (6)
"Superior" performance rating, FY 2009
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