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Washington D.C. Metro Area

Currently looking
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Public sector experience includes serving as a local government official and environmental program and policy professional.
Private sector experience includes community economic development consulting for primarily nonprofit clients.
Additional experience includes political campaign consultation, appointment to a municipal commission, and multiple internships including a legislative experience.
Government relations, public administration, regulatory research and policy analysis, environmental management, nonprofit/organizational management, grant writing and administration, project management, program evaluation, and professional communications,
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
January 2007 — August 2009 (2 years 8 months)
- Managed programs to achieve compliance of federal and state environmental regulations.
- Researched and analyzed operational impact of environmental regulations.
- Led work groups, managed projects, and oversaw consultant contracts.
- Implemented, evaluated, and reported on citywide environmental programs.
- Participated in LEED green building certification efforts for several facilities.
- Implemented innovative strategies that reduced city use of pesticides through environmentally-preferable practices featured by national media.
- Produced professional communications for large audiences, including city council memos, work plans, annual reports, training programs, press releases, and PowerPoint presentations.
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
September 2004 — July 2006 (1 year 11 months)
- Collaborated with the city council, mayor’s office, and directors to improve and deliver city services.
- Staffing council meetings, developed minutes, performed legislative research, maintained the record of the city council, and performed civil wedding ceremonies.
- Managed the municipal code and increased electronic access to public records of the city.
(Management Consulting industry)
December 2000 — August 2004 (3 years 9 months)
- Managed community development projects for government and nonprofit agencies.
- Specialized in demographic research and analysis, government relations, program management, organizational management, strategic planning, and grant writing.
- Provided management services to the board of a 39 county economic development group (facilitated meetings, led committees, secured grants, and implemented successful programs addressing business development, homeownership, brownfield redevelopment, and alternative agricultural development).
MPA , Public Management , 2004 — 2006
Select Coursework: Public Management, Economic Development, Strategic Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Public Management Economics, Poverty and Public Policy, Labor Relations, and Public Finance and Budgeting.
BSPA , Environmental Management , 1997 — 1999
Select Coursework: Environmental Management, Public Affairs, Public Policy and Law, Environmental Sciences, Watershed Management, Environmental Policy and Law, Journalism, Statistical Techniques, Environmental Economics and Finance, Air Pollution and Control, and Professional Writing Skills.