
Clean Energy Advocate, Local Foods Advocate, Writer, and Consultant
Lawrence, Kansas Area

Clean Energy Advocate, Local Foods Advocate, Writer, and Consultant
Lawrence, Kansas Area
Professional Experience:
Economic Development (Tourism)
Acting, Writing, Directing, Producing for film and theater.
Event Planning and Marketing
Political and Governmental Affairs
Goals:
Helping create an accountable, effective policy environment for renewable energy and economic development and GHG reductions in Kansas.
Helping create a sustainable, prosperous local food system centered on the Kansas River Valley.
Helping develop and execute a sustainable plan for the growth and success of the Local Burger business model.
Creative Media, Written and Spoken Narrative, Presentation and Performance, Renewable Energy Policy and Advocacy, Local/Sustainable Food Systems
(Public Policy industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
www.gpace.org
(Non-Profit; Public Policy industry)
2008 — Present (1 year )
(Entertainment industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Film production for independent feature titled "Earthwork"
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Consulting, communications, project development and management
Sustainable, local economic development; special events; public policy
(Environmental Services industry)
March 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 7 months)
www.climateandenergy.org
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years )
www.travelks.com
(Renewables & Environment industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years )
(Renewables & Environment industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years )
BA , Anthropology , 1990 — 1992
AA , Acting , 1984 — 1987
Biology 1983 — 1984
renewable energy, local food systems, film, theater, sustainable economic development, anthropology, natural history, hiking, gardening, writing
Local Burger, City of Lawrence Peak Oil Task Force, Douglas County Food Policy Council, Lawrence Food Future Coalition, Lawrence GiveBack, Slow Money Alliance, Kansas Rural Center, Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy, Screen Actors Guild, Actors Equity Association, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Princess Grace Foundation alumni, The Antaeus Theater Company
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society
Kansas State Scholar
Princess Grace Foundation Theater Scholarship
Princess Grace Foundation Statue Award and Grant
Jehlinger Award from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts
B. Iden Payne Award from the Austin Circle of Theaters
First Prize - Screenwriting Magazine Expo 5 Screenplay Competition (short film category)