A brief outline
Years of experience in design and business development coupled with passions in community, environment, art, and design.
In my spare time I create art for select customers and friends.
You can check that out here.
Experienced sustainability professional with over 20 years of dedication to developing regenerative and sustainable solutions that promote healthy ecosystems. Proven ability to create innovative systems for carbon and biodiversity credits, manage multi-million dollar projects, and create impactful educational materials.
Sustainability & Environmental Solutions
Carbon & Biodiversity Credit Development: Developing comprehensive registry programs for carbon/biodiversity credits, managing expert review/validation processes,
Regenerative Design: Nature-based solutions implementation with focus on biomimicry principles and ecological restoration
Environmental Impact Assessment: Project plan reviews, MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) reports, and integrity assessments
Global Project Management: Experience with regenerative agricultural farmers, blue carbon projects, and indigenous tribal initiatives worldwide
Project Management & Leadership
Large-Scale Project Execution & Budget Management: Successfully managed $4.5M museum development project, delivered on time and under budget. Grew Regen Registry from 1 to 10 methodologies and facilitated the onboarding of dozens of projects.
Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Hired and managed international and local designers, experts, and content developers for several multi-year design/build projects
Stakeholder Engagement: Experience coordinating communications between diverse groups of investors, developers, indigenous communities, educators, technology developers, and environmental researchers
Design & Communications
Science-Based Communications: Translating complex environmental concepts for museums, sustainability reporting, and public education
Brand Identity Development: Logo design, brand identity work, website development, and visual communications
Research & Analysis
Primary Research: Conducting first-hand interviews with indigenous tribes and environmental researchers
Expert Network Coordination: Sourcing and managing expert reviewers for technical validation processes
Data Analysis: Review and analysis of environmental monitoring data and project performance metrics
Education & Certificates
Master of Arts in Sustainable Design - Minneapolis College of Art and Design – April 2023
Certificate in Botanical Illustration - New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, NY - 1994
BA in Fine Arts and Environmental, Organismic, and Population Biology - the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - 1992
SCIENCE ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN
2008 - Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV - Watercolor Instructor
Developed curriculum for and taught college-level watercolor courses at Truckee Meadows Community College.
1996-1998 - American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY - Senior Artist, Anthropology Department
Created natural science renderings in pen and ink, watercolor and Illustrator. Illustrated a variety of subjects including, artifacts, site renderings and maps. Designed covers and layouts of books and brochures. Responsible for overseeing all of the art production for the department. 1993-1996 - American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY - Exhibit Fabricator
Designed, researched, fabricated, and installed exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History.
1994-1998 - New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, NY - Research Assistant
Illustrated palms and prepared maps that are published in journals and books on palms.
Select Clients
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Simon and Schuster
Fulcrum Publishing
Amsco Publications
The Free Press
