Education
Finishing Masters Program in Plant Ecology at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
BA in Art,
1973, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
80523
Experience
2008 Field Botanist
To KS2 Ecological Field Services
Present Fort Collins, CO
80522
Contracted to Southern Nevada Water Authority for field data collection in Spring Valley,NV. Mapped vegetation communities; collected, identified, and cataloged plant specimens.
2008 Workshop Instructor
Burn
Canyon Workgroup
Norwood, CO
Instructed field volunteers in methods of field data collection and plant identification for public lands interest groups.
2007 Curator/ Data Management
To Forest, Range, and Watershed Stewardship Department
2008 Colorado
State
University
Presently working for different projects in the department organizing and setting protocols for herbariums and collections within and outside of the department. Updating and streamlining Access and Excel databases and files; identifying plants, mounting and cataloguing collections for the herbariums and for field laminates
2003 Field Biologist
To Pacifica Services (for MWH Global)
2007 Pasadena, CA 91106
Contracted to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for work in Owens Valley and Long Valley in the Eastern Sierra of California: worked with local farmers/ranchers on Sprinkler Irrigation Incentive Program to increase water-use efficiency in irrigated pastures; developed budget and schedule, established assessment guidelines, prepared conclusions and recommendations; developed budgets, schedules, and project procedures and supervised work on vegetation and riparian monitoring projects, rare plant surveys, endangered species trend plots, parcel mapping, pasture (shrub and grassland) monitoring and evaluation, pasture inventories and appraisal of farm-ranch leases; site supervisor for Water Use Project involved in budget decisions, planning of field design, planting and maintenance procedures; prepared budget, designed and built greenhouse, procured equipment and supplies for seedling production for same project.
2002 Taxonomist
To Restoration Ecology Lab
2003 Rangeland Ecosystem Science Department
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Identified and catalogued plants from projects in the western U.S.; set up herbarium
2000 Community Forestry Advisor
To Peace Corps, Nepal
2002 Washington
D.C.
Established beekeeping trainings and associated hive-making workshops in several villages within Makwanpur District, Nepal: procured funding, developed budget, arranged site, enlisted local beekeepers, and support personnel, organized training schedule. Initiated beekeeping classes for interested Peace Corps Volunteers. Assisted local community forestry groups with forest inventories. Organized 2001 P.C. Natural Resources Conference: planned budget, venue, schedule, travel and personnel for income generation of Non-Timber Forest Products topics- mushroom farm, women’s Forestry Lease program, and medicinal herb farm. Participated in the 2002 P.C. Planning Conference.
1998 Taxonomist/Reference Librarian
To Shepherd Miller Inc.
2000 Fort Collins, CO
80525
Created and maintained reference library; identified and catalogued project plant collections.
1997 Taxonomist
To Natural Resources Ecology Lab (Landgap Project)
1999 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Field taxonomist; collected data and plants, catalogued and mounted plant species for Landgap Project in Rocky
Mountain
National Park; project used Modified Whittaker Plots for biodiversity study in 7 communities and elevations within the park.
1998 Teaching Assistant
Rangeland Ecosystem Science Department
Colorado
State
University
Fort Collins, CO
80523
Performed duties associated with teaching assistantship; prepared and taught labs, assisted professors in class preparation. Plant Team coach for Society for Range Management.
1994 Taxonomist
To Department of Rangeland Ecosystems Science
1998 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Performed field duties and data collections; carried out laboratory work on soils and biomass; identified and verified plants for projects in the Piceance
Basin, Rocky
Mountain
National Park, and Pawnee National Grasslands; coached Society for Range Management’s Plant Team.
1989 Taxonomist
To Center for Ecological Management of Military Lands
1994 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Identified and verified plants from military bases throughout the continental United states, Hawaii and Europe; responsible for field collections in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Desert regions of the southwest U.S.; entered field data, responsible for GIS mapping and curatorial duties including mounting, cataloging and laminating of plant specimens.
1992 Taxonomist
Rangeland Ecosystems Science
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Identified and verified plants for various projects in Colorado and Wyoming.
1992 Taxonomist
Colorado
State Extension Service
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Identified and verified plants from throughout Colorado.
1987 Laboratory Technician
To Colorado
State Seed Laboratory
1989 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Conducted seed and germination tests.
1988 Laboratory Technician
Botany Department
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Performed various laboratory duties.
1976 Groundskeeper
To Colorado
State
Forest Service, Tree Nursery
1982 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Performed various field-farm work duties, greenhouse maintenance, and tree packing and shipping for tree distribution program.
