Portfolio and Publications

Portfolio

Puget Sound Region, Washington STATE (1992-1999)

Highlights | Consultant at award-winning Public Affairs firm (PRRBiz) to provide Outreach, Public Involvement and Community Engagement programs for clients in federal, state, county, and city government; Communications and Education Outreach staff for a four-county government agency (Puget Sound Clean Air) focused on air quality and pollution prevention.

Topics | Comprehensive Growth Management Planning, Air Quality, Land Use, Transportation Master Planning, Commute Trip Reduction Programming, Water Quality and Conservation, and Solid Waste - Composting and Recycling.

Products | Newsletters, brochures, white papers, annual reports, historical and scenic byway corridor map-making, factsheets, strategic behavior change campaign plans, public relations campaign plans, community organizing, market research, video storytelling, radio and tv ad production, advertising campaigns, and media buying plans.

Skills | Writing; editing; designing; systems and strategic planning; budget management, program and team management; event management; survey/research design; and publication management.

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New England and Beyond (1998-present)

Highlights | Non-Profit Management, Consulting, Teaching, and Advising with: Tri-Valley Transit, State of Vermont, Clean Air and Climate Division; Middlebury College Environmental Affairs and Environmental Studies Program; founded CBC: Collaborations Ahead, Vision Unlimited, and Wood Dragon Advising.

Topics | Climate Change, Forever-Wild Land Conservation, Land Use, Perennial Agriculture, Transportation, Sustainability, Recycling and Solid Waste, Air Quality, Water Quality, Contemplative Practices and Social Impact Careers.

Products | Newsletters, brochures, website design and content, policy papers, white papers, strategic social media plans, public relations campaigns, strategic marketing and communications plans, video storytelling, market research and publication writing, presentation designs, op-ed writing, advertising campaigns and purchasing, and private advising/coaching sessions for clients.

Skills | Writing; editing; designing; systems and strategic planning; survey/research design; event design and management; program and team management; teaching and mentoring; and publication management.

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Publications & Talks

Winter 2024/2025: "Uncharted Flood Waters: Recovering, Rebuilding, and Adapting." From the Ground Up Issue #5, Wildlands, Woodlands, Farmlands & Communities
Fall 2023:  "On Doing Nothing", From the Ground Up Issue #1, co-authored column for inaugural online journal.
June 2022:  "No Justice without Literacy", Climate Matters: Perspectives on Climate Change column, Addison Independent.
March 2022:  "Information and its Roots", Climate Matters: Perspectives on Climate Change column, Addison Independent.
July 2021:  "Human communication and culture: the air we breathe, the water we swim, sustainability in practice," presentation to Middlebury College's Franklin Environmental Center's Summer Intern Program.
March 2021: "In Relationship with Nature: Unlearning and Relearning at the Intersection of Theory and Practice," Teleseminar; and: "Logos vs. Leaves: Unlearning and Relearning in Higher Education," Essay for Organization of Nature Evolutionaries (O.N.E.).