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Work History
Education
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Awards
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Training
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Amy Keever

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Summary

Senior Planner & Environmental Strategist with 10+ years of experience driving landscape-scale planning and policy development, geospatial analysis, and interagency collaboration across federal and regional platforms. Proven leader in designing and implementing complex planning initiatives, resolving funding challenges, and streamlining programs of work across 725,000+ acres to meet evolving timelines and resource constraints. Adept at translating technical concepts for diverse audiences and training staff in advanced planning tools. Committed to fostering inclusive partnerships and championing equity in decision-making across land use, housing, transportation, and infrastructure planning.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Environmental Coordinator

Forest Service St. Joe District
04.2022 - Current
  • Supervisory program lead for the district’s planning department and GIS program.
  • Lead interdisciplinary teams to develop NEPA/NFMA-compliant land management plans across 750,000 acres.
  • Coordinate planning efforts across 2.5 million acres in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.
  • Implement quarterly Natural Resource meetings with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe to foster collaboration.
  • Develop infrastructure plans and assess funding sources for repairs, replacements, and removals.

Noe Reyes - noe.reyes@usda.gov - (208) 416-3715


Cross Boundary Coordinator

Forest Service Regional Office
07.2023 - 11.2023
  • Facilitated shared stewardship through interagency coordination authorities.
  • Managed Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Program applications for Region 1.
  • Led geospatial team to build a web map that resolved regional underreporting.

Tamara Kerr - Tamara.kerr@usda.gov - (406) 802-4294

Geospatial Systems Specialist

Forest Service St. Joe District
05.2018 - 04.2022
  • Modernized the cloud-based GIS program.
  • Corporate data reporting for Washington Office targets.
  • Use of geospatial data for project analysis of forest service land management decisions.
  • Developed geospatial administrative records in response to litigation.
  • Created the St. Joe Ranger District’s Motor Vehicle Use Map.

Benjamin Timchak - Benjamin.timchak@usda.gov - (208) 245-6052

Geographer

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
09.2016 - 05.2018
  • Environmental studies and reports evaluating impacts to Threatened/Endangered species.
  • Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA) on freshwater invertebrates.
  • Served on technical advisory teams, developed proposals and delivered presentations.
  • Performed pre-acquisitions surveys and reports for refuge lands.
  • Created thematic maps that displayed charts, graphs, and underlying statistical analysis.
  • Public content (story maps, posters, public maps)

Julie Campbell - Julie_campbellhansen@fws.gov- (509) 393-5883

Geographer

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
09.2015 - 09.2016
  • Technical assistance to the National Parks Service protection plans of aquatic resources.
  • Plan preparation and coordination with partner agencies and Tribes.
  • Evaluated and ranked recovery grant proposals and successfully competed for funding.
  • Cooperative agreements, assisting the applicant with the process.
  • Built data structures for storing, retrieving, sharing data from the office server.
  • Development of Geospatial files, standards, reporting measures to include metadata.

Julie Campbell - Julie_campbellhansen@fws.gov- (509) 393-5883

Biological Science Technician

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
04.2012 - 09.2015
  • Technical assistance for Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration efforts.
  • Monitoring and assessment of environmental contamination presence and probability.
  • Grant writing and implementation for Title 1 schools, trout rearing and release.
  • Field investigations and GIS tool utilization to evaluate impacts to endangered species.

Julie Campbell - Julie_campbellhansen@fws.gov- (509) 393-5883

Graduate Services Appointment

Eastern Washington University
09.2013 - 06.2015
  • Data Records development and management.
  • GIS Lab Support, student and faculty map production and analysis technical support.

Margo Hill - Mhill85@ewu.edu - (509) 828-1212

Graduate Student Consultant

Eastern Washington University
09.2014 - 03.2015
  • Mica Peak Conservation Planning, project development, map production, and analysis.
  • Colfax Growth Management Act Master Plan Updates, develop digital footprint, analysis.

Margo Hill - Mhill85@ewu.edu - (509) 828-1212Margo Hill


Education

Master's Degree - Urban and Regional Planning

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
06.2015

B.S. - Geology

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
06.2013

Graduate Certificate - Geographic Information Systems

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
06.2023

Skills

  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Data Analysis
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Training and Development
  • Record Management

Timeline

Cross Boundary Coordinator

Forest Service Regional Office
07.2023 - 11.2023

Environmental Coordinator

Forest Service St. Joe District
04.2022 - Current

Geospatial Systems Specialist

Forest Service St. Joe District
05.2018 - 04.2022

Geographer

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
09.2016 - 05.2018

Geographer

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
09.2015 - 09.2016

Graduate Student Consultant

Eastern Washington University
09.2014 - 03.2015

Graduate Services Appointment

Eastern Washington University
09.2013 - 06.2015

Biological Science Technician

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
04.2012 - 09.2015

B.S. - Geology

Eastern Washington University

Master's Degree - Urban and Regional Planning

Eastern Washington University

Graduate Certificate - Geographic Information Systems

Eastern Washington University

Awards

2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 Monetary awards for performance plan achievement 

Governor’s 2016 Smart Communities Award for the Colfax Master Plan Updates

Conferences

  • R1 Communications, Partnerships & Community Engagement Summit, MT - 11/2023
  • Esri Federal User GIS Conference, WA D.C. - 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023

Training

  • USDA Grants Management: Laws, Regulation, and Guidance, 02/2025
  • R6 Stream & Watershed Restoration Design & Implementation (NR20), 6/2024
  • Coaching and Mentoring Basics for Forest Service Supervisors, 9/2023
  • Basic Guard School: S-130, S-190, L-180, 6/2023
  • First Aid/CPR, 5/23
  • Conflict Resolution - Mediator 1 training, 3/2023
  • Building and Leading Successful Teams, 12/2022
  • FS National Basic Effects Analysis, 4/2022
  • Plain, Simple, and Concise Writing Course, 4/2022
  • Geoprocessing Using ArcGIS Pro, 5/2021
  • Esri course GISS ArcGIS Pro - Intro for Wildfire GIS Specialists Suite, 1/2020

Technical Advisor

Shoshone Benewah Forest Collaborative