Accomplished Program Manager with extensive project management and grant funding experience. Strong technical and field experience related to land conservation and stream restoration.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Restoration Program Manager
North Carolina Land and Water Fund
Raleigh, NC
04.2017 - Current
Manager and support NCLWF Restoration Program and staff
Evaluate and rank grant applications for funding
Prepare, execute, and administer grant contracts
Owner, Operations Manager
Bevington Consulting. LLC.
Chapel Hill, NC
07.2012 - 03.2017
Consult with landowners about flooding and erosion
Identify stream restoration opportunities
Program Coordinator
NCC Department of Public Health
Raleigh, NC
07.2010 - 06.2012
Coordinate activities of an America Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant
Developed local environmental projects
East Coast Greenway Alliance
01.2007 - 06.2010
Manage trail operations for East Coast Greenway trails in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
Coordinate volunteer efforts, organize fund raising events and assist with grant writing
Inspect trails, negotiate signage programs and recommend trails for designation to Board of Trustees
Senior Environmental Scientist
Baker Engineering
01.2001 - 01.2007
Managed ecological restoration and urban greenway projects using natural design techniques
Conducted natural resource planning studies and prepared environmental documents for highway and rail projects
Developed funding sources and secured grants for environmental projects and greenways.
Senior Advisor (Held Interim Director position in 2000)
North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund
01.1997 - 01.2001
Supervised the water quality activities for the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund
Evaluated grant applications and prioritized proposals for funding
Led project discussions with the Board of Trustees.
Environmental Supervisor II
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
01.1990 - 01.1997
Supervised staff of the Complex Issues Group in the development of calibrated water quality models and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for impaired waters
Drafted water quality initiatives and policies for the State’s basinwide water quality plans.
Associate in Research
Duke University
01.1989 - 01.1990
Conducted experiments of the physiological and ecological response of trees exposed to ozone and acid rain
Managed project database and supervised assistant.
Education
Masters of Environmental Management - Resource Ecology
Duke University
01.1989
Bachelor of Science - Zoology
University of Wisconsin
01.1984
Interests
Lemurs, ornamental fowl, kites, windsurfing, and astronomy.
Timeline
Restoration Program Manager
North Carolina Land and Water Fund
04.2017 - Current
Owner, Operations Manager
Bevington Consulting. LLC.
07.2012 - 03.2017
Program Coordinator
NCC Department of Public Health
07.2010 - 06.2012
East Coast Greenway Alliance
01.2007 - 06.2010
Senior Environmental Scientist
Baker Engineering
01.2001 - 01.2007
Senior Advisor (Held Interim Director position in 2000)
North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund
01.1997 - 01.2001
Environmental Supervisor II
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
01.1990 - 01.1997
Associate in Research
Duke University
01.1989 - 01.1990
Masters of Environmental Management - Resource Ecology
Project Administrative Officer at Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform - Programme for Communal Land Development (PCLD)Project Administrative Officer at Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform - Programme for Communal Land Development (PCLD)