Keep in touch with meI'm using Intch to connect with new people. Use this link to open chat with me via Intch app
Work Background
Ruffed Grouse Society | American Woodcock SocietyMassachusetts Dynamic Forest Restoration Initiative Lead
Jul. 2022Massachusetts, United StatesPrincipal Investigator & Team Lead on USFS Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Award to enhance forest and wildlife diversity and resilience across a mosaic of public and private lands in western Massachusetts. Partners include National Wild Turkey Federation, Mount Grace Land Trust, Franklin Land Trust, Mass Wildlife, Mass DCR and a diverse network of conservation leaders. Working toward the establishment of 3 landscape level forest blocks. Leading technical transfer efforts of forest resiliency prioritization model with partners. Guiding public outreach efforts and stakeholder engagement.
Ruffed Grouse Society | American Woodcock SocietyForest Conservation Director - U.S. Northeast
Jan. 2021Glens Falls, New York, United StatesCultivating a broad network of partners to scale forest resilience & wildlife habitat outcomes across the U.S. Northeast - including New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Leading grant writing, conservation project funding initiatives, policy initiatives, state and federal legislative affairs, conservation delivery, project management, staff capacity build-out and regional strategic planning. Supporting development, engagement, communications, and operating teams across 7-state region.
F&W Forestry Services, Inc. Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker - VT, PA, WV & VA
Sep. 2009 - Jan. 2021Montpelier, Vermont, United StatesExpanded forestland real estate brokerage and advisory services across Vermont, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
F&W Forestry Services, Inc.Consulting Forester and Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker - NY
Sep. 2009 - Jan. 2021Lake George, New York, United StatesLicensed Associate Real Estate Broker & forestland investment advisor. I helped landowners across New York buy, sell and manage forestland investments and recreational properties.
Nov. 2006 - Jan. 2021Consulting Forester and Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker in NY, VT, PA, VA and WV. 125 transactions completed totaling $50 million +- in project value. Assisted impact investors from U.S., U.K., Hong Kong, France, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany with purchasing, managing, protecting and selling timberland investments and unique conservation properties throughout the eastern US.
International PaperSustainable Forestry Initiative of PA - State Logger Training Chair
Sep. 2002 - Jun. 2005SFI of PA Logger Training Committee planned, coordinated and delivered 400+ logger training sessions from 1997 through the mid-2000s. OSHA safety, best management practices (BMPs), erosion & sedimentation planning, silviculture, and forest-based business tools.
International PaperPresident - Northern Tier Hardwood Association
Jan. 1999 - Dec. 2003Towanda, Pennsylvania, United StatesNorthern Tier Hardwood Association is a collaborative forest-based network that promotes the sustainable conservation of northern Pennsylvania's world class forests and connects partners ranging from landowners to natural resource professionals to forest industry partners.
International PaperDirector of Fiber Supply Operations
Jun. 1997 - Jun. 2005International Paper - Masonite Corp - Towanda, PA. Directed wood procurement & woodyard operations for a 600 employee hardboard manufacturing facility in the US Northeast. Led a $10 million annual wood supply chain consisting of 150+ forest industry suppliers. Transformed wood supply chain program to 100% SFI-trained sourcing and initiated the mill's first quantifiable preferred wood supplier program.
Intch is a Professional Networking App for the Future of Work