Work Samples

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This is one example of an initiative that I led to raise Diversity Equity and Inclusion programs and awareness at the state level in Oregon. I organized this workshop as well as instigating the key note speaker, Marcelo Bonta to speak on the topic and importance to Oregon Watershed Councils and Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

Raising the Bar for Cultural Diversity Inclusion in Ecosystem Restoration: Successful Strategies for Collaborative Engagement with Tribal and Latino Communities
(2017 Ocean CONNECT conference)

Marko Bey & Belinda Brown-Lomakatsi Restoration Project, Carl Wilmsen-Northwest Forest Worker Center, Corrina Chase-Columbia Slough Watershed Council, Jim Cathcart-West Multnomah SWCD

In this two hour session, we will hear from leaders at Lomakatsi Restoration Project, Northwest Forest Worker Center, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District and Columbia Slough Watershed Council. The first section of the program we will hear from Marko Bey, Executive Director, and Belinda Brown, Tribal Partnership Manager, from Lomakatsi Restoration Project, who will share examples of successful tribal partnership engagement strategies. Using a collaborative framework and working group model. This collaborative holistic approach is used to facilitate meaningful tribal engagement for ecosystem restoration planning and implementation, and the incorporation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and ecocultural practices. Next, Carl Wilmsen of the Northwest Forest Worker Center will speak about the interrelationships between healthy forest ecosystems, worker rights, the realities of current working conditions and structural factors affecting the participation of forest workers and harvesters in forest decision making. Last, WMSWCD and CSWC staff will share their resources for internal diversity and inclusion work. Whether you think that equity is only something for Portlanders to worry about, or if you are aware of issues in your community and want to learn more and dive deeper, this session is for you.

A summary of CSWC programs in the 2016-17 fiscal year under my leadership as Executive Director.

This writing sample is a final report for a culvert replacement completed by the Tryon Creek Watershed Council while I was Council Coordinator.

Final report for a project contracted by Siuslaw National Forest to conduct an assessment of recreational and charter fishing at sites in the lower Salmon River estuary.

This document showcases the planning project that launched my Watershed Council career. I was a member of a 6 person team working with the community to create a vision for the Salmon River Estuary on the Oregon coast.