Reputable professional with 17 years of experience with solid national and international credentials in forestry, urban forestry, agronomy, horticulture, botany, conservation, arboriculture, agriculture, and natural resources conservation, planning, and management for the US federal government, nonprofit organizations, and private enterprises. Proficient in administration, implementing and administering sustainable and managerial practices for agriculture and natural resources operations, project management, budgeting and administering funding, contracts, grants writing and reporting, team building, building partnership relationships, and leadership. Excels at engaging external parties across boundaries
in a consultative approach transforming technical and scientific discussions into collaborations. Excellent presenter, negotiator, and leader able to forge solid relationships with strategic partners, cultivate funders as well as clients, and
show good stewardship. Outstanding skills in planning, coordinating and hosting scientific, technical, and educational workshops, meetings, symposiums, events, and leading field expeditions. Advisory member of various local, national, and international technical and scientific forestry, arboriculture, urban forestry, agriculture, and natural resources and biodiversity conservation organizations. Fully bilingual in English and Spanish.