Skills

  • Leadership – ideation to implementation, setting goals and inspiring staff
  • Strategic planning – for institutional, state, and national needs
  • Program development – visions for multifaceted federally-funded programs
  • Program administration – management of complex staff and budgets
  • External relations – collaboration with key partners and stakeholders
  • Synergistic activities – to stimulate communication and collaboration
  • Teaching – theoretical and practical training in environmental sciences
  • Research – watershed science & planning, next-gen sensor technology

Professional Positions

  • 2022 to present, Robert & Genevieve Patrick Professor of Watershed Science & Planning Emeritus
  • 2002-2022, Robert & Genevieve Patrick Professor of Watershed Science & Planning, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Burlington, Vermont. Provided leadership in teaching, research, and community service, focused on management of natural resources through an approach to watershed management that integrates environmental, social, and economic considerations and approaches.
  • 2020 to 2022, Interim Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Burlington, Vermont. Provided strategic support for research and faculty development, including annual review of faculty; reappointment, promotion, and tenure. Administered the school’s graduate programs
  • 2008-2023, Director and Principal Investigator, Theme 1, Northeastern States Research Collaborative, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Burlington, Vermont. Developed and managed an interdisciplinary research program on the integration of resource management and socio-economic concerns in the northern forests of the New England region.
  • 2012 to 2022, Director, Lake Champlain Sea Grant program.  Developed and managed resources for research, education, and outreach relevant to the mission of the National Sea Grant College Program. 
  • 2004-2022, Director, Vermont Water Resources and Lake Study Center, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Burlington, Vermont. Managed and developed resources relevant to water resources of Vermont and the Lake Champlain region.
  • 1997-2002, Programme Leader, Integrated Catchment Management Programme, Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand. Provided science leadership for a national research program involving approximately 40 research scientists and collaborators focused on integrated management of land and water resources in a regional-scale catchment. Maintained communication and collaboration with key government and industry stakeholders. Reported to executive managers within the company and to the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science & Technology.
  • 1997-2002, Team Leader, Catchment and Biospheric Processes, Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand. Provided direct human resources support and guidance for a team of 15 science staff. Identified and developed consulting opportunities to minimize the un-funded time of team members. Identified career training and development opportunities. Conducted annual performance appraisals and recommended merit increases and bonuses.
  • 1992-1997, Associate Professor (Tenured) and Curriculum Coordinator, Water Resources Management, Department of Natural Resources, UNH, Durham, NH. Led the development of new M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs in Natural Resources Management.
  • 1987 1992, Assistant Professor and Curriculum Coordinator, Water Resources Management, Department of Natural Resources, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. Developed a new undergraduate major in Water Resources Management.