I am honored to be on the Board! My graduate studies led me to the Kern Valley in 1988 to study willow flycatcher vocalizations and nest searching behavior in cowbirds. And, my life has been enriched with the wonderful people and projects here!
I recently retired from the Angeles National Forest as the Resource Officer (2013-2025), a position overseeing programs in life sciences, physical sciences, GIS, and NEPA. My priorities were initiating projects and partnerships to inform and implement management activities, including funding Pasadena Audubon Society for a Motus station. My previous positions included Fuels and Forestry Manager for the Los Padres National Forest in which the team restarted broadcast burning (2010-2013); Environmental Scientist at Vandenberg AFB specializing in riparian restoration (2007-2010); Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive (TES) Program Coordinator for the four SoCal National Forests (2005-2007); and wildlife biologist on the Los Padres NF (1999-2005) where I started and analyzed population monitoring of listed fish, amphibians and riparian birds. And always, I volunteered for conservation activities including presentations at the KRRS WIFL workshops (habitat definitions, cowbird effects, and reporting database), trail maintenance, weed removal, nursery work, reseeding and replanting.
