Experience
King County Solid Waste Division   2011 - Present
Washington State Ocean Policy Work Group   2005 - 2007
King County, WA  2004 - 2006
University of Washington, School of Oceanography  2004 - 2004
University of Washington, Program on the Environment  2004 - 2004
San Francisco Department of the Environment  2001 - 2003
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)   1997 - 2000

Skills
Waste Management, Research, Policy, Climate Change, Policy Analysis, Sustainability, Environmental Policy, Recycling, Hazardous Waste..., Program Management, Government, Solid Waste, Teaching, Oceanography, Program Evaluation, Public Policy, Grant Writing, Surveying, Grants, Community Outreach, Program Development, Analysis, Renewable Energy, Product Stewardship, Spanish, Report Writing, Text Editing

Education
University of Washington - School of Marine Affairs
MMA (Master of Marine Affairs), Environmental Policy, Marine Renewable Energy, Coastal and Ocean Studies

The Johns Hopkins University   1993 — 1997
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Earth and Planetary Sciences / Hispanic Studies

School for International Training   1996 — 1996
College Semester Abroad program in Ecuador, Comparative Ecology

Experience
Washington State Department of Ecology  June 2013 - Present
City of Mountlake Terrace  2012 - June 2013
University of Washington  2010 - 2012
Edmonds Community College  2006 - 2010
King County Road Services Division   September 2004 - August 2006
King County Solid Waste Division   October 1998 - August 2004
Reaugh Fischnaller Oettinger Merker and Luppert   February 1998 - October 1998
Columbia Tower Club  October 1997 - February 1998
Hillsdale Review (Image)   May 1996 - August 1996

Skills
Environmental..., Ecological Restoration, Environmental Science, Editing, Habitat Restoration, Wetlands, Climate Change..., Climate Change Impacts, Ecology, Food Service, Customer-focused Service, Customer Service, Customer Satisfaction, Literature, Writing, Climate Change, Water Resources, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Conservation Issues, Environmental Education, Natural Resource..., Environmental Compliance, Environmental Policy, Research, Water Quality, Sustainable Development, Plant Identification, Marine Biology, Wildlife, ArcGIS

Education
University of Washington   2010 — 2012
Masters of Environmental Horticulture, "Des Moines Creek RDF:....Feasibility of Evaluating Climate Change Impacts on Wetlands"

Edmonds Community College   2006 — 2010
Restoration Horticulture

West Chester University of Pennsylvania   1992 — 1996
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), American/English Literature and Liberal Studies, Cum Laude

Experience
King County Solid Waste Division   October 2014 - Present
Girls on the Run of Puget Sound  August 2011 - August 2014
Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help (CASH)   January 2011 - May 2011
Le Petit Village (French immersion preschool)   September 2010 - December 2010
Solid Ground  September 2009 - November 2010
The College of Wooster  January 2008 - May 2009
Family Health International  June 2008 - August 2008

Skills
Community Outreach, Research, Community Development, Leadership, Marketing, Volunteer Management, Fundraising, Program Development, Non-profits, Public Speaking, Workshop Facilitation, Qualitative Research, French, Grants, Program Evaluation, Event Planning, Social Media, Editing, Nonprofits

Education
The College of Wooster   2005 — 2009
B.A., Anthropology, French

Experience
King County, Wastewater Treatment Division  November 2009 - Present
King County Wastewater Treatment Division  June 2000 - November 2009
King County Solid Waste Division   June 1996 - June 2000

Skills
Employee Relations, Performance Management, Employment Law, Administration, Compensation, Organizational..., Incentive Programs, Mediation, Conflict Resolution, Policy Analysis, Government, Change Management, Strategic Planning, Policy, Labor Relations, Investigations, Interviewing, Leadership Development, Contract Negotiation, Hiring, Succession Planning, Human Resources, FMLA, Deferred Compensation, HRIS, Employee Benefits, Benefits Administration

Education
Seattle University   1981 — 1985
BA, Business Administration

Experience
Freelance  June 2014 - Present
King County Solid Waste Division   November 2010 - June 2014
Home  December 2008 - November 2010
King County Solid Waste Division   March 2005 - December 2008

Skills
Technical Writing, Editing, Creative Writing, Research, Blogging, Press Releases, Web Content, Feature Articles, Internal Communications, Copy Editing, Newsletters, Storytelling, Publishing, Strategic Communications, Writing, Magazines

Education
University of Washington   1999 — 2003
MS, Urban Horticulture

Seattle University   1992 — 1996
B.S., Biology

Experience
King County Solid Waste Division   AdministratorKing County1982 - Present

Skills
Policy, Outlook, Access, Accounts Payable, SharePoint, Software Documentation, Research, Public Speaking, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Employee Relations, Government, QuickBooks, Contract Management, Customer Service

Education
Queen Anne High School   1973 — 1975

Shoreline Community College

Experience
Deborah Natelson Environmental Consulting   PrincipalDeborah Natelson - Environmental ConsultingMarch 2014 - Present
Suntec Solar Energy   2015 - 2015
City of West Palm Beach  2013 - 2013
Hendrikus Organics   2006 - 2013
King County Solid Waste Division   1998 - 2013
Jet City Espesso   1990 - 2011
Consultant to City of Kirkland   2006 - 2007
King County  October 2003 - January 2006
King County Water & Land Resources Division   2003 - 2005
Destination Issaquah   2003 - 2005

Skills
Ecological Restoration, Sustainability, Watershed Management, Community Outreach, Plant Identification, Environmental Policy, Natural Resource..., Ecology, Wetlands, Public Speaking, Water Quality, Non-profits, Environmental Planning, Aquatic Ecology, ArcGIS, Low Impact Development, Natural Resources, Environmental Science, NEPA, Sustainable Development, Environmental Awareness, Conservation Issues, Nonprofits, Environmental..., Invasive Species, Grants, Soil, Water, Landscape Design, Endangered Species, Horticulture, Leadership, Proposal Writing, Training, Strategic Planning, Management, Program Management, Environmental Education, Research, Customer Service, Field Work

Education
University of Florida, institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences/Palm Beach County Extension   2013 — 2013
certification training, Green Industries Best Environmental Practices

UW College of Architecture & Urban Planning   1984 — 1989
Master's degree, Landscape Architecture

Brown University
Bachelor's degree, Marine Biology

Experience
Continental Mills  October 2014 - Present
Continental Mills  September 2005 - September 2014
Continental Mills  March 2004 - August 2005
Continental Mills  March 2001 - February 2004
Associated Behavioral Health Care   June 1999 - February 2001
Sur La Table  September 1998 - May 1999
Ingersoll Rand  June 1997 - August 1998
Maze and Associates   July 1995 - December 1996
King County Solid Waste Division   June 1994 - September 1994

Skills
Accounting, Financial Statements, Account Reconciliation, Variance Analysis, Auditing, Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Internal Controls, Accounts Receivable, Accruals, GAAP, ERP, JD Edwards

Education
Saint Mary's College of California   1991 — 1995
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

John F. Kennedy High School   1987 — 1991
High School Graduate