Education

THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL, Lansing, Michigan

Juris Doctor, expected December 2010

• Cooley Volunteer Corps
• Moot Court Bailiff Committee and Trainer
• Grand Rapids Rowing Association
• International Law Society Member
• Dean’s List
• Westlaw Certification in Statutory Research

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA, Norwich, England

Masters of Science, Environment and Development, 2004

• Crew Club, Oarsman
• Travel & Expedition Society

BARTON COLLEGE, Wilson, North Carolina

Bachelor of Arts, History, 1999, 2002

• President, International Club
• Study Abroad: University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, September 1995 – May 1996

Professional Experience

WASHTENAW COUNTY OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2010

Student Lawyer & Public Defender

• Selected to participate in Washtenaw County’s Public Defender internship program.
• Interviewed, counseled, and represented indigent defendants.
• Engaged in the practice of law under the supervision of experienced attorneys.
• Appeared in court frequently on the record.
• Drafted briefs, motions, notices, and orders.

MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL, Lansing, Michigan, 2010

Legal Researcher

• Researched energy law issues, jurisdictional issues, feed-in tariffs, and ISOs/RTOs.

CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION, Richmond, Virginia, 2009

Legal Intern

• Prepared legal memoranda and researched case law, statutes, and regulations pertaining to the Army Corps of Engineers, Clean Air Act, Clean Water
  Act, Council on Environmental Quality, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Virginia Administrative Process Act.
• Attended Army Corps of Engineer scoping meetings.

CLEAN WATER ACTION, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2008

Researcher and Advocate

• Researched water quality issues, remedies, and funding opportunities for local communities.
• Gained public support for clean water and renewable energy policies through canvassing and petitioning.

INTEGRATED STATISTICS, INC., Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 2005 – 2007

Training Biologist

• Primary trainer responsible for educating fisheries observers in catch estimation and data collection in the pot and trap, purse seine and trawl
  fisheries for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  Secondary lead for the gillnet and scallop fisheries.
• Coordinated, evaluated, organized, prepared logistics, and training materials for trainees.
• Counseled, led, mentored, and motivated trainees.
• Analyzed and researched programmatic issues to recommend new and modified work methods and protocols.
• Improved data collection and program effectiveness by synthesizing and updating catch estimation protocols for estimating bycatch on-board fishing
  vessels.

A.I.S. OBSERVERS, INC., New Bedford, Massachusetts, 2004 – 2005

Fisheries Observer

• Contracted to NOAA to collect data on-board fishing vessels.
• Gathered, managed and analyzed data on fishing effort and of the kept and discarded catch on-board fishing vessels.
• Biological sampling methods included taking length measurements and age structures from fish as well as obtaining biometrics, genetic and tissue
  samples from marine mammals, sea turtles and birds incidentally caught in fishing gear.
• Completed National Marine Fisheries Service training and qualifications in addition to a fishing vessel safety and cold-water survival-training
  course.

VENTOSA PLANTATION, Norfleet, North Carolina, 2004

Conservation Strategist

• Surveyed agriculture, forestlands and riparian buffer zones to develop a comprehensive conservation security plan.  Provided recommendations to
  further develop conservation initiatives.
• Researched and studied proposed government policy—the Conservation Security Program (CSP)—to produce a portfolio as recommended by the CSP of
  client’s conservation initiatives to illustrate qualifications for receiving monetary incentives from integrating conservation into land management
  practices.

TANDROY CONSERVATION TRUST, Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, 2002 – 2004

Team Leader

• Directed a scientific expedition (while completing my MSc) to conduct ecological and social research in a remote arid region of Madagascar.
• Developed a risk assessment plan based on previous Madagascar experience.
• Published research from the expedition in a peer reviewed journal.
• Expedition’s research and publication was presented at an international symposium on Madagascar in the United Kingdom.

LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS (LDI), Beforona, Madagascar, 2000 – 2002

Agroforestry Extension Agent

• Selected to work with LDI during Peace Corps.
• Instructed and managed farmers at an intensive agriculture center.
• Developed an aquaculture program that improved fish production.
• Supervised a radio station at the intensive agriculture center and managed a three person team.
• Developed integrated agriculture/environment/health radio programs targeting rural farmers to raise both environmental and health awareness.

UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS, Beforona, Madagascar, 2000 – 2002

Environmental Volunteer

• Completed an intense US Peace Corps training.
• Selected to be an Assistant Peace Corps Trainer.
• Implemented erosion control project to stabilize village property.
• Initiated successful animal husbandry projects to promote nutrition and improve village income.
• Wrote for and secured government grants for the completion of projects.
• Nominated during training to give a televised speech in French at a swearing in ceremony for Peace Corps trainees at the US Ambassador’s residence
  in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Publications

Scott, D. M., Daniel Brown, Simon Mahood, Buck Denton, Anastasia Silburn and Felix Rakotondraparany.  The impacts of forest clearance on lizard,
small mammal and bird communities in the arid spiny forest, southern Madagascar.  Biological Conservation 127 (January 2006): 72-87.

Awards

• The Royal Geographic Society with the Institute for British Geographers “Researching the World 2003” Award
• University of East Anglia Travel & Expedition Society Award
• Rio Tinto p/c Award
• Gilchrist Educational Trust Award
• Adrian Ashby-Smith Memorial Fund Award
• Albert Reckitt Charitable Trust Award
• Lindeth Charitable Trust Award