About

I have worked in various aspects of the environmental field since my graduation from James Madison University’s College of Integrated Science and Technology, in 2005. My bachelor of science degree in Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) curriculum required a concentration in a particular field and I elected to jointly pursue two – Environmental Studies and also Applied Geographic Science (GIS) from within the school’s Geographic Science Program.
Upon graduation I was recruited by a multi-national consulting firm for a 12-month position to help implement and integrate a remote groundwater monitoring information system within a GIS application. In the spring of 2006 I was hired by a Virginia – based firm where, as a Land Planner, I specialized in environmental resource impacts and environmental impacts permit resolution. It was at this time that I began designing Wetland and Stream Mitigation projects. It was my familiarization with “Mitigation Banking.”

In the fall of 2007 I joined Earthsource Solutions and its subsidiary, the Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Land Trust (CBNLT), to provide project design, project oversight, project management, and regulatory reporting for Wetland and Stream Mitigation Banks. I was fortunate to work with Brent Fults and Scott Reed of CBNLT who, in conjunction with state and federal regulatory agencies, were in the process of developing the Non-Point Source Nutrient Trading Program.

I left my dream job at CBNLT in March of 2017 to pursue some personal goals and passions such as to finish my master’s degree in GIS from Penn State University. I was encouraged by my colleagues to not let my practical expertise in GIS nor my knowledge of the environmental field go dormant and thus I formed Eco-Cap, LLC.

I spend much of my free time enjoying the outdoors fishing, hiking, or kayaking with my 7-year-old black lab Prince. I also love to travel. Typically I engage in at least one major vacation with my brother each year in which we spend half our time scuba diving and the other half exploring sites of archeological interest.

“A vision without action is merely a dream.”