Green Building Advisor
Safety Officer
Mad Dog Design & Construction Company
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 2003
Major: Religious Ethics and Philosophy, M.A.
Finished 'All but Dissertation', August 2006
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 2001
Major: Religion, B.A. Minor: British Studies
Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, Florida 1996
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:
2007 GreenBuild Conference, US Green Building Council
November 6-9, 2007, Chicago, Illinois
Attended workshops on Green Affordable Housing and Development,
Conservation Development, and Green Construction and Public Health
Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Green Building Training Workshop
November 2, 2007, Orlando, Florida
Green Affordable Housing and CWHIP/Davis Dollars Grant Program
LEED - New Construction Technical Review Workshop
July 12, 2007, Gainesville, Florida
National Home Builders Association, International Builders Show
February 2007, Orlando, Florida
February 1998, Dallas, Texas
Vice President, Green Building Advisor, Safety Officer
Mad Dog Design & Construction Company, August 2006 - Present
Graduate Student Instructor
Florida State University, August 2002 - August 2006
REL 3170, Religious Ethics and Moral Problems
Instructor for class size ranged from 52-165 students, responsible for syllabus,
lectures, designing and grading assignments.
Job Site Superintendent, The Grove at University Club
Mad Dog Design & Construction Company, January 2002 - August 2002
Responsible for on-site management of an 8 building, 64 unit, two-story
Housing Development
Executive Assistant
Mad Dog Design & Construction Company, and University Club
Development, LLC , 1998 - 2000
Executive Assistant to the Presidents of Mad Dog and of University Club
Development, general correspondance, document creation, research products for
current and future projects.
Assistant Project Manager, University Club Apartments - A 152 Unit Student Housing
Project
Mad Dog Design & Construction Company, 1998, Charlotte, North Carolina
Established satellite office, business accounts, located local subcontractors and
suppliers, quality control, maintained lumber and material inventory, general site
maintenance, managed day labor crews.
Receptionist and Administrative Assistant, Runner
Mad Dog Design & Construction Company, 1994 - 1997
Receiving and phones, word processing, light construction accounting, filing,
training job site secretaries.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
BOARDS:
Sustainable Tallahassee, Inc.
Chair of the Board of Directors, January 2008 - Present
Greenovation, Knight Creative Communities Initiative
Chair, Sustainable Tallahassee Committee, April 2007 - January 2008
Florida Capital Region Chapter, US Green Building Council
Co-Chair, Programs Committee, June 2007 - November 2007
Founding and Organizing Member, November 2006 - June 2007
Whole Child Leon
Chair, Safe and Nurturing Environment Action Team, August 2006 - Present
Member, Steering Committee, August 2006 - Present
WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND PANELS:
"Get Good Growth" A Forum for a Sustainable Nassau
February 9, 2008, Fernandina Beach, Florida
Presentation on Citizens Initiative to promote Sustainability and Moderator for
Community Discussion
Focus on the Nation Teach In, Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University
January 31, 2008, Tallahassee, Florida
Panel Discussion on Greenovation and Sustainable Tallahassee
The American Society for Public Administration, general meeting
January 15, 2008, Tallahassee, Florida
Panel Discussion on Green Buildings and Citizens Initiatives
SAIL High School, Green Fair
November 28, 2007, Tallahassee, Florida
Keynote Speaker
Leadership Tallahassee Membership Luncheon
November 5, 2007, Tallahassee, Florida
Panel Discussion on Greenovation and Sustainable Tallahassee
Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association, general meeting
October 18, 2007, Tallahassee, Florida
Presentation on Greenovation, Sustainable Tallahassee and Green Buildings
Campus and Community Sustainability Conference, Florida State University
October 16, 2007, Tallahassee, Florida
Panel Discussion on Greenovation and Sustainable Tallahassee
Dr. Jeff Chanton, Environmental Science, Undergraduate Class, Florida State University
October 4, 2007
Lecture on Green Buildings and Sustainability
Economic Development Council: Renewable Energy Panel,Greater Tallahassee
Chamber of Commerce, 2007 Annual Chamber Community Conference
July 2007, Ponte Verda Beach, Florida
Green Buildings: Definition and Certifications
Climate Change: FSU Panama City Speaker Series, Florida State University, Panama
City Campus
April 2007, Panama City, Florida
Workshop on Green Buildings and participated in panel discussion on ways to
address Climate Change
Florida Big Bend Green Living & Energy Expo
March 2007, Wakulla County, Florida
Workshop entitled "The Economics of Going Green"