1999: Master's Degree in Communication
Communication Department
Utah State University; Logan, Utah

1987: Bachelor of Science in Forestry, concentration in business
Colorado State University; Fort Collins, Colorado

2000: Extension Forester: Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Directing the Utah Forest Landowner Education Program, Promoting forest stewardship, writing and editing a quarterly newsletter, producing forestry education videos, assisting private landowners

1998 - 1999: Producer and Director: Center for Information Technology, Utah State University, Logan, UT
All aspects of producing a documentary style educational video presentation and digital information base promoting the awareness of prescribed fire issues for the National Park Service at the National Interagency Fire Center as a master's degree candidate; idea creation, grant writing, budgeting, instructional design, script writing, planing, executing, interviewing, filming, editing, and evaluating

1998: Producer and Director: Center for Information Technology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
All aspects of producing a public relations video for the Stokes Nature Center; message design, script writing, planing, executing, filming, and editing a fully revisable digital information base

1997, 1998: Forestry Technician: U.S. Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Ogden, Utah. Forestry fieldwork throughout Utah; monitored and installed study plots, identified forest insects and diseases, interagency cooperation

1990 - 1996: Forestry Consultant: (Certified Forester): Inland Forest Management Inc., Sandpoint, Idaho
Practiced stewardship of private non-industrial forest land; represented the interests of private forest landowners, emphasized landowner education and involvement, prepared Forest Stewardship Plans, designed and administered selective timber harvest plans, cooperated with stewardship foresters, extension agents, land management professionals, loggers, and sawmill representatives, executed government and industrial forestry contracts

1994 - 1997: Writer and Host: Hotshots Video Productions, Sandpoint, Idaho
Hosted a winter television series that plays to over 2 million viewers in the Inland Northwest and Canada; emphasized public education of regional ecology and outdoor recreation, created stories, wrote scripts, conducted interviews, edited tapes, operated cameras

1987 - 1989: Wildland Firefighter: Interagency Hotshot Wildfire Suppression Crew, Flathead National Forest, Columbia Falls, Montana
Supervised crew members on wildfire incidents, managed saw squad and saw cache, trained crew members and district personnel in chain saw operation and safety, supervised prescribed fire activities

1985 - 1986: Forestry Technician: Kootenai National Forest, Reforestation Stocking Survey Crew, Yaak, Montana; Forestry field work

1983: Forestry Technician: Colorado State Forest Service, Mountain Pine Beetle Project, Frisco, Colorado; Forestry field work

1998 - 1999: Avalanche Forecaster: Utah Avalanche Forecast Center, Logan, Utah;
Preparing and posting avalanche hazard forecasts, creating educational messages for the general public

1997 - 1998: Instructor: Beaver Mountain Resort, Logan, Utah; Planned and instructed university course in telemark skiing

1997 - 1998: Instructor: Outdoor Recreation Center, Utah State University,
Logan, Utah; Telemark skiing, winter camping, backpacking, mountaineering

1990 - 1993: Instructor: Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort, Sandpoint, Idaho: Telemark skiing, alpine skiing, and snowboarding

Utah Forest News (quarterly)
The quarterly Utah Forest News is designed to help private forest landowners in Utah to better understand current and longstanding forestry issues pertinent to Utah. As timber harvesting has increased in Utah over the past decade, there has been no corresponding increase in the availability of professional forestry expertise in the state. In an effort to address this problem the Utah Legislature approved and funded the Utah Forest Landowner Education Program. This newsletter is one of the primary means of the program for increasing landowner awareness of forest stewardship principles and current issues in managing Utah's private forestland. This free newsletter is mailed to over 1300 Utah forest landowners and stakeholders quarterly, and additional copies are available in state forestry assistance offices around the state.

The Missing Fires (video)
Wildland managers in many locations across the United States are currently attempting to return fire to the landscape in an effort to restore what is believed to be a necessary ecosystem process. Many resource managers also believe that increasing prescribed fire use can reduce the escalating costs and impacts of wildfires. The American public has a poor understanding of the policy of fire use, and without public support mangers will have an increasingly difficult time using fire. This thesis project attempts to address this problem with the creation of a video designed to increase public awareness and acceptance of wildland fire as a management tool and an ecosystem process. Approximately ten natural resource management professionals from several states and agencies were interviewed and existing fire footage was collected. Dramatic fire footage and nationally recognized music were blended with the interviews to make the message more appealing and effective. The video presentation is designed for viewing in National Park Visitor Centers, High Schools, and public access television stations across the nation. The information was collected in a completely revisable digital format, and is therefore a valuable tool for digital delivery system applications such as the Internet. This project was funded by the National Park Service.