Interpretive planner with FERMATA, Inc. to develop an interpretive plan for the entire 15-county Lumber Heritage Region of northcentral Pennsylvania (as well as the overlapping Pennsylvania Wilds region). Worked with the planner who developed the core exhibit of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the plan was to develop culture- and nature-based products that would attract visitors to spend more time and money purchasing local products for local economic development in this rural region.

Later developed an interpretive plan for Quinta Mazatlan in South Texas, as part of the World Birding Center.

Facilitator for the Central American Program for Protected Areas 2004-05

The Central American Commission for Environment and Development with UNDP funding channeled through the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor hired me to facilitate the creation of a Central American-wide strategic plan to integrate the protected area systems of the seven Central American countries. Working specifically with the Protected Areas Technical Committee, I made repeated visits to the region to convene meetings and lead participants to a first draft describing this new program to promote integration of protected areas across the region.

Parks in Peril External Evaluation Team Member 2004

Worked with the Foundations of Success team to evaluate The Nature Conservancy’s Parks in Peril Program. This program began in 1990 to increase the park management capacity in more than 45 Latin American and Caribbean protected areas in 15 countries. It is the largest conservation project in Latin America. PiP specializes in conservation planning and we examined many planning tools and efforts during the evaluation.

RARE Center for Tropical Conservation Public Use Planning Manager 1999-2003