I spent 25 years as a professor teaching Fisheries and Wildlife, Sociology, and Sustainability Science at Michigan State University, Warren Wilson College, and Furman University (USA) with a focus on applied and community engaged learning. The Furman University Sustainability Science B.S. program is based on the Sustainability Doughnut framework. From 2021-2024, I participated in the $5M Carolinas Collaborative on Climate Health and Equity led by North Carolina State University and funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Adaptation Partnership program. My focus is on equitable climate resilience and adaptation having worked with African-American communities in Greenville, South Carolina and Bucksport, South Carolina. I also served on the inaugural Statewide Resilience Plan Advisory Committee for the South Carolina Office of Resilience and the Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the American Society of Adaptation Professionals. I launched Equitable Community Resilience LLC in 2024. I serve on the Board of the Connecticut River Conservancy. I am a member of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility and the Environmental Business Council of New England. I have earned an Advanced Systems Thinking Facilitation Certificate from the Waters Center for Systems Thinking
