Experience

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  Heindel & noyes

  Jun 2001 - Aug 2003

  Field technician

  Sub-surface site investigations on a hollow-stem auger/geoprobe drill rig. Manage the library via GIS

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  Clean harbors

  Oct 2003 - Jul 2004

  Field technician

  Clean out fuel oil tanks, clean up hazardous waste sites.

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  State of vermont- dec dwgwp division

  Jul 2004 - May 2013

  Capacity development coordinator

  • Managed Vermont’s Capacity Development Strategy through DWSRF set asides• Evaluated the Technical, Managerial and Financial Capacity for every DWSRF loan applicant• Assisted borrowers seeking DWSRF funding with developing budgets, equitable and sustainable water rates, water system ordinances, by-laws, adherence to State Statute, source water protection, and asset management, long range financial and capital improvement plans• Facilitated small water system transitions from private for-profit to municipal ownership• Established Asset Management Program in VT to encourage paradigm shift in how water systems are managed• Managed contracts for small system technical assistance, archaeological resource assessments and small system engineering evaluations• Created and managed asset management and water efficiency pilot projects• Conducted source water protection area assessments• Conducted TNC sanitary surveys Show less

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  Vermont drinking water week

  Aug 2006 - May 2022

  Chair

  Organize the annual drinking water week fair for Vermont's 4-6th graders

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  Richmond selectboard

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2014

  Board member

  Chair of the Water and Sewer Commission.

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  State of vermont- facilities engineering division water infrastructure financing programs

  May 2013 - Sept 2019

  Dwsrf project manager

  • Implemented VT Act 185 through innovative CWSRF financing options for non-point source projects• Developed and managed CWSRF, DWSRF and USDA-RD jointly funded projects• Managed DWSRF loan program implementation. Activities included:• Managing priority list including solicitation, ranking, bypassing• Authoring annual Intended Use Plans and Annual Reports• Tracking construction loan funds utilization, additional and disadvantaged subsidy allocation, and set-aside banked authority and usage• Making additional and disadvantage subsidy calculations and commitments• Drafting loan agreements• Reviewing project compliance with NEPA and VT’s SERP• Attending governing body board meetings to outline SRF programs , and assistance and assurances throughout loan process• Conducting project close-out evaluations to ensure loan conditions were met• Reporting to federal agencies such as FFATA, PBR, and NIMS• Managing independent planning loan program funded using Local Assistance Set-Aside• Managing more than $220M in DWSRF loan obligations• Worked with regulated public drinking water systems and governing bodies on infrastructure project development and compliance with federal funding requirements• Overhauled SRF funding application to reduce duplication and streamline process• Led Asset Management, Howe to Access the SSRFs, and Budgeting and Rate Setting courses through Vermont Rural Water Association• Developed strong working relationships with technical assistance providers such as RCAP Solutions and Vermont Rural Water Association and consulting engineering firms• Trained consulting engineering firms on how to access CWSRF and DWSRF loan programs Show less

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  Vermont municipal bond bank

  Oct 2019 - Apr 2022

  Director of capital planning

  • Lead loan origination activities including the review of credit and underwriting standards, on Bond Bank and SRF loan applicants• Performed financial monitoring of Bond Bank’s loan portfolio, and the DWSRF and CWSRF’s loan portfolio• Conducted Benchmark Assessments on Bond Bank loan applicants which compared borrower financials to portfolio medians. Presented findings to governing bodies• Performed CWSRF and DWSRF financial capacity reviews on loan agreements or amendments. Managed CWSRF and DWSRF loan agreement execution.• Conducted pre-application borrower financial reviews to determine lendability• Established financial milestones, including rate increases, for loan eligibility• Provided technical assistance to municipalities for development of funding strategies to implement capital plans• Collaborated with private banks, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation’s CWSRF and DWSRF loan programs, and USDA-RD Show less

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  Quantified ventures

  Apr 2022 - now

  Community finance team lead

  • Founded and leads the SRF Academy which equips public, private, and non-profit entities to access low-cost financing that supports disadvantaged communities and nature-based solution projects• Develops curriculum, including hands-on material useful in furthering understanding of subject matter• Organized guest subject matter lectures• To date, completed 22 4-hour training sessions for three cohorts• Attendees represent sectors ranging from small, rural water and wastewater technical assistance providers to national non-profit entities working in the non-point source/nature-based solution arena• Provides non-profit organizations with strategies to access SRFs for building a natural infrastructure project pipeline• Supports development of green banks to expand their mission to finance environmental infrastructure Show less