Sasha Doss

Experience

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  Washington and Lee University

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Chesapeake Bay Intern

  • Tracked migration patterns of Smallmouth Bass between the James River and its tributaries using otolith microstructures and isotopic signatures; continued research for honors thesis in environmental studies.

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  Duke University

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  REU Student

  • Analyzed liver protein composition of estuarine fish species to determine degree of pollution in five local creeks; showed discrepancies in federal and scientific pollution designations• Presented results to Center of Marine Science & Technology and Duke Marine Lab Faculty

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  Environmental Defense Fund

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Oceans Intern

  • Developed a coral reef ecosystem simulation model for testing the impacts of different policy scenarios on outcomes such as fishery yield and ecosystem service production; created for use on data-poor coral reef ecosystems.• Evaluated best available science to assess various environmental impacts on living marine resources, particularly marine resources related to or interacting with coral reef ecosystems.

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  Virginia Tech

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Developed and completed a project on the population dynamics and demographics of Muskellunge in the New River, Virginia, and their potential predatory impact on Smallmouth Bass. • Developed regulatory recommendations that would allow the Muskellunge fishery to grow while reducing the impact of that fishery on Smallmouth Bass. These recommendations were presented to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fish and were adopted in 2017.

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  NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

  Feb 2017 - Feb 2018

  John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow | Endangered Species Program Specialist

  • Based on NOAA Fisheries' and the US Fish and Wildlife Service's policies and guidance on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), I implemented Section 4 of the ESA, including conducting species status reviews in response to petitions and conducting 5-year reviews for listed species.• Attended formal trainings, various professional meetings, and other fora on the ESA, MMPA, NEPA, MBTA, CITES, and related environmental federal and state laws, executive orders, regulations, and international treaties and agreements. Show less

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  Lynker

  Jul 2018 - now

  Program Analyst

  • Assist with NOAA's responsibilities related to the Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information (WG-MGI). This Working Group was created by and falls under the purview of the United Nations - Global Geospatial Information Management Committee of Experts (UN-GGIM). • Coordinate with the Working Group to highlight and provide guides and standards to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable geospatial information (e.g., a paper on the benefits and challenges associated with open, readily accessible marine geospatial information). Show less

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  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

  Sept 2019 - now

  • Develop and maintain information in IPaC (Information for Planning and Consultation) at the field office and regional level (with an emphasis on information on threatened and endangered species and anticipated impacts on those species due to projects on the landscape). • Plan and conduct ecological investigations of complex land and water resource development proposals to determine their effect on fish and wildlife resources, with special emphasis on federally listed species.• Conduct informal and formal ESA Section 7 consultations, review biological assessments and NEPA documents, respond to species list requests, and prepare biological opinions.• Prepare status and listing packages, as appropriate, for Federal candidate species as required under authority of the ESA; assist in the development and implementation of recovery plans for listed species. Show less

  • Fish and Wildlife Biologist

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Fish and Wildlife Biologist

    May 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Fish and Wildlife Biologist

    Sept 2019 - May 2022