Education

Ball State University, College of Architecture and Planning, Muncie, IN
  MLA, Masters of Landscape Architecture, Sigma Lambda Alpha, May 2010
Thesis: “Using pre-monarchic Israel’s bet-ave as a sustainability precedent for a contemporary development in the Killbuck/Mud Creek subwatershed,
Delaware  County, Indiana”
Advisor: Benson, Robert A. - Professor Emeritus, Department of Landscape Architecture

Indiana University, College of Arts and Sciences, Bloomington, IN
  BA, Bachelor of Liberal Studies*/General Studies, May 2006
Focus: Philosophy and Religion
Independent Project: “The Rule of the Remoboth: Pursuit of Deificum Lumen”
Advisor: Hart, James - Professor Emeritus, Department of Religious Studies

Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, IN
  Certificate, Nonprofit Management, May 2006

Purdue University, College of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, West Lafayette, IN
  Certificate, Watershed Management, May 2012

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS

Using the Delaunay triangulation/analysis as a supplemental input map for identifying and ranking place-making regions, Ball State University
Upper Mississinewa River Watershed Management Plan (with Burt), United States EPA
Muncie Creek Truitt Ditch Watershed Management Plan (with Reeve), United States EPA
Muncie Dam Removal Feasibility Study (with Tevis, Heilman, Burt, Riga), Indiana DNR
Mounds Greenway Land Acquisition Plan, Hoosier Environmental Council
Wilderness Park Strategic Plan, Hartford City Parks Board
Hartford City Focus Forward: Addendum, Hartford City Economic Development Board
Muncie Land Use Development Trends/Demographic Study, Muncie City Council
Highland Park CSO Separation: Basis of Design Report (lead: United Consulting), Muncie Sanitary District
Muncie Culture Trail: Basis of Design Report (lead: Rundell Ernstberger Associates), Muncie Arts and Culture Council
Delaware-Muncie Bike and Pedestrian Plan (lead: Rundell Ernstberger Associates), Metropolitan Planning Commission

SELECTED PROJECTS

Memory Spiral Plaza, Conceptual Design
Lyndenbrook Town Center,  Local Area Plan
The Expanded Field, Conceptual Design
Wilderness Park Environmental Learning Plaza, Design-Build
College of Architecture and Planning Site Construction and Learning Garden, Conceptual Design
Muncie Levee Trail, Construction Documents
Grand Junction Park Stream Stabilization (with Tevis, Tomsic), Construction Management
McVey Woods Parking Lot Enhancements and Trail Routing, Design Development and Construction Management
Marion Dog Park, Schematic Design
Dutro Woods Transition Space, Schematic Design
Walnut Street (with Tevis), Schematic Design and Design Development
Muncie Levee Trail Overlook, Schematic Design and Design Development
Kitselman Pure Energy Park (with Tevis, Heilman, Riga), Conceptual Design
Muncie Riverfront District, Conceptual Design
IU-Health BMH Medtech, Conceptual Design

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Promoting Earth-Science Literacy (with Kuban, Naylor), The Geological Society of America, 2018
Anticipated Mounds Lake/Reservoir Water Quality, Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter, 2016
Urban Decay and the Need for Perpetual Regeneration, David Owsley Museum of Art, 2016
Transportation that Creates Community (with Puckett), Indiana Metropolitan Planning Organization Conference, 2015
3C Planning (with Pool, Heilman, Weigel), Indiana Metropolitan Planning Organization Conference, 2015
Demographic Data to Support Municipal Decision-Making, Indiana Geographic Information Council, 2015
White and Mississinewa River Water Quality, Indiana Water Resources Association, 2015
Local Connections to Watersheds (with Purtha, Hillman, Kuban, Florea), The Geological Society of America, 2015
Regional Conservation Planning Strategies, Institute for Sustainable Development, 2014
Regional Conservation Planning Strategies (and Webinar), Indiana Geographic Information Council, 2013

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Muncie Planning Perspectives, Academy for Community Leadership, 2019
Human Settlement Theory, Shafer Leadership Academy, 2019
Muncie Planning Perspectives, Academy for Community Leadership, 2018
Muncie Planning Perspectives, Academy for Community Leadership, 2017
Muncie Homeownership and Housing Trends, Muncie City Council, 2016
Wetlands of Indiana, Muncie Public Library Spring Garden Series, 2013
Municipal LID Guidelines and Requirements, LID Seminar, HalfMoon Education Inc, 2012
Low Impact Development Integrated Management Practices, LID Seminar, HalfMoon Education Inc, 2012
White River Watershed/Buck Creek Drainage Study (with Tomsic), Farm Bureau Drainage School, 2012
“319 Sedimentation Study” (with Tevis), Regional Farm Bureau Managers Executive Committee, 2011
Urban Gardening (with Carpenter), Indiana Wildlife Federation Summit, 2011
Vacant Lot Adaptive Reuse Strategies (with Donati), Living Lightly Fair, 2010

SELECTED GRANTS

Ross Center Baseball Fields, Ball Brothers Foundation
Kitselman Trailhead Bridge, Ball Brothers Foundation
Land Conservation Fund, George and Frances Ball Foundation
John M. Craddock Wetlands, Ball Brothers Foundation
Upper White River Watershed Planning Grant, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Randolph County Logjam Removal, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Martell Forest Stream Restoration, Purdue University, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Deer Creek Bank Stabilization, Department of Natural Resources
Walnut Creek LARE Grant, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Whitewater River Watershed, Clean Water Indiana
Prairie Creek Reservoir Grants, Indiana Department of Environmental Management

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana, SRE Educator, 2017-2020
Blood-N-Fire Ministries, Community Meal Volunteer/Assistant, 2007-2019
Minnetrista Central Neighborhood Association, President, 2016-2019
Map 3, Community Input Facilitator, 2018
White River Clean Up, Crew Leader, 2010-2017
Muncie CSO LTCP Citizens Advisory, Committee Member, 2015-2017
Ball State Department of Landscape Architecture, MLA Accreditation Meetings, Participant, 2016
Riverside Neighborhood Association, Consultant, 2014
FEMA Upper White River Basin Discovery Meetings, Citizen Advisory Team Member, 2013
Muncie Delaware County Clean and Beautiful, Board Member, 2010-2012

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

Individual
2017 - Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame
2015 - M Magazine 20 Under 40 Award
2010 - ASLA Student Honor Award
2010 - Ball State Graduate Research Achievement Award
2009 - Ball State University Olmsted Scholar
2009 - Byron Fellowship
2006 - Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society Recognition
2005 - Indiana University Department of Religious Studies Recognition
2004 - Indiana University Center on Philanthropy Recognition
2002 - National Collegiate Honor Society Recognition

Group/Associated
2021 - Blackford County SWCD District Showcase, Indiana Association of Conservation Districts
2020 - Delaware County SWCD District Showcase, Indiana Association of Conservation Districts
2017 - Randolph County SWCD District Showcase, Indiana Association of Conservation Districts
2011 - National Earth Team Volunteer Group Volunteer Award, NRCS-USDA
2011 - Conservation Award, Upper White River Watershed Alliance
2011 - Robert H. and Esther L. (Munro) Cooper Conservation Award, Robert Cooper Audubon Society
2011 - Outstanding Planning Project, Indiana MPO Conference
2011 - Delaware County SWCD District Showcase, Indiana Association of Conservation Districts
2010 - Poster Session, Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture
2008 - Green Building Initiatives Award, Green Globes International