Kol Peterson- http://pdxadu.blogspot.com/

Harvard Graduate School of Design                Master in Design Studies - Design and the Environment Watershed planning, urban and regional planning, transportation planning, GIS.  Graduated - June, 2004                                                         Oberlin College                            B.A in Environmental Studies, Religion University of Wisconsin’s College Year in Nepal Program (1999-2000)  Graduated- May, 2001                              Jingshan Xuexiao (Jingshan High School) Mandarin language study exchange program. Beijing, China. spring 1995

Summer, 2013 to present

Public Affairs Specialist for the Pacific Northwest Regional Office Web communications, public affairs, new media.     Fall, 2011 to Fall, 2015     -Pacific Northwest Regional Office Web collaborations and communications coordinator in EPA's Oregon Operations Office    summer, 2010 -Public Affairs Specialist Web lead for the Office of Air and Radiation. Web 2.0 and social media trainer. Communications lead for Climate Protection Partnership Division (ie. Energy Star) and Stratospheric Protection Division (ie. ozone protection).  winter, 2009 to present -Detail as New Media Analyst to White House New Media team summer, 2009  -Program Analyst Web Infrastructure and Web Content Coordinator in the Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds. Policy and Communications team member. Managed contracts and NGO grants. fall, 2006 to winter, 2009    -EPA Research Fellow       Smart Growth team coordinator in the Office of Water. Researched and developed policy about national land use planning and water quality. Coordinated interagency smart growth and stormwater management with federal partners and NGOs. Washington, D.C. fall, 2004- fall, 2006    Harvard Planning and Allston Initiative         GIS Technician   Performed land use and spatial, demographic analysis using Harvard University database information. Cambridge, MA.                  summer, 2004 Army Corps of Engineers             Community Planner Consulted on the integration of community and environmental planning tactics for engineered water resource management projects. Concord, MA.                    spring, 2004 Charles River Conservancy              Project Intern Authored a transportation master plan for an alternative intersection design along Charles River’s multi-use pathway. Cambridge, MA.         autumn, 2003 Northwest Regional Outdoor Science School  Field Instructor, Program Coordinator Created an instructional curriculum, taught and facilitated educational programs in coastal ecology and marine biology. Portland, OR. spring, 2002, 2003 Riccharina Foundacion Ecologica                    Water Quality Surveyor Remote user survey of rural water source quality. GPS. Cuenca, Ecuador.                              autumn, 2002      World Wildlife Fund                        Volunteer Researcher Researched deforestation rates prior to the Kanchenjnga Conservation Area’s parkland designation. Kanchenjnga, Nepal. spring, 2000 Web 2.0 technology, green design, Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator, ArcGIS, Wilderness First Responder certification, wilderness leadership, home repair, environmental education, limited Spanish, Chinese, Nepali.