Master of Planning/Master of Public Administration Dual Degree

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I am pursuing a Master of Planning/Master of Public Administration dual degree in order to complement and leverage the business management experience gained in the corporate world to help environmental conservation non-governmental organizations achieve their missions of sustainable development. During my 20+ years in Corporate America, primarily in information technology and mortgage finance, I procured a diverse set of skills – business and financial management, project work, operations and human resources management – that are valuable to any organization, profit-oriented or mission-based. I have managed many different types of projects, from business process redesign to multi-year, multi-million dollar software development and deployment. I have built organizational units such as operations and call centers from scratch. And I have managed profitability at a major financial firm for a territory that generated up to $40 billion in annual sales. My career in the business world has been both challenging and rewarding.

In 2006, I voluntarily left the workforce due to family issues, especially elder care. As an avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast, I also continued my travels to many domestic national parks and even a few international wildernesses. Leaving the frantic world of finance for an extended period of time allowed me to focus on my family, especially with my mother who continues to suffer the effects of a brain tumor and post-operative seizures and strokes, and my niece and nephew whose curiosities know no bounds. I also refocused on other priorities in life: friends and health. Having more quality time with my friends, especially one with ovarian cancer, taught me that life is can be short (sometimes too short – my...

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... resource availability, and economic constraints

• Reorganization of roles and responsibilities in public agencies and community organizations to streamline decision-making and encourage efficient budget and human resource allocation

• Evolution of the public mindset regarding responsible consumption (for example, normalizing “green” building in the availability and valuation of both existing and new construction)

I’ve already made my mark in the private sector and fulfilled my fiduciary duty to company shareholders. Now it is time to do the same in the public sector and contribute to the benefit of society in general. In the future, when I’m hiking through slot canyons high on the Colorado Plateau or scaling a beinn in the Scottish Highlands, I’ll know that I played a part in preserving the natural beauty and majesty that this big blue planet has to offer.

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