Resume

• 2004

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation: Democracy

  Autocracy

  and Hybridity: A Cross-National Analysis of Political Regimes

  Environmental Sustainability

  and Performance

  Political Science - Environmental Policy

  Northern Arizona University

• 2002

  East St. Louis Lincoln Sr. High School

  Master of Public Administration (MPA)

  Environmental Management

  Roosevelt University

  Certified Natural Resources Manager

  National Registry of Environmental Professionals

  EnviroCert International

  Inc.

  Certified Professional in Municipal Stormwater Management

• 1996

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

  Southern Illinois University

  Carbondale

• 000.

  Arlington

  TX

  Leading the Environmental Management Division by overseeing all programmatic activities associated with the City’s TPDES MS4 Permit including: construction and industrial compliance inspection programs; water quality monitoring

  IDDE programs

  ARB programs

  hazardous response

  citizen complaints

  environmental education

  and good housekeeping and pollution prevention programs. Also managing a multidisciplinary staff of compliance specialists

  interns

  and administrative personnel. Duties also include creating and updating the City’s Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) for compliance with the TCEQ MS4 Permit; SWPPP review for compliance with state and local regulations for all public and private vertical construction projects; developing new pollution prevention and water quality monitoring programming; TMDL monitoring; preparing the annual report to TCEQ; serving as the technical point of contact to the TCEQ for the City’s and its co-permittees MS4 permit; and managing an approximate budget of $1

  Environmental Manager

  City of Arlington

  English

  Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence (CLIDE) Award

  Winner: Raising Public Awareness Category – Sink or Swim Flood Awareness Novella\n

  North Central Texas Council of Governments

  Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence (CLIDE) Award

  Winner: Raising Public Awareness Category – Citizen’s Guide to Stormwater Pollution Prevention\n

  North Central Texas Council of Governments

• Environmental Compliance

  MS4

  Stormwater Management

  Water Quality

  Sustainability

  Public Policy

  Community Outreach

  Environmental Policy

  Environmental Research

  SWPPP

  Environmental Awareness

  Local Government

  Environmental Permitting

  HAZWOPER

  Research

  Environmental Adult Learning and Transformation in Formal and Nonformal Settings

  Sara Rinfret

  This manuscript identifies some of the challenges associated with environmental adult transformation (EAT) in formal and nonformal adult education settings. The authors argue that while environmental transformations are necessary to enhance global environmental sustainability

  there are difficulties in achieving the necessary attitudinal and behavioral transformations that will eventually lead to global environmental action and stewardship. Drawing on their experiences as environmental educators

  the authors analyze environmental adult learning and EAT in two U.S. settings——formal (universities) and nonformal (municipal/local government). The authors conclude that although environmental transformations are highly favored in order to enhance global environmental sustainability

  transformations are not always clear-cut or achievable. Nonetheless

  the authors find that the types of education practices in which formal and nonformal educators are engaged are both beneficial to environmental education as a whole and environmental adult education specifically.

  Environmental Adult Learning and Transformation in Formal and Nonformal Settings

  Environmental Sustainability

  Environmental Education Act of 1970

  Void for Vagueness Doctrine

  Brigette

  City of Arlington

  Northern Arizona University

  Flagstaff

  Arizona Area

  Instructor for Public Administration and Political Science Departments. Courses include: Introduction to Public Administration; Organizational Theory and Application; Politics and Organizations; Ethics

  Policy

  and Administration; Public Sector Communication; Leadership Concepts

  Skills

  and Models in the Public Sector; Personnel Administration in the Public Sector; Social Science Research; Topics in Global Environmental Politics; Studies in Western European Politics; Research Methods and Analysis; State and Local Politics; Public Administration; Environmental Policy; Energy

  Resources

  and Policy

  Adjunct Professor

  Northern Arizona University

  Arlington

  TX

  Developing

  promoting

  and implementing public education programs to maintain compliance with the City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit as administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and U.S. EPA; developing and conducting educational and training workshops for residents

  businesses and city staff pertaining to water quality and water quantity issues; coordinating and supervising internship and volunteer activities for City projects and large scale community events pertaining to water quality; developing partnerships with local universities

  organizations

  and businesses to address and reduce water pollution; and seeking

  executing

  and managing grants for the stormwater education program.

  Environmental Education Specialist

  City of Arlington