*SEDI of Northern Arizona- Project Lead $63,000 2019, 2020,2021
Received funding to address food insecurity and food access across rural northern Arizona through innovation, education, collaboration, and resource sharing. Organized the 2021 & 2022 NAZ Future Food Producers Summit.
*UCAIR- Pollution Reduction Grant- Project Lead $20,000 Fall 2015
Electric vehicle purchased for USU main campus: Vehicle will be used for campus events, hauling food waste to the composter, and student organic campus stand.
USU Blue Goes Green Grant– Grant Editor $14,000 Spring 2016
Sustainability Reinvigoration for the Quinney Library: turned a college’s library into a hub for sustainability and student research projects. Included energy and water efficiency measures, digital whiteboards for project collaboration, a used textbook library, and solar charging stations.
USU Blue Goes Green Grant– Grant Mentor $13,000 Fall 2016
Collaborated with USU Facilities Department and Gardner Engineering, Inc., to install 3 kWh of solar panels on a highly visible water pump. Included interactive signage for student interpretation.
*Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff – Project Lead $30,200 2019,2020,2021
Create a K-12 school curriculum for students to innovate & change their relationship with waste. Collaborate with many community groups to provide holistic and action-based education for students.
*ECOSS Community, Culture, & Environment– Project Lead $5,000 Spring 2018
Created and implemented a pilot project to divert and reuse construction & demolition waste from the Cinder Lake Landfill in Flagstaff, AZ.
*USU Transportation Innovation Grant– Project Lead $3,924 Fall 2015
Mobile bike racks for USU events: Tracking usage, investigating potential locations, and implementing permanent bike structures.
*City of Flagstaff Sustainability Grant– Project Lead $3,850 Summer 2020 & 2021
Purchased recycling bins for a school to create uniform recycling in Flagstaff. Implemented universal signage and infrastructure to improve recycling rates at schools.
USU Blue Goes Green Grant– Grant Mentor $3,000 Spring 2016
Mobile Education Outreach Truck: Developed a partnership with the Nora Eccles Museum of Art and procured funding to install solar panels and battery systems on their education outreach box truck. Created lesson plans at the nexus of sustainability, energy, water, art, and climate science.
*City of Flagstaff Sustainability Grant– Project Lead $1,500 Summer 2019
Purchase and create a reusable cup program for the community to reduce single-use plastic cups. Educate, incentive, and collaborate with the community to fully embrace waste reduction programs.
*USU Blue Goes Green Grant– Project Lead $1,500 Spring 2015
Reusable mug with a pledge to reuse gained matching funds and support of campus dining services to donate $0.06 for every drink refill on campus to sustainability and provides $2,000 annually to USU.