• Invasive species management and ecology
• Prescribed burning ecology
• Reintroduction of rare species
• Seed mix design

I am the Managing Ecologist for the prairie and river at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The natural areas I maintain at the Chicago Botanic Garden, which includes the 12-acre Barbara Brown Nature Reserve, 15-acre Dixon Prairie and the 22-acre riparian buffer of the Skokie River. Management includes but not limited to, removal of invasive species, controlled burns, tree removal, planting local genotype plants, maintaining our native nursery, and seed collection and sowing. Through my efforts, I will promote more diversity in our natural areas and limit the number of invasive species.