Quality Assurance Project

Katherine A. McLaughlin

PO Box **** Chenega Bay,

Alaska 99574 907/573-2006 ****************@*****.***

http//:www.akenvironmentalservices.com

SUMMARY

Kate McLaughlin has over 25 years

experience in the fields of wildlife biology & research, natural history

interpretation, grant writing, administration & technical assistance, and

environmental education and public outreach. Working successfully with Federal,

State, & Tribal government agencies, corporations and non-profit organizations,

she has a complete understanding of the processes that govern each type of

entity and how they can work together to accomplish environmental capacity

building. Ms. McLaughlin owns and operates McLaughlin Environmental Services

(McLES), which was established in 2006. McLES provides biological research,

technical assistance and environmental education in south central Alaska.

Ms. McLaughlin s work often involves

acting as a liaison between Chugach Region Tribes, State & Federal agencies,

environmental organizations and other entities regarding the environmental

issues of south central Alaska. As an experienced grant writer, she assists

her clients in obtaining much needed funding for program development and

continuation. From 1999 to 2007, she assisted the Native Village of Chenega in

obtaining and successfully administering 9 EPA Indian General Assistance Program

grants, 2 EPA special Needs Project grants and 2 ANHB Demonstration Grants,

totaling over of a million dollars in funding. Ms. McLaughlin is familiar

with the funding request procedures for governmental agencies, non-profits and

foundation grants.

On the behalf of the Native Village of

Chenega, Kate developed a Tribal Environmental Agreement between EPA and the

Chenega IRA Council, a Quality Assurance Project Plan for a water quality

baseline assessment program, and Health and Safety Ordinances. Working with

the Chenega Bay Community School, Ms. McLaughlin produces environmental

education classes that align with Chugach School District and Alaska State

school standards, fitting the cultural needs of the community by utilizing

traditional ecological knowledge and a hands-on approach to environmental

awareness. She has presented information for environmental capacity building,

outreach and education at workshops and conferences. She has also written and

developed publications for environmental awareness and outreach including

newsletters, brochures and environmental education materials and curriculums,

and has provided natural history and morphology classes for both children and

adults utilizing live animal demonstrations and investigations with physical

specimens.

Reference

Contacts

Kurt Eilo Executive Director, Alaska

Forum, Inc., Anchorage 888-***-****

Ann Mayo-Kiely Program Director,

Alaska Geographic, Anchorage 907/274-8440

John Moran - Research Biologist, NOAA-

Auke Bay Labs, Juneau 907/789-6014

Michelle Vlasoff - Lands Coordinator,

Tatitlek Corporation, Anchorage 907/278-4000

Joe Banta - Project Mgr. Env.

Monitoring, PWS Regional Citizens Advisory Council 877-***-****

Skills Summary

Mrs. McLaughlin understands the unique

environmental and ecological issues of Alaskan Native communities and the

challenges of remote living especially relating to the Chugach Region Tribes of

south central Alaska and Prince William Sound. She is able to effectively

communicate and present technical information in an understandable, real-world

way to varied audiences. She is fluent in federal grant writing and

administrative methodologies. She has extensive experience in interpretive

environmental education and is able to create and produce educational and

interpretive documents in an innovative and exciting manner.

Mrs. McLaughlin possesses skills in

scientific research, data gathering and quality control. She is certified in

watershed inventory and stream monitoring methods in particular with

macro-invertebrate and water sampling techniques using the rapid bio-assessment

model. Throughout her career she has worked in vertebrate data collection

methods such as: mist net surveys and visual/audio surveys for songbirds;

identified cataloged and prepared specimens for museum and research collections;

and small mammal and insectivore collection. Mrs. McLaughlin has also worked

extensively with distressed wildlife in the areas of rehabilitation and nuisance

wildlife abatement; and has developed an understanding of the complexities of

human/animal interactions.

Work Experience

Environmental Technical Assistant

Grant development, technical editing and environmental education.

Alaska Forum, Inc.

Anchorage, Alaska

January 2011 - present

Independent Environmental Consultant

Biological research, technical assistance & environmental education

McLaughlin Environmental Services

Chenega Bay, Alaska

October 2006 - present

Chenega Bay Environmental Program

EPA-IGAP administration & environmental education

Chenega IRA Council / Native Village of

Chenega Chenega Bay, Alaska

May 1999- January 2007

Fisheries Technician I & II

pink, chum & sockeye salmon

Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corp.

AFK and Gulkana Hatcheries, AK

March 1998 - September 1998

Field Research Assistant Univ.

of GA., Dept. of EcologyW. bluebird behavioral research

Judy Guinan, project leader under Dr.

Patricia Gowaty, Ph.D. Flagstaff, AZSummer field seasons 1995 1997

Special Permit s Assistant

Wildlife & animal permitting, wildlife management & nuisance animal complaints

GA. DNR, Game & Fish Division, Special

Permit Unit Atlanta, GA 1988-1991

Education

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College,

Tifton, GA - 1988

Associates of Science Wildlife

Biology

University of Georgia, Athens, GA - 1995

Bachelors of Science Zoology

Trainings and Certifications

2002-03 Aquatic Assessment I, II & III

- Native American Fish & Wildlife Society

4/2002 NEPA US EPA

3/2002 Environmental Laws &

Regulation GBK Environmental

2/2000 Grant Writing for the New

Millennium Alaska Funding Exchange

3/2000 Indoor Air Quality Workshop

Chugachmiut Corp & American Lung Association

9/2000 Introduction to Solid Waste

Management Northern Arizona University ITEP

11/2000 Developing a Tribal Air

Program Northern Arizona University ITEP

10/2006 Federal IGAP Grant

Administration Training US EPA Region 10

Related Courses

Emergency Trauma Technician Training/CPR

certification

Ornithology Vertebrate Zoology

Mammalogy Zooarcheology

Animal

Behavior Museum Preparation

Associations

NW Bird Banding Association

National Marine Fisheries Service -

Marine Mammal Stranding Network

Prince William

Soundkeeper President

Chugach National Forest

Regional Advisory Council board member 2010-2011

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