Foggy Hollow Farm (co-owner), farmer, teacher, Board member, 2010-Present
– USDA Certified Organic farm with vegetables, fruits, livestock, and poultry
– Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) Administrative Council member
– Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (Southern SAWG) Board member
– Adjunct professor of graduate course in Sustainable Food Practices at Lipscomb University
– Cumberland River Compact Board member 2011-2014
– Owner/builder of a LEED Platinum Certified Home.
Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, D.C.), 2008-2010
Program Analyst (Internal Auditor), Office of Program Evaluation
(The OIG is considered to be the “watchdog” of the EPA, preventing fraud, waste, and abuse.)
Co-authored national agency reports evaluating EPA programs:
– Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2010
– Implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act 2010
– Climate Change Research 2009
– Researched EPA programs, coordinated with team members to develop strategies and
methodologies of the evaluations, developed questions and scheduled interviews nation-wide,and documented sources. Analyzed and synthesized the collected information into written reports for Congress and the United States public.
Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, D.C.), 2003- 2008
Special Agent, Office of Investigations (Federal Law Enforcement Officer)
National Desk Officer for the Grant Fraud Investigations and Administrative Violations
Mentor, assist, and educate EPA Special Agents and outside organizations on grant investigations and administrative violations:
– Authored guidance documents to EPA Special Agents identifying and detailing general, tribal, nonprofit, and State Revolving Funds fraud investigations
– Organized and presented one-week training forums to EPA Special Agents covering grant fraud
– Planned and presented numerous fraud presentations to EPA personnel, Tribal forums, nonprofits, regional and state environmental directors, and to the National Science Foundation Fraud Conference
United States Postal Service (USPS), Postal Inspection Service (Memphis TN and St. Louis MO), 1990-2003
Postal Inspector (Federal Law Enforcement Officer)
Investigated criminal and civil violations of postal laws:
– Made arrests, testified in court, and authored comprehensive reports
– Collaborated with other federal and local law enforcement agencies, including undercover operations
– Conducted and led mail fraud investigations and USPS national financial reviews 1990-2003
– Team Leader for the Midwest Region Anti-Terrorism Task Force, post 9/11/2001.