Program Manager
La’ona DeWilde, M.S.
1221 O'Conner Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701,------------, ------------
Education
2003 M.S. in Biology, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Thesis: ArcView GIS Mapping and Fire Analysis
2000 B.S. in Biology, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Employment
• September 2017 – Present, PhD student at UAF Interdisciplinary Department
• August 2017 – May 2018, REALTOR, DeWilde Realty, LLC
• Dec 2015 - August 2017, Program Manager, Environmental Management, Inc
• May 1995 – April 2019 Seasonal, Wildland Fire Fighter, BLM and State of Alaska Forestry
• Oct 2015 – Dec 2015 Solid Waste Technician, Green Star of IA
• March 2013 - Dec 2015 Solid Waste Technician, OEH, Tanana Chiefs Conference
• April 2013 - Sept 2013 Forestry Tech II, Pioneer Peak Hotshots, State of Alaska
• Dec 2007 - April 2013 PhD Student, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Nov 2004 - June 2006, Science Director, Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
• May 2001- June 2004 GIS Mapper, Institute of Artic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• April 1995- Mar 2002 Smokejumper/Forestry Technician, Alaska Fire Services, BLM
Professional Trainings
• Analyzing water samples for lead, arsenic, nitrates, chlorides and trace metals. Using flame atomic-absorption spectrometer and ion chromatography laboratory measuring instruments 2013 to 2017
• ReMax Dynamic Properties 40 hours Sales Pre-Licensing, Anchorage, AK July 2017
• Universal EPA 608, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA, January 2017
• Advanced PV System Design and the NEC (Grid-Direct) (PV202), Paonia, CO, May 2017
• PV System Fundamentals (Battery Based), Wasilla, AK, April 2017
• Photovoltaic Associates NABCEP Certified, Everblue and University of Hawaii, HI, 2016
• Native Water Managers Training in Alaska the Pacific Islands and Arizona, Fairbanks, AK, 2008-2009
• Green Infrastructure Training for the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, AK, Feb. 2008
• Noyes Slough Brownfield Site Assessment and Reclamation Planning, Fairbanks, AK, Dec 2007
• Partnership Development between Non-profits and Federal Agencies, Anchorage AK Sept. 2009
• Calibration and Measurements with YSI meters, YSI Inc. Headquarters, Yellow Springs, OH, Feb. 2006
• Chiefs Award for Excellence in Wilderness Stewardship Research, Washington, DC, Sept. 2006
• ArcView GIS training and mapping, Alaska Fire Service-BLM, Fairbanks, AK, 2000-2001
• Advanced Fire Behavior, Urban Interface, Fairbanks AK 1995-2001
Skills
ArcView GIS Mapping, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Movie Maker, R-Statistics, Dreamweaver Web Design, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, Avenza Maps, Google Earth Pro, SAS for statistics, PVWatts Calculator, Autocad, Phase I and II Site Assessments for contaminated sites. Development of water quality monitoring programs for volunteer community non-profit organizations. Writing and getting approved by EPA Quality Assurance Project Plans for water quality monitoring. Training volunteers and writing manuals for use for field equipment for testing surface water parameters, such as pH, dissolved oxygen and nitrates. Working with MS-4 storm drain permits to keep in compliance with EPA. Development of E-coli and fecal coliform detecting techniques for water. Writing grants to obtain funding for managing solid waste and protecting freshwater streams.
Publication Record
2006 DeWilde, L., and F.S. Chapin, III. “Human Impacts on the Fire Regime of Interior Alaska: Interactions among Fuels, Ignition Sources, and Fire Suppression” Ecosystems. 2006 9(8). p.1342
2004 Chapin, F.S., III, L. Henry, and L. DeWilde. 2004. Wilderness in a changing Alaska: Managing for resilience. International Journal of Wilderness 10(2): 9-13
2003 Chapin, F.S., III, T.S. Rupp, A.M. Starfield, L. DeWilde, E.S. Zavaleta, N. Fresco, and A.D. McGuire. 2003. Planning for resilience: Modeling change in human-fire interactions in the Alaskan boreal forest. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 1:255-261
2003 Huntington, H., D. Natcher, O. Huntington, L. DeWilde, S.Trainor, and S. Chapin III. The significance of context in community-based research: Understanding discussions about wildfire in Huslia, AK. Ecology and Society
References
• Stuart Chapin III, PhD, Biology Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK ------------
• Lawrence K. Duffy, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UAF, Fairbanks, AK ------------
• William Schnabel, Director of UAF, WERC, Fairbanks, AK ------------
• Rebecca Brado, Director, Interior AK Center for Non-violent Living, Fairbanks, AK ------------
La’ona DeWilde, M.S.
1221 O'Conner Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701,------------, ------------
Education
2003 M.S. in Biology, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Thesis: ArcView GIS Mapping and Fire Analysis
2000 B.S. in Biology, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Employment
• September 2017 – Present, PhD student at UAF Interdisciplinary Department
• August 2017 – May 2018, REALTOR, DeWilde Realty, LLC
• Dec 2015 - August 2017, Program Manager, Environmental Management, Inc
• May 1995 – April 2019 Seasonal, Wildland Fire Fighter, BLM and State of Alaska Forestry
• Oct 2015 – Dec 2015 Solid Waste Technician, Green Star of IA
• March 2013 - Dec 2015 Solid Waste Technician, OEH, Tanana Chiefs Conference
• April 2013 - Sept 2013 Forestry Tech II, Pioneer Peak Hotshots, State of Alaska
• Dec 2007 - April 2013 PhD Student, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Nov 2004 - June 2006, Science Director, Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
• May 2001- June 2004 GIS Mapper, Institute of Artic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• April 1995- Mar 2002 Smokejumper/Forestry Technician, Alaska Fire Services, BLM
Professional Trainings
• Analyzing water samples for lead, arsenic, nitrates, chlorides and trace metals. Using flame atomic-absorption spectrometer and ion chromatography laboratory measuring instruments 2013 to 2017
• ReMax Dynamic Properties 40 hours Sales Pre-Licensing, Anchorage, AK July 2017
• Universal EPA 608, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA, January 2017
• Advanced PV System Design and the NEC (Grid-Direct) (PV202), Paonia, CO, May 2017
• PV System Fundamentals (Battery Based), Wasilla, AK, April 2017
• Photovoltaic Associates NABCEP Certified, Everblue and University of Hawaii, HI, 2016
• Native Water Managers Training in Alaska the Pacific Islands and Arizona, Fairbanks, AK, 2008-2009
• Green Infrastructure Training for the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, AK, Feb. 2008
• Noyes Slough Brownfield Site Assessment and Reclamation Planning, Fairbanks, AK, Dec 2007
• Partnership Development between Non-profits and Federal Agencies, Anchorage AK Sept. 2009
• Calibration and Measurements with YSI meters, YSI Inc. Headquarters, Yellow Springs, OH, Feb. 2006
• Chiefs Award for Excellence in Wilderness Stewardship Research, Washington, DC, Sept. 2006
• ArcView GIS training and mapping, Alaska Fire Service-BLM, Fairbanks, AK, 2000-2001
• Advanced Fire Behavior, Urban Interface, Fairbanks AK 1995-2001
Skills
ArcView GIS Mapping, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Movie Maker, R-Statistics, Dreamweaver Web Design, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, Avenza Maps, Google Earth Pro, SAS for statistics, PVWatts Calculator, Autocad, Phase I and II Site Assessments for contaminated sites. Development of water quality monitoring programs for volunteer community non-profit organizations. Writing and getting approved by EPA Quality Assurance Project Plans for water quality monitoring. Training volunteers and writing manuals for use for field equipment for testing surface water parameters, such as pH, dissolved oxygen and nitrates. Working with MS-4 storm drain permits to keep in compliance with EPA. Development of E-coli and fecal coliform detecting techniques for water. Writing grants to obtain funding for managing solid waste and protecting freshwater streams.
Publication Record
2006 DeWilde, L., and F.S. Chapin, III. “Human Impacts on the Fire Regime of Interior Alaska: Interactions among Fuels, Ignition Sources, and Fire Suppression” Ecosystems. 2006 9(8). p.1342
2004 Chapin, F.S., III, L. Henry, and L. DeWilde. 2004. Wilderness in a changing Alaska: Managing for resilience. International Journal of Wilderness 10(2): 9-13
2003 Chapin, F.S., III, T.S. Rupp, A.M. Starfield, L. DeWilde, E.S. Zavaleta, N. Fresco, and A.D. McGuire. 2003. Planning for resilience: Modeling change in human-fire interactions in the Alaskan boreal forest. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 1:255-261
2003 Huntington, H., D. Natcher, O. Huntington, L. DeWilde, S.Trainor, and S. Chapin III. The significance of context in community-based research: Understanding discussions about wildfire in Huslia, AK. Ecology and Society
References
• Stuart Chapin III, PhD, Biology Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK ------------
• Lawrence K. Duffy, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UAF, Fairbanks, AK ------------
• William Schnabel, Director of UAF, WERC, Fairbanks, AK ------------
• Rebecca Brado, Director, Interior AK Center for Non-violent Living, Fairbanks, AK ------------