 Mary Kathryn (Kate) O’Brien
e-mail: kateobrien05@yahoo.com
MA 2007
Analytical Paper Title: “Riparian Buffers as Watershed Management Strategies: An Examination of Buffer Effectiveness for Policy Implementation”
Chair: Young-Doo Wang | Committee Member(s): Gerald Kauffman
position:
Assistant Director
Appoquinimink River Association
Middletown, Del.
Introduction
Kate attended Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa., where she graduated Cum Laude in 2005 with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and English. During her years at Ursinus, she worked on projects concerned with the water quality of local streams. After graduating from Ursinus College, she attended the University of Delaware to receive her Master’s degree in Environmental and Energy Policy with a specialization in water resource management and policy.
While at the Institute for Public Administration’s Water Resources Agency at the University of Delaware, Kate worked on projects for the Delaware River Basin Commission’s State of the Basin Report, riparian-buffer projects, and stormwater-management education. Her analytical paper focused on how to better implement riparian-buffer ordinances to better protect natural resources and serve the public. Kate is now working as an Assistant Director with the Appoquinimink River Association.
MA, University of Delaware 2007, Environmental and Energy Policy, specialization in Water Resource Management and Policy
BA, Ursinus College 2005, Environmental Studies and English (double major)
June 2007 – Present
Assistant Director, Appoquinimink River Association
Middletown, Del.
September 2005 – May 2007
Research Assistant, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
June 2006 – May 2007
Intern, Appoquinimink River Association
Middletown, Del.
August 2004 – December 2004
Intern, Montgomery County Planning Commission
Norristown, Pa.
August 2002 – May 2005
Writing Tutor, Ursinus College
Collegeville, Pa.
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, GIS
Nominated to Sigma Xi, Honor Society for Scientific Research, 2005
Graduated with Cum Laude honors, 2005
Ursinus College Dean’s List, 2001 – 2005
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