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What
A free, virtual career builder workshop hosted by your TWS-WS Student Affairs Committee to give you the interview strategies to make you the stand out candidate.
Where
Join us virtually via Zoom! Register here.
When
Wednesday, March 22nd from 6-7pm PST
Who
Heather and Ed Pert from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife will be joining us!
Heather Pert is Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). She has worked with CDFW since 2007. She started in the Lands program in Sacramento and then in 2008 transferred to Inland Deserts Region based out of Ontario, CA working in the Lake and Streambed Alteration program, mitigation compliance on permits, and developing grants for large conservation plans – Natural Community Conservation Plans (NCCP). In 2011, Heather promoted to lead scientist of the NCCP program for the Western Riverside and Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plans. In 2018, she promoted to supervisor of the Habitat Conservation Planning program managing programs such as California Environmental Quality Act, California Endangered Species Act, Lake and Streambed Alteration, and NCCP. Prior to working for CDFW Heather worked for the U.S. Forest Service hydrology and fisheries research program for nine years in Northern California and then six years on Southern Research Station Coldwater Fisheries Research Unit in Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated from Humboldt State University with a double major in Fisheries and Oceanography, a Masters from UC Berkeley in Wildland Resource Science and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Wildlife and Fisheries Management with an emphasis on riparian management and public involvement. In her spare time, she enjoys crocheting, playing with her dog Biscuit, searching for treasures in thrift stores with her husband Ed, and experimenting with land management techniques for weed and ant control in her mostly native garden.
Ed Pert recently retired as Regional Manager and is currently wrapping up some projects before he fully retires. Ed enjoys fishing, pickleball, riding his longboard skateboard, and exercising. He will be doing much more of each of these very soon, along with many household tasks that he’s put off for way too long.
B.S. Humboldt State University - Wildlife Management
M.S. U.C. Berkeley - Wildland Resource Sciences
Ph.D. Virginia Tech – Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Assistant Professor- Fisheries Program at University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife:
Science Advisor
Chief of Statewide Fisheries Programs
Project Manager for Lake Davis Pike Eradication Project
Regional Manager South Coast Region (last 15 years)
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