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Kelly Brown

Kelly Brown

Current Consulting LLC - Founder

Kelly Brown is the Founder and President of Current Consulting LLC, a firm focused providing program evaluation, technical support and project management to Indianapolis non-profits and initiatives. In the 5 years since launching her professional career in Indianapolis, Kelly has formed a diverse skillset including: aquatic and terrestrial ecological assessment, social science survey design, project management and community engagement. Kelly has a Master of Science in Environmental Science in Applied Ecology and Master in Public Affairs in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs. 

Kelly currently works with Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW) as their Metric and Program Manager. ROW is a collective  initiative that has worked purposefully since 2012 to change the quality of life and ecology along Indianapolis waterways and surrounding neighborhoods.

 

Experience 

Current Consulting LLC

Indianapolis, Indiana

Clients

Position

Reconnecting to Our Waterways

Metric and Program Manager

July 2018 – Present

Interim Director

Jan. – July 2018

Metric Manager and Collective impact director

Aug. 2014 – Dec. 2017

The DaVinci Pursuit

Project Manager

Oct. 2014 – Dec. 2017

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB)

IPl greenspace program evaluation

(Pro bono)

Jan. – Aug. 2015

Local Initiative Support Corporations (LISC)

Managed Brownfield accelerator program

Aug. 2014 – Aug. 2015

Corporation for National and Community Service, AmeriCorps VISTA

SPEA VISTA Fellow at Butler University’s Center for Urban Ecology

Indianapolis, Indiana

July 2012–Aug. 2013

  • Developed 15 metrics to measure the impact of the Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW) initiative on seven Indianapolis communities
  • Collection, analysis, and synthesis of ROW metric data for measuring success and effectiveness the initiative
  • Collaborate with business, institutes, non for profits, local government, and community members to develop, plan and excite ROW projects and programs
  • Created a citizen science program to conduct 23 miles of stream assessments in Indianapolis waterways

National Environment Management Authority

Intern in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Department

       Nairobi, Kenya

May – July 2011

  • Coordinated with proponents and EIA agents on EIA project reports
  • Improving and maintained a Status Register of EIA Reports database which streamlined office work
  • Received and opened over a thousand EIA Project Reports for national development projects across Kenya
  • Dispatched EIA project reports and licenses to lead agencies and proponents

 Environmental Management Consultancy

Volunteer

       Nairobi, Kenya

May – July 2011

  • Conducted site visits for EIA and Environmental Audits for a diverse clientele      
  • Drafted and reviewed EIA reports and Environmental Audit report

 

  • Evaluated the ecological, physical, socio-cultural, health and safety conditions for EIA and Environmental Audits
Skills

In the 5 years since launching her professional career in Indianapolis, Kelly has formed a diverse skill set including: aquatic and terrestrial ecological assessment, social science survey design, project management and community engagement. 

  • Field and Lab skills
  • Analytical and Communication Skills

Field and Lab Skills

  • Ambient water quality sampling and analysis Freshwater sampling and analysis of: TP, SRP, NO3/NH4, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), chlorophyll a, alkalinity, and fecal coliform
  • Freshwater measuring of: Discharge, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and temperature
  • Aquatic specimen collection methods: Seine fishing, electrofishing, D-net sweeping
  • Watershed and wetland delineation
  • Aquatic habitat assessment methods: Unified Stream Assessment (USA), Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI), Macroinvertebrate Index of Biological Integrity (MIBI)
  • Floral assessment

ANALYTICAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

  • Formative and summative evaluation (Survey design, observational assessments, coding)
  • Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis (SPSS)
  • Database design and management (Excel, Access, Google)
  • Geographic Information Systems (QGIS, ESRI, Maptitude, Google)
  • Technical writing and presentations (Word, PowerPoint, Adobe)
  • Project Management
  • Graphic Design (Photoshop)

Certifications

  • Project Management Professional – In-Progress
  • Watershed Management
  • S-130: Firefighter Training
  • S-190: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior   
  • Environmental Impact Assessment/ Environmental Audit
  • Strategic Environmental Assessment Training Course

Publication

  • “Five-Year Response of Spontaneous Vegetation to Removal of Amur Honeysuckle Along an Urban Creek” Urban Naturalist Vol. – Publication in progress final draft has been accepted should be published in next few months
  • “Community Involvement to Address a Long-standing Invasive Species Problem: Aspects of Civic Ecology in Practice” Ecological Restoration Vol. 33, No.3, 2015

Research Projects

  • “Hidden Assets: Addressing Indianapolis poorly perceived waterways” – Presentation

 

Memberships

  • Society for Ecological Restoration

 

Education

Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA)

Master of Public Affairs and Master of Science in Environmental Science

Concentrations: Applied Ecology, Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management

Aug. 2010-Dec. 2012

Murray State University

Bachelor of Science

Area: Wildlife & Conservation Biology                      

Minor: Chemistry

Relevant Coursework: Macroeconomics, Systematic Botany, Conservation Biology

Aug. 2006-May 2010