Patricia A.S. Crowley
9242 East CD Ave
Richland, MI 49083
269-629-9889
pat@pat-crowley.com
GOAL:
To manage Kalamazoo County's water resources with vision, skill, and leadership.
EDUCATION HISTORY:
PhD Agricultural Technology and Systems Management
(Soil and Water Physics, Systems Analysis)
Department of BioSystems and Agricultural Engineering
Michigan State University
MS Water Resources Management
(Environmental Monitoring, Small Watershed Engineering)
Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
University of Wisconsin, Madison
BS Biology
(Ecology and Systematics)
San Francisco State University
CAREER HISTORY:
Agricultural/Environmental Scientist 2001-present
AMERICAN FARM ENVIRONMENT,LLC
Richland, MI
Write and support implementation of management plans addressing operational, environmental, and aesthetic issues associated with farming practices.
Project Hydrologist/Environmental Project Manager 1998-2000
KIESER and ASSOCIATES, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Kalamazoo, MI
Designed streamflow measurements to determine phosphorus and sediment loading from stream bank erosion, cropping, and animal feeding operations and evaluated risk-based corrective actions at contaminated sites.
Environmental Quality Analyst 1991-1997
REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Kalamazoo, MI
Provided guidance and supervision to site owners and their consultants in the remediation and redevelopment of over 100 sites of environmental contamination in southwest Michigan.
Soil and Water Specialist 1983- 1991
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
East Lansing, MI
Conducted infiltration and soil transport research associated with rainfall and irrigation for seven growing seasons on all major Michigan irrigated crops and soils.
MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (1983-1991, 2002-2005)
Board of Directors, Tillers International (1997-present)
Certified State and International Crop Advisor (CCA), American Society of Agronomy (2003-present)
Certified Compost Operator, Michigan Dept of Environmental Quality 2005
Member, Michigan Recycling Coalition (2005-present)
Co Founder - Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin (1981-present)
Primary Emergency Spill Responder 4 MI Counties-7 years
Michigan Water Resources Association Board, (2002-3)
Certified Underground Storage Tank Professional, MDEQ
Edited first research monograph on Transferable Discharge Permits (Trading)
Inventor of the MSU Infiltrometer
