Samantha Swift

Background

About Samantha Swift

Skills: Meeting, workshop and conference design and facilitation, small and large scale Discerning others strengths, championing individual growth and leadership, Stakeholder management, advancing group dynamics, Project process design, scheduling and strategy Experience: Elder of the Preschool - Clifton Presbyterian Church, 2019-2021 Served on the Session. Responsibilities included being a liaison between the Preschool and Session, staff hiring and management, Committee chair, establishing an annual budget, developing policy and guiding the school through the pandemic. Lead Planner - 4th of July Celebration - Town of Clifton - Clifton Betterment Association, 2014-2021 Organized Annual 4th of July Actvities including parade management, volunteer coordination, and emcee. Educator, 2016-2021 Homeschooled 2 children, coordinated and taught co-op classes with a focus on outdoor education and watershed connectivity, organized and hosted camps, managed social media account to advance communication between area homeschoolers. Environmental Planner – Northern Virginia Regional Commission, 2008-2012 Regional Planner with a specific focus on conservation, coastal issues, small-area community planning, and energy planning. o Coastal Zone Management Program – Worked directly under the program director to provide technical resources to local governments on coastal and Chesapeake Bay-related issues and regulations. Major projects include the Sustainable Shorelines project (assessed the region's vulnerability to inundation from sea sea-level rise and storm-surge), and the Conservation Corridors project, both projects included working group coordination, GIS analysis, and website maintenance. Coordinated Technical Workshops for local planners. o Community and Conservation planning - Supported the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Gap Analysis, planned and facilitated the North Woodbridge Charette and the Purcellville Gateway Charette, and provided assistance for local comprehensive planning. o Energy Planning – Served on Arlington County’s Core Technical Working Group in the creation of the Community Energy Plan (2010-2011) including task force meeting design and plan writing, supported Loudoun County and the City of Fairfax in energy planning, aided the Commission in hosting the METREX conference, the first formal meeting between U.S. and European regional councils, the conference served to share best practices in climate and energy policies.