Updated on July 8, 2009

Photos from left to right: Feeding a polar bear at the Louisville Zoo, Hangin out with Kentucky  -- one of the stars of Critters in the Classroom, Standing on a living roof with solar panels in Switzerland.

Photos from left to right: Nodin at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas, John (husband) paddling in the Blackwater area, and Nodin at a nature center in Missouri.

April Haight

Director, Environmental Education Center

Lloyd Cassity, Room 101A

Morehead State University

(606) 783-2455

a.haight@moreheadstate.edu

http://eec.moreheadstate.edu 

EDUCATION

Masters in Business Administration, 2000.    Morehead State University

Master of Science, Wetland Ecology, 1997.   Morehead State University

Bachelor of Science, 1994.  Morehead State University

Natural Resource Conservation, Forest Ecology.  University of Kentucky

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006 – Present         Director of the Center for Environmental Education

                                    Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy

                                    Morehead State University

• Write grants that match the expertise of the IRAPP faculty and partners, and provide for community outreach.
• Prepare environmental education grants and raise external funds for the Center for Environmental Education.
• Manage the Center for Environmental Education grants.
• Develop, implement, and manage professional development courses in environmental education.
• Manage the ecology lab.
• Conduct research in the environmental field.
• Develop and coordinate the implementation of the Environmental Education Endorsement.

2004 – 2006              Energy Conservation Manager

                                    Morehead State University 

• Identify and implement plans for energy conservation projects.
• Prepare specifications and request bids for energy conservation, energy management, and construction projects.
• Review all construction and renovation projects specifications and implementation as relation to energy conservation and HVAC controls.
• Develop and conduct educational and promotional programs to heighten campus and community awareness regarding the need for energy conservation.
• Coordinate with the Building Maintenance Supervisor and Construction Manager to evaluate projects and make recommendations relating to energy conservation and HVAC controls.
• Develop, implement, and manage energy conservation plans utilizing the computerized energy management system.
• Develop utility and energy management system budgets, providing specific information for determining supplies, materials, and equipment needs.
• Oversee financial aspects of the energy conservation and HVAC projects.
• Oversee contractors working on energy conservation projects.
• Prepare yearly reports on the programs.

 1994 – 2003              Recycling and Energy Conservation Manager

• Same as above with recycling.
• Oversee student workships.

2002 – 2006              MSU 101 Instructor

• Advise students as they adjust to campus life.
• Prepare lesson plans.

2003 – Present         Co-Owner of Cave Run Bicycle and Outdoor Center                  

• Develop promotional activities and events.
• Maintain accounting records.
• Conduct clinics.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Kentucky Association for Environmental Education, 2007 - present.

North America Association of Environmental Educators, 2005 – present.

Women in Energy and Environmental Leadership, 2005 – 2006.

Association of Energy Engineers, 1999 – 2006.

ACADEMIES and INSTITUTES GRADUATIONS

2009 Population Connection Leadership Institute.

2004 Morehead-Rowan County Leadership Academy.

2003 Master Automated Energy Management Operator.

2001 Natural Resource Leadership Institute, University of Kentucky.

AWARDS

2006 Staff Service Award, Morehead State University.

2004 PRIDE, Tony Turner Award Finalist.

2004 PRIDE, Volunteer of the Month Award.

2000 Who’s Who of Recycling in Kentucky, America Recycles Day.

2000 Outstanding Staff Fundraiser of the Year Award, Morehead State University.

1998 Governors Environmental Excellence Award for Energy Conservation.

1997 Environmental Manager of the Year. Association of Energy Engineers, Bluegrass Chapter.

RECYCLING CENTER AWARDS (Under my leadership)

2002 Community Cooperative Award, National Association of Area Development Districts.

2002 Enterprise Cities Award, Community Award, Kentucky League of Cities.

2001 Community Partners Awards, Morehead/Rowan County Chamber.

CERTIFCATIONS

2009 Project WILD educator; 2008 GLOBE trainer; 2008 Project Flying WILD facilitator and City Partner; 2008 Non-Formal Environmental Educator; 2008 POW! Planning of Wetlands; 2007 Population Connection facilitator; 2007 Project Learning Tree facilitator; 2007 Food, Land, and People facilitator; 2006 WOW! Wonders of Wetlands; 2006 Project WET facilitator; 2006 Project WILD Aquatic facilitator

GRANTS PROCURED (*Denotes PI, Green text in progress)

2009 Council for Environmental Educatiom, Project Flying WILD and Aquatic WILD correlations, $2,500.*

2009 Kentucky Environmental Education Council, $21,250.*

2009 Council for Environmental Education, Project Flying WILD Start up funds, $2,988.*

2008 Equitable Resources Foundation, Teacher workshop and field trips, $65,334.* Co-author with Dr. Reeder.

2008 Regional Engagement, Education Mini-grant, $15,000.*

2008 Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, A comparison of methods for measuring suspended sediment and discharge in wadeable streams, co-author with Dr. McMichael* and Dr. Reid Steve*, $12,197.

2008 EPA, Division of Water, Non-point Source Pollution grant, co-author with Dr. Geoff Gearner, Dr. Steve Reid, and Dr. Chirsti McMichael, $1.1 million. *

2007 Kentucky Environmental Education Council, co-author with Dr. Reeder*, $111,838.

2007 Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Watershed Plan Project, co-author with Dr. Geoff Gearner, Dr. Steve Reid, and Dr.  Chirsti McMichael, $38,308. *

2006 Kentucky Environmental Education Council, co-author with Dr. Reeder*, $110,000.

2004 Morehead Tourism Grant, Cave Run Adventure Series, $2,500.*

2003 US Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice Research: Assessment and Analysis of Electronic Component Waste in Appalachian Kentucky, $24,154.

2003 Campus Partnership Fund, Energy Conservation Education and Bulb Replacement Initiative, $2,000.*

2003 Wild Ones Seeds for Education, Conservation Design Project, $500.*

2002 Kentucky Urban Forestry Grant, Urban Forest Project, $5,892.*

2001 National Association for PET Containers Resources, $4,976.*

2001 Campus Partnership Fund, Campus Environmental Assessment, $1,079.*

2000 Kentucky Urban Forestry Grant, Tree Planting and Community Education, $20,000. *

1999 Campus Partnership Fund, Mignon Complex Recycling Stations, $2,200.*

1999 Division of Energy, Institution Conservation Program. Energy Conservation Measure, $10,677.*

1998 Campus Partnership Fund, Alumni Tower Food Service Baler, $2,950.*

1998 Division of Energy, Institution Conservation Program. Energy Conservation Measure, $69,939.*

1998 US Environmental Protection Agency. Solid Waste Management Assistance Grant, $22,397.*

1998 Division of Energy, Institution Conservation Program. Technical Assistance, $42,000.*

1996 Division of Energy, Institution Conservation Program. Energy Conservation Measure, $127,169.*

1996 Division of Energy, Institution Conservation Program. Technical Assistance, $15,300.*

1995 Kentucky Recycling Association. Paper Recycling Grant, $1,000.*

TRAVEL GRANT

2009 Population Connection, Educators Conference in DC, $350.

2008 Council for Environmental Education, Bird Educators Network, $500.

2002 University of Louisville, Pollution Prevention Electronic Conference, $196.

2000 University of Kentucky, KY Natural Leadership Institute, $1,200.

ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS (* denotes presenter)

*Brown, Susan, A.D. Haight, and et.el.. Preliminary Comparison of Nutrient and Total Suspended Sediment Data on Water Samples Collected using Teledyne Portable Autosampler and EPA Field Methods for Wadeable Streams. Poster Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, 2009.

*Williams, Samuel, Susan Brown, A.D. Haight, and et.el.. Preliminary Comparison of Discharge Data Obtained by Teledyne Portable Autosampler and USGS/EPA Field Methods for Wadeable Streams. Poster Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, 2009.

*Geoffrey Gearner and A.D. Haight. Initial Bacteriological Assessment of the Dry Creek Watershed, Rowan County, Kentucky. Poster Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, 2008.

*Reeder, Brian C.,  A.D. Haight, Geoffery W. Gearner, Johnnie Newton, David P. Smith, Erica Schuler, Tiffany Skaggs, Tiffany Nolan, Thomas Platt, Kelsey Lamb, Emmett Lotton, Marybeth Armstrong, Shawn Adkins, Melissa Bowlds, Mylissa Chafins. 2007.  Morehead State University, Morehead, KY. Surface Water Contamination: Third World Conditions in the Heart of Appalachia.  Proceedings American Institute of Biological Sciences.

Reeder, B.C., *A.D. Haight, and et el. 2007. Triplett Creek Focus Study 2006. Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium.  Lexington, KY.

*Haight, A.D. and B.C. Reeder. 1996. Evaluation of the Success of Constructed Wetlands in the Cave Run Lake Watershed. Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual Symposium of the Ohio River Basin Consortium for Research and Education. Oxford, OH.

ARTICLE PUBLICATIONS

Haight, April and Wilson J. González-Espada. 2009. Scientific Literacy in Central Appalachia through Contextually Relevant Experiences: The "Reading the River" Project. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. 4(3).

Haight, A.D. 2005. Product and Labor cost Do Count in Energy Saving Performance Contracting Projects. Published in the World Energy Engineer Congress Proceedings.

Haight, A.D. 2004 – 2007. E-notes column for the Morehead News Group.

Haight, A.D. and D. Houston. 2001. Implementing a Buy Recycled Program. Published in the Ball State University’s Greening of the Campus Proceedings. 

Haight, A. D. and D. Houston. 2001. Morehead State University: Buying Recycled - Purchasing Green. National Wildlife Federation Case Study.

Haight, A.D. and B.C. Reeder. 1997. Avifauna use in Eastern Kentucky Constructed Wetlands.  The Kentucky Warbler.  73:24-27.

ARTICLE REVIEWS

2008  Population Connection curriculum reviewer.

2008, 2009  North American Association of Environmental Education, conference presentation reviewer.

2006  Apportionment of Recycle to Industrial Reuser and Consumer, Environmental Modeling and Assessment.

CONFERENCES (and selected workshops)

2009 Flying WILD Festival. Kentucky Teachers Science Association Conference. November. Co-presented with Beverly McDavid.

2009 Water Trail Basics: A grassroots effort to promote water trail – a business perspective. Southeastern Water Trails Forum. October. Co-presented with John Haight.

2009 Utilizing Partnerships to Create Place-based Environmental Education Opportunities at Morehead State University. North American Assocaition for Environmental Education. October Conference. Co-Presented with Dr. Brian Reeder.

2009 Kentucky University Partnership for Environmental Education (KUPEE):  Partners in Promoting Environmental Literacy and Advancing the Environmental Education Profession. October Conference. Co-Presented with other Center Directors.

2009 Conducting (September) Flying WILD workshop at the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Conference.

2009 Presented Comparision of Morehead State University's 2001 and 2009 Environmental Assessment Surveys: An assessment of the Campus Community's Perceptions, Practices, Awareness,a nd Attitudes towards Campus Sustainability at Campus Community Partnerships for Sustainability Conference, WKU. Co-presented with Thom Platt.

2009 Presented Kentucky University Partnership for Environmental Education (KUPEE): Partners in Promoting Environmental Literacy and Advancing the Environmental Education Profession at the Campus Community Partnership for Sustainability Conference, WKU. Co-presented with other center directors.

2008 Presented Flying WILD workshop at the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Conference.

2008 Assisted with the planning of the Annual Licking River Watershed Watch Conference.

2007 Presented at the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium.

2006 Presented at MSU’s Environmental Awareness Conference.

2006 Organized Watershed Planning Workshop with Ohio State University Extension Service and IRAPP.

2006 Organized Brownfield Workshop with National Association of Developers Organization.

2006 Co-Coordinated Lexington-Big Sandy Rail Trail Workshop in Morehead.

2005 Presented poster at the World Energy Engineering Congress.

2003 Presented at MSU’s Environmental Awareness Conference.

2001 Presented at Kentucky Solid Waste Coordinators Annual Meeting.

2001 Presented at Ball State University’s Greening of the Campus IV.

2000 Presented at the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center’s Schools Recycling and Solid Waste Reduction Workshop.

1998 Presented at the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, Solid Waste Reduction and Buy Recycled Workshops.

1997 Facilitated and organized Kentucky Association of Physical Plant Administrators session of Performance Contracting.

1996 Organized the Cycles for Science Summer Institute.

REPORTS

Water Quality Monitoring for Sewer Project in Magofflin and Rowan Counties. 2007. B. Reeder, A. Haight, G. Gerner, D. Smith, E. Schuler, K. Lmab, T. platt, D. Burris, M. Armstrong, and T. Skaggs.  Submitted to East Kentucky PRIDE.

Survey of Summer 2006 Water Quality in Triplett Creek and Tributaries, Rowan Co., Kentucky. B. Reeder, A. Haight, G.Gearner, J. Newton, D. Smith, E.Schuler, T.Skaggs, T. Nolan, and E. Lotton. Submitted to NOASS, East Kentucky PRIDE, and Licking River Watershed Watch.

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

2009 Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor of Government

2006 Campus Partnership Fund

2006 Hiring Committee, IRAPP Laboratory Technician

2005 Student Connections Team

2004-06 Civic Engagement Committee

2001-06 Wellness/Environmental Committee

1999-02 University Planning

1999 Annual Giving Unit Leader

1999 Hiring Committee, Heating and Water Plant Manager

1998-99 Southern Accreditations of Colleges, Organization Committee

1997-07 University Games Planning

1996 Search Committee, Caudill College of Humanities Dean

1995-97 Wellness Committee

VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

2009-present   Bird Education Network (BEN), Publications/Communications Subcommittee, Newsletter contributor

2007-present   New City Initiative, Committee Environmental Representaive

2005–present  Licking River Watershed Watch Steering Committee, Sampler, Area Coordinator, and Training Coordinator

2005-2008      Government of Local Development, Recreational Trails Program, Advisory Committee

2005-present  Community Orchestra

2005-present  Triplett Creek Committee, City of Morehead

2005-present   PRIDE, Campus Coordinator

2004-present   Kentucky Rails to Trails, Board Member at Large

2003-2007       Commonwealth Clean up Volunteer

2002-present   Kentuckians for the Commonwealth

2002                 Governor’s Task Force on the Economic Status of Kentucky’s Women, Committee on Education and Leadership

2001-present   Smart Progress, Rowan County

2001-2005       Morehead-Rowan County- MSU Community Recycling Center

1999-present   Daniel Boone Rails to Trails, Incorporated, Chair

1998-2002       Morehead Greensway Committee

1997-1998       Morehead-Rowan County-Lakeview Heights Comprehensive Planning Committee, Co-Chair

1997                 Hammering in the Hill, Habitat for Humanity

1996- 1999      Arbor Day and Tree Planting on the Wilkinson By-Pass

1995                 Appalachian Regional Commission, Environmental Committee

1995-1999       Sheltowee Environmental Education Coalition

1994-1999       Rowan County Solid Waste Board, Chair 1996-99

1994-1998       Kentucky Hardwood Festival, Mountain Bike Race

1992-present   USFS Volunteer

1991-1999       Community Recycling Center of Morehead, chair 1995-1999