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• Shahin Ansari, PhD
<br /> Plant Ecology
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<br /> "w 808.441.2082 50 years of field notes,
<br /> exploration,and excellence
<br /> HIGHLIGHTS PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
<br /> • 15+years of experience Dr. Shahin Ansari is a senior project manager in the Oahu office of
<br /> • Expertise with Hawaiian flora H. T. Harvey & Associates. With more than 15 years of experience in
<br /> • Invasive species ecology and management tropical plant ecology and the invasion biology of island ecosystems, she
<br /> • Biological studies in support of NEPA and leads project teams and vegetation ecology work in Hawaii.She has a deep
<br /> HEPA understanding of the diverse ecosystems,unique biota,and natural history
<br /> of the Hawaiian Islands. She conducts comprehensive botanical
<br /> • Restoration ecology inventories throughout Hawaii to identify rare native plants, describe
<br /> • Conservation and management planning vegetation types, quantify species abundance, and map distribution of
<br /> • Wetland delineation native and invasive plants.Both efficient and insightful,Shahin is an adept
<br /> EDUCATION project manager.She has worked successfully with federal,state,and local
<br /> governments, the private sector, and numerous stakeholders to create or
<br /> PhD,Botany,University of Hawaii,Manoa implement natural resource management and conservation plans.
<br /> MS,Botany,University of Bombay,India
<br /> PROJECT EXAMPLES
<br /> PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE As the wetlands subject matter expert and project manager for the
<br /> Senior ecologist 2,H.T. Harvey&Associates, County of Maui Wetlands Overlay Map Creation Project, assisted
<br /> 2014—present the Maui County Department of Planning with mapping wetlands and
<br /> SWCA Environmental Consultants,plant other aquatic features on the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai, to
<br /> ecologist/project manager, 2007-14;botanist, address requirements established by an amendment to the Maui County
<br /> 2003-07 Code addressing wetlands restoration and protection.
<br /> Weed risk assessment specialist,State of Hawaii, For the Department of Land and Natural Resources' project to develop
<br /> 2006-07 the Central Maui Regional Park south of the city of Kahului, Maui, led
<br /> comprehensive Blackburn's sphinx moth (BSM) surveys and
<br /> PUBLICATIONS authored recommendations to avoid and minimize potential
<br /> Ansari,S., and C. C.Daehler. 2012. Fasciation in impacts on BSM.
<br /> Verbascum thapsus(Scrophulariaceae):Testing As project manager, helped coordinate and lead a team of experts to
<br /> roles of genetic and environmental factors. develop the Lanai Cooperative Game Management Area steering
<br /> Pacific Science 65(4):451-463. document.Contributed to management strategy;gaps and opportunities;
<br /> Ansari S., and C. C.Daehler.2010.Life history and future goals and objectives as they relate to native habitats,threatened
<br /> variation in temperate plant invader, Verbascum and endangered species,and habitat degradation.
<br /> thapsus along a tropical elevational gradient in
<br /> Hawaii.Biological Invasions 12(12):4033— Conducted plant surveys in Molokai Waikolu Valley for repair and
<br /> 4047. maintenance activities for the Molokai irrigation system.
<br /> Daehler, C. C., et al.2003.A risk assessment for Helped manage and coordinate updates to Hawaii's State Wildlife
<br /> screening out harmful invasive pest plants Action Plan and Forest Action Plan for the Department of Land and
<br /> from Hawaii and other Pacific Island. Natural Resources.Applied plant ecology expertise to update accounts of
<br /> Conservation Biology 18:360-368. plant species of greatest conservation need, identify statewide
<br /> conservation needs, incorporate new forest data, and supplement other
<br /> Complete list of publications available upon request. information in the plans.
<br /> Led the team effort to conduct stream survey and delineate non-
<br /> wetland jurisdictional waters for Board of Water Supply's Palolo
<br /> Access Trail Repairs Project on Oahu.
<br /> As project manager, developing a management plan and
<br /> environmental assessment for the Kamehamenui Forest Reserve on
<br /> Maui, Hawaii, for the Department of Land and Natural Resources,
<br /> Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
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