Terra Pascarosa Duff

www.terrascapes.org

2525 A Beaufort Avenue

Virginia Beach, VA 23455

(757) 291-4736 

terra@terrascapes.org

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/OWNER, TERRASCAPES ENVIRONMENTAL, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (2009-PRESENT)

• Coordinate events and campaigns that raise public awareness, educate policy makers, strengthen coalitions, grow movements, and foster lasting relationships.
• Plan hundreds events ranging in size from a dozen to 1,200 people. We enhance the overall environmental sustainability of your event. 
• Communications outreach utilizing local, state, and national media including online, print, social networking, and radio to strengthen the voice of your campaign.
• Advocate at all levels of government, local, state, and federal, stressing the importance of cleaner and greener laws, policies and regulations
• Deliver over 200 presentations for clients to audience members ranging from community groups and social justice groups to non-profits and private sector groups.

VIRGINIA CAMPAIGNS, OCEANA, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (2017-PRESENT)

• Build a broad, effective campaign including grassroots coalition building, public engagement and volunteerism, legislative advocacy, traditional and social media acquisition, and development of a self-sustaining and continuing foundation of support for Oceana’s organizational goals.
• Execute the campaign in conjunction with Oceana’s team of International professionals.
• Communicate with field staff, scientists, legislative and communications professionals, as well as Oceana’s volunteers, online activists, allies, and others.
• Report on progress of the campaign and lead the charge for overcoming obstacles to ensure goals and objectives are met.

BEYOND COAL CAMPAIGN REPRESENTATIVE, SIERRA CLUB, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (2017)

• Development and management of the Virginia Beyond Coal Campaign to expand clean energy, slow down the gas build out and transition coal communities to cleaner and healthier jobs.
• Engagement of key players in operating and regulating power plants and energy supply infrastructure, state elected and appointed decision makers, and partners to assure advancement of Sierra Club’s priorities.                 
• Direct media outreach activities related to the campaign in collaboration with State Chapters and Communications Department. Serve as Sierra Club spokesperson to media outlets and promotes volunteer media exposure.

MANAGER OF FIELD OPERATIONS, MOMS CLEAN AIR FORCE, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (2014-2016)

• Provide programmatic and strategic goal achievement oversight for Moms Clean Air Force team of over twenty people nationwide.
• Establish and implement appropriate strategies, contracts with employees, accountability and adaptive program management systems for our members, maintain program effectiveness, and ensure overall program focus.
• Schedule and organize the campaign, canvass, and phone-banking for all 2017 related campaign goals with Clean Air Moms Action (C4 entity of Moms Clean Air Force).

COMMUNITY COORDINATOR, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL (NRDC), VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (12/2009-PRESENT)

• Plan and organize hearing and screening events, created agendas, secured locations, and speakers and hosts for NRDC’s film Acid Test and Ocean Frontiers II in the state of Virginia.
• Exceeded turnout goal of 100 people by double at the movie screening, including media coverage and political and community leaders from Senator Webb and Warner’s offices.

COMMUNITY COORDINATOR, GREEN FIRE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT VA (12/2015-PRESENT)

• Plan and organize movie screening events for Green Fire’s film, Ocean Frontiers II, and a panel discussion to follow at locations throughout Virginia in February through July 2016. 
• Exceeded turnout goal of 100 people at the movie screenings, including media coverage and political and community leaders.

CONSULTANT, VIRGINIA SAFE COASTLINE ORGANIZER, CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK (CCAN), VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (2013-2014)

• Coordinate, plan, and purchase items for over 100 meetings and events in the Hampton Roads region during an eight-month contract period.
• Facilitate and implement strategies to positively influence volunteers and key stakeholders to become involved with the CCAN Safe Coast Virginia campaign.

EVENTS COORDINATOR, CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN (CAC), VIRGINIA (2013-2015)

• Execute successful events and crowd build plan to recruit attendees to events by working with local organizations to recruit within their networks, exceeding a goal of 100 attendees by almost double.  
• Assist with the recruitment of speakers for events and compile materials and packets for meetings and events. Procurement of media coverage.

VIRGINIA REPRESENTATIVE, PEW ENVIRONMENT GROUP, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (2009-2013)

• Superseded all goals for campaigns. Recruit and activate over 3,000 grassroots and grasstops allies and supporters to contact legislators regarding public statements supporting clean energy, ending overfishing, reforming animal agriculture, conservation, and public lands.
• Coordinate over 500 meetings, conference calls, action alerts, and events with key influential political offices, groups, and organizations.
• Develop over 150 media hits implementing letters to the editor, opinion editorials, small events, and other tactics.

EDUCATION

B.S. Environmental Science/Geology – Dual Minor Geography and Environmental Health, Old Dominion University, 2002

Costa Rican Studies Abroad, Old Dominion University, 2000

CERTIFICATES AND AFFILIATIONS

Virginia Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee Member, 2011-Present

Chesapeake Bay Advisory Board for Congressman Scott Rigell, 2011-2016

Chesapeake Bay Advisory Board for Congressman Scott Taylor, 2017-Present

Grasses for the Masses Regional Volunteer Coordinator, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 2009-Present

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

Excellent skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Documents, WordPress, Outlook, Constant Contact, Benchmark, and Mailchimp.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Organize and plan educational events, workshops, monthly meetings, fundraising and advocacy activities for over a dozen non-profit groups.

• Sierra Club, Chesapeake Bay Group Chair and Sierra Club Team Leader Chesapeake Bay Group, 1997-Present
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Regional Coordinator for the Grasses for the Masses, 1998-Present
• Lynnhaven River Now, 2005-Present
• The Nature Conservancy, 1998-Present
• org, 2009-Present
• National Resource Defense Council, 2006-Present
• Breast Cancer Fund, 2009-Present
• Polar Plunge, 2006-Present
• Race for the Cure, 2006-Present
• World Adult Kickball Association, 2006-2013