Kalysha Clark

You are looking at the new Stormwater Outreach Coordinator for the Piedmont Triad Regional Council!

This is a position through AmeriCorps and is called Project GEOS (Growing Environmental Opportunities through Service). For those who don't know, AmeriCorps is similar to the Peace Corps, but it's for service in the United States. I will serve from March 30th until January 30th, 2016 and will complete 1700 hours.

The Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC) is a voluntary association of local governments that are authorized to make and implement joint regional decisions, provide management, planning and technical services to local governments, bring together local elected officials and give them an opportunity to form working relationships and more. PTRC operates in Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin counties in North Carolina.

As the Stormwater Outreach Coordinator, my responsibilities fall into three categories: environmental education, conservation volunteer program development, and disaster preparedness.

In short, here are some things I can expect to do while serving at the PTRC.

• Create outreach materials such as blogs, newsletters, flyers, brochures and programs to expand participation on environmental education events.
• Provide outreach for PTRC at local fairs and festivals
• Assist in providing hands-on environmental education activities
• Establish a volunteer policy for Stormwater Smart
• Recruit, train and lead volunteers during conservation activities such as water quality monitoring, storm drain marking, rain garden building, litter removal, etc.
• Assist in development of a disaster preparedness program