Education:

• M.F.R., Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism, 2006, University of Georgia
  
• B.S. Ed., Recreation and Parks Administration, 1996, University of Memphis
  
• A.A., Liberal Arts, 1992, Young Harris College
  

Professional Background:

• Appalachian Trail Visitor Use Study Project Manager, UGA / Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2006-present
  
• Manager in Training, Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
  
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, UGA, 2005 - 2006
  
• Team Leader, Wilderness Leadership Program, 1999 - 2005
  
• National Park Ranger (seasonal), Assateague Island National Seashore and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, 1994 - 1998
  
• 1996 Appalachian Trail Thru-hiker
  

Recent and Current Projects:

• Green G.T., Cordell, H.K., Owens, M., & Betz, C. (2006). Phase I Report Submitted to Georgia's Department of Natural Resources on Outdoor Recreation Participation and Trends for Georgia. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research S tation, Recreation, Wilderness, Urban Forest, & Demographic Trends Unit: Athens, GA.
  
• Owens, M., Green, G., Cordell, K., Betz, C., Mou, S., Fly, J.M., Stephens, R. & Leeworthy, V.R. (2006, May) Management Tool for Assessing Outdoor Recreation Participation & Trends Relating to Public Lands: Using the Chattahoochee National Forest as an Example. Poster session presented at the National Association of Recreation Resource Planners (NARRP) annual conference in Nashville, TN.
  
• Cordell, H. K., Betz, C. J., Green, G. T., & Owens, T. M. (2005). Off-highway vehicle recreation in the United States, regions, and states: A national report from the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (NSRE). Web Report 2005, p. 1-90.
  
• Research and administrative support for the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (NSRE) 2000.
  

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