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Amanda Sappherson

@amandasappherson

I monitor aquatic habitats and turn field data into actionable environmental reports.

I've supported aquatic habitat monitoring and environmental compliance with the City of Lakeland and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. My work includes water quality, shoreline, lake vegetation, freshwater species, and river assessments.

I use ArcGIS Pro, Survey123, and BioBase to build field-ready maps and data products, and I turn monitoring results into clear reports, trend analyses, grant deliverables, and public presentations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Environmental Technician

City of Lakeland

Jun 2023 - Mar 2026 (2 years 9 months)

Conducted long-term water quality, shoreline, and lake vegetation monitoring to support quarterly and annual status reports and trend analysis. Cleaned, analyzed, and summarized sampling data, creating Excel charts to communicate trends and support reporting and decision-making.

ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Survey123 BioBase Excel Water Quality Monitoring Habitat Monitoring Environmental Compliance Data Analysis Report Writing

Biological Scientist

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Jun 2020 - Jun 2023 (3 years)

Supervised the Terra-CAT team and coordinated metadata monitoring, collection, and analytics over a three-year freshwater species and habitat project. Engaged landowners through outreach for the 2022 National Lakes Assessment (NLA) for the EPA.

Metadata Management Data Collection Data Analysis Project Management Grant Reporting Environmental Education Scientific Communications

Fish and Wildlife Technician

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

May 2019 - Jun 2020 (1 year 1 month)

Conducted fieldwork for the 2018-2019 National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA) for the EPA. Built a wet lab at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute to support field and lab operations.

GIS Environmental Threat Mapping Fieldwork Data Collection

Field Biologist Intern

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

May 2018 - May 2019 (1 year)

Supported fieldwork for the 2018-2019 National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA) for the EPA. Collected epiphytes from seagrass samples and processed freshwater sediment cores to study Eelgrass seed banks.

Fieldwork Data Collection Sample Processing