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Cathy Bonser
cathy@bonserbishop.com
OVERVIEW
EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Bonser Bishop and Associates, 2006 - Present
Budget Officer, Redwood National Park, Crescent City CA, 1993 –
2005
Computer Programmer Analyst, El Dorado National Forest, Placerville
CA, 1988 - 1993
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
OUTSIDE INTERESTS
EDUCATION
cathy@bonserbishop.com
OVERVIEW
- Experienced in planning and implementation of complex projects from
concept Mission-conscious, motivated, detail oriented, and goal driven
leader and problem solver - Educated in facilitated team process; proven success working with staff,
volunteers, and boards of directors
EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Bonser Bishop and Associates, 2006 - Present
- Providing training in writing funding requests (i.e., grants) to National
Park Service employees - Collaborating with partner on community-based health and human
services projects, including workforce documentation and grant writing
Budget Officer, Redwood National Park, Crescent City CA, 1993 –
2005
- Managed planning, expenditure, reconciliation and reporting phases for
$14 million annual budget - Balanced annual budget with less than ⅛% variation
- Beta tester for budget and accounting computer programs
- Subject-matter expert for project funding requests (i.e., grants) in the
National Park Service arena - Consulted with local resource scientists to define needs and write
funding proposals - Increased project funding from $1.3 to $3.6 million during tenure (over
170% increase)
- Co-owned and operated mountain bicycle specialty store
- Sponsored races and other events
Computer Programmer Analyst, El Dorado National Forest, Placerville
CA, 1988 - 1993
- Managed information technology planning, computer procurement,
maintenance, reporting, and user services for over 400 employees in
over five locations - Designed and taught software and information technology classes
- Supervised Information Technology (computer services and
telecommunications) support team - Wrote program code and designed data base management programs to
respond to user requirements - District Clerk, Placerville Ranger District, Camino CA, 1979 - 1988
- Supervised office services staff
- Implemented conversion from paper-based to technology-based
production and administration; managed and maintained district main-
frame computer and personal computers - Credentialed Level II Law Enforcement Officer involved with district
security and U.S. Code of Federal Regulations violators
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Procurement Clerk, El Dorado National Forest, 1977 –1979
- Accounting Technician, Bureau of Reclamation, 1973
- Card Punch Operator, McClellan Air Force Base, 1974
- Account Clerk, McClellan Air Force Base, 1969 – 1973
- Clerk Typist, Pacific Ranger Station, 1968
OUTSIDE INTERESTS
- Board of Directors - Redwood Park Association
- Recipient of 2007 Del Norte Green Ribbon Award for recycling
- Volunteer - extract data from hand-written Census pages into tables
for public access - Fiber artist – commissioned unique fiber wall art
EDUCATION
- 41.5 hours of Community College units in subjects such as accounting,
speech and geology - Over 2,000 documented hours of seminar-based and classroom
education in topics such as:
- Meeting facilitation, management and recording; leadership
- Federal accounting and grant writing
- Computer programming and software use
