Teddy Lee Concepcion
Yigo
Summary
Dynamic environmental professional with extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and natural resources conservation planning and implementation. Proven ability to coordinate events and implement targeted outreach strategies, fostering collaboration and promoting sustainable practices. Bringing fresh perspective and strong commitment to quality and success. Recognized for adaptability and proactive approach in delivering effective solutions.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
County Office Committee Member (COC)
Farm Service Agency, USDA
Barrigada, Guam
01.2025 - Current
- Represent local ranchers,farmers and producers
- Meet regularly to make policy decisions on program administration in the county
- Discuss plans with the FSA District Director periodically on policies and problems
- Supervise FSA Committee Elections as prescribed by regulations and procedures
- Educate ranchers, farmers and producers on the objectives, benefits, requirements and operations of FSA programs
- Provide friendly, effective and efficient customer service
- Provide innovative leadership to improve and reduce the cost of operations and services
Environmental Liaison
Conservancy Culture (sub-contractor, White Buffalo Inc.)
Yigo, Guam
01.2025 - Current
- Coordinate communication between stakeholders to enhance project alignment and workflow efficiency.
- Assist in the development and execution of strategic initiatives to improve operational effectiveness.
- Ownership- Acquire land access authorization from municipalities, government agencies, NGO's and private landowners.
- Implement landscape scale feral ungulate control measures in urban and rural areas.
Environmental Liaison
Conservancy Culture (sub-contractor, Tano, Tasi Yan Todu)
Yigo, Guam
01.2025 - 08.2025
- Assisted with threatened and endangered species surveys in Anao limestone forest.
- Identified specific threatened and endangered orchids, trees, butterflies and snails by scientific,
common and native nomenclature. - Identified common host plant species by scientific, common and native nomenclature
- Input accurate location and species identification information into database through use of specific tools, such as Geode GPS trackers, and mobile apps such as Q field.
- Ownership- Acquired land access authorization from private land owners.
Environmental Liaison
Green Gestures (sub-contractor, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA), USFS)
Yigo, Guam
10.2023 - 10.2024
- Facilitated communication between stakeholders to enhance project collaboration and efficiency.
- Developed and maintained relationships with community partners to support organizational initiatives.
- Coordinated logistics for events, ensuring seamless execution and adherence to timelines.
- Analyze Guam's FIA and Micronesian Challenge survey plots and identify land parcels.
- Identify and contact property owners and/or managers.
- Ownership- Acquire land access authorization from municipalities, government agencies, NGO's and private landowners.
- Assist survey teams with data collection.
Citizen Forester Program Volunteer Coordinator
Smart Trees Pacific
Yigo, Guam
01.2021 - 2024
- Develop Citizen Forester Program work plan and schedule of events.
- Assist with establishing an urban forest tree inventory for Guam.
- Recruit and train members of the community, NGO's, schools, businesses and the local government , and deploy them as Citizen Foresters in our urban forests to gather urban forest tree data.
- Translate data into ecological and economical benefits - Tree Plotter (Planet Geo mapping tool)
- Outreach and education on environmental conservation practices and the importance of our trees.
Extension Assistant, Team Lead
University of Guam, CIS and Sea Grant
Mangilao, Guam
01.2019 - 09.2024
- Establish and maintain a healthy working relationship with all partners and stakeholders.
- Identify land parcel(s) in priority watershed, Ugum, for the GROW Initiative
- Coordinate property access for site assessments with various property owners/ managers.
- Assist in establishing a License Agreement for the GROW Initiative on private property in the Ugum Watershed: Calvo’s Enterprise.
- Establish list of plant species to be utilized for program.
- Procurement
- Establish GROW plant nursery facility.
- Seed & plant material collection; propagation
- Create & Implement Conservation/ Work Plan; Identify & implement conservation BMP's.
- Coordinate community & organization events focused on watershed restoration.
- Create education and outreach materials to captivate a diverse audience.
- Program representation at local, regional, national and international level.
- Assist with turtle nesting surveys and tagging events.
Board Director, Vice Chairman
Northern Guam Soil and Water Conservation District
Mangilao, Guam
10.2019 - 11.2023
- Represent local ranchers, farmers and producers.
- Conduct regular board meetings to make policy decisions on program administration.
- Recruitment
- Educate ranchers, farmers and producers on the objectives, benefits, requirements and operations of District, NRCS and FSA programs.
- Provide friendly, effective and efficient customer service.
- Provide innovative leadership to improve locally led conservation.
- Represent the NGSWCD (the people) at the local, state, regional and national levels.
- Represent at Washington DC, Capitol Hill NACD Fly-in for Farm Bill resolutions.
Conservation Technician
Northern Guam Soil & Water Conservation District (NGSWCD)
Mangilao, Guam
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Developed educational materials on conservation techniques and best management practices for community outreach programs.
- Recruit cooperators for NRCS- Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP).
- Conducted invasive species control efforts, promoting the recovery of native plant communities and the
- Assist USDA- APHIS with landscape scale feral swine control efforts (Feral Swine Pilot Program).
- Community/ stakeholder support.
- Farmer and rancher support.
- Outreach and education; promote conservation best management practices (BMP) that address our natural resource concerns.
County Office Committee Member (COC)
Farm Service Agency, USDA
Barrigada, Guam
01.2016 - 12.2018
- Represent local ranchers,farmers and producers
- Meet regularly to make policy decisions on program administration in the county
- Discuss plans with the FSA District Director periodically on policies and problems
- Supervise FSA Committee Elections as prescribed by regulations and procedures
- Educate ranchers, farmers and producers on the objectives, benefits, requirements and operations of FSA programs
- Provide friendly, effective and efficient customer service
- Provide innovative leadership to improve and reduce the cost of operations and services
Farmer / Rancher
TC Ranch (FARMSTED's)
Yigo,Guam
2013 - Current
- Implement sustainable farming practices to enhance soil health and improve operation.
- Select and purchase supplies and equipment such as seed, farm machinery, and livestock.
- Trained and supervised farmhands in proper use of farm equipment and safety protocols.
- Advocated for farm policy changes at local government meetings, representing interests of farming community.
- Improved animal welfare with redesign of living spaces, promoting healthier livestock.
- Collaborated with agricultural scientists to trial new crop varieties, leading to increased resilience.
- Performed repairs and preventive maintenance on equipment and property.
- Propagated plants from seeds, clippings, bulbs and clone-cubes.
- Implemented sustainable farming practices to enhance land use efficiency.
- Trained and mentored junior ranch staff on best practices in animal care.
- Oversaw facility maintenance projects for comfortable living conditions of farm animals.
- Coordinated with local conservation groups to develop and maintain wildlife habitat on the ranch, promoting biodiversity and ecological balance.
- Implemented rotational grazing strategies to optimize pasture usage and improve land stewardship.
- Trained ranch hands in proper animal handling procedures, ensuring a safe work environment and reducing livestock stress during routine tasks.
- Identify eligible programs & best management practices beneficial to our land and operation.
- Attend conferences, seminars, workshops and group meetings pertinent to operation.
- Meet with NRCS, FSA, UOG & DOAg personnel to inquire on related matters
- Review conservation plans and practices to be used in operations.
- Collaborate and schedule field days with various agencies.
- Conduct daily farm operations.
Education
No Degree - Tropical Agriculture- Applied Emphasis
University Of Guam
Mangilao, GuamSkills
- Stakeholder engagement
- Event coordination
- Collaborative mindset
- Targeted outreach strategies
- Community engagement
- Attention to details
- Natural resources conservation planning
- Husbandry practices knowledge
- Plant propagation and care
- Pig Brig Trap System proficiency
Accomplishments
- Established The Conservancy Culture, LLC (2024)
- Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Fire Prevention- Smokey Bear Program (2024)
- Coordinated and facilitated the Soil and Water Conservation Districts' Local Working Group Meeting at the 14th University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability- empowering constituents and stakeholders to take the lead in prioritizing Guam's natural resource concerns at the local level (2023)
- Initiated and co-organized ArborFest (2022)
- Launched and established the Citizen Forester Program on Guam and helped build program capacity (2021)
- Launched the Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW) initiative; Land acquisition for long term conservation initiatives; established program foundation and helped build program capacity (2019)
Certification
- Pacific Island Forest Restoration Initiative (PIFRI) Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration (virtual) 2021
- Tree Nursery Workshop with Dr. James B. Friday & Dr. Diane Haase (UOG) 2019
- Grant Writing Workshop (GCC) 2016
- Seminar in Administrative Development for County Office Committee Members (FSA) 2016
- Tropical Pasture and Livestock Management (T-PALM) Conference (Maui, Hawaii and Tinian) 2010 - 2013
- Marianas Grazing and Livestock Management Academy (UOG) 2010 – 2013
- Earmark Congressional Grant - Construction Training (GCC) April 2010 – June 2010
Additional Information
- National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) DC Fly-in: Farm Bill Requests (Capitol Hill, Washington DC) 2023
- National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Annual Meeting (New Orleans, Louisiana) 2023
- National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Annual Meeting (Las Vegas, Nevada) 2020
- National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Regional Meeting (Maui, Hawaii) 2022
- National Sea Grant Regional Meeting (Oahu, Hawaii) 2022
- National Conservation Planning Partnership (NCPP) Working Conference and Training Session (Minneapolis, Minnesota) 2022
Timeline
County Office Committee Member (COC)
Farm Service Agency, USDA
01.2025 - Current
Environmental Liaison
Conservancy Culture (sub-contractor, White Buffalo Inc.)
01.2025 - Current
Environmental Liaison
Conservancy Culture (sub-contractor, Tano, Tasi Yan Todu)
01.2025 - 08.2025
Environmental Liaison
Green Gestures (sub-contractor, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA), USFS)
10.2023 - 10.2024
Citizen Forester Program Volunteer Coordinator
Smart Trees Pacific
01.2021 - 2024
Board Director, Vice Chairman
Northern Guam Soil and Water Conservation District
10.2019 - 11.2023
Extension Assistant, Team Lead
University of Guam, CIS and Sea Grant
01.2019 - 09.2024
Conservation Technician
Northern Guam Soil & Water Conservation District (NGSWCD)
01.2017 - 12.2017
County Office Committee Member (COC)
Farm Service Agency, USDA
01.2016 - 12.2018
Farmer / Rancher
TC Ranch (FARMSTED's)
2013 - Current
No Degree - Tropical Agriculture- Applied Emphasis
University Of Guam