Leigh Harrod, Candidate for Three Rivers Park Commissioner District 4
With 30 years experience in natural resource management, Harrod runs against a former Minnetonka city manager.
General Information
Name : MS. LEIGH HARROD
Age : 63
Place of residence : EXCELSIOR, MN
Education
College
Attended college : Yes
College : LSU, BATON ROUGE LA
Degree : B.S. GEOLOGY
Year of graduation : 1970
Grad school
University : UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO
Degree : ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Year of graduation : 1981
Professional Degree Program
University : COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
Area of research : HYDROGEOLOGY
Employment Information
Job titles held : GEOLOGIST, HYDROGEOLOGIST, SENIOR ENVIROMENTAL SCIENTIST
Employers : LSU; Pan American Airlines; Metcalf&Eddy Engineers, Edwards Aquifer Study; University of Texas, San Antonio; Tenneco Oil Co., Hennepin Soil and Water Conservation District; Metropolitan Council.
Political Information
Running for a: Local office
Running for position: PARK COMMISSIONER, THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT
Chamber/district: DISTRICT 4
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : NA
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA
URLs
Website : WWW.HARROD4PARKS.COM
Other facts
AVID PARK USER WITH 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. AFTER COLLEGE, I TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH PAN AMERICAN AIRLINES, AND SAW THAT 1) MOST OF THE WORLD IS POOR; AND 2) WATER RESOURCES ARE EASILY CONTAMINATED. THIS MAKES A HUGE IMPACT ON CULTURES. SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH THIS LENS DIRECTED ME TO FOCUS MY CAREER PATH TOWARD NATURAL RESOURCES.