SHARON WALTON
M.S., Environmental Science and Engineering
(206) 267-1400

Sharon Walton is a senior scientist and project manager at Taylor Associates, Inc. She brings over 17 years of experience in aquatic and environmental sciences to this position. Ms. Walton's academic background includes study in the areas of botany, biology, stream ecology, limnology, and technical writing. Her professional experience includes water quality monitoring, modeling, and loading analysis; land use and watershed analysis; hydrology, freshwater and wetland ecology; lake restoration and watershed management; aquatic plant control and management; community outreach and stewardship; and technical writing and editing. As a senior scientist with the firm, Ms. Walton manages a number of environmental monitoring and evaluation projects. She is responsible for developing projects starting with the initial scoping phase and completing the designated tasks to produce the final product for the client. She provides guidance and oversight to project staff and project managers and contributes technically to the overall work of the firm. Additionally, she is involved upfront with developing new project proposals, designing and implementing monitoring programs for assigned projects, analyzing data, reviewing all firm publications, as well as writing final project reports. Prior to joining Taylor Associates, Inc., Ms. Walton administered King County’s Lake Stewardship Program. Via this program, citizen volunteers were used to monitor the quality of the region’s small lakes. In addition to managing the program’s daily operations, Ms. Walton was responsible for quality assurance/quality control and annual reporting of collected data. Additionally, she provided technical assistance to citizens on water quality, aquatic plants, lake level, and other lake related management issues. She developed numerous public outreach and education materials including Lakeside Logic (a lake primer), the Lake Steward (a quarterly newsletter), fact sheets, weed identification cards, and interpretive signage.