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Misty Shafiqullah (Melissa Shafiqullah) has served as the forest engineer for the Coronado National Forest since 2005. She has advocated "matrix organizational" structures (sharing of resources beyond boundaries) both on her forest, as well as within the region and nationally.
In her first year as forest engineer, the majority of her staff participated in rotating details to support the forests of North Carolina and their 2004 hurricane disaster ERFO (Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads) response. She assisted the Southwest Region by making her employees available for regionwide engineering assignments. She has partnered with several Rocky Mountain Region forests that provided road crews to help address border road maintenance workloads along the United States/Mexico border. Throughout 2008, Misty was the acting public services staff officer managing the recreation, special uses, and heritage programs in addition to the engineering/fleet program.
Misty began her Forest Service career as a civil engineering trainee after graduating from the University of Arizona with a bachelor's degree in geological engineering in 1989. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Arizona.
Misty worked on design and inspection of recreation facility construction projects, transitioning into transportation operations, maintenance, and planning-related duties. From 1993 until 2005, she worked as an engineering liaison with the Federal Highway Administration, Pima County Department of Transportation, design consultants, and construction contractors on the $70 million Catalina Highway reconstruction project, recognized with the 1997 Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Award and the 1998 Federal Energy and Water Management Award.
Misty fostered strong relationships with other agencies. She works with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), providing input and guidance for State-administered road projects on forest lands. She received special recognition from an ADOT district as the "Swift Trail Project Partnering Champion for 2003-2004." Misty developed a partnership with the local office of the U.S. Border Patrol helping to maintain forest roads with the goal of gaining operational control of the Coronado National Forest along the United States/Mexico border for the safety of the public and employees.
In addition to her managerial role, Misty volunteers to take on numerous collateral duties. She is the chairperson of the Southwest Region Green Team, and is the chairperson for the Coronado Green Team. She served as the women's special emphasis program manager for the Coronado National Forest for 6 years and was the chairperson of the forest's Civil Rights Action Committee. Misty also volunteers with the Girl Scouts and supports women and girls by facilitating programs for Girls Inc. of Tucson.
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