Keith combines his work experience in a range of sustainability-related professions with an education and career in building more sustainable communities. He holds several appointments at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Asheville, NC, including working as an Associate Professor of Sustainability Studies, a Director of the MS program in Sustainability Studies, and a Co-Director of the Reese Institute for the Conservation of Natural Resources. His knowledge has been informed by work in The Gambia, Laos, and the Federated States of Micronesia along with the U.S. states of Oregon, California, Michigan, Vermont, and North Carolina.