40th Environmental Permitting Summer School: Directory

Michelle Diffenderfer

Michelle Diffenderfer is a Shareholder of Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., a statewide environmental law firm. Mrs. Diffenderfer assists landowners, businesses and governments with local, state and federal, environmental, natural resource and land development legal requirements. Michelle helps clients navigate these laws and regulations in the permitting of their land development and infrastructure projects. Michelle received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Miami, School of Law, in 1994 and her Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from Brown University, in 1990.

Company Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A.
Position Shareholder
Location West Palm Beach, FL

Derek Doughty

Watershed Management, Floodplains, Floodways, Water Quality, Low Impact Development, Environmental Permitting

Company Johnson, Mirmiran & Thomspon, Inc.
Position Senior Associate
Location Tampa, FL

Eric Draper

Former Florida Park Service director and past President of Florida Audubon. Now helping groups and communities finance water resource protection. Chaired the Fl Wildlife Corridor Payment for Ecosystem Services. Grove Land Reservoir acquisition outreach. Conservation Florida Board of Directors.

Mike Drauer

Company Stantec Consulting Inc.
Position Senior Project Manager
Location Lake Mary, FL

Dillon Draughn

Company Moffatt & Nichol

Brooke Driskell

Company City of Largo
Position Stormwater Program Administrator
Location Largo, FL

Deborah Drum

Company Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management
Position Director
Location West Palm Beach, FL

Angelina DuBois

Company Lee County Solid Waste
Position Project Manager

Madison Duclos

Company HNTB
Position Scientist I
Location Tampa

Pamela Dugan, PhD

Company EutroPHIX
Position Technical Specialist - Florida

Tara Duhy

Maintains a state-wide land use, natural resource and water law practice, counseling clients through all aspects of development and advising clients through every stage of permitting and government coordination and enforcement related to:
- Comprehensive land use planning;
- Zoning, site planning and other local development orders;
- Transportation planning and concurrency, including coordination with the Florida Department of Transportation and regional metropolitan planning organizations;
- Development of regional impact (“DRI”) review, including coordination with the Florida Department of Economic ...

Company Lewis, Longman & Walker
Position President/Shareholder
Location West Palm Beach, FL

Aaron Dunlap

Land Use, Zoning, Real Estate Development, Areas of Critical State Concern, Developer-Side HOA and Condo Issues, Construction and Lending Due Diligence, Fiction, Film, Greyhounds.

Company Carlton Fields
Position Shareholder
Location Tallahassee

Brenna Durden

Ms. Durden’s practice focuses on governmental, land use, environmental and administrative law. Her clients include landowners, developers, local governments, banks, manufacturers, industrial and educational facilities in matters related to land development, community redevelopment, real estate transactions, hazardous materials, brownfields, contamination and remedial actions, solid waste and air quality regulation. Brenna has experience in transactional due diligence, administrative, environmental and land use litigation. She is AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed in the Best Lawyers... Read more

Company Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A.
Position Shareholder
Location Jacksonville, FL

Dale Edgar

With over 20 years of experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), I bring deep technical expertise and a practical, solutions-focused approach to every project. My background spans diverse sectors including utilities, environmental services, transportation, aviation, and local government. I specialize in GIS system integration, data management, and enterprise-level implementation.As founder and owner of HD Mapping LLC since 2018, I lead a certified Hillsborough County Small Business Enterprise (SBE) delivering specialized GIS consulting and contracting services. Our portfolio includes complex... Read more

Company HD Mapping LLC
Position Owner
Location Tampa, FL

Lainie Edwards

Company Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection
Position Deputy Director

Kelly Eger

In 2012, I founded American Environmental Consulting, Inc. (AEC), a 100% woman-owned small business. My vision was to build an environmental engineering firm that provides practical, cost-effective, business-minded solutions to real property environmental issues. I strategically employ a small, core staff of highly talented professionals and utilize a broad network of specialized associates and business partners to serve our clients’ changing and evolving needs in a sensible and understandable way.

I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from George Mason University and completed gradu... Read more

Company American Environmental Consulting
Position President/Owner
Location Windemere, FL

Bill Eggers

Managing dispersed water management and other converted citrus land projects for Evans Properties.

Company Evans Properties, Inc.
Position Environmental & Regulatory Compliance Manager
Location Vero Beach, FL

Michelle Eguia

Experienced proposal manager working to help Colliers Engineering & design grow in Florida. Have been working in the engineering field for over 26 years with a strong technical background.

Company Colliers Engineering & Design
Position Regional Proposal Manager
Location Tampa

Nathan Eklund

Company SGS North America
Position PFAS Practice Leader
Location Minnesota

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Chris Ellis

Company Taylor Engineering Inc
Position Group Leader, I
Location Jacksonville, FL

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John Emery

Company Green Source Environmental Professionals, Inc.
Position Senior Scientist

Angelo Fatiga

Company Colliers Engineering & Design
Position Environmental Discipline Leader
Location Florida

Megan Ferer

Company Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
Position Manager, Environmental Health, Safety, & Sustainability

John Ferguson

Company National Stormwater Trust
Position CEO
Location Tallahassee

Savannah Ferguson

Company DR Horton
Position Environmental Compliance Admin
Location Orlando, FL

Edgar G. Fernandez, DPL

Company Arrow Group
Position Senior Advisor
Location Coral Gables

Maricruz Fincher

Company South Florida Water Management District
Position General Counsel

Craig Fisk

Green Rock handles transportation and disposal for our clients anywhere in the continental US. We specialize in remediation projects for both export and import. We set up transportation and disposal of containerized and bulk waste, both hazardous and non-hazardous.
We set up all profiles and paperwork into the disposal facilities and manage all transportation. Our billing and delivery of all paperwork is done electronically and delivered in a nice package.

Company Green Rock Strategies, LLC
Position Senior Business Manager
Location Atlanta, GA

Ronnie Van Fleet

Company Kimley-Horn
Position Senior Scientist
Location Gulf Coast

Kelly Flowers

Company Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc
Position Marketing Director
Location Gainesville

Jake Fojtik

Agriculture, water quality/quantity, environmental issues, wildlife

Company Florida Farm Bureau Federation
Position Assistant Director of Government & Community Affairs
Location South Florida

Suzannah Folsom

Water Supply Development, Water Conservation, Water rights, Water Quality, Sustainability, Water Use Permitting, Potable Reuse

Company Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority
Position Executive Director
Location Lecanto, FL

Mark Fonseca

I am interested in habitat restoration, particularly of seagrasses, including their valuation, ecological function, landscape dynamics and associated hydrodynamic environment particularly as it is influenced by wind waves, boat wakes and tidal currents. My recent activities include using our understanding of these interrelationships to develop new approaches to seagrass mitigation.

Company CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
Position Senior Ecologist
Location Stuart, FL

Scott Forrester

Company OnSyte Performance
Position Senior Vice President, Business Development
Location Tallahassee, FL

Rob Fowler

Company Adams and Reese LLP
Position Counsel
Location Birmingham, Alabama

Marcy Frick

Company Tetra Tech, Inc.
Position Water Southeast Region Manager
Location Jacksonville, FL

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Emily Fulbright

Company Mitigation Resources of North America

John Fumero

John J. Fumero has over 36 years of experience in the areas of environmental, water, land use, administrative and governmental law. Fumero, formerly General Counsel, South Florida Water Management District, provides strategic counsel to landowners, developers, industry, agriculture, utilities and local governments throughout Florida. He represents private and public sector clients before local, state and federal agencies and courts. He has extensive experience in all aspects of state and federal environmental regulation, public/private partnerships, real estate, administrative and governmental... Read more

Company Nason Yeager Gerson Harris & Fumero P.A.
Position Shareholder
Location Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa Bay & Boca Raton, FL

Nancy Gallinaro

Company Kiewit Water Facilities Florida
Position Business Development Manager
Location KIEWIT WATER FACILITIES FLORIDA CO. 5405 Cypress Center Drive, Ste 210 Tampa, FL 33609 945-425-3672 c

Jessica Garland

Company Martin County BOCC
Position Coastal Program Manager
Location Stuart, FL

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Jose Garrido

Company Walt Disney World
Position Director, Environmental Affairs
Location Lake Buena Vista, FL

David Giddens

38+ years of environmental consulting experience. Serves as Environmental Division Manager and Senior Hydrogeologist. Responsible for staffing, contract and project management, direct client communications, preparation and review of project scopes, and fee estimation, contract negotiations, project execution, and regulatory reporting. Performed pre-demolition environmental compliance surveys at port facilities, wetlands and listed species surveys of coastal basin areas, assessment and remediation of RCRA metals, chlorinated solvent and petroleum impacts, due diligence studies, pre-qualification... Read more

Company Tetra Tech
Position Environmental Division Manager
Location Orlando, FL

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Maddie Gierczak

Company Martin County Board of County Commissioners
Position Sr. Planner

Patrick Gillespie

I am a Government Affairs Advisor who spent the last seven and a half years at the Florida Department of Management Services, as Deputy Secretary of Business Operations for the last four years. I was responsible for building construction and maintenance, procurement and contracts, telecommunications, private prisons, fleet operations and more, overseeing roughly 400 employees. Previously, I served as Press Secretary at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. As a Government Affairs Advisor, I counsel and advocate for clients interested in interacting with government, whether to the... Read more

Company Adams & Reese
Position Government Affairs Advisor
Location Tallahassee, FL

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Phil Gillogly

Company Lee County Natural Resources
Position Operations Manager

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Amanda K Glaze

Company Duke Energy
Position Sr Environmental Permitting Manager

Michael Goldstein

Michael R. Goldstein is the Managing Shareholder of The Goldstein Environmental Law Firm, P.A., president of the Goldstein Brownfields Foundation, president of the Goldstein Brownfields Group, co-CEO of Goldstein Kite Environmental Redevelopment Partners, former Chairman of the Miami-Dade County Brownfields Task Force, a founder, charter member, and the first President and Chairman of the Florida Brownfields Association, and an original member of the Steering Committee of the National Brownfields Coalition and Chair of its Public Policy, Regulatory Incentives, and Regulatory Partnership Committee... Read more

Company The Goldstein Environmental Law Firm, P.A.
Position Managing Partner
Location Miami, FL

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Zach Good

Company Deloitte Consulting LLP

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John Goolsby

Company Clearview Land Design
Location TAMPA, FL

Nicole Gough

Company Dewberry
Position Environmental Manager
Location Orlando, FL

Cristina Graver

Company Geosyntec Consultants
Position Senior Engineer
Location Boca Raton

Richard Green

Company Lewis Longman & Walker
Position Shareholder
Location St. Petersburg, FL

Liza Grudin

President and founder of NovelEsolutions (NovelE). NovelE is an 8a | WOSB | DBE firm offering environmental engineering and consulting services. Our average technical staff experience is over 20 years allowing us to provide high quality services.

Company NovelEsolutions, Inc.
Position President
Location Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Amy Guilfoyle

Company NV5
Position Regional Director - Environmental
Location Orlando

Ahmed Hamed

Ahmed Hamed is a Senior Engineer with Geosyntec Consultants, specializing in stormwater management. He has extensive experience in developing and managing flood risk models and flood protection projects across rural and urban watersheds in Florida. Previously, Ahmed was a project manager at the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), where he gained expertise in technical and funding programs, including watershed management plans and cooperative funding initiatives. Ahmed holds a Master's degree in Water Resource Engineering from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and an MBA... Read more

Company Geosyntec Consultants
Position Senior Engineer

Annemarie Hammond

Company FDOT - Florida's Turnpike Enterprise
Position Environmental Permits Coordinator
Location Ocoee, FL

Michael D. Harding

I am a Civil Engineer, Graduated from the University of Kansas in 1978 and began my career in Wichita Kansas as a bridge designer. After being involved in many interesting projects I transferred my interest into Land Development and have not slowed down. I was recruited by Post Buckley Shuh & Jernigan in November 1987. I spent 7 years in the Caribbean designing and building Co-Generation plants, Hotels and Resorts. I have worked on many sink hole projects, golf course projects and resorts. Currently I am involved with many commercial and residential projects and working closely with many General... Read more

Company MHarding Enterprises, Inc.
Position President
Location Orlando, FL

Michael Harrington

Company WSP
Position Vice President - Senior Biologist
Location Jacksonville, Florida

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Pamela Harris

Saving the planet for future generations of wildlife and people!

Company GreenSource Environmental Professionals, Inc.
Position President
Location Tampa, FL

Hannah Hart, PMP

Hannah leads the Florida-Gulf regional department for Dewberry's resilience team in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. She has over 20 years' experience in public and private industry, and has managed major projects along the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern US coastline. During her tenure in public service, Hannah managed environmental program work for FDOT and SJRWMD. Her experience includes nature-based design solutions for coastal and freshwater systems, NEPA and FHWA compliance, Florida consumptive-use and SWERP regulations, construction-phase compliance, disaster response, and writing legislation... Read more

Company Dewberry
Position Florida-Gulf Department Manager, Resilience Solutions
Location Orlando, FL

Tracy Hayden

Company Titan America
Position Environmental Manager
Location Florida West Coast

Sophia Hayes

Company Consor Engineers
Position Environmental Scientist IV

Cannon Hearne

Company Mechanik Nuccio Hearne & Wester PA
Location Tampa, FL

Frank L. Hearne, Esq.

I am an environmental lawyer who has more than 50 years experience in environmental matters as an engineer, biologist, consultant and lawyer. My practice includes all aspects of environmental law including air and water permitting and enforcement defense, solid and hazardous wastes, contaminated sites and wetlands. You can view my credentials at www.floridalandlaw.com. Among other things, I have been attending the Marco Island conference for over 35 years and I been involved in the Florida Brownfields Association from the time it was conceived and was a founding member. I look forward to seeing... Read more

Company Mechanik Nuccio Hearne & Wester, P.A.
Position Attorney and Chairman Environmental Practice Group
Location Tampa, FL

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Derek Hendrie

Company Lykes Bros. Inc.

Kevin Hennessy

Company Lewis, Longman and Walker, P.A.
Position Shareholder
Location Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Kenneth Herd

Company Jacobs
Position Sr. Project Manager
Location Tampa FL

Stacey Hetherington

Company Martin County BOCC
Position Commissioner

Cristina Hicks

Company JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Position Environmental Manager
Location Deerfield Beach, FL

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Ferrell Hickson

I am the District Drainage Engineer representing District Five of the Florida Department of Transportation. I've been in stormwater engineering since 1996 and have been with the FDOT since 1993.

Company Florida Dept of Transportation
Position District Drainage Engineer

Shawn Hindle

Company Hanson Walter & Associates Inc
Position President
Location Kissimmee, FL

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Charles Hiott

Company halff
Position Director of Land Development
Location Tavares

Clifford Hippolyte

Company WIRX Engineering, LLC

Joshua Hirten

Company CDM Smith
Position Environmental Discipline Leader
Location Orlando

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Todd Hiteshew

Company City of Fort Lauderdale
Location Fort Lauderdale, FL

Sarah Hofmeister

Company Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Position Director of External Affairs

Tony Holley

Tony Holley, P.E. is a Principal Engineer and Owner at JSA, with over 20 years of experience in water and wastewater engineering across Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. His work focuses on the planning, permitting, and design of advanced treatment systems with an emphasis on emerging contaminants, nutrient reduction, and sustainable effluent management. Tony is a recognized expert in the design and implementation of constructed wetlands, having led numerous projects that integrate natural treatment systems for both effluent conditioning and environmentally responsible disposal. His work bridges the... Read more

Company JSA
Position Principal Engineer/Owner
Location Tallahassee, FL

Michelle Hopkins

I am the Regulation Division Director at the Southwest Florida Water Management District, overseeing the Environmental Resource Permitting (ERP), Water Use Permitting (WUP) and Well Construction Permitting (WCP) programs. I have more than 30 years of water resources engineering experience working in both the private and public sector. I have a broad understanding of ERP & WUP rules, regulations and permitting practices of regulatory agencies at the local, state, and federal levels and I coordinate regularly with applicants and our statewide partners at the USACE, FDEP and other Florida water management... Read more

Company Southwest Florida Water Management District
Position Regulation Division Director
Location Tampa, FL

Kae Hovater

Company EcoCredit Marketing
Position President
Location Clermont, FL

Gary Hubbard

Company City of Winter Haven
Position Director of Winter Haven Water
Location Winter Haven, Florida

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John Hussain

Company Applied Ecology, Inc.
Position Natural Resources Service Lead

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Helen Hutchens

Farmton Mitigation Bank

Company Miami Corporation Management, LLC
Position Manager
Location Chicago, IL

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Brian Icerman

Company Jones Edmunds
Position Senior Vice President
Location Gainesville

Jessica Icerman

Jessica Icerman is a Shareholder in the Land Development, Zoning & Environmental group and is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in City, County, and Local Government Law. She represents clients before local and state governments and in litigation on land use and land development issues. She has experience representing clients in a broad range of matters involving variances, rezonings, permitting, licensing, comprehensive plan amendments, and entitlements.

Company Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A
Position Shareholder
Location Tampa

Danielle Irwin

Company Cummins Cederberg
Position Associate Principal
Location ,Tallahassee

Curry Isiminger

Curry Isiminger is a Professional Engineer and has worked at Isiminger & Stubbs Engineering since early 2022. His expertise includes state (Florida) and federal environmental permit applications and processing, field observation of seagrasses, mangroves, and wetlands, Florida Sovereignty Submerged Land consulting, hydrographic analysis, and design (including contract document preparation) of marine structures. Prior to Isiminger & Stubbs Engineering, Curry worked for EB Airfoils, LLC and AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institu... Read more

Company Isiminger & Stubbs Engineering, Inc.
Position Senior Professional Engineer
Location Jupiter

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Brandon Ivey

Company Weston & Sampson Engineers
Position Senior Project Engineer
Location Fort Myers

Julia Jennison

Company Lewis, Longman & Walker P.A.
Position Shareholder
Location West Palm Beach

David John

Bio-Tech Consulting’s Director of Regulatory Sciences, Mr. David John, will be a featured panelist at the Florida Chamber’s 38th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School being held July 16-19, 2024 at the JW Marriott in Marco Island, Fla.

As a member of the Future Directions for Species Mitigation and Conservation Banking Panel, David and the group will focus on providing the latest information on Candidate Species Updates, Current and Future State and Federal Mitigation Policies Related to Species, and Implications for Public and Private Infrastructure Projects. David will address the... Read more

Company Bio-Tech Consulting
Location Davie, FL

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Christopher Johns

Company Lewis, Longman & Walker PA
Location West Palm Beach, FL

Liz Johnson

Elizabeth R. Johnson
Assistant Manager, Orange County Environmental Protection Division

EDUCATION:
Orlando College; Winter Park, Florida, 1993
Masters in Public Administration - Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Rollins College; Winter Park, Florida, 1986
B.A. Environmental Science
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Orange County Environmental Protection Division, Assistant Manager
October 2017 - Present
Provides administrative assistance to the Division Manager.Provides advice to the Environmental Protection Officer on technical issues including environmental permitting, mitigation, attainment of environmental standards and modifications to existing or proposed new environmental legislation or standards.Frequent interaction with elected officials, environmental industry leaders and regulators.Responds to and resolves internal and external concerns/complaints.Assists in Division personnel matters including hiring, discipline, training and development, performance appraisals and related activities.Assists... Read more

Company Orange County Government
Position Environmental Program Administrator, Environmental Protection Division
Location Orlando, FL

Bruce Johnson, Ph.D.

Bruce is a Senior Conservation Planner with ICF, a national leader for developing and implementing Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), performing environmental impact assessments, managing complex projects, engaging diverse stakeholders, and navigating multiple layers of regulation. With over 24 years of environmental consulting experience in Florida and the Southeast, Bruce provides expertise in Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) and Conservation Benefit Agreements (CBAs); federal and state listed species assessments and ESA section 7 consultations; regional conservation planning; environmental... Read more

Company ICF
Position Senior Conservation Planner
Location Deland, FL

Gene Jones

Gene Jones serves as CEO of Southern Waste Information Exchange (SWIX), a non-profit organization which has been operating since 1981 assisting businesses and municipalities with their waste management issues. Gene is based in Tallahassee, Florida and specializes in building strategic relationships with waste generator and waste users to encourage the recycling and reuse of waste resources.

Company Southern Waste Information eXchange, Inc.
Position CEO
Location Tallahassee, FL

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Jason Jones

Company Cemex Construction Materials Florida
Position Environmental Manager
Location Tampa, FL

Andy Joslyn

Company Northwest Florida Water Management District
Position Deputy Executive Director
Location Northwest Florida

Daniel Judy

I am a Certified Wildlife Biologist, Certified Ecologist, and Vice President for Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc. - a small, woman-owned business providing cultural and natural resource, civil engineering, and wetland/waterway services to a variety of industries across the United States.

Personally located in The City Beautiful (Orlando)!

Company Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc.
Position Vice President
Location Orlando, FL

Shannon Ruby Julien

I specialize in all aspects of environmental permitting including the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Resource Permitting, and Consumptive Use Permitting. With over 30 years of experience, my current focus is related to the Energy market’s transition to renewable energy, a resilient grid, and the interconnect with Smart Cities, Net Zero planning, and transformative technological advances in transportation electrification.

Company VHB
Position Energy Market Lead
Location Orlando, FL

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Jennifer Jurado

Company Broward County
Position Director and Chief Resilience Officer
Location Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Todd Kafka

Todd Kafka, PG, is a Senior Principal Hydrogeologist in Geosyntec's Tampa office and is the co-Branch Manager of the firm's eight offices in Florida. Todd obtained his MS in Geology from Washington State University in 1995 and has a BA in Environmental Studies/Geology from Middlebury College, VT. His primary practice is focused on site assessment and remediation for private and public clients, with an emphasis on high resolution site characterization and investigation in fractured rock/karst settings. Todd has been successful in applying new and innovative technologies to provide robust and... Read more

Company Geosyntec Consultants
Position SENIOR PRINCIPAL
Location TAMPA, FL

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Katherine Katsourides

Company Trinity Consultants
Location Dallas, Texas

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