Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
I am currently a graduate student pursuing my MS in Science, Technology & Environmental policy at the University of Minnesota, and conducting relevant laboratory research. I have professional experience as a CEQA/NEPA environmental planner with a background in Ecology and Wildlife Biology. My skills include preparing technical Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) documents under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and joint documents under both laws. Furthermore, I have provided support in other environmental consultancy roles, including: due diligence reviews, scoping comment management, mitigation monitoring oversight, preparing supplemental planning documents for numerous federal agencies, identifying region-specific climate change-related risks and hazards, and conducting environmental reviews for international projects in compliance with foreign environmental regulations. My hands-on professional experience as a wildlife biologist allows me to critically identify and evaluate potential biological impacts on both project and programmatic levels, including potential impacts to threatened and endangered special status species and associated habitats. In addition to identifying potential biological impacts and acting as Lead Author for numerous CEQA Biological Resources reports, I have conducted CEQA reports and other environmental reviews of potential project- and program-level impacts to hydrological, recreational, and housing resources, and I have identified land use- and noise-related project concerns. My environmental services experience extends across broad service areas, including: transmission infrastructure, (electrical and natural gas), substation expansions, telecommunications system installations, international fiber optic cable landings, solar array installations, and zoning ordinance amendments.
•Evaluate potential project impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). •Prepare EIRs and IS/MNDs for challenging projects across numerous sector areas, including transportation. •Develop feasible mitigation to reduce potential project impacts to less-than-significant levels.
• Prepare and write California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) reports for public and private environmental projects within the state of California • Provide support to staff preparing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for qualifying projects • Evaluate project- and program-related impacts to biological and hydrological resources, as well as potential impacts that such projects may have on nearby communities (recreation resources, land use consistency, noise-related impact, etc.), and develop appropriate mitigation for these impacts. • Compile and review data necessary to produce the technical reports necessary for large-scale infrastructure and utility projects including solar arrays, energy transmission and distribution lines, and telecommunications (fiber optic) line installations • Perform critical reviews of agency permits (USFWS, CDFW, and other local, state, and federal agencies) to evaluate project consistency with permit requirements • Effectively navigate environmental concerns for both projects and program-level propositions for local, state, federal, and international clients.
• Provide part-time project-by-project information management assistance at a small environmental consulting firm focused on a wide range of environmental challenges • Aid in technical document preparation/review for Bay Area development and wildlife projects • Read and draft technical NEPA report sections for complex, multi-dimensional environmental projects