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2023 Winter Conference Attendees

2023 Winter Conference – Attendees

Name Job Title Company
Mark Arnold Wetland Engineer, CPESC Goddard Consulting LLC
Theint Thandar Bol student University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Meredith Borenstein Project Environmental Scientist SWCA Environmental Consultants
Renee Bouldin Chapter and Community Builder Soil and Water Conservation Society
Cameron Covill Natural Resources Specialist North Central Conservation District
Padmini Das Chief, Nonpoint Source Management Section MassDEP
Wilca Decimus Undergraduate student UMass Amherst
John Dudula Soil conservationist NRCS
Jack Eaton Technical Sales Rep Filtrexx Northeast Systems
Alexandra Echandi Endangered Species Review Biologist Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
John Edwards forester John Edwards
Nancy Ferlow State Resource Conservationist USDA-NRCS
Gina Fuller District Manager Southern Rhode Island Conservation District
Courtney Gilligan Natural Resource Technician Southwest Conservation District
Andrew Gorman Environmental Consultant Beals and Thomas, Inc.
Carolyn Gorss Project Manager BSC Group
Matthew Gustafson Registered Soil Scientist & Forester All-Points Technology Corporation
Patrick Hegge Transportation Planner 1 CT Department of Transportation
Brent Helm Stormwater Consultant Oldcastle Infrastructure
Alison Holmes Project Environmental Scientist SWCA Environmental Consultants
Chuck Horbert Deputy Administrator RI DEM Office of Water Resources
Melissa Kaplan Senior Project Manager BSC Group
Paul Knapik Energy Market Lead BSC Group
Jesse Laford Project Manager SWCA Environmental Consultants
Doug McCluskey Western Erosion Control & Stormwater Specialist EJ Prescott
Lisa McIntosh Senior Technical Manager Woodard & Curran
Rocco Micelotta Outside Marketing Representative EJ Prescott
Alison Milliman Sr. Project Manager BSC Group
Nargis Mirzaie graduate student umass amherst
Timothy Nsubuga Graduate Research Assistant UMass Amherst
Christine Odiaga Assistant Project Manager Friends of Herring River, Wellfleet/Truro MA
Hazel Ortiz Graduate Student UMass Amherst
Virginia Patsun Soil conservation specialist North Central Conservation District
Emily Perko Registered Soil Scientist All-Points Technology Corporation
Jeffrey Peterson Senior Soil and Wetland Scientist VHB
Timothy Randhir Professor University of Massachusetts
Steven Riberdy Lead Biologist / Senior Manager Goddard Consulting
David Sadowski Principal D. J. & Associates
Rassima Salimbayeva Visiting scholar Environmental Conservation department UMass
Corey Schutzman Lead Environmental Scientist National Grid
Joanna Shapiro Executive Director North Central Conservation District
Peter Shaw New England Area Sales Manager ACO, Inc.
Moussa Siri Graduate Student University of Massachusetts
Kevin Thatcher Senior Engineer CHA, Inc.
Andrew Thibault Environmental Scientist Goddard Consulting LLC
Paige Vichiola Watershed Manager Farmington River Watershed Association
Rebecca Weissman Client Services Director – Northeast SWCA Environmental
Jeremy Willcox Transportation Planner 2 CT Department of Transportation
Sam Wojichowski Solutions Engineer Oldcastle Infrastructure
Alexander Wojtkowiak Soil Scientist William Kenny Associates LLC
David Wong Environmental Analyst MassDEP
Baoshan Xing Professor and Director University of Massachusetts Amherst
Also in attendance were a student, a state employee and a federal employee who prefer not to be named.

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2023 Winter Conference Presentations

2023 Winter Conference – Presentations

The SNEC Board of Directors would like to thank all of our fabulous speakers for their energy and expertise!


Speaker Biographies and Contact Information (PDF)


Conference and Presentation Descriptions and PDFs


“MICROPLASTICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT”
BAOSHAN XING

Professor and Director of Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst


“Through the River and Over the Woods: Global PFAS Exposure and Implications for Ecosystem Health”
Lisa McIntosh

Senior Technical Manager, Woodard & Curran


“Improving Water Quality One Field at a Time: NRCS Practices for Producers”
Nancy Ferlow

Connecticut Natural Resources Conservation Service


“MassDEP’s Environmental Justice Initiatives to Improve Water Quality”
Dr. Padmini Das

Chief, Nonpoint Source Management Program, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection


“Implementing the Single Standards Act to Increase State Protection of Buffers for Freshwater Wetlands in Rhode Island”
Chuck Horbert

Deputy Administrator, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management


“Quality of Massachusetts Waters: Regulation, Improvement and Challenges”
David Wong

Environmental Analyst, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection


“Wetlands and the MA Contingency Plan”
Mia McDonald

Circuit Rider, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

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