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Stephanie Romanach

Stephanie Romañach completed her MA and then PhD (2003) in Ecology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She had previously earned a BS in Zoology from the University of Florida in 1998. Stephanie is a Research Ecologist at the USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center. She uses a combination of field observations and predictive ecologicalContinue reading “Stephanie Romanach”

Kevin Biehn

Kevin Biehn is the Marketing Director and a Partner with the Twin Cities–based environmental engineering firm Emmons & Olivier Resources (EOR). A registered landscape architect, with sustainability and water resource accreditations, Kevin has a unique blend of ecological, architectural and sustainable design expertise.

Briana Meier

Briana grew up in the wooded hills of northeastern Iowa on the banks of a muddy, meandering river. Since childhood she has sought to understand the nature of humanity’s relationship to the natural environment. Briana attended the School for Field Studies, Centre for Coastal Studies, in Bamfield, British Columbia in 1998, where she studied community-basedContinue reading “Briana Meier”

Derek Van Marter

Derek Van Marter is an impartial facilitator and has actively led collaborative decision-making among various interests for over fifteen years. His professional experience includes work on clean water and air, endangered species, watershed planning, transportation, resource extraction, and aquatic and wildlife management. Derek received his Bachelor of Science in public affairs/natural resource management from IndianaContinue reading “Derek Van Marter”

Jennifer Pahl

Jennifer Pahl is an ecologist with Corblu Ecology Group, LLC in Lawrenceville, Georgia working on a range of environmental restoration and conservation projects. Jenny is involved in wetland and stream mitigation bank project development and design, but is also focused on emerging markets such as nutrient and carbon trading. At Corblu, she is initiating aContinue reading “Jennifer Pahl”