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EPR is Connecting Environmental Professionals through Conversation! Our show is brought to you by the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) and follows environmental professionals at all levels of their career in a variety of industries to bring you a nuanced and informed discussion on what it’s like to work in the environmental arena. Hear us talk through failures, struggles, and successes of the typical environmental professional. We will also highlight news, updates, and fun facts from the scientific community. With over 80 episodes and counting, we are excited to provide this podcast as a way to reach environmental professionals, students, and educators who have one thing in common: we spend our time working to protect the environment.

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EPR is Connecting Environmental Professionals through Conversation! Our show is brought to you by the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) and follows environmental professionals at all levels of their career in a variety of industries to bring you a nuanced and informed discussion on what it’s like to work in the environmental arena. Hear us talk through failures, struggles, and successes of the typical environmental professional. We will also highlight news, updates, and fun facts from the scientific community. With over 80 episodes and counting, we are excited to provide this podcast as a way to reach environmental professionals, students, and educators who have one thing in common: we spend our time working to protect the environment.

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Clothing Swaps, Developing a Startup, and Smash Bros with Samantha Cerwin

2/14/2025
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Samantha Cerwin, Co-founder & CEO at BeReworn about Clothing Swaps, Developing a Startup, and Smash Bros. Read her full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 1:37 - Nic & Laura talk kicking down doors 9:08 - Interview with Sam Cerwin Starts 15:11 - Clothing Swaps 20:38 - Stigma on Reusing Clothes 35:11 - Super Smash Bros Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Samantha Cerwin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/samskcerwin/ Guest Bio: Samantha Cerwin was born and raised in Mexico and moved to the U.S. in 2021. While struggling to find sustainable clothing options as a young professional, she began swapping clothes through in person events and quickly realized there was a gap in the market for managing and centralizing these events. This insight led her to co-found BeReworn with Lukasz Siatka. She is passionate about community, sustainability, and bringing accessible products to market! Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:43:59

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Environmental Executive Orders, Managing Shifts between Administrations, and Sailing with Ted Boling

2/7/2025
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Ted Boling, Partner at Perkins Coie LLP about Environmental Executive Orders, Managing Shifts between Administrations, and Sailing. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form perkins Special thanks to our sponsor for this episode Perkins Coie - https://perkinscoie.com/ Showtimes: 1:30 - Sponsor Shoutout 2:29 - Nic and Laura dive into tacking Challenging Work 10:08 - Interview starts with Ted Boing 18: 50 - CEQ Updates Time - Sailing Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Ted Boling at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-boling-66326811/ Guest Bio: Ted advises clients on renewable energy and transmission projects, resource development, transportation, and related infrastructure development, building on more than 30 years of high-level public service. Ted Boling’s experience includes deep involvement in the environmental review and authorization of federal infrastructure projects, environmental mitigation and conservation programs, and leadership of the comprehensive revision of CEQ’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. He served on the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), and in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Ted’s work at CEQ included the development of the National Ocean Policy, CEQ’s climate change guidance, and the use of environmental management systems in environmental impact assessment. Ted advised on the establishment of numerous national monuments, including the first marine national monuments in the United States and the largest marine protected areas in the world. He represented CEQ as a member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the board of directors of the Udall Foundation, and the U.S. delegation to negotiations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. He also assisted in briefing three cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. At DOI, Ted served as a deputy solicitor and counselor to the assistant secretaries for land and minerals management and for fish and wildlife and parks. Ted handled matters involving energy development on the outer continental shelf and the fast-track process for solar and wind energy projects on public lands. At DOJ, Ted was a senior trial attorney and litigated significant cases involving NEPA, endangered species, marine mammals, wetland protections, and management of public lands. He was involved in litigation concerning the Northwest Forest Plan, National Forest management decisions, and Federal Transit Administration decisions and U.S. Coast Guard activity in New England. Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by M Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:47:57

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National Wildlife Federation, Wildlife Conservation, and Monarch Butterflies with Mike Leahy

1/31/2025
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Mike Leahy, Senior Director of Wildlife Policy for the National Wildlife Federation, about National Wildlife Federation, Wildlife Conservation, and Monarch Butterflies. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 2:15 - Nic and Laura dive into delivering bad news 10:10 - Interview with Mike Leahy starts 17:33 - Navigating new administrations 26: 35 - Endangered Species Act 32:22 - Monarch Butterflies 39:49 - #fieldnotes Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Mike Leahy at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-leahy-89a4a211/ Guest Bio: Mike Leahy supports the restoration and conservation of wildlife and fish through his work on policy related to wildlife, hunting, and fishing. Mike works to update wildlife conservation strategies for the 21st century and plug gaps in wildlife policy by increasing funding for wildlife programs, establishing policies to address threats such as extinction, habitat fragmentation, disease, and lead, and by representing the conservation interests of hunters and anglers in healthy, abundant wildlife populations and habitat. Mike’s work is informed by over two and half decades of work to conserve wildlife and natural resources, and an interest in all things outdoors. Mike has been Conservation Director for the Izaak Walton League of America; Rockies and Plains Director and Natural Resources Counsel for Defenders of Wildlife; and Forest Campaign Director for National Audubon Society. Mike enjoys getting out to hunt, fish, hike, and have fun in the outdoors. Mike has a law degree from Georgetown University and studied Natural Resources at Cornell University. Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:52:07

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Confidence, CrossFit, and the Maui Fires with Brian Brandt

1/24/2025
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Brian Brandt, Director, Operations Management at Dawson Global, about Confidence, CrossFit, and the Maui Fires. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 1:03 - Sponsor Shoutout 2:08 - Art of Decision-Making 10:43 - Interview starts 26:42 - Maui Wild Fires 46:13 - Job Seekers 48:40 - Crossfit Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Brian Brandt at www.linkedin.com/in/brian-brandt-p-e-786b4a267 Guest Bio: Brian Brandt is originally from Pittsburgh, PA and currently lives in Fort Worth, TX working for DAWSON Global as Director, Operations Management. He has a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, an MS in Building Construction from Auburn University and a Professional Engineering License from Ohio. He recently left the US Army Corps of Engineers – Fort Worth District where he was a Supervisory Civil Engineer with over 15 years of experience in managing large-scale complex construction projects. His direct project experience has been focused on O&M and MILCON projects related to secured facilities, civil works, border infrastructure, large (+$300M) construction projects, and emergency response actions. Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:54:17

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Environmental Law, Hard Work, and Whooping Cranes with Patrick Parenteau

1/17/2025
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus at Vermont Law and Graduate School, about Environmental Law, Hard Work, and Whooping Cranes. Read his full bio below. Thank you to Vermont Law and Graduate School for sponsoring. "Vermont Law and Graduate School is one of the top environmental law schools in the U.S. and is nationally renowned in climate change law, restorative justice, criminal law, and clinical education." Learn more at www.vermontlaw.edu Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Patrick Parenteau at https://www.vermontlaw.edu/faculty/parenteau-pat Guest Bio: Patrick A. Parenteau is Emeritus Professor of Law and Senior Fellow for Climate Policy in the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School. He previously served as Director of the Environmental Law Center and was the founding director of the EAC (formerly the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic) in 2004. Professor Parenteau has an extensive background in environmental and natural resources law. His previous positions include Vice President for Conservation with the National Wildlife Federation in Washington, DC (1976-1984); Regional Counsel to the New England Regional Office of the EPA in Boston (1984-1987); Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (1987-1989); and Senior Counsel with the Perkins Coie law firm in Portland, Oregon (1989-1993). Professor Parenteau has been involved in drafting, litigating, implementing, teaching, and writing about environmental law and policy for over three decades. His current focus is on confronting the profound challenges of climate change through his teaching, publishing, public speaking and litigation. Professor Parenteau is a Fulbright US Scholar and a Fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers. In 2005 he received the National Wildlife Federation’s Conservation Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to wildlife conservation and environmental education. In 2016 he received the Kerry Rydberg Award for excellence in public interest environmental law. Professor Parenteau holds a B.S. from Regis University, a J.D. from Creighton University, and an LLM in Environmental Law from the George Washington U. Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:01:01:28

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All Things Environmental, Social, and Governance with Matt Sekol

1/10/2025
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, Matt Sekol, Sustainability Global Black Belt on Microsoft’s Cross-Industry team and author of ESG Mindset: Business Resilience and Sustainable Growth. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Matthew Sekol at www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsekol/ Guest Full Bio: Matthew Sekol is a Sustainability Global Black Belt on Microsoft’s Cross-Industry team. He also serves on the LP Advisory Committee of Morgan Stanley’s Next Level Fund, which invests in diverse-led and founded startups. In 2024, Matthew released a book called “ESG Mindset,” which is a guide for companies to think critically about ESG and take a holistic approach to the business and he joined the Advisory Board of Enzo Advisors, an ESG consultancy. Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:51:48

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EPR Live with Fred Wager and Jay Johnson on NEPA and the Supreme Court

12/20/2024
Nic Frederick, Fred Wagner, and Jay Johnson discuss the events that unfolded during the commenting session of the Seven County Infrastructure case on December 10, 2024. As well as some other fun topics as usual. Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:01:07:42

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EPR Minisode 12: Show Update & Upcoming Live Event with Fred Wagner and Jay Johnson

11/22/2024
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Duration:00:10:52

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Democracy, Volunteering, and Brewing with Dr. Tun Myint

9/22/2023
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Tun Myint, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Carleton College about Democracy, Volunteering, and Home Brewing. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 2:43 Nic & Laura talk about video games 8:56 Interview with Dr. Tun Myint starts 16:06 Democracy 29:46 Volunteering 41:59 Brewing 45:38 Field Notes Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Tun Myint at https://www.carleton.edu/directory/tmyint/ Guest Bio: Tun Myint is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Carleton College, Northfield, MN. He is the author of Governing International Rivers: Polycentric Politics in the Mekong and the Rhine. Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:55:05

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Waterbear, Nature, and a Three Dog Day at Yellowstone National Park with Sam Sutaria

6/16/2023
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Sam Sutaria, CEO of the WaterBear Network about Waterbear, Nature, and a Three Dog Day at Yellowstone National Park. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 2:17 Nic & Laura discuss outgoingness vs. shyness 8:20 Interview with Sam Sutaria starts 16:31 WaterBear 37:15 Nature 38:35 Field Notes- Three dog day at Yellowstone Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Sam at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-sutaria-a15a4368/ Guest Bio: Sam is the CEO of the WaterBear Network: a B Corp certified, award-winning, digital publisher and interactive streaming platform dedicated to our planet. Imagine. If we could transform documentaries into popcorn worthy entertainment. Turn people from passive viewers into active doers. Make people go from doomerism to domoreism. Turn partners into planet partners. Filmmakers into changemakers. And ultimately go from collecting awards to measuring actual impact. Now wouldn't that make for a good story? Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:44:57

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Naval Science, Oceanography, and the Blue Economy with Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet

10/22/2021
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet PhD, CEO and Founder of Ocean STL Consulting about Naval Science, Oceanography, and the Blue Economy. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 2:11 Nic and Laura talk Halloween 8:51 Interview with Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet starts 10:08 Tim talks about Naval Science 14:43 Tim discusses Oceanography 34:18 Tim's leadership advice 38:57 Tim talks about blue economy and his podcast Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rear-admiral-tim-gallaudet-phd-us-navy-ret-b18185149/ Guest Bio: Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, PhD is the CEO and Founder of Ocean STL Consulting and host of the American Blue Economy Podcast. Between 2017-2021, he served as the Acting and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and before that he served for 32 years in the U.S. Navy retiring as the Oceanographer of the Navy. Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:45:37

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Disaster Recovery, Covid-19, and Dog Foster Fails with April Cummings

10/8/2021
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with April Cummings, Director of Mitigation Division Federal Emergency, about Disaster Recovery, Covid-19 and Foster Fails. Read her full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 1:34 Nic and Laura discuss disaster recovery stories 11:02 Interview with April Cummings starts 12:41 April talks about her foster fails 14:25 April describes her work with FEMA 19:46 April discusses the disaster recovery process 36:44 April talks about FEMA's Covid-19 mission Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with April Cummings at https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-cummings-4066b91a/ Guest Bio: April Cummings oversees programs that strive to make communities safer by reducing risks to life and property by using risk analytics, floodplain management and insurance, community planning, various grant programs, and environmental and historic preservation compliance. She serves as a collateral-duty Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) Lead. In this role, she and her team provide the initial coordination and response capability prior to and in the immediate aftermath following a serious incident. Prior to this position, she was the Deputy Director for the Mitigation Division at Region 3 and the Deputy Regional Environmental Officer for FEMA Region 4 in Atlanta. Ms. Cummings holds an MS in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont. Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:45:58

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Water, Business Development and the Tampa Mafia with Scott Deitche

8/6/2021
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Scott Deitche, Senior Vice President with GPI, about water, business development, and the Tampa Mafia and the books he's written about them! Read his full bio below. Special thanks to our sponsor for this episode GPI/ Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form 1:51 Shout outs 3:32 Nic talks about his recent trip to Hawaii...and yes, we are jealous! 11:49 Interview with Scott Deitche starts 14:04 Scott Deitche talks water quality and spending time on the water 16:40 Scott Deitche discusses his shift to business development and resiliency projects 20:10 Scott Deitche talks about writing and the Tampa Mafia 31:54 The importance of networking 39:44 Outro Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Scott Deitche at linkedin.com/in/scott-m-deitche-env-sp-b1292921 scottdeitche.com Guest Full Bio: Scott M. Deitche is a Senior Vice President and Director of Environmental Specialty Services for GPI’s Southeast operations. He has over 27 years of experience in various aspects of environmental management, water quality permitting/compliance, water quality monitoring and analysis, environmental monitoring programs, and project management. Scott is also an author who has written nine books and over 50 articles on organized crime as well as case studies for books on sustainability. Music Credits Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:40:28

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USACE, Transitioning to Civilian Work, and How to be a Parrot Head with Ed Kertis

7/16/2021
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Edward John Kertis, Acting Executive Director with Dawson about USACE, Transitioning to Civilian Work, and his passion for Parrot Heads. Read his full bio below. Special thanks to our sponsor for this episode to DAWSON! DAWSON is a Native Hawaiian global business enterprise serving Federal clients through construction, PTS and environmental services. Operating worldwide, DAWSON is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi with offices across the U.S. Rooted in the Hawaiian values of aloha (embodying humility, respect, and compassion for all) and ʻohana (family), DAWSON carries forward a kuleana (responsibility) to benefit the Native Hawaiian community. DAWSON's environmental branch brings science, solutions, and sustainability to planning, compliance, munitions and remediation. With a permanent 8(a) status, DAWSON is the perfect solution to all of your business needs. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 1:24 Shout outs 3:11 Nic and Laura discuss drought in the West 7:51 Interview with Ed Kertis Starts 11:28 Ed talks about USACE 15:00 Ed's transition to civilian work 22:26 Field notes segment 31:45 How to be a Parrot Head Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org. Connect with Ed Kertis at https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardkertis/ Guest Full Bio: Ed joined DAWSON in November 2012 as a business development director. He became Chief Operating Officer in February 2019. In March 2020 Ed was asked to serve as the first Executive Director of the Hawaiian Native Corporation (HNC), a non-profit corporation founded in February 2004 and controlled entirely by Native Hawaiians. HNC is recognized by the Department of Defense under Federal statutory authority as a “Native Hawaiian Organization” (NHO) 8(a). It is the parent corporation of the DAWSON Companies. Ed graduated from Stetson University in 1984 with a B Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Duration:00:39:54