March 18, 2003

Environmental Watch: EnviroIssues grows in Seattle, Portland

SEATTLE -- EnviroIssues is opening an office in Portland and adding staff to its headquarters in Seattle.

The 25-person company consults with government and industry on technical and regulatory projects, providing public involvement, facilitation and mediation, and technical integration services.

Julie Wilson, Ph.D., CIH, has been hired to manage the Portland operation. She was with Landau Associates in Portland and Edmonds, and has served in appointed positions in Washington and Oregon developing state policy and regulations about site investigation and cleanup, and worked with National Academy of Sciences expert committees.

In Seattle, Sarah Brandt has joined the company. She has five years' experience in environmental policy analysis, public involvement and facilitation, focusing on energy facility siting, transportation policy and habitat conservation planning.

Hadley Greene comes to EnviroIssues from the Maritime Heritage Foundation, where she coordinated the 2002 Seattle Tall Ships Festival. She also has served as staff on King County's Wastemobile.

Liana Herron has worked with adults and children in teaching outdoor recreation skills.

Graphic artist Lisa Roeser, formerly of Preston Gates & Ellis, has joined EnviroIssues.

Two new principals at Hart Crowser

SEATTLE -- Hart Crowser has promoted Shane Cherry and Dr. John Herzog to principal, and hired biologist Cory Ruedebusch to work at the Seattle-based environmental and engineering consulting company.

Cherry is division manager for the company's Aquatic Resources Division in Edmonds. He has more than eight years of experience in geomorphology, open-channel hydraulics, stormwater management and sedimentology. He is working on the Swan Creek stream restoration project for the city of Tacoma, the Stafford Creek Corrections Center construction monitoring project, and several projects for the city of Mount Vernon.

Herzog, manager of the firm's Waterfront Services Division in Seattle, specializes in estuarine processes, with an emphasis on sediment quality, waterfront issues, and state and federal regulations. In addition to overseeing the waterfront division, he is working on the Lockheed Shipyard remediation in Seattle, Thea Foss Waterway remediation in Tacoma and redevelopment for the Port of Anacortes.

Ruedebusch is working in Hart Crowser's Natural Resources Division at the Edmonds office. She has worked on habitat and water quality monitoring, and benthic invertebrate collection and identification. Ruedebusch will conduct biological field monitoring, research and analysis, and will assist in updating critical areas ordinances for Snohomish County.

Environmental health scientist joins Intertox

SEATTLE -- Intertox Inc., has hired Dr. Edward G. Choice as an environmental health scientist.

Choice’s areas of expertise include pharmacology and molecular biology. He has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology, and a doctorate in pharmacology and therapeutics, both from the University of British Columbia. Choice conducted postdoctoral research at British Columbia Cancer Research Center and Stanford University.

At Intertox, Choice will analyze complex risk problems in human health and the environment.

Intertox is a scientific consulting and research firm that specializes in assessing the impact of chemicals and microbes on public health and the environment.

Herrera announces staff promotions

SEATTLE -- Herrera Environmental Consultants has promoted several employees in its Seattle and Missoula, Mont., offices.

Doug Gresham, a specialist in fisheries, environmental studies, water quality analyses, wetland delineations and permitting, has been promoted to senior environmental scientist. He will work as natural resources work group supervisor.

Ardith Lanstra-Nothdurft, RLA, specializes in creating and restoring environmentally sensitive areas. She has been promoted to project environmental scientist and will also serve as natural resources work group supervisor in Seattle.

Tom Parker specializes in upland and riparian restoration projects and has been promoted to senior ecologist and head of the Missoula office. John Lenth has been promoted to senior aquatic scientist. He specializes in water quality, aquatic ecology, aquatic habitat assessment and statistics.

Jose Carrasquero -- a fisheries, marine biology, impact assessment and habitat restoration specialist as well as a regional ESA compliance expert -- has been promoted to senior fisheries and habitat biologist.

Ian Mostrenko, PE, has been promoted to senior civil engineer. He specializes in providing onsite construction engineering services.

Portland sustainability forum May 29-31

PORTLAND -- The 2003 Sustainability Forum is May 29-31 at the Portland Hilton & Executive Tower, and early registration discounts are available until March 31.

Among the scheduled speakers are Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute, and Bill Shireman, CEO of Global Futures.

The first two days are for community leaders, government officials, natural resource practitioners, environmental advocates and educators. The third day is free and open to the public. The forum includes a Sustainable Products and Services Tradeshow.

For information, see www.sustainablenorthwest.org or contact Meg Daly at mdaly@sustainablenorthwest.org or call (503) 221-6911, extension 103.