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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 Dr. Letise LaFeir, Chief of Conservation and Stewardship at the New England Aquarium about Resilient Leadership, Interconnected Stewardship, and Integrated Science Communication.  Read her full bio below.

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1:55 - Friends in adulthood
10:37 - Interview with Letise LaFeir starts
21:45 - LaFeir's Career Path 
34:50 - Policy Work 
41:09 - Field Notes with LaFeir

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Guest Bio: 
Dr. Letise LaFeir serves as the Chief of Conservation and Stewardship at New England Aquarium, overseeing Animal Care, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, Conservation Learning, Conservation Policy, and Community Engagement. LaFeir most recently served as a day-one Biden-Harris Administration appointee in the role of Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Before holding that position, LaFeir was a Program Officer and later Director of Federal Policy at Resources Legacy Fund; California Ocean Policy Manager at Monterey Bay Aquarium; Policy Analyst and later National Outreach Coordinator for NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries; and Director of Government Relations and Education Program Coordinator at the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. She also spent one year as a Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow for now-retired Congressman Sam Farr of California. In 2014, LaFeir founded and still co-owns Upwelling Consulting, LLC. During her career, she has been honored with several awards, has had countless public speaking engagements, and has served on several professional advisory boards. In addition to authoring or co-authoring several scientific publications and a book of poetry, she is a certified scuba diver (Advanced and Nitrox) and has traveled to all seven continents and the seafloor. LaFeir holds a B.S. in Aquatic Biology and a B.A. in English (with Honors in Creative Writing) from Brown University, and a Ph.D. in Marine Biology from the University of Delaware-College of Marine Studies.

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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 Mark Coleman, Author, Planet Pragmatism and Director of Advanced Energy Advisory and Innovation with TRC Companies about Establishing Trust, Rediscovering Humanity, and Planet Pragmatism.  Read his full bio below.

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 2:45 - Delightful things
10:08 - Interview with Mark Coleman
20:32 - How to work through all the Noise
29:22 - How do you build Trust with doubtful people
47:06 - Fieldnotes with Mark!

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Guest  Bio:
Mark C. Coleman is an award-winning author and recognized voice as a business and leadership advisor, entrepreneur, and educator specializing in sustainable change management and enterprise development. With over 25 years of experience, he inspires both current and future leaders to embrace principled leadership founded on pragmatism, dignity, trust, and accountability. He has served as a strategic advisor to numerous leading organizations across academia, industry, emerging enterprises, and government, focusing on the intersection of societal change, environmental risk, and sustainable innovation. 

Mr. Coleman currently serves as Director of Advisory and Innovation within TRC’s Advanced Energy (AE) business segment where he works with leaders across the organization and with partners and clients to strategically advance best-in-class integrated solutions to complex energy and business challenges. His work is focused on the nexus of energy and environmental innovation and the emergent sustainable economy, marked by solutions which are decarbonized, digital, decentralized, and which also embody social impact, environmental justice, and economic equity at their foundation.

As the founder of Convergence Mitigation Management (CMM), a high-impact business intelligence, strategy, and management consultancy, Mr. Coleman provides custom advisory services to entrepreneurs, small and medium sized businesses, government, applied research, and non-governmental organizations.

In July 2025 Mr. Coleman published his 4th book, Planet Pragmatism: The New Path to Prosperity. Mark currently serves as a Board Member of Ecology Prime, a global platform catalyzing ecologic education, outreach, and communications. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for Cayuga Community College and as an adjunct instructor of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprise at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in Sustainable Enterprise. Mr. Coleman resides in the Finger Lakes region of New York with his wife and two sons. 

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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 Dr. Na'Taki Osborne Jelks, assistant professor of environmental and health sciences at Spelman College and Co-Founder of the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance about Community Science, Climate Justice, and Mentorship. Read her full bio below.

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1:36 - The Positives about Fall
7:59 - Interview with Dr. Jelks starts
17:40 - West Atlanta Watershed Alliance 
29:56 - Challenges of Funding
39:35 - Field Notes with Dr. Jelks!

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Guest Bio: 
Dr. Na’Taki Osborne Jelks is an assistant professor of environmental and health sciences at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and Co-Founder of the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, a community-based, environmental justice organization. Jelks investigates urban environmental health disparities; the impact of climate change on marginalized communities; the role that place, race, and social factors play in influencing health; and urban greening and resilience practices and their impact on health. She also develops, implements, and evaluates community-based initiatives that set conditions to enable low-income and communities of color to empower themselves to reduce exposure to environmental health hazards. Jelks’ scholarship centers participatory approaches that engage environmentally overburdened communities in monitoring local environmental conditions, generating actionable data for community change, and developing effective community-based interventions that revitalize toxic, degraded spaces into healthy places. She is currently leading UrbanHeatATL, a research initiative in which local students and community members are mapping urban heat islands in Atlanta with community science. Her research has been supported by public and private entities such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Rockefeller, Robert Wood Johnson, JPB, and National Science Foundations.

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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 Josh Hirten, Environmental Discipline Leader at CDM Smith about The Silver Tsunami, Mentorship, and Global Collaboration.   Read his full bio below.

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1:39 - Diving Adventures with Nic & Laura
8:30 - Interview with Josh Hirten Starts
13:34- Sampling through cavern diving 
22:04 - Impact of professional organization 
29:05 - Field Notes with Josh!

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Guest  Bio:
Joshua Hirten, PG is an Environmental Discipline Leader at CDM Smith with over 28 years of experience. He holds an MS in Geology from the University of Florida, BA in Geology from the State University of New York, Buffalo, and is registered Professional Geologist in Florida.

Josh is part of the Sky Wave at CDM Smith Team that combines data acquisition and machine learning to obtain detailed results to drive data to decisions. Josh is the Program Manager for the Waste Cleanup Program at the FDEP. In addition to environmental projects, Josh developed and conducted Project Management training at over 20 locations globally.

Josh is actively involved in professional activities, serving as Board Member for National Association of Environmental Professionals and Vice President for Florida Association of Environmental Professionals.

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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 Michael Carter, Climate and Workforce Manager at King County’s Executive Climate Office about Local Workforce Empowerment, Climate, and Good Trouble.   Read his full bio below.

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1:43 - The Art of Hustling 
8:11 - Interview with Michael Carter Starts
15:30- Challenges talking about Climate
29:14 - Being a good trouble maker
43:24 - On being a poet

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Guest  Bio:
Michael Carter is a changemaker and good trouble seeker, serving as the Climate and Workforce Manager at King County’s Executive Climate Office (ECO). His work centers on connecting communities affected by climate change with living wage employment opportunities linked to clean energy deployment. He leads initiatives like King County JumpStart, a workforce development program to connect youth to clean energy careers, and local businesses to clean energy contracts at King County. In addition, he serves as the co-chair of the Coalition for Climate Careers, a public-private partnership focused on increasing access to the green economy for underrepresented groups. Michael is committed to bridging the gap between skilled trades and clean energy deployment while ensuring equitable access to living-wage jobs for frontline communities impacted by climate change. He holds a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Southern California (USC), where his research focused on integrating workforce development into local government climate action plans.

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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 Matt Scott, Director of Storytelling and Engagement at Project Drawdown and founding director of Drawdown Stories about Storytelling, Opportunities through Connections, and Everyday Changemakers.   Read his full bio below.

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1:32 - Power of Stories
7:56 - Interview with Matt Scott Begins
15:08 - What is Project Drawdown
24:26 - Bringing everyday people into the convo
35:50 - Draw to Reality TV

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Guest  Bio:
Matt Scott (He/Him) is the Director of Storytelling and Engagement at Project Drawdown and founding director of Drawdown Stories, where he helps everyday people connect with climate solutions. He hosts Drawdown’s Neighborhood, a climate solutions docuseries, highlighting local climate heroes across the U.S. with a focus on passing the mic to voices who often go unheard. Previously, Matt led global community engagement for NASA’s Space Apps Challenge, the world’s largest problem-solving hackathon, earning two NASA awards and collaborating with organizations including the UN, USAID, Nike, and the Obama White House. He’s also the creator of Let’s Care and the film 20s & Change: San Francisco, which has been recognized at three film festivals. Matt's work has been featured by The Weather Channel, National Geographic, Grist, PBS, FEMA, NOAA, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Hollywood Climate Summit, and more. 

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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, Nik talks LIVE with Cinder Miller, President of Gray and Pape, Andrew Goldberg, Principal at Agora at American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA)’s 31st Annual Conference about the future of environmental policy and protecting cultural resources.   Read their full bios below.

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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 Katherine Amidon, Senior Water Resources Planner at Bolton & Menk about Career Path to Planning, Challenges of Long-Term Planning, and Personal Growth and Balance.   Read her full bio below.

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2:05 - Nic meets a Manta Ray!
5:26 - Interview with Katherine begins
9:03 - How do you plan well?
25:15: - AICP Certification 
33:27 - Field Notes with Katherine

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Guest Bio: 
Katherine is a Senior Water Resources Planner at Bolton & Menk, a multidisciplinary firm offering a wide array of services ranging from planning, engineering, and design to project communications and GIS. She is a hands-on project manager who enjoys working alongside project stakeholders to work through complex projects. Katherine is passionate about projects involving water, equitable access to nature, and regional land use analysis. She considers herself a "forever sponge" - there is always more to learn. She is an active member on the board for Friends of the Reedy River and has been involved with the South Carolina statewide watershed planning process as the Vice Chair of the Saluda River Basin Council. When not planning, which she also does in her personal life, she can be found on her Trek bike, teaching yoga, or backpacking.

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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 Fred Wagner, principal environmental advisor at Jacobs about the courts reshaping policy, NEPA uncertainty, and sticking to core environmental Values.  Read his full bio below.

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1:42 - Do you know your NEPA terms?
8:09 - Interview with Fred Wagner Starts
24:17 - Alligator Alcatraz  
31:24 - What are defensible exclusions now
46:29 - How do we balances changes with our values

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Guest  Bio:

Fred Wagner focuses his practice on environmental and natural resources issues associated with major infrastructure, mining and energy project development. Fred helps clients manage and then defend in court environmental reviews performed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or equivalent state statutes. He works with public agencies and private developers to secure permits and approvals from federal and state regulators under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Fred is familiar with the full range of issues surrounding USDOT surface transportation programs, including grant management, procurement, suspension and debarment, and safety regulations. During his career, Fred has handled a wide variety of environmental litigation in federal trial and appellate courts across the country, from citizen suits, to government enforcement actions, to Administration Procedure Act (APA) challenges.

Fred was appointed Chief Counsel of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) during the Obama administration. He managed all legal matters involving the $40 billion Federal-Aid Highway program, including environmental and natural resources issues for highway and multimodal transportation projects. Among other high-profile projects, he oversaw the agency’s defense of the following:  New York's Tappan Zee Bridge, San Francisco's Presidio Parkway, Chicago's Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, Kentucky and Indiana's Ohio River Bridges, North Carolina's Bonner Bridge, Alabama's Birmingham Northern Beltline, Wisconsin's Zoo Interchange, and Washington's State Road 520 Bridge. He represented the FHWA on government-wide Transportation Rapid Response Team, a multi-agency task force focused on improving project delivery and environmental review reforms.

Fred began his career as a trial attorney in the Environment Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Misdemeanor Trial Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Prior to joining Venable, he spent more than 20 years in private practice at a national law firm focusing on environmental and natural resources issues.

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Outro: Never Ending

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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 Alex Troutman, Wildlife Biologist about Spark Birds, Lifer Pie, and Becoming the Mirror for Yourself.   Read his full bio below.

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Showtimes: 
1:17 - Learning from our Guests
8:40 - Interview with Alex Troutman Starts
15:51 - Favorite Roles 
26:40 - Being a role model 
41:53 - Field Notes with Alex!

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Guest  Bio:

Alex is a Fish and Wildlife Biologist and Environmental educator with a passion for sharing and immersing the younger generation into nature. He has a Bachelor of Biology and master’s degree with a focus in  Conservation Biology from Georgia Southern University.  Knowing how it feels to not see anybody who looks like you  in your dream career, Alex makes it a point to be that representation for the younger generation.  He is  the co-organizer for several Black in X weeks including Black Birders Week and Black Mammologists Week,  A movement encouraging diversity in nature, and the celebration of Black individuals  scientists, and increasing awareness of Black nature enthusiasts, and diversity in STEM fields.

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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 Kristy Drutman, Founder and Co-CEO of Green Jobs Board about Going Viral, Consistency and Rejection to Redirection to get to Your Career.   Read her full bio below.

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Showtimes: 
1:32 - Condensing info through Social Media
8:06 - Interview with Kristy Starts
15:38 - Brown Girl Green 
23:30 - Career Path with all the twists & turns
36:10 - #Field Notes with Kristy 

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Guest Bio: 
Kristy Drutman, otherwise known as “Browngirl Green” is a speaker, consultant, media producer, and environmental educator passionate about working at the intersections between media, diversity, and environmentalism. As an entrepreneur and climate communications expert, Kristy has educated hundreds of thousands of people across the globe about modern-day environmental issues through speeches and media content as well as facilitates workshops centered around environmental media and storytelling in cities across the United States. She has been invited to the White House multiple times as an on-ground reporter, was featured in Teen Vogue, NY Times, Refinery 29 among many other publications, is a Grist 50 under 50 recipient and a Create and Cultivate Top 100 creator. 

Kristy is also the Co-Founder of the Green Jobs Board, a climate tech start-up bridging the equity and inclusion gap within the green economy through conversations, resources, and pathways to bring more diverse talent into the environmental field.

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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 Nic and Laura talk behind the scenes at EPR!

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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 Kendra Pierre-Louis, climate journalist about Climate Science, Journalism, and Working Backwards to get to Your Career.   Read her full bio below.

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Showtimes: 
1:40 - ChatGpt Weighing in 
8:01 - Interview with Kendra Starts
19:44 - What does it mean being a Journalist in this moment 
33:19 - Accepting Supremacy of Natural Systems 
35:30 - #Fieldnotes with Kendra

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Guest Bio: 
Kendra Pierre-Louis is an award-winning climate reporter. She has worked as climate reporter with Bloomberg, a senior climate reporter with the Gimlet/Spotify podcast How to Save a planet,  and as a staff writer for Popular Science.  She is also the author of the book, "Green Washed: Why We Can't Buy Our Way to a Green Planet." 

Kendra is a recipient of the 2023 New York Press Club Award for the audio story, “Sandy Was Just the Start. Is New York City Building Resiliently Enough for What’s Coming Next?” and a  2022 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award. She received the gold award in the magazine category for her story "How rising groundwater caused by climate change could devastate coastal communities in MIT Technology Review. 

Kendra has  an MS in Science Writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MA in Sustainable Development  from the SIT Graduate Institute and a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University.

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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 Radhika Bhatt, climate career coach, recruiter, and Founder of Saathe Studio about Coaching, Creative Integration, and Making it as a Solopreneur.  Read her full bio below.

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Showtimes: 
2:38 - Who & how we are hiring 
10:49 - Interview with Bhatt Starts
18:47 - Shifts in Administrations affecting the hiring process?
31:57 - Hiring Advice from Bhatt
36:47 - Connections through DJing

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Connect with Radhika Bhatt at https://www.linkedin.com/in/radhika-bhatt/

Guest Bio: 
Radhika Bhatt is a climate career coach, recruiter, and founder of Saathe Studio, a climate career agency helping people find soul-aligned, impactful work. She has helped 500+ professionals—from recent grads to senior leaders—find their way to purpose-driven careers in climate and social impact. Her holistic approach emphasizes defining your north star, refining resumes and LinkedIn profiles, and also tapping into authentic career stories, cultivating regenerative networks, and strategically uncovering the hidden job market. She’s currently a careers advisor with Terra.do and a part-time recruiter with Fourier, and also runs events with leading climate organizations like The Bloom and MCJ, and has spoken at NY Climate Week, DC Climate Week, Climate Careers Week, the White House, and the UN Global People's Summit. Before running her own business, she worked in various U.S. government agencies for 8 years at the intersection of technology, design, and community building.

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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 Julia Gohlke, Professor of Environmental Health, Department of Population Health Sciences at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg VA about Environmental and Human Health, Shaping Risk, and Policy.   Read her full bio below.

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2:13 - People over animals?
6:15 - Interview with Julia Gohlke begins
12:18 - Managing expectations with Environmental Health 
22:37 - Data use in Julia's Work
28:21 - Field Notes with Julia!

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Guest Bio: 
Dr. Gohlke is a professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Virginia Tech. She received a PhD from the University of Washington, School of Public Health, Seattle, WA and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. She has authored over 90 peer reviewed publications using toxicology and spatial epidemiology methods to examine health outcomes associated with chemical exposures, living in close proximity to resource extraction sites, and heat and flood events.  She teaches courses in environmental health and risk assessment, and directs a graduate training program in rural environmental health.
 

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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 Marilyn Waite, lifelong environmental actionist about Going from Sanitation to Nuclear, Financing the Future, and Climate Curiosity.   Read her full bio below.

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Time - NAEP Member Shoutouts
Time - Nic and Laura dive into marketing yourself
Time - Interview starts
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Guest Bio: 
Marilyn currently leads the Climate Finance Fund, supported by the Hewlett Foundation and hosted by the European Climate Foundation. 

Previously, Marilyn led energy and cleantech investments at Village Capital, managed nuclear and renewable energy projects at AREVA (now Orano), and served as a Senior Research Fellow at Project Drawdown, where she led a team to analyze, model, and forecast energy solutions to climate change. Marilyn also worked at the intersection of science and policy at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and in economic development at the United Nations in Madagascar. 

A multilingual speaker and author of Sustainability at Work: Careers that Make a Difference, Marilyn has addressed audiences across five continents on a number of topics in sustainability, including investing, climate change, water, and energy.

Marilyn holds a Master’s Degree with distinction in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering (magna cum laude) from Princeton University. 

Marilyn's vision is a world where sustainability values of social cohesion, environmental consciousness, inter-generational equity, and economic health drive decision-making and business practices.

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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 Natalie Edwards, Owner at Mahogany Environmental & Associates about Navigating Government Careers, Going from Fieldwork to Leadership, and Pursuing Passions.  Read her full bio below.

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2:30 - Dealing with Difficult Coworkers
9:36 - Interview with Natalie Edwards Starts
23:22 - Natalies Favorite Work Projects
28:15 - Not enough? Growing in ones Role
48:30 - Natalies #Fieldnotes story!

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Guest Bio: 
Natalie Edwards spent her childhood growing up in the Pacific Northwest and then moved South to attend Tuskegee University in Tuskegee Alabama. After graduating from Tuskegee, she started her career as a Park Ranger with the US Army Corps of Engineers (Mobile District) and spent her time in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. She worked on several lake and river projects and a few hurricane relief/clean ups. After 5 years of being a Park Ranger, Natalie went to work for the Savannah District in the Atlanta Metro area. Where she got the opportunity to experience all kinds of projects and some very interesting personalities. 

In 2018, Natalie moved back to Portland Oregon and continued working with the Corps for another 2 years before leaving after 20 years of service. In 2022 Natalie founded Mahogany Environmental & Associates where it has allowed her to meet and forge new opportunities. 

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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 Andrew Goldberg, ACRA's head of government relations about Architectural Policy, Historic Preservation, and ACRA.   Read his full bio below.

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2:04 - Science Communication Evolution 
7:02 - Interview with Andrew Goldberg begins
10:51 - Goldberg's multiple roles
29:20 - NEPA & Section 106 Challenges
37:47 - Andrew Goldberg's Field Notes Story

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Connect with Andrew Goldberg at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewgoldbergdc/

Guest Bio:
Andrew Goldberg has spent more than three decades leading winning advocacy programs. After serving as a top legislative aide to key members of Congress, he led a press and lobbying program for a British healthcare association in London. As managing director of government relations and advocacy for the American Institute of Architects, Andrew transformed its advocacy program and pushed several landmark bills to enactment. In 2018, Andrew formed Agora, a government relations consulting firm whose clients include the American Cultural Resources Association. Andrew has been quoted in Politico, Roll Call, the Hill, the Washington Post, and others.

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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 Faith Kearns, scientist and science communication practitioner about Building a Career in Science Communication, Listening as a Skill, and Working with Communities.  Read her full bio below.

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2:03 - Skills of an Event Planning 
9:29 - Interview with Faith Kearns Starts
19:08 - Faith's day to day
29:39 - Faiths Book - Scientific Communication 
37:45 - Field Notes with Faith!

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Connect with Faith Kearns at https://www.faithkearns.com/bio

Guest Bio: 
Faith Kearns is a scientist-communicator who focuses on water, wildfire, climate, and disasters in the western US. She is the author of the book Getting to the Heart of Science Communication and co-host of the podcast Water Talk. She is currently the Director of Research Communication for the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative in the Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University.

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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 Marc Dunkelman, about why nothing works, being a lonely bengals fan, and todays regulatory landscape. Read his full bio below.

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• 1:22 - Power of Positive People
• 8:20 - Interview with Marc Dunkelman begins 
• 15:06 - How to navigate the regulatory landscape 
• 29:09 - Environmental Laws; how they came to be
• 42:27- How did the book come to be
• 46:53 - Field Notes with Marc!

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Guest Bio:

Marc J. Dunkelman is a fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and a former fellow at NYU’s Marron Institute of Urban Management. During more than a decade working in politics, he worked for Democratic members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives and as a senior fellow at the Clinton Foundation. The author of The Vanishing Neighbor, Dunkelman’s work has also appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlantic, and Politico. 

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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 Catherine McCandless, Senior Climate Resilience Project Manager in the City of Boston's Office of Climate Resilience about coastal resilience, Interdisciplinary Skills, and Passion Driven Careers. Read her full bio below.

Thank you to RayEA for sponsoring today's episode - check them out at rayEAllc.com.

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Showtimes: 
1:33 - 200th Episode !
7:11 - Interview with Catherine McCandless begins 
16:37 - Managing Communications with many Stakeholders
25:01- Manhatten Woods Project
34:15 - Field Notes with Catherine!

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Guest Bio:
Catherine McCandless is a Senior Climate Resilience Project Manager in the City of Boston's Office of Climate Resilience. In this role, she leads the development of neighborhood coastal resilience plans, the implementation of coastal resilience projects and wetlands restoration projects, community engagement and education, coastal resilience grant applications, and the cross-departmental integration of climate resilience into the City's planning, capital projects, and permit review. Originally from Durham, N.C., Catherine holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and Biology from Wellesley College and a Master in Urban Planning from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

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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 Chris Moyer, founder and president of Echo Communications Advisors about Climate Policy, Entrepreneurship, and Triathlons. Read his full bio below.

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1:52 - Can getting fired be a good thing?
11:07 - Interview with Chris Moyer begins 
16:36 - Communications in the Climate Space
29:10- Working with Clients 
38:09 - Field Notes with Chris!

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Guest Bio:
Chris has spent nearly two decades advising high-profile leaders and shaping federal and state policies through strategic communications.

With deep experience across the electoral, legislative, and regulatory landscape, Chris has advised top-tier presidential, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial campaigns advancing forward-thinking climate policies. He has worked with state attorneys general fighting harmful federal climate rollbacks and supported advocacy organizations accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels.

Chris served as a communications advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, helping to communicate about the implementation of more than $90 billion in renewable energy programs. He has also guided clients seeking inclusion of their priority policies in major federal climate legislation, including the Inflation Reduction Act, and led strategic communications efforts that helped secure a highly competitive $5 billion EPA grant.

Chris has worked for three U.S. Senators, most recently leading communications for Senator Cory Booker’s presidential campaign in New Hampshire before launching Echo Communications Advisors, formerly Moyer Strategies, in 2020. Chris was named one of Washingtonian’s 500 Most Influential People of 2025 for shaping climate and environment policy. His insights on climate and energy policy developments have been featured in Politico, Axios, Bloomberg, E&E News, Heatmap News, Reuters, Inside Climate News, and elsewhere.

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Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller

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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 Mark Ray, environmental consultant about Wetlands, Habitat Restoration, and a Really Great Field Story.   Read his full bio below.

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Showtimes: 
1:49 - Share your Field Notes!
3:38 - Interview with Mark Ray Starts
12:35 - Mitigation Banking
23:24 - Challenges Starting your own business 
31:55 - Mark Rays Field Note!

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Guest Bio:
Mr. Ray has a Master of Science in Environmental Science with a concentration in Applied Ecology from Miami University. He is the Principal of RayEA, LLC.  Mr. Ray has been involved with the Habitat Restoration and the Mitigation Banking industry since the late 1980s. He has worked all over the U.S. in varied ecosystems. He has restored mountain streams to coastal wetlands and many ecosystems in between. He has worked directly with 26 mitigation banks in 14 states.  He specializes in many types of endangered species surveys. Some current projects include whole forest ecosystem banking and long-term ocean weather monitoring.

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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 Sameer Neve, a sustainability strategist, biochar researcher, and environmental justice advocate whose work spans everything from sports to soil science about Biochar, Sustainability in Sports, and Using LinkedIn to the Fullest.   Read his full bio below.

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Showtimes: 
0:35 - Fun Facts about Peppers
3:36 - Nic and Laura talk bad bosses!
12:03 - Interview with Sameer Begins
25:52 - How to connect with your community as an introvert
41:01 - Sameer's Field Story 

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Connect with Sameer Neve at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevesameer/

Guest  Bio:
Sameer Neve is an innovative Environmental Engineer, sustainability advocate, and interdisciplinary researcher with a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. With over 7 years of experience at the intersection of science, policy, and impact, Sameer has led projects focused on decarbonization strategies, ESG frameworks, and advanced environmental site assessments across sectors ranging from energy and infrastructure to education and sports.

Currently serving as an Associate Consultant at WSP USA and Advisory Board Member at HydraEarth Network, Sameer brings his expertise in clean energy and workforce development to shape equitable and resilient environmental solutions. His groundbreaking work in biochar research—particularly the sustainable reuse of spent biomass—has informed innovations in soil remediation, biodiversity restoration, and climate-resilient infrastructure. His efforts have been recognized through multiple peer-reviewed publications and a U.S. patent.

A strong advocate for environmental justice and community-led solutions, Sameer has contributed to national-scale environmental justice datasets, urban decontamination projects, and inclusive sustainability strategies that prioritize historically underserved populations. He also brings sustainability thinking into non-traditional domains like sports, where he explores how athletic facilities, events, and infrastructure can align with low-carbon, nature-positive goals.

From building local water purification systems in India to mentoring future environmental leaders in the U.S., Sameer continues to bridge technical expertise with real-world impact. His mission is clear: to design systems, inspire change, and build a future where biodiversity thrives, equity is embedded, and sustainability is second nature.

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