Meet Our Staff
Marstel-Day, LLC provides our clients with a complete array of staff to serve our client's needs. Our senior staff also provide our clients with flexible and scalable services to execute small to large programs utilizing the skill sets of our in-house support staff, network of consultants and adjunct professionals, and teaming partners. Because of our streamlined operation and extensive partnering relationships in the conservation arena, we can provide our clients with cost effective and highly skilled teams to execute project work.
In addition to our strong project management and technical skills, Marstel-Day's capabilities are further enhanced by our unique insights into high-level environmental program trends. These insights have been gained by key staff who held senior leadership positions in the Department of Interior (DOI), Department of Defense (DoD), and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These past positions include:
- Director, Army Environmental Policy Institute
- Policy Director, House Armed Services Committee
- Assistant for Environmental Quality, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Installation Management (Department of the Army)
- Head of NAVFAC's Real Estate Base Closure and Land Use Support Section
- Member, EPA FACA Compliance Assistance Advisory Committee
- Director, Navy BRAC Program
- Director, Navy Installations Planning
- Assistant Commander, Navy and Marine Corps Facilities Engineering and Design
- Director of Community Development/Planning, Manatee County, Florida
- Research Fellow, Sustainable Energy Institute
- Water Resources Researcher, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Planning Director, Tarpon Springs, Florida
- White House Military Social Aide-de-camp
- Officer-in-Charge of the Marine Corps Reserve Forces Mobilization Readiness Assessment Team
- Manager for NEPA Compliance, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
- Chair, Maryland Environmental Noise Advisory Council
- Deputy Commander, USACE, South Pacific Division
- District Engineer, USACE, Louisville and Albuquerque Districts
- Commissioner, Northern California Power Agency
- Manager, Port of Oakland Airport Terminal Expansion Program
Leadership Team
Rebecca R. Rubin, President and Managing Partner
H. Lee Halterman, Partner
James "Phil" Huber, Partner
Juli MacDonald-Wimbush, Partner
Sean B. Donahoe, Vice-President for Resource Studies
Jennifer Graham, Senior Program Manager
Dave Peixotto, P.E., Western Regional Manager
Professional Staff
Richard A. Engel, Senior Real Estate and Land Use Advisor
Senior Advisors in Energy and the Environment
Janet C. Menig, Senior Executive Consultant
(President and Managing Partner) rrr@marstel-day.com
Ms. Rubin is the founder, president, and managing partner of Marstel-Day, LLC, a woman-owned, small, Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) enterprise. She established Marstel-Day in 2002 as an expression of her commitment to resolving complex policy and planning issues relating to natural resource conservation, land use, energy, and water, and their intersections. As a result, Marstel-Day is a conservation-minded company that provides expertise in strategic planning, policy, and analysis services for clients facing a broad array of environmental, energy, and land use requirements.
Ms. Rubin guides the development of the company's core practice areas and oversees a professional staff of five dozen intellectually and professionally diverse thinkers, planners, and strategists. She has broadened and diversified the company's initial client base, from U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) agencies specializing in military base disposal issues, to senior managers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the General Services Administration, the Bureau of Land Management, National Laboratories, port authorities, and other private and nonfederal government entities. Ms. Rubin also manages a growing new practice in international environmental and strategic planning services, with clients that include the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Agency for International Development. Ms. Rubin oversees the development of new methodologies, such as Net Environmental Benefits Assessments, at multiple closed and transferring Army bases and EPA Superfund sites, in order to help define appropriate levels of cleanup while minimizing damage to natural resources. She oversees the company's water resources practice that is at the forefront of dredging, wetland restoration, and other water resources management issues as they touch on Environmental Site Assessment, Exposure Factors Handbook, Clean Water Act, and other federal and state environmental policies.
In addition, Ms. Rubin directs many of Marstel-Day's major project initiatives. These include transferring excess and surplus military properties to federal, state, and local organizations; identifying federal legislative solutions to effectuate both natural resource conservation and expedited military base disposal; designing re-engineering and procurement investment strategies for federal agency managers; and establishing real estate partnering initiatives with conservation organizations. Among her successes is the transfer of tens of thousands of acres of former military base land into the hands of federal and nonfederal natural resource and habitat conservators, allowing the lands to be managed in perpetuity for conservation, natural resource protection, and public open space or recreation.
Prior to founding Marstel-Day, Ms. Rubin served from June 1998 to February 2000 as the director of the Army Environmental Policy Institute, Atlanta, GA, where she managed the research, analysis, and development of environmental policies and strategies for the U.S. Army. From 1988 to1998, she worked at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), Alexandria, VA, serving as manager of the Environmental Program from 1994 to 1998. During that time, she established the first environmental studies program for the Institute for Defense Analysis, a federally funded research and development center that performs cost and operational effectiveness studies for DoD.
Ms. Rubin holds a master of arts degree in international security studies from Columbia University, New York, NY (1991), with a minor in the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict, and a bachelor of arts degree with a dual concentration in U.S. history and government from Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (1987).
(Partner) lh@marstel-day.com
Mr. Halterman serves as the company's chief financial officer and general counsel. In addition he continues to support and sometimes oversee projects in the fields of strategic planning studies and analysis; legal, legislative, regulatory, and policy analysis; encroachment management and land use; Net Environmental Benefit Assessments; water resources and maritime issues; national security, non-proliferation, and arms control; and energy development.
His clients have included federal government agencies and military services, local port authorities, and private corporations, among others. He has played a lead role in a number of Marstel-Day's initiatives: he led the effort on behalf of the USMC to develop an engagement strategy to ensure that the Corps' military operational requirements were appropriately considered in any permitting analyses associated with the proposal to site a liquefied natural gas facility off-shore of MCB Camp Pendleton. Similarly, he led Marstel-Day's efforts to develop a comparable engagement strategy to deal with threatened civil airport encroachment at MCAS Miramar. He has led Marstel-Day's effort to assist the Marine Corps in study potential land acquisition and Special Use Airspace establishment at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, CA. He was co-author of the company's transformation study for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources. He led Marstel-Day's effort to develop pathways for improving the evaluation of proposed budget investments in NOAA's global environmental observation and data management systems for of NOAA's Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation (NOAA PA&E). He also contributed to the study regarding the Army's streamlining of the execution of its NEPA obligations in connection with the BRAC '05 round of base closures. In addition, he led Marstel-Day's efforts on behalf of the Port of Oakland's maritime and aviation development program and facilitated a number of complex multi-stakeholder disputes among industry-environmental stakeholder groups and regulators. His work in the latter areas has aided efforts to transfer the former Sierra Army Depot to non-profit conservators and restore wetlands at the former Hamilton Army Airfield.
He also managed the industry-labor association Bay Dredging Action Coalition. In this capacity, he was elected to chair the state-federal, multi-agency, stakeholder Long Term Management Strategy, Environmental Windows Working Group, a NOAA-sanctioned multi-stakeholder forum chartered to ensure that science studies and harbor/channel dredging and disposal operational best management practices are appropriately calibrated.
He received his BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley and his Juris Doctor from its Boalt Hall School of Law, at which he was a member of the Moot Court Board. He formerly served as Democratic Counsel and Policy Director to the House Armed Services Committee, serving simultaneously as General Counsel to Representative Ronald V. Dellums, for whom he worked for 28 years, retiring from congressional service in 1998.
Mr. Halterman is a member of the United States Supreme Court bar, the bars of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and the Supreme Court of the State of California. He maintains his status as an active member of the California Bar. He is a past member of the California Democratic Party State Central Committee and Executive Board; past President and Chairman of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the ACLU Foundation of Northern California; past President and Chairman of the Oakland Ballet Association; past Chairman of the Berkeley Mayor's Advisory Committee; and, past Chairman and founder of Berkeley Citizens Action.
Mr. Halterman has striven to integrate his professional activities into undertakings that can achieve multiple benefits for the nation. On behalf of Marstel-Day clients, he utilizes both the negotiation and mediation skills and the policy formulation experience he has developed over nearly four decades of public and private sector work and non-profit organization leadership.
(Partner) ph@marstel-day.com
Mr. Huber has more than 40 years of military, federal government civil service, and private sector consulting experience. As a partner of Marstel-Day, Mr. Huber is responsible for the firm's Sustainment Program portfolio. The portfolio includes a wide range of issue identification and problem solving associated with encroachment analysis, comprehensive planning, interaction with stakeholders, and understanding and influencing of state and federal legislation and regulations. Mr. Huber has worked on many projects that produce strategies, policies, decision support tools, training modules, and comprehensive plans, and he has conducted and facilitated many encroachment partnering and management workshops throughout the United States. He supports projects for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.
Mr. Huber's military career spanned 30 years in both active and reserve status. His major deployments were to Viet Nam, Saudi-Arabia/Kuwait, and Bosnia. He retired as a colonel.
Concurrent with his military career, he completed 28 years of federal civil service in a wide variety of environmental positions, culminating as the Assistant for Environmental Quality, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (DASA) for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH). Mr. Huber's assignments included managing two Army installation environmental programs, working on the environmental staffs of two Army major commands (one in Europe), and managing worldwide general support programs as a staff member for the U.S. Army Environmental Center. He has extensive experience in working multiple environmental challenges associated with DoD's encroachment issues and integrating environmental considerations into various DoD business processes such as installation management, logistics, acquisition, training and education, and military training and operations. Mr. Huber's last civil assignment was as an information technology specialist supporting the Air Force's Chief Information Officer.
Mr. Huber has a bachelor of science degree in forest science from Pennsylvania State University, PA; a master of business administration degree from Jacksonville State University, AL; and a master's degree in national resourcing from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Washington, DC.
(Partner) jmacdonald@marstel-day.com
As a partner of Marstel-Day, LLC, Ms. MacDonald-Wimbush heads the company's international initiatives: developing a global environmental monitoring service in partnership with IHS-Jane's strategic advisory services; supporting the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Staff, and Army Environmental Policy Institute to develop a framework for operationalizing sustainability at expeditionary camps; and leading the company's on-site team supporting OSD's execution of the Warsaw Initiative Fund program. Ms. MacDonald-Wimbush joined Marstel-Day after a distinguished career as a senior executive at the global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, where she managed principal parts of the company's intelligence analysis market and future strategy account for the Director of Net Assessment of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In that capacity, she designed and led many "alternative futures" exercises and analyses that sought to understand the trajectories and dynamics of emerging political, economic, environmental, and social trends for national security and defense planners.
Ms. MacDonald-Wimbush has extensive international experience: in the last 15 years, she has led international research teams working in Eurasia, South Asia, and Asia-Pacific regions. She is known for her work on Asian energy security, about which she has authored a number of policy studies and monographs, most notably several recognized studies on Chinese and Indian energy security strategies for Defense and Intelligence Community clients.
Prior to joining Booz Allen, Ms. MacDonald-Wimbush was a senior analyst for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) where she was the primary author of a series of studies exploring the consequences of environmental breakdowns and dysfunctions for national security and defense planners.
Ms. MacDonald-Wimbush holds a master of science degree in international political economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a bachelor of arts degree in international relations from the University of the Pacific. She also studied at the Karl Franzens University in Graz, Austria, and at the Friedrich Willhelm University in Bonn, Germany.
(Vice-President for Resource Studies) sd@marstel-day.com
Vice President for Resources Studies Sean Donahoe manages NEPA and natural resource programs for Marstel-Day, LLC. He is currently managing Marstel-Day's Army BRAC NEPA program, which includes preparation of two Environmental Impact Statements, eight large Environmental Assessments, and supporting studies. He has more than 20 years of environmental consulting experience managing large-scale environmental planning projects and has served as business development lead for many environmental prime-contract awards. Overall, he has conducted more than 300 environmental studies related to NEPA compliance, conservation, and risk assessment for projects across North and South America. He has analyzed the effects and developed mitigation strategies for a wide range of federal actions including military training (Army Transformation, airfield operations, restationing, range construction, and BRAC), forest management, energy projects (biofuels), facility development, port development, road construction, recreation, agricultural leasing, special use permits, lake management, mining, dredging, civil works permitting, dam modification, invasive species management, herbicide spraying programs, and habitat restoration. In addition, he has managed high-profile environmental policy and technical studies in support of the White House and U.S. Congress, as well as provided litigation support to the Department of Justice and to private law firms.
Mr. Donahoe has developed and applied innovative approaches to solve complex NEPA, conservation, regulatory, and policy issues for more than 10 major federal departments and agencies, including Defense (more than 70 military installations including Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines, and 15 Corps Districts for both military and civil works programs), Agriculture (Forest Service, APHIS), Interior (Bureau of Land Management), the Environmental Protection Agency (HQ and all 10 Regions), Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, the Drug Enforcement Agency, Education, Justice, State, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, the White House, and the U.S. Congress.
Mr. Donahoe has strong technical skills in the areas of forest policy, forest systems ecology, carbon sequestration and climate change policy, sustainability analysis, land use modeling, GIS-based cumulative effects analysis, simulation and visioning modeling, uncertainty analysis, civil works planning, ecosystem management, conservation plans, and risk analysis. He is currently working toward the completion of his doctorate in environmental science and policy at George Mason University, where he is studying forest management, sustainability, and climate change policies. He holds a master of science degree in biology with an emphasis in biostatistics and forest ecology from West Virginia University, where for his research he developed multivariate statistical models of forest ecosystems. He also has a bachelor of science degree with a double major in mathematics and biology from Fairmont State University, where he graduated summa cum laude.
Ms. Graham currently serves as a Senior Program Manager in communications and engagement/stakeholder facilitation, encroachment control planning, real estate and conservation transactions, and environmental and land use studies and analyses. She retired from the U. S. Air Force with the rank of Colonel and 23 years of experience in installation command, human capital management, strategic planning, studies and analysis and policy formulation. She has effectively led organizations at base, major command and inter-agency levels; each with award winning results. Her Air Force career includes assignments at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office. Ms. Graham is a 1986 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. She earned a Master of Arts Degree in English Literature from San Jose State University in 1992, and a Master of Science Degree in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University in 2005. She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's General Managers Program (2002).
(Western Regional Manager) dpeixotto@marstel-day.com
Mr. Peixotto is the Western regional manager for Marstel-Day, managing the regional office and the company's projects in the geographical west, as far away as Guam. His portfolio includes supporting the encroachment management program and the land expansion program at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms, CA; preparing an Encroachment Action Plan for the Navy's Northwest Training Range Complex in the Pacific Northwest; and preparing an Encroachment Control and Action Plan for the relocation of Marine Corps units from Okinawa to Guam.
Prior to joining Marstel-Day, Mr. Peixotto was the manager of the Utilities Department at the Port of Oakland, which is responsible for the Port's utilities service as a public utility. He served as a commissioner with the Northern California Power Agency and established a major solar energy system at the Oakland International Airport, the first at a major U.S. airport. Previously, he headed the Oakland Airport Terminal Expansion Program, where he was responsible for the planning, design, and construction program for a major expansion of Oakland's passenger facilities.
Mr. Peixotto has 30 year's experience leading and managing major design, engineering, construction, and environmental programs with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). While on active duty with USACE, Colonel Peixotto held numerous command and staff assignments in the United States and overseas. These include serving as a combat engineer company commander in Vietnam, an assistant professor of engineering at West Point, the military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army in the Pentagon, the commander of the Corp's Albuquerque and Louisville Districts, the assistant director of Military Programs in the Corps' Headquarters in Washington; the commander of the Corps' Kuwait Program Office, which helped rebuild Kuwait after the Gulf War, and the deputy commander of the Corps' South Pacific Division in San Francisco.
Mr. Peixotto is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. He received two master's degrees from Stanford University, in civil engineering and environmental engineering, and a master of business administration from Long Island University. He is a registered professional engineer.
Mr. Angeli is the Air Force Liaison for Marstel-Day, working on the Air Force Encroachment Management Program and additionally serves as an event planner. He retired from the U. S. Air Force with the rank of Senior Master Sergeant and 27 years of experience in administration, executive support, human capital policy and protocol. He has effectively led teams at base, major command, Headquarters Air Force and inter-agency levels.
Mr. Angeli served as a member of protocol staffs for the 50th and 60th Anniversary of the Air Force, two Global Air Chiefs Conferences, the Air Force Memorial Dedication and the Pentagon 9-11 Memorial Dedication ceremonies. His Air Force career includes assignments at the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary/Chief of Staff of the Air Force, several HQ Air Force Organizations, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command and several base level assignments. He received 18 Department of Defense citations for meritorious service including support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Mr. Angeli earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Management from National Louis University in 2009 and an Associated in Applied Science Degree in Information Management from the Community College of the Air Force in 2002, and is an Eagle Scout.
Ms. Barrett works to provide research, analytical, and logistical support to Marstel-Day's Encroachment Control and Strategic Communications Programs. She currently aids in the development of the Sustainability Plan for Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, and in the creation of the Communications and Engagement Plans for Patrick Air Force Base, FL, and Buckley Air Force Base, CO. Her work with the Air Force installations entails, among other duties, the development of the monthly media monitoring summaries and analysis to help keep the installations abreast of unfolding and potential encroachment issues within the surrounding communities. Ms. Barrett also contributes to the redesign of the USAF Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Program. In addition to her project responsibilities, she also designs, edits, and produces the company newsletter, Marstel-Day-to-Day, and has made significant contributions to the redesign of the 2010 Company Profile.
Ms. Barrett is a 2009 graduate of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, with a bachelor's degree in urban and environmental planning and a minor in economics. She has experience working for the advertising department of an independent college newspaper and a particular interest in sustainable international development.
Ms. Birney contributes research and analysis support for MCIEAST-related projects. She started her career with Marstel-Day as an intern during her final university semester. During that time, she produced a report analyzing encroachment impacts on national wildlife refuges and monitored news feeds to collect articles about climate change events for the Global Environmental Monitoring and Intelligence Newsletter published by Marstel-Day and Jane's Strategic Advisory Services.
Ms. Birney completed a bachelor of arts degree in geography with a concentration in community, development, and culture from the University of Mary Washington, VA, in 2010. As part of her undergraduate education, she studied abroad for a semester in Chile and completed a short-term study abroad on sustainable development in Costa Rica. She presented her honors thesis, which explored NGO-led agro-ecological development in highland Guatemala, at the American Association of Geographers annual meeting in Washington, DC, in April 2010. She was highly involved in the UMW Ecology Club and participated in the President's Council on Sustainability. Ms. Birney also has a background in GIS and spatial analysis techniques.
Since joining Marstel-Day in May 2005, Ms. Bisbee has developed a thorough understanding of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's BRAC/NEPA process. She has prepared, reviewed and edited EISs and EAs for the company's Army BRAC'05 NEPA support contract with the Mobile District. In addition, she has assisted the company's USMC encroachment partnering, sustainability, and strategic support consulting focus group to identify regional and local planning organizations around USMC installations. Ms. Bisbee has recently worked onsite in support of Headquarters Marine Corps, I&L, LFL Section recommending retention or disposal of backlogged real estate documents. Documents include internal and external USMC communications and policy determinations required to implement real property management priorities. Additionally, she has worked onsite in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of PA&E. While at NOAA, Ms. Bisbee performed analyses to support development of the FY 08 NOAA Program through the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES) process.
Prior to joining Marstel-Day, Ms. Bisbee worked for the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, as a Cultural Resources Technician in the Noatak National Preserve, Alaska. During that time, she participated in the monitoring, surveying, testing, and excavation of archaeological resources in the park. Upon completion of her baccalaureate, Ms. Bisbee joined the Rhode Island Children's Crusade, Americorps program, where she partnered with teachers to identify student educational needs. She assessed the severity of students' needs to determine best possible course of action by organizing and executing service learning opportunities. Ms. Bisbee is an avid runner, kayaker, and gardener. She has a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Brown University, Providence, RI.
Mr. Bradshaw is a certified project management professional with experience in government and public relations. He is currently assisting Marine Corps Installations West (MCI-West) to design and implement a legislative and regulatory strategy supporting MCI-West with the Department of Defense's Western Regional Partnership and supporting the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center/Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command's (MCAGCC/MAGTFTC) training capability modernization. He also manages the development of a database for encroachment control at the Marine Corps Base at Twentynine Palms, CA. In addition he assists the Navy's Northwest Regional Command with their Northwest Training Range Complex Encroachment Action Plan and the Office of the Secretary of Defense's evaluation of state legislation with regard to planning and encroachment protection.
Prior to working with Marstel-Day, Mr. Bradshaw worked with the Parsons Corporation in San Diego, designing and administering outreach, prequalification, and labor programs for the San Diego Community College Capital Improvement Program. Before that he worked on the Port of Oakland's Maritime and Aviation Project Labor Agreement, which provided labor-management stability and employment opportunities for local residents. Mr. Bradshaw served as a staff assistant to Congresswoman Barbara Lee, for whom he worked on numerous special projects.
Mr. Bradshaw earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a certificate in project management from the University of California San Diego Extension. He was certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Mr. Carrington currently provides on-site technical support to the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Civilian Program Liaison Officer (CPLO) program. The support allows the CPLO Office to effectively leverage the resources of the Marine Corps Base Quantico CPLO staff in dealing with complex issues of preventing encroachment and implementing the Encroachment Action Plan (EAP). Mr. Carrington also served as staff coordinator, responsible for the preparation of an Encroachment Control plan for the Homestead Air Reserve Base (HARB) in Homestead (Headquarters Air Force Encroachment Control Planning Services), FL, and for the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, AZ. These encroachment plans are designed to identify sites where the community growth patterns and military readiness needs may be in conflict, either now or in the future.
Mr. Carrington has over 30 years' professional experience in the public and private sectors. He served as the director of community development planning in a Florida county and in two major cities. He was responsible for coordinating a public/private vision program resulting in the rezoning and development of a 230-acre neo-traditional town center in central Florida. Additionally, he worked for more than 15 years as a developer with direct control of all phases of residential development including property evaluation, acquisition, financing, governmental approvals, project design, and land development for numerous projects in seven states. He was also responsible for establishing, underwriting, and managing a nationwide real estate venture capital profit center with nineteen partnerships. Throughout his career, he has been a spokesman before numerous governmental bodies and agencies regarding zoning matters, development plans, public utilities, environmental issues, development orders, and construction permits.
Mr. Carrington graduated from East Tennessee State University with a bachelor of science degree in economics and continued his education at The University of Tennessee, earning a master of science degree in planning. Mr. Carrington is a charter member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Ms. Chun provides research assistance to the U.S. Naval training ranges in the Pacific Northwest. Her specific responsibilities include maintaining the Northwest Training Range stakeholder list, conducting encroachment-related research, and providing information on issues such as climate change, renewable energy, and the carbon market. Prior to her role with Marstel-Day, Ms. Chun worked as a forest technician at the University of California Blodgett Forest Research Station, where she conducted field research and performed permanent-plot inventory and forest monitoring. She served as an urban forestry field assistant for the University of California, Berkeley, where she worked with members of the local community and nonprofit organizations to improve urban forestry management.
Ms. Chun graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in conservation resource studies, with a minor in forestry. During her studies, she served as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and was a member of and coordinator for the Society of American Foresters.
Mr. Colwell currently serves as a planner in communications and engagement and stakeholder facilitation, encroachment control planning, real estate and conservation transactions, and environmental and land use studies and analyses. He has assisted with developing the tactical communications plan for the U. S. Navy's Enhanced Use Lease efforts at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Navy Recreation Center Solomons, and Naval Support Facility Indian Head, in Maryland. He is also assisting the Air Force in developing the communications and outreach plan for the Headquarters Air Force encroachment management initiative.
He has been involved in various aspects of military master planning as well as private land development and design for 10 years. Prior to working with Marstel-Day, Mr. Colwell was the lone landscape architect for Bowman Consulting's Prince William office. He supported the engineering teams by delivering land use and landscape master plans for residential and commercial development projects. Before joining Bowman, Mr. Colwell worked with The Onyx Group, where he supported military master planning efforts for the U. S. Army and Marine Corps. Mr. Colwell graduated from the University of Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture.
As a project manager for Marstel-Day, Ms. Cowles assists clients with stakeholder communication and engagement activities in support of real estate transactions and encroachment prevention. For Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington, DC, Ms. Cowles leads the effort to develop a tactical communication plan (TCP) and related communication tools for three proposed Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) projects in Maryland: Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Naval Recreation Center Solomons, and Naval Support Facility Indian Head. The goal of the TCP is to identify external stakeholders, potential issues of concern, support or opposition, and their capacity to impact the potential EUL project. Ms. Cowles is also the team lead in developing a Communication and Outreach Strategy for Headquarters Air Force's (HAF) Encroachment Management Initiative. The Strategy, a tool designed to help installations engage their stakeholders to develop a joint action plan to prevent encroachment around the installations, involves generating a robust stakeholder matrix and conducting interviews with internal and external stakeholders to better understand their encroachment priorities.
Ms. Cowles previously worked for Maguire Group Inc. as a senior technical editor, assisting the General Services Administration in promoting interagency coordination to support timely and consistent lighthouse transfers in accordance with the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act and developing a handbook for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act in the U.S. territories for the U.S. Department of the Interior. She has many years of experience in government affairs, including her tenure with the U.S. Department of State and as a legislative assistant at the Trust for America's Health. Ms. Cowles worked as a legislative assistant for former Michigan Congressman Nick Smith, serving as his aide on environment, energy, and science issues through his House Science Subcommittee on Research Chairmanship.
Ms. Cowles received her master's degree in public administration from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where she earned a New Scholar Award (2007), a graduate school scholarship (2008), and a teaching assistantship (2007-2009) and was named 2009 "Graduate of the Year." Ms. Cowles received her bachelor of arts degree in political theory from Michigan State University. She is a member of the American Planning Association and the International City/County Management Association.
Ms. Dufraine works with the Air Force Encroachment Management Program. In this capacity, she conducts research and GIS analysis, contributes to the writing and production of the Installation Complex Encroachment Management Action Plan and the Real Estate Interest Acquisition Strategy documents, while also supporting other initiatives associated with Marstel-Day's Air Force encroachment management work. Her work on encroachment partnering projects identifies public agencies and nonprofit conservators that could potentially partner with military installations to establish real estate-based Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) conservation partnering agreements.
Prior to joining Marstel-Day, Ms. Dufraine worked as a research assistant conducting human-wildlife conflict research. Her research has contributed to a variety of projects: an assessment and comparison of wolf conflict in the United States, Norway, and Sweden; the development of a GIS-based model that simulates elk movement in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada; an assessment of incidences of captive tiger attacks; and a review of legislation regulating private ownership of tigers in the U.S. She has also compiled data for an ongoing assessment of the feasibility of reintroducing the critically endangered South China Tiger to the wild.
Ms. Dufraine graduated with honors from Colby College, where she studied environmental studies with a concentration in policy and completed an honors thesis examining large carnivore conflict and management in the U.S. She also studied science, technology, and society and completed an honors thesis examining the social implications of GIS.
Ms. Dugo supports the G-5 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) in Twentynine Palms, CA, as an administrative specialist to the Community Relations department. Prior to joining Marstel-Day, Ms. Dugo worked in various administrative capacities across the nation. Ms. Dugo graduated from Iowa State University in 2009 with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and minor in economics. She is an active volunteer and strong believer in the importance of donating time and energy to the community. She is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of USA and completed her Silver Award in 2001 and Gold Award in 2005.
(Senior Real Estate and Land Use Advisor) re@marstel-day.com
Mr. Engel is Marstel-Day's Senior Real Estate and Land Use Advisor, responsible for developing agency-wide, regional, and local real estate; conservation partnering; and compatible land use planning programs. His specialties include providing long-term program implementation support to agency headquarters and regional offices, crafting comprehensive policy documents, developing program implementation strategies, and creating multi-stakeholder regional land use planning and conservation strategies. Mr. Engel developed the Eastern North Carolina Land Use Strategy for Marine Corps Installations East, for which Marstel-Day received the American Planning Association's 2009 award for Outstanding Collaborative Federal Planning Project.
Mr. Engel has designed integrated real estate acquisition and conservation partnering programs for Headquarters Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, and for related employee staffing and training plans. He is a pioneer in identifying and monetizing the value of ecosystem services on federal and privately owned land, including wetlands and riparian restoration values, conservation banks, carbon sequestration, and biomass production. Mr. Engel has provided on-site support to the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Property Utilization and Disposal and to the Program Analysis and Evaluation Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He is the author of a 130-page program managers' guide for NOAA, a Marine Corps encroachment partnering guide, the Navy encroachment management guide, and over 20 environmental policy documents for GSA.
Mr. Engel came to Marstel-Day after 30 years of real estate, base closure, natural resources, housing privatization, and environmental monitoring experience with Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Headquarters Marine Corps, the Department of Energy, and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). He retired as the head of NAVFAC's Real Estate Base Closure and Land Use Support Section, where he pioneered the Navy's conservation conveyance and encroachment partnering programs and developed the first federal agency-wide, Web-based, GIS-based information management system for environmental land use controls. Mr. Engel implemented the Marine Corps' family housing privatization and barracks modernization programs. As regional real estate and natural resources director for NAVFAC's Chesapeake Division, he executed more than $300 million in real estate contracts and developed the Navy's integrated environmental site-selection process. His clients included the White House and national security agencies. Mr. Engel led DISA's 500,000-square-foot facilities consolidation project and developed its environmental management program. He has 20 years of volunteer experience in Arlington County, VA, in planning, zoning, community development, and revitalization programs. He has a bachelor of science degree in regional science from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in public administration from American University, and certification as a housing development finance professional from the National Development Council.
Ms. Faul serves as a communications specialist for Marstel-Day. Her duties include the development and execution of a communications and engagement strategy for the Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range public land withdrawal renewal from Yuma, AZ, and support of the Community Plans and Liaison Office in Twentynine Palms, CA.
Before joining the Marstel-Day team, Ms. Faul worked with Impact Communications in New Bern, NC, serving as a project manager focusing on targeted communications and assisting Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point's Community Plans and Liaison Offices. Additionally, she served as a congressional liaison for the Office of Legislative Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps, where she worked on issues ranging from the personal well-being of U.S. troops overseas to supporting their dependents back home.
Prior to her time in the Pentagon, Ms. Faul worked on Capitol Hill as communications director for a member of the House of Representatives. Her focus was to attract national media attention while also educating the local press of the legislative agenda. Her experience includes writing press releases and opinion editorials, crafting speeches for the House floor and special events, orchestrating strategic mass mailings and direct mail pieces, and conducting outreach through an electronic newsletter and telephonic town hall discussions. Ms. Faul holds a bachelor of arts degree in communications with a minor in business administration from Texas A&M University at College Station.
Ms. Giordano supports the G-5 the Marine Corps Base in Twentynine Palms, CA as a communications specialist, where she applies her journalistic and public relations skills. She has served in similar capacities in the private and non-profit sectors, in addition to the Marine Corps in a previous assignment. Samantha graduated Cum Laude in 2008 from California State University, Long Beach where she was a President's Scholar. She received a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Journalism/Public Relations with a Minor in Classical Studies (studying Ancient Greece and Rome) and is the recipient of several student awards, including Outstanding Public Relations Student and Best Online Media Project.
Ms. Gorecki provides both GIS and research assistance to Marstel-Day's External Mission Sustainability Team in support of the U.S. Air Force. Prior to her current position, Ms. Gorecki served as a planning intern for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission. She was responsible for work on several projects of note during her undergraduate study, including researching conservation refuges, analyzing Chesapeake Bay environmental problems, and working with the City of Fredericksburg and the Friends of the Rappahannock, a local nonprofit organization, to geospatially represent conservation easement lands and environmental points of interest along the Rappahannock River. Ms. Gorecki graduated from the University of Mary Washington (UMW) in Fredericksburg, VA, in 2009 with a bachelor of science degree, doubling in environmental science and geography. She is currently completing the UMW GIS Certification program.
Ms. Griffith provides analysis on environmental security and climate change for Marstel-Day's and IHS Jane's initiative for Global Environmental Monitoring and Intelligence, and also assists clients with stakeholder communication, outreach, and engagement projects. She has also supported regional growth management and water resources projects for the company. Ms. Griffith has 10 years of experience working in the field of health and social policy research consulting for the federal government. Prior to working with Marstel-Day, Ms. Griffith conducted anti-drug media campaign evaluation research for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), provided quality control for a National Institutes of Health-funded database, and managed a research grant peer review process for the National Institute of Justice. As an intern with Refugee Policy Group, she conducted research on refugee policy, resettlement, and repatriation and wrote case studies for a United Nations Development Program-funded project. Ms. Griffith's research interests and experience span a range of human rights-related topics that include international development, foreign relief aid, refugee and internal-displacement issues, food policy, human trafficking and modern slavery, microfinance, and ethnic and class stratification.
Ms. Griffith and her husband, Peter Mealy, have an established 16-year career as a regional contemporary folk music duo and have released two original CDs. Ms. Griffith spent one year studying at Kansai University of Foreign Languages in Hirakata City, Japan, where she lived with two Japanese families and taught English conversation to adults and children. Ms. Griffith holds a master of arts degree in international studies, focused in communication and international development, from Ohio University in Athens, OH, and bachelor of arts degrees in sociology and East Asian studies from Berea College, Berea, KY.
Dr. Harris has 30 year's environmental consulting experience involving the technical support and management of multitask/delivery order contracts for government agencies. Since joining Marstel-Day, Dr. Harris has supported Headquarters Air Force in developing an encroachment management initiative. He has been involved in preparation of a Draft Air Force Instruction on Encroachment Management, guidance/tools (e.g., Commander Encroachment and Energy Guides, Community Plans and Liaison Officer Concept of Operations), information papers and news summaries, metrics to audit success of Air Force encroachment management efforts, and education/training modules on encroachment. He has also supported the Civil Engineer Transformation and Strategic Plan implementation process. Dr. Harris prepared chapters for the Encroachment Control Plan (ECP) for Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ, by identifying encroachment issues and potential mitigations, providing input to a Guide to Preparing an ECP and three Primers for Military Installation Commanders and their Staffs on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and reviewing three Navy Draft Encroachment Action Plans to analyze mitigation strategies proposed for encroachment issues.
Prior to joining Marstel-Day, Dr. Harris provided environment, safety, and occupational health (ESOH) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance support to the U.S. Army Environmental Command and the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. His previous environmental support has been for federal agencies including the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Department of Energy. Dr. Harris's experience includes the analysis of proposed actions and technologies for potential environmental and sustainability impacts, preparation and evaluation of NEPA documents (EAs and EISs), development of regulatory compliance and pollution prevention assessments, and production of NEPA and ESOH compliance training presentations. He received his doctorate in environmental chemistry from the University of Maryland at College Park and his bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Mr. Hastings' work for Marstel-Day has centered on the Navy Northwest Training Range Complex. He is currently assisting in the creation of an Encroachment Action Plan (EAP) for the entire Navy Northwest Training Range Complex (NWTRC). His exact role varies depending on client needs, but includes gathering and organizing data; performing quantitative and qualitative analysis; identifying challenges, strengths, and weaknesses within the existing situation; and ultimately recommending management options, with an emphasis on potential encroachment prevention and mitigation, as well as corrective actions that actively support the NWTRC command and staff.
Mr. Hastings' career focus has been on transportation and infrastructure development in a variety of planning organizations. In his work in Barcelona for a Spanish firm, he specialized in designing and implementing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects in developing nations. Previously, he was a research fellow at Transportation for America, a nonprofit advocacy organization, where he worked on initiatives aimed at reducing automobile usage. Mr. Hastings also has significant experience in the realm of military planning, having worked on-site at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, through MCFA consultants. In this role, he helped Army officials prepare and execute the $1.3 billion BRAC construction program at the Proving Ground. Mr. Hastings has a bachelor of arts degree in history from the University of Virginia and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Masters of City and Regional Planning department. He is fluent in Spanish.
Ms. Hayden supports Marstel-Day, LLC's internal processes in human resources, accounting, and administration. She has been instrumental in assisting the company to efficiently double its number of employees in the past year. She has more than 15 years' experience as a federal contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense. Prior to working for Marstel-Day, she was the finance manager for Complex Solutions, Inc., a specialist in education and training for civilian and military operators assigned to serve in complex emergencies.
In 1995, Ms. Hayden was asked to join the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (COE) as its public relations manager, a position she held until 2005. Throughout her tenure, she assisted with the negotiation of COE from a concept funded within the Army Medical Department to a multimillion-dollar matrix institution. During her time with COE, she served as rapporteur, communications manager, and protocol officer for more than 20 international conferences and workshops on operational issues associated with humanitarian relief operations, disaster management, UN peace support operations, and combating terrorism. She developed and produced a niche journal, The Liaison, aimed at civilian and military audiences seeking improved communication and cooperation across a broad spectrum of emergency response situations, and produced several hour-long broadcast-quality programs on civil-military coordination for multiple audiences. She also taught modules on International Humanitarian Law and Working with the Media to civilian and military audiences and published an article on the use of lateral organizations to support complex humanitarian relief operations.
Before joining the COE, Ms. Hayden was a legislative analyst for the vice chairman of the Honolulu City Council. In that role she organized and managed community task forces, helped to prepare legislation, and responded to community inquiries on a variety of issues, including lease-to-fee conversion, land conservation, and public safety. Ms. Hayden has a double bachelor of science degree in economics and public policy and management from Carnegie-Mellon University. She studied abroad at the London School of Economics. She completed a certificate in disaster management and humanitarian assistance from the University of Hawaii.
Mr. Holland directs and manages projects that link environmental and energy policies with military operations. He currently advises Headquarters Air Force on policy, public outreach, and community engagement actions related to encroachment issues including land use, airspace conflicts, energy development, and endangered species. He is currently drafting the Air Force's Instruction on Encroachment Management, which will provide policy guidance to the service components on encroachment management issues. Mr. Holland's previous assignments included preparing studies and analysis on social responsibility, climate change, renewable energy, and mission sustainability for the Air Force and United States Marine Corps; supporting the Real Estate Section of Headquarters Marine Corps, where he evaluated the impact of government regulations and land use policy on operations; and organizing and facilitating a series of stakeholder outreach workshops for the Department of Defense, state legislators, nonprofit stakeholders, and developers in Eastern North Carolina.
Prior to joining Marstel-Day, Mr. Holland worked as a research manager with the Sustainable Energy Institute, where he prepared studies and analysis on the post-Kyoto climate change agreements and federal renewable energy policy. He has also worked as a staff assistant/legislative fellow in the office of Congressman Robert Scott. He advised Congressman Scott on pending federal energy, transportation, and environmental legislation and evaluated the impact of this legislation on the congressman's constituents. In addition to his professional experience, Mr. Holland has participated in two environmental research expeditions in association with the Explorers Club, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Institute of British Geographers. He received his bachelor of arts degree in history from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, and his master of science in geography and environmental policy from Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Mr. Huff provides on-site support for Marstel-Day's encroachment management initiatives in the Asia-Pacific Region. He also provides analysis for global environmental monitoring products. Mr. Huff's diverse background in environment, security, conflict, and development provides a strong foundation for the complex analyses produced by Marstel-Day. Prior to working with Marstel-Day, he was the program coordinator for a U.S. Agency for International Development-funded initiative examining how to best structure assistance to countries that are emerging from, or in danger of falling into, conflict.
Mr. Huff earned a bachelor of arts degree in Asian studies from the University of Puget Sound and a master of arts degree in international relations, economics, and strategic studies from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
Mr. Judy serves as Counsel, providing legal advice and service to the Marstel-Day partners. In this capacity he advises them on legal issues pertaining to the company's contractual and regulatory obligations and manages a number of legal areas on behalf of the company General Counsel. In addition, the company business practice areas benefit from his substantial legal experience in environmental compliance and land-use law.
Mr. Judy has fifteen years of previous legal experience in local government service, private practice, and as general counsel for a commercial developer. He has served as Deputy County Attorney, at different times, for both Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties of Virginia. He has done extensive work with Spotsylvania and Stafford Counties (Virginia) interpreting, advising and enforcing land-use and environmental ordinances and regulations, along with state and local procurement and contract law. He has provided advice and legal opinions to local elected officials, planning commissions, planning departments, and zoning officials, and has extensive experience drafting ordinances and litigating issues involving their interpretation.
Mr. Judy's legal experience includes work in the interpretation, implementation and enforcement of Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act and its application to local land-use and land disturbance activities, including identification and delineation of wetlands and resource protection areas impacting development projects. He also has experience reviewing, approving and enforcing compliance with storm-water and sediment run-off-prevention plans and insuring adequate bonding on land-development projects to cover required remediation. He also worked with local planning and zoning authorities to draft ordinances consistent with Virginia's legislative authority for "Purchase of Development Rights" and "Transfer of Development Rights" programs intended to protect and preserve farmland and other environmentally, historically and strategically sensitive areas. He has worked with planning and zoning officials to draft "Airport Protection Overlay" districts consistent with FAA and Virginia legislative requirements.
Mr. Judy is licensed by the Virginia State Bar, being sworn to the Bar in 1995 and is admitted to practice in the United States District court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond). He received his Juris Doctorate from Regent University and his Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) from George Mason University.
Marie Kennedy supports the MCAGCC Land Acquisition and Airspace Establishment for Marine Expeditionary Brigade sustained combined-arms, live-fire and maneuver training at Twentynine Palms, CA. As part of her assignment there, she will assist in the development of an emergency response plan for MCAGCC (G-4). Before joining Marstel-Day, Marie served as an Assistant Planner in land use for the City of Salem, Oregon for over two years. She has more than 20 years experience in office administration, business and marketing. Marie served in the US Navy for three years, and graduated from the University of Oregon with a Masters degree in Community and Regional Planning and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies.
Ms. Koetters assists with Marstel-Day's encroachment management projects for the U.S. Navy. Her unique mix of military operational experience coupled with her professional real estate experience and academic work make her well-suited for developing proactive strategies the Navy can use to address and mitigate encroachment threats. During her military career, Ms. Koetters managed operations of the largest air base in Iraq; flew maritime patrol and reconnaissance missions in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Middle Eastern regions: taught technical and business courses at the collegiate level; and facilitated maritime security and economic development operations in western Africa. While working in the private sector, she championed several initiatives for sustainable development projects in downtown Pittsburgh and conducted studies of potential development sites in suburban Maryland and economically challenged neighborhoods of Pittsburgh.
Ms. Koetters earned a bachelor of science degree in naval architecture from the United States Naval Academy, a master of business administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business with concentrations in corporate strategy and real estate, and a master's certificate in real estate development from the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. She is a recent graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh, Inc.'s Leadership Development Initiative XVII and is currently pursuing graduate studies in the Joint Professional Military Education program through the Air Force's Air and Staff College. Ms. Koetters is a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional and an active member of the Urban Land Institute.
At Marstel-Day, Ms. Lam primarily supports the firm's Global Environmental Monitoring Initiative (GEMI) by researching and compiling information and composing bi-weekly newsletters and short papers on topics relevant to the cross section between climate change/environment/energy and national security/international relations. Most recently, Ms. Lam has provided support in the planning and facilitation of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Environment, Safety & Occupational Health Operations Sustainability Workshop Series. This support includes composing after-action notes, compiling read-ahead materials, and revising program management plans and other planning/post-workshop documents.
Prior to joining Marstel-Day, Ms. Lam worked as a research assistant at the National Defense University's Industrial College of the Armed Forces, where she composed a piece on China's status as a world power for a China Regional Studies course, as well as compiled data for a newly created Department of Homeland Security course. She served as a research assistant at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government, where she compiled course material and offered other comparable research support to the director of the Fels Public Policy Internship Program. Ms. Lam earned a bachelor of arts degree in both political science, with a concentration in international relations, and East Asian area studies, with honors, from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009. Her senior honors thesis analyzed the effects of environmental challenges on China's economic, military, and political power.
As Marstel-Day's Information Technology (IT) Manager since 2007, Mr. Law has played a constructive role in providing the technology and systems that help the company be progressive in its approach to growth and agile in its ability to support clients.
Mr. Law has over 20 years experience in all facets of information technology. During his career with his prior employer, The United Mine Workers of America, he was responsible for the information technology necessary to manage tasks associated with the operation of an international association comprising nearly 100,000 members.
In addition to the traditional IT management roles and responsibilities, Mr. Law's scope has expanded to include audio-visual and graphic design components to assist Marstel-Day in proactively engaging its employees and clients.
Mr. Law has a bachelor of science degree in computer science with a minor in mathematics from the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, WV.
Ms. Lostracco is a project director of Marstel-Day's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) work. She has over 28 years of professional experience managing environmental, planning, and development projects in the private and public sectors. She has prepared and managed more than 80 NEPA documents for diverse projects across the United States.
Ms. Lostracco is project manager for an Environmental Assessment (EA) as part of a $6 million Army BRAC '05 NEPA support contract with the Mobile District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In this capacity, Ms. Lostracco manages the preparation and submittal of the EA and multidisciplinary sub-consultants comprising Marstel-Day's NEPA team. She also serves in key task manager roles for the Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Fort Monroe EIS documents.
She served as project director in support of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) EIS for the National Bio-Agro Defense Facility (NBAF), providing a technical and legal sufficiency "Red Team" review on one of the most complex draft EISs that the DHS has embarked upon. The EIS analyzed six separate sites in six states that are alternative locations for a bio-security laboratory to study foreign animal and zoonotic diseases. The siting of this laboratory is a very high-profile, national project with an elevated level of congressional and multistate interest. She received an award in 2009 from the DHS "to recognize the excellent work that Jeanette Lostracco accomplished" for the NBAF EIS. As part of Marstel-Day's encroachment planning services, Ms. Lostracco was the author of a Transportation Demand Management study for Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) in Virginia. The study was performed in compliance with the Record of Decision (ROD) and the EIS incident to the development of the MCBQ Westside to accommodate growth as a result of the 2005 BRAC decision. The study integrates transportation, land use, and energy with the Base's mission in order to reduce area congestion, improve quality of life and air quality, enhance community relationships, and sustain the Base's ability to execute its mission. MCBQ is currently implementing components of the study.
Ms. Lostracco's work with NEPA has supported 13 states and 10 federal departments and agencies, including DHS, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Defense, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forestry Service, National Park Service, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for base closure, transportation, utilities, development, and mining projects. She has managed and led community outreach and numerous technical studies working with local, state, and federal agencies; tribal governments; and nongovernmental organizations to develop solutions to controversial and complex project issues. Ms. Lostracco has a bachelor of arts degree in geography and a master's degree in business administration from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL.
Mr. Lynch served more than 22 years as a U.S. Marine Corps officer and lends experience in leadership, planning, and training high-performance logistics and transportation management teams. His Department of Defense (DoD)-related areas of expertise include programmatic strategy development, military planning, operations, readiness-related areas of land use and encroachment control policy, range and installation sustainability, environmental program planning, energy policy development, and federal legislative affairs.
Mr. Lynch's recent endeavors include program management support to Marine Corps Installations East within the Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS) expanse to integrate state, regional, local and military land use goals; prepare communities for the impacts of regional growth; improve quality of life for the military and military communities; develop military-compatible economic opportunities; preserve and enhance military training opportunities; and sustain natural resources and environmental quality. Mr. Lynch developed compatible resource (land, air, water, frequency) use and encroachment control policies, procedures, and strategies for Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps (HQMC), Marine Corps Installations Regions East and West, and Commander Navy Installations Command that are designed to implement solutions to incompatible resource uses that could adversely impact the ability of military installations, operational ranges, and training areas to meet current and future military testing, training, and general mission activity requirements.
During his tenure at HQMC, Mr. Lynch authored key terms of reference incorporated into DoD Sustainable Ranges Initiative-related programs and developed the work plan to conduct business process modeling of Marine Corps encroachment control processes at local, regional, and national levels. He also oversaw the budget and execution of a $10 million program for Marine Corps installations; formulated land-use and encroachment control resource requirements for the Marine Corps' Program Objective Memorandum 2004, 2006, and 2008; and initiated a resource allocation framework to account for $173 million in funding requirements supporting operations and maintenance, improvement, and modernization of Marine Corps ranges and training areas as part of the Fiscal Year 2006-2011 Future Years Defense Plan.
Throughout his Marine Corps career, Mr. Lynch was selected for numerous high-visibility positions including Senior Marine White House Presidential Social Aide and Officer-in-Charge of the Joint Presidential Color Guard for President George H. Bush. He is a skilled public speaker who regularly briefed senior defense officials as well as members of Congress regarding operational training and readiness and is published in professional defense journals. Mr. Lynch has a master's degree in business administration from Johns Hopkins University, a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Central Missouri, and a Certification of Legislative Studies from Georgetown University's Government Affairs Institute.
Mr. McMurray is part of Marstel-Day's encroachment management team, which works to provide solutions to Department of Defense installations and their respective community stakeholders. As a result of his diverse experience in the real estate development and urban planning fields, he can effectively engage military bases and community stakeholders to not only analyze areas of shared interest, but also develop actionable plans uniquely tailored to improve environmental, economic, and social sustainability of military bases and their surrounding regions. Most recently, Mr. McMurray was instrumental in developing an encroachment management plan for Homestead Air Reserve Base, FL, which has served as the prototype study for his ongoing encroachment management efforts with the U.S. Air Force at Patrick Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral Air Station, and other installations.
Before joining Marstel-Day, Mr. McMurray was involved in a variety of real estate development and land use planning projects. He has several years' experience working in both the public and private sectors in Michigan, California, Arizona, and Utah. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Masters of Urban Planning and Real Estate Development Programs, a certified planner with the National Charrette Institute, and an active member of the Urban Land Institute.
Mr. Meeks presently serves as a community planner on-site with the Air Force Reserve Command located at Robins Air Force Base, GA, where he supports encroachment control planning, master planning, and other sustainability efforts. He has over nine years of planning experience in private-sector land development, master planning, and land use planning for the Department of the Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps.
Mr. Meeks previously worked for The Onyx Group in Alexandria, VA, as a project manager and planner on numerous Navy and Marine Corps projects. He has been a contributor on projects that have included a business case analysis for the siting of an In-Service Repair (ISR) facility for the new VXX Marine One Presidential Helicopter fleet, a land use study for future developable land at Westside Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, and a Range Air Compatible Use Zone (RAICUZ) study for Dare County, NC. Mr. Meeks has also worked on several international master and facility planning projects for Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, the U.S. Army Garrison at Caserma Ederle and Dal Molin Airfield, Italy, and the relocation of portions of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force from Marine Corps Base Butler, Okinawa, Japan to the U.S. Territory of Guam.
In 2008/2009, Mr. Meeks studied law at the New England School of Law in Boston, MA. He earned a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia in 1999. Mr. Meeks is an avid community volunteer and traveler.
At Marstel-Day, Mr. Moi is a planner on the Encroachment Control Team and the project lead on several encroachment partnering projects for the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. Mr. Moi works with clients and external stakeholders to develop strategies that integrate extensive GIS analysis, stakeholder interviews, and research to develop real estate and land-use planning solutions for issues encumbering our clients' missions.
A key component of Mr. Moi's work is at the nexus of conservation and military interest in land. Mr. Moi works with conservation organizations and clients to identify land of mutual interest in order to buffer critical assets from incompatible land uses. Mr. Moi works to identify and prioritize those tracts of land and bring the appropriate partners to the table so that important lands and our client's mission can be preserved.
Mr. Moi graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a master of landscape architecture degree, with an emphasis on environmental planning. For his master's thesis he developed a methodology for park managers to identify areas of recreation-wildlife conflict
Mr. Noonan is currently the Marstel-Day project manager for creation of the Air Force Installation Complex Encroachment Management Action Plan (ICEMAP) prototypes. He acquired more than 26 years of experience, exercising sound business and technical/tactical judgment, in the capacities of executive manager, department head and program manager, while serving as a Marine officer. He has extensive experience in leadership roles developing new programs for the Department of Defense (DoD), including strategic planning, resource management, and aircraft acquisition.
Mr. Noonan served worldwide in all levels of military aviation operations, from squadron to headquarters. Primarily an F/A-18 pilot, he possesses a unique blend of operational (carrier and land-based) aviation experience, headquarters and staff savvy, and the hands-on implementation of an installation encroachment control program. He pioneered the first Community Plans and Liaison Office at Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, SC, implementing a successful communications and engagement strategy that identified and engaged all stakeholders (internal, business, civilian, local/regional government, and higher headquarters) to facilitate an encroachment control plan that used all available tools to ensure mission sustainment in the face of unprecedented regional growth. The program became the early model for the U.S. Marine Corps and DoD and led to roles as a featured speaker at installation and range sustainment conferences. Mr. Noonan is a 2001 Air War College graduate and a designated Air Combat Tactics Instructor. He received his bachelor of arts degree from The Citadel in 1982.
Dr. Petros currently provides support to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) as a subject matter expert on defense reform, the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) program, and the Warsaw Initiative Fund. She previously supported Headquarters European Command (EUCOM) in Stuttgart, Germany as part of the J5-Security Cooperation Programs Division. In this role, she assisted EUCOM and OSD with the planning and execution of defense reform activities across PfP Partner countries. She has regional expertise in Europe and Eurasia and has worked in Central Europe, the Balkans, South Caucasus, Central Asia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Dr. Petros also previously served as the contract team lead in supporting the OSD Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP). Dr. Petros previously taught political science courses in the Czech Republic (Palacky University, Olomouc and the Anglo-American College, Prague) and at the American University of Armenia, Yerevan. She received her Ph.D. and MA in political science from Miami University and her BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota.
Ms. Pratt contributes to the creation of multiple BRAC Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements. Her focus is on socioeconomic analysis; she compiles information to create baseline condition surveys and conducts analyses to describe the environmental consequences of alternatives. She has applied the Environmental Impact Forecast System (EIFS) to determine the level of socioeconomic impact of BRAC/NEPA projects nationwide. Ms. Pratt assists in the editing and final compilation of BRAC/NEPA documents. Her professional background also includes environmental research and data collection.
In addition, Ms. Pratt conducts media monitoring by tracking and compiling local and national environmental issues and news. For Marstel-Day's clients, she monitors news and other media for issues concerning encroachment, environment, regulation, and legislation, in order to track the development of various topics of interest and to reveal trends. Ms. Pratt also maintains the company's Verdant World News blog, which features global, national, and project-related environmental news. Prior to joining Marstel-Day, she spent three summers as an intern at the University of Delaware, College of Marine Studies in Lewes, DE, working on the Ocean Information Center team. Ms. Pratt graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA.
Ms. Proctor brings to Marstel-Day her experience and skills as a journalist. She has reported on business and environmental topics working for Bloomberg News and other outlets, and she has been published in the International Herald Tribune, as well as several local newspapers. Her reporting and studies have overlapped with renewable and traditional energy policy, environmental economics, and water issues in China. Ms. Proctor graduated from Columbia University with a master's degree in environmental science and policy in 2010. In the fall of 2007, she received a Fulbright Fellowship to study the freedom of environmental reporting in China. She holds a ABJ in Newspapers degree from the University of Georgia. Ms. Proctor has advanced language skills in Mandarin.
At Marstel-Day, Mr. Ramirez has participated in several studies for Marine Corps Installations East and for the United States Air Force. His role in these studies entailed identifying and addressing issues related to natural resources management, compatible land use planning, urban sprawl, and mission sustainment. His particular interests lie within social vulnerability and sustainability and their relation to equity and environmental justice. He joined Marstel-Day with experience in the implementation of various municipal environmental programs, including the Integrated Waste Management Act and the National Pollutant Discharge Eliminations System (NPDES). He has also participated in the creation and update of various general plans, specific plans, and zoning ordinance updates for several municipalities. In addition, he has led the creation of several outreach programs to increase awareness and support for various environmental, planning, and urban health issues. Mr. Ramirez holds a bachelor of arts degree in environmental analysis and design from the University of California, Irvine, and a master's degree in city planning from the University of California, Berkeley.
Mr. Riddlemoser joins Marstel-Day upon retiring from the Air Force after 26 years at the rank of Colonel. His work at Marstel-Day primarily focuses on leveraging his military and civilian experience to help improve relationships between military installations and their surrounding communities at the intersection of mission sustainability with encroachment management and environmental conservation. While on active duty, he spent his first 13 years as a formal school flight Instructor (fighters) and his last 13 as a fully Joint Qualified Officer inside the beltway in senior positions on the Air Staff, Joint Chiefs, Secretary of Defense and National Guard Bureau staffs. Mr. Riddlemoser brings a broad background and well developed expertise to Marstel-Day particularly in the areas of Domestic and International Politico-Military Affairs, Planning & Programming, Electronic Warfare, and Executive Support.
Prior to going on active duty, Mr. Riddlemoser spent seven years in city, county and state government in various elected and appointed capacities. He also recently served as the Department of Defense’s representative to the National Council on Readiness and Preparedness and liaison toTexas Division of Emergency Management for hurricanes Gustav and Ike. He earned a Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University, a Master of Military Science from Marine Corps University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Third World History from Boise State University. He’s a graduate of the NATO Staff Officer’s School and has participated in several Senior Executive Seminars at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Since joining Marstel-Day in December 2009, Mr. Robbs' work has involved planning, developing, and coordinating the use of geospatial Information and mapping across all of the company's business lines. He is currently coordinating geospatial mapping and data analysis for the External Sustainability Factors and Risk Assessment project for the Headquarters Air Force. Mr. Robbs supported several projects in the North Carolina Region, where he was responsible for geospatial modeling demonstrating future growth across the seven county region encompassed by the Eastern North Carolina Military Growth Task Force. In support of the U.S. Marine Corps Camp Lejeune Encroachment Control Plan, he provided geospatial mapping and identified land and airspace encroachment in Camp Lejeune's operating areas.
Prior to joining Marstel-Day, Mr. Robbs worked as research assistant for The Kirwan Institute. During his tenure, he contributed to regional and urban policy studies accessing geographical indifferences in economic resources using spatial modeling. He also supported senior staff members in developing a consensus in support of statewide policy research initiatives intended to assist Ohio's marginalized communities. Mr. Robbs has a bachelor of arts in economics from Southern Connecticut State University and a master of city and regional planning from The Ohio State University.
Ms. Safiari is currently the G-5 Community Plans Communications Specialist for Marstel-Day in support of MCAGCC Twentynine Palms. She has contributed to the development of brochures for external use and provided guidance for community outreach of various installation initiatives. Ms. Safiari has an interest in emerging social media communication tactics. She received a bachelor of arts degree in strategic and organizational communications from Temple University and is currently enrolled in the Masters of Communication and Leadership Studies Program at Gonzaga University.
Ms. Heather Sample currently provides support to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) as a senior analyst on defense reform, the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) program, and the Warsaw Initiative Fund. She previously managed the Cooperative Threat Reduction Defense & Military Contacts (CTR-DMC) Program in the Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Office within OSD. Prior to that, she was a Project Analyst supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). In this role, she provided advice/assistance and program management support on the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program, specifically the Nuclear Weapons Safety and Security program in Russia. She traveled to Russia for meetings and negotiations with the Russian Federation (RF) Ministry of Defense and interfaced with Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories on execution of joint CTR projects. Ms. Sample also previously served as contracts administrator at EG&G where she implemented procurement subcontracts for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-related portion of the DOD CECOM contract and the DHS NEP (National Exercise Program) contract. Before contracts administration, Ms. Sample worked for four years in commercial trade and logistics. She received two bachelor of arts degrees in international relations and Spanish from Randolph-Macon College, and she is currently working on a masters of arts degree in public policy at George Mason University.
Ms. Sarnowski is currently providing planning research and analysis in support of the Encroachment Management Program under the G-5, Community Liaison and Public Affairs office at the MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, CA, Marine Corps Base. Her tasks include researching and tracking renewable energy development to determine compatibility with the installation's existing and proposed land uses, assisting in developing and implementing an access database to collect and manage historic and current data, and technical review of Environmental Impact Studies and Environmental Assessments for transportation, energy proposals, and other entities.
Prior to working for Marstel-Day, Ms. Sarnowski was an assistant environmental planner for a consulting firm in Phoenix, AZ, where she was responsible for implementing the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA). She was a NEPA project planner on projects for the Arizona Department of Transportation, Maricopa Association of Governments, City of Phoenix, and several private entities. Ms. Sarnowski has a master's degree in urban planning and policy from the College of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a bachelor of arts degree in liberal studies with a minor in geography from the University of Arizona.
Ms. Sawyer provides planning research and analysis in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command/Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Encroachment Management Program in Twentynine Palms, CA. As an on-site planner, Ms. Sawyer has prepared briefings on local and regional land use issues including urbanization, energy development, and legislation pertinent to the installation.
Ms. Sawyer is a land use planner with seven years' experience, specializing in entitlements, community outreach, and project management. She has worked throughout California as a planner in the public and private sectors, most recently with the City of Berkeley and formerly with Los Angeles County. Her private-sector experience includes the preparation and coordination of entitlements and community outreach in support of California Pacific Medical Center's hospital expansion plans in San Francisco. Ms. Sawyer is a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners. She received a bachelor of arts degree in urban studies and planning from California State University, Northridge, and is fluent in Spanish.
Ms. Scaggs is a planner with Marstel-Day and recently served as the project manager for the encroachment control planning efforts at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River. This planning effort involved identifying common military and civilian interests and opportunities in the area of sustainability, land use compatibility, and environmental planning. Ms. Scaggs was also instrumental in the formation and facilitation of the Community-Military Cooperative Planning Group in Onslow County, NC, a group designed to identify issues of regional impact and engage in problem solving in a collaborative manner. She provides analytical support to a variety of other projects.
Ms. Scaggs received her master of urban and regional planning degreefrom Virginia Tech, where she was awarded the American Institute of Certified Planners' Award for Academic Excellence, the Marsha Ritzdorf Award for Best Graduate Thesis, and the "Most Outstanding Student" Award from the Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association. She also has extensive professional grant-writing experience with community service agencies in Southwest and Central Virginia. Ms. Scaggs earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology and statistics from Roanoke College in Salem, VA.
Mr. Solley is a project director of Marstel-Day's encroachment management initiatives. He is an active member of the Fredericksburg City government with significant experience in land use planning, local environmental issues, and the broad spectrum of local government activities. He is a retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel with over 30 years of experience in the fields of Marine Corps and Joint operations, training and education, ground warfare, and amphibious concepts, doctrine, and technology. This experience includes the development, management, and conduct of military and government training and education; the planning and management of operations, exercises, and wargame evaluations; the analysis of systems, concepts, and doctrines; and the production of written evaluations, doctrinal and technical manuals, summaries, and reports. He has taught technical and other forms of writing and received a number of awards for professional writing. He holds an MA in English from the University of Kentucky and completed his PhD coursework at Duke University.
Mr. Streeter is currently assisting the Office of Emergency Management at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms, CA, to prepare Memorandums of Understanding that will be implemented between the installation, San Bernardino County, and local municipalities during times of catastrophic disaster. Mr. Streeter was also involved in MCAGCC's participation in California's 2010 Golden Guardian Exercise, for which he prepared all of the forms used in the Emergency Operations Center; created booklets for exercise players, evaluators, and controllers; and acted as the exercise logistics director. Other support to MCAGCC includes time spent as the communications and engagement specialist for Marstel-Day in support of the MCAGCC 29 Palms Land Acquisition Project and Encroachment Control Project.
During his 20-year military career with the Marine Corps, Mr. Streeter served as an instructor in several capacities, including a tour as a drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC. He also has experience in the coordination and logistical planning for several major, national events, notably the state funerals of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford. He currently coordinates logistical planning for the Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Highlands Festival in Estes Park, CO, and Fleet Week in San Francisco. Mr. Streeter received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Phoenix.
Mr. Tancini recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's degree in environmental studies. For his Capstone Project, he developed an extensive sustainability business program for the township of Cherry Hill, NJ.
Prior to acquiring his most recent degree, Mr. Tancini volunteered with AmeriCorps as an AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador for the state of New Jersey. He assessed the health of neighborhood streams in the Rancocas Creek Watershed, conducted educational workshops on a variety of environmental issues, and trained citizen volunteers in the science of stream monitoring. In addition, he was awarded for planning and leading a cleanup of the Rancocas State Park that resulted in the removal of almost 50 tons of debris.
Mr. Tancini is a graduate of the Beasley School of Law at Temple University. As an attorney, he solved a wide variety of complex legal problems for businesses and government entities. As a deputy attorney general for the New Jersey Attorney General's Office, Mr. Tancini tackled a variety of legal issues, including state tobacco litigation, bankruptcy law, and state taxation. After serving as a deputy attorney general, he joined the law firm of McCarter and English as an associate attorney, concentrating his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation, environmental litigation, and contract law.
Mr. Tancini is also a graduate of Dickinson College with degrees in psychology and history. He was also a member of the ROTC program and upon graduation was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army. As a military officer, he drafted policy memoranda, developed training programs, and implemented procedures that improved operational performance. Mr. Tancini's military stint included a tour in the Republic of Korea. He completed his military service in Philadelphia, PA, where he managed the Department of Defense military entrance testing program.
Ms. Tse is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance Accredited Professional. Prior to joining Marstel-Day, she worked on multiple projects on the UC Berkeley campus, toward LEED building certification and environmentally driven practices. Ms. Tse graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2010 with a bachelor of science degree in conservation resource studies, with a focus on sustainable urban developments. She plans to pursue a career in the environmental field, focusing on urban and environmental planning.
(AICP) jtyndall@marstel-day.com
Mr. Tyndall supports Marstel-Day's work at Marine Corps Installations East, Camp Lejeune, Air Station New River, and the Military Growth Task Force. He applies his extensive knowledge of land use and comprehensive planning, economic development, infrastructure development, and sustainability to a variety of projects. Besides researching and supporting Marine Corps issues, Mr. Tyndall also provides planning support to other projects, including Homestead Air Reserve Base, Navy Northwest Ranges, and multiple assignments for the Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS).
For more than a decade, Mr. Tyndall served as a public sector planner at the county level in New Jersey and South Carolina, producing the first Middlesex County Buildout Analysis and preserving several thousand acres of forest from overdevelopment in Berkeley County, SC. He is an active keynote speaker on planning topics in Charleston, SC. For four years, he was a firefighter in New Jersey and has obtained several Incident Command System and Federal Emergency Management Agency credentials. Mr. Tyndall holds a master's degree in city and regional planning from The Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers and a bachelor's degree in geography and urban studies from Rutgers University.
Mr. Via is part of the IT Support team for the Marstel-Day. He is a graduate of Radford University, and holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and Technology and dual concentrations in Software Engineering and Databases. Jason has developed applications for Radford University and several private companies. These applications have saved money and resources by reducing paper usage and increasing the productivity of employees.
Ms. Weber's work for Marstel-Day focuses on encroachment control planning and encroachment partnering strategies. Prior to joining Marstel-Day, Ms. Weber enjoyed a long, distinguished career in the United States Air Force. She was assigned to stations in Panama, Germany, Belgium, and the Middle East, among many locations, performing duty as an emergency actions controller and a training manager. In these capacities, she was responsible for designing and conducting daily briefings on operations, security and intelligence matters and managing the flow of emergency information through the chain of command.
Ms. Weber recently received her master of public administration degree in environmental science and policy from Columbia University in New York City. During her graduate studies, Ms. Weber worked as a consultant for The Natural Resources Defense Council and West Harlem Environmental Action on a research project investigating and making recommendations on the integration of environmental justice strategies in the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies. The research was presented at The State of Environmental Justice in America 2010 Conference in Washington, DC, and will later be utilized in an advocacy piece presented to the administration. Ms. Weber received her bachelor of arts degree in biology from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She continues her service as a member of the United States Air Force Reserves.
Claire’s specialty is community planning. Her work for Marstel-Day includes a review of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Studies, the development of Encroachment Control Plans, and participation in community outreach. As a Senior Planner, she has extensive experience using the public participation process to develop Master Plans, Sector Plans and a Joint Land Use Study for Andrews Air Force Base. Claire has served as a facilitator for charrettes, local committees, and Community Development Corporations (CDC), and has experience as a local government community planner.
Claire graduated from the University of Maryland with a Master’s Degree in Community Planning. While in Graduate School she worked for Marstel Day as a liaison planner for Homestead Air Reserve Base. She taught GIS as a Graduate Assistant, and has expertise in ArcGIS 9.3 as well as 3D GIS software. Claire received her B.S. from Towson University in Political Science and Metropolitan Studies.
Dr. Bezdek has over 30 years experience in research and management in the energy, utility, environmental, and regulatory areas, serving in private industry, academia, and the federal government. His expertise includes energy technology and market forecasting, oil market analysis, peak oil and mitigation strategy assessment, unconventional liquid fuels analyses, and estimating the costs and impacts of environmental, renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. He has served as Corporate Director, Corporate President and CEO, University Professor, Research Director in ERDA/DOE, Special Advisor on Energy in the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, and as U.S. energy delegate to the European Community and to NATO. He has served as a consultant to the White House, Federal and state government agencies, and numerous corporations and research organizations. During 2003/04, he served on the Federal Task Force charged with rebuilding the economy of Iraq and is currently serving as a member of the joint U.S. National Academies of Science/Chinese Academy of Sciences Committee on Energy Futures and Air Pollution in Urban China and the United States. Dr. Bezdek is the author of four books and over 200 articles in scientific and technical journals, and serves as an editorial board member and peer-reviewer for various professional publications. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards (including awards from the White House, the Energy Department, the Treasury Department, the National Science Foundation, the Wall Street Journal, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the USSR Academy of Sciences), has served as a U.S. representative to international organizations on energy and environmental issues, and lectures frequently on peak oil issues, economic forecasting, economics, and environmental topics. He is currently serving as the Washington editor of World Oil magazine. Dr. Bezdek received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois (Urbana).
Following a 26-year career with the U.S. Marine Corps, Mr. Michael Denning recently joined Marstel-Day in support of the company's business lines in the areas of encroachment control, water, and energy resources. His military experience enhances Marstel-Day's capacity to help improve relationships between military installations and their surrounding communities. His experience in national security lends a capability for assessing global conditions that affect international security and stability.
Mr. Denning has 17 years of operational experience and three years of academic experience in National Security while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. His assignments include Squadron Commanding Officer, Assistant Chief of Staff/Operations for a 331-plane, 14,000 Marine Aviation Wing, and Assistant Chief of Staff/Air Operations for a Marine Division in combat. In addition, he completed a year-long National Security Fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School.
As the Commanding Officer for VMMT-204 - - the only Osprey training squadron in the Marine Corps - - he was responsible for all aspects of the Marine Corps training and transition of MV-22 Osprey squadrons. Mr. Denning was the principal officer (G-3 Operations) to the Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, for synchronizing aviation support to II Marine Expeditionary Force. As the Air Officer for the 2nd Marine Division, he served as the principal staff officer to the Commanding General for all aviation operations, and synchronized aviation support to US Special Forces, other U.S. Government Agencies (including the U.S. State Department), and the Government of Iraq operating in Al Anbar Province. Mr. Denning served as a post graduate research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. He studied and participated in working groups at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School, and MIT, where his research culminated in the publication of "A Prayer for Marie - U.S. National Security Strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa." Mr. Denning's other notable assignments included serving as the Commanding Officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, and as a Special Staff Officer to the Director, Marine Corps Staff, whose responsibility is efficient coordination of all Marine Corps Headquarters staff processes.
Dr. Dunn provides strategic support to Marstel-Day's international program for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and OSD Policy. He has more than 30 years of government and private sector experience in areas of strategic planning, policy advice, military strategy, studies and analyses. During his career in the government, he held numerous flag level positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, with the US Mission to NATO, and with the Department of the Army, as well as served on congressionally initiated task forces and National Security Council transition teams. He served nearly half of his career in the Senior Executive Service (SES), retiring at the rank of SES-5. He was the first civilian to hold the position as Deputy Defense Advisor at the US Mission to NATO. He also served as Director of Defense Plans at the U.S. Mission to NATO; the Principal Director, Inter-American Region in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; the Assistant for European Conventional Forces Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy (ISP); a Senior Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University; and the Senior Policy Analyst in the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA. He has taught at both the Army War College and National War College and has lectured extensively both in the United States and Europe. From 1973-1977, he served on active duty in the Army and is retired from the U.S. Army Reserves. Dr. Dunn has written two books, edited four volumes, and published over 50 scholarly articles in national and international journals on European, NATO, Russian and Soviet military affairs, national security strategy, and inter-agency policy in addition to numerous classified and proprietary studies. He earned a MA and PhD in history from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is also a graduate of the Department of State's Strategic Seminar, a War College equivalent school.
Dr. Hirsch has 35 years experience in energy, technology, and management, and his primary experience is in research, development, and commercial applications. He has managed technology programs in oil and natural gas exploration and production, petroleum refining, synthetic fuels, fusion, fission, renewables, defense technologies, chemical analysis, and basic research. In recent years, he has focused on problems associated with the peaking of world conventional oil production and its mitigation. Dr. Hirsch has held a variety of positions including Vice President of the Electric Power Research Institute, Vice President and Manager of Research and Technical Services for Atlantic Richfield Co., Manager of Petroleum Exploratory Research at Exxon and of Exxon's synthetic fuels research laboratory, and Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration (Presidential Appointment). He has served as a consultant and on advisory committees for government and industry, holds 14 patents, and has over 50 publications in energy - including the seminal Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation and Risk Management, with Roger Bezdek and Robert Wendling, U.S. DOE, February 2005 (the "Hirsch report"). He is past Chairman of the Board on Energy and Environmental Systems of the National Research Council, the operating arm of the National Academies, has served on a number of National Research Council committees, and is a National Associate of the National Academies. He has a Ph.D. in Engineering and Physics from the University of Illinois (Urbana).
Dr. Paul Koch has over 12 years of experience in water resources research, engineering, and consulting. At the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, he conducted research on the calculation of hydrologic model parameters from remotely sensed land cover and topographic data. Subsequently, as an engineer in private industry, Dr. Koch developed a variety of surface water models. His algorithm for calculating the aggregated hydrologic effect of low-impact development (LID) features has been approved for use in the service area of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and is referenced in the MMSD's storm water guidelines.
As a technical manager, Dr. Koch coordinated riverine modeling activities for a floodplain mapping project that encompassed over 1600 river miles in a 3300-square mile watershed. He supported the delivery of environmental information to military personnel through a clearinghouse operated by the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE), and he further assisted AFCEE with the development of an e-learning web site.
Dr. Koch has served as a technical speaker in a variety of venues. Under the auspices of the Federal Highway Administration, Dr. Koch taught a continuing education course in hydrology offered at state departments of transportation throughout the U.S. He has provided technical briefings to stakeholders connected with a variety of water resources issues in Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Dr. Koch is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Maryland. He is a graduate of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at George Washington University and received his Master of Science degree through the Technology and Policy Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Nebraska, where his dissertation examined the capacity of artificial neural networks to optimize the allocation of water in irrigated agriculture.
As editor, Dr. Koch produced the fourth edition of Water Sources, which is part of the 5-book series Principles and Practices of Water Supply Operations, published by the American Water Works Association.
Dr. Luz has more than 39 years of professional experience in the field of sound, noise, and psychology. His background is extensive and varied across the spectrum of noise issues management. Dr. Luz has studied noise-induced hearing loss from gunfire, provided technical expertise on the effects of noise on hearing and noise as a psycho-physiological stressor, and provided noise consultation services. During his career with the US Army, Dr. Luz served as Program Manager, Environmental Noise, at the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, as well as the Army representative to the DoD Working Group on Environmental Noise and Federal Interagency Committee on Aviation Noise. Currently, he is Chair of the Maryland Environmental Noise Advisory Council, representing the Acoustical Society of America. Dr. Luz is a member of the Military Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association. As a uniformed military psychologist, Colonel Luz co-authored Winning the Peace: The Strategic Implications of Military Civic Action with Colonel John DePauw. He has published or co-published 38 articles on noise research, measurement, impacts, and working with communities. Dr. Luz holds a BA in Biblical Languages from Concordia College, Fort Wayne, IN, and a PhD in Psychology from Washington University, St Louis, MO.
(Senior Executive Consultant) jm@marstel-day.com
Ms. Menig has more than 30 years of government civil service experience in a wide variety of functions and assignments worldwide. For the past 15 years, she was a member of the Army Senior Executive Service. She most recently served as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management at Headquarters Department of the Army. She developed and published the first strategy for improving Army installations. For the past 13 years, Ms. Menig has been responsible for the Army’s installations worldwide, to include a $17 billion program and budget, base realignments and closures, military construction, family housing, family programs, and environmental management and cleanup programs. She managed the Army’s base closure program from 1988 through 2006, closing and disposing of property through sale, economic development, public benefit conveyance, as well as conservation conveyance. She pioneered the Army’s housing privatization program and barracks modernization program. Ms. Menig recently supported the Army’s transformation and re-stationing of forces by providing facilities either through new construction or temporary buildings. She has a BA in Business from the University of Maryland and an MA in Public Administration from the University of Virginia.
Mr. Muller has 35 years of experience in environmental stewardship and management with emphasis in NEPA and National Historical Preservation Act compliance, pollution prevention, conservation, and restoration. Clients have included all branches of the military, non-DoD facilities, state and local government, and private utilities. He served as a member of the HQ Department of the Army NEPA Support Team with specific responsibilities for assuring development, management, and final review of Army NEPA documents. He served as program manager for NEPA compliance for all U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) realignments and closures nationwide, providing technical leadership and assisting TRADOC in resolution of planning, design, construction, and other execution challenges. He managed and prepared the first NEPA EIS for a BRAC action for which a Record of Decision was signed (Fort Dix, NJ). Mr. Muller prepared the first programmatic EA for offshore disposal of demilitarized armored vehicles. This project provided training for Army Reserve personnel while creating an enduring reef habitat on barren sea floor areas. He prepared or managed preparation of numerous EAs and EISs for military and civil works projects including the 2002 Winter Games Olympic Village Site at Fort Douglas, UT; BRAC Transfer of Fort Pickett, VA; Military Traffic Management Command Consolidation at Fort Eustis, VA; and Floodproofing and Shoreline Stabilization Measures, Fort Monroe, VA. Mr. Muller holds a BS in Biology from Taylor University and an MS in Oceanography from Old Dominion University.
Elise Peixotto is a senior public relations specialist. Her strengths are strategic and critical thinking, translating complex information into clear and meaningful communications, outreach and advocacy campaigns, and risk communications. She also specializes in stakeholder development and surveys, communication materials development, and community relations. Elise was responsible for developing and implementing the Department of the Navy's energy and water efficiency communications program reaching more than 300 facilities worldwide from 1995-2001. Her 25-year career also includes working for large public relations firms where she oversaw public affairs and community relations programs, largely involving development and regulatory issues, for Mobil Oil, NBC, Shell Oil, Disney, and 3M. In addition, she headed the communications outreach efforts for 25 Superfund sites in Southern California for the Environmental Protection Agency. Her professional background also includes media relations and political management. A National Public Relations Award Winner, Elise holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communication from the University of Utah.
Mr. Wendling has over 30 years of experience in national and regional economic forecasting and impact analysis and the economics of energy and the environment. Mr. Wendling is the original co-creator of the Commerce Department's econometric National-Regional Impact Evaluation System (NRIES) and is the former Director of Commerce's economic statistics office, STAT-USA. He also served as the Senior Economist at the Department of Energy's Office of Solar Energy and as policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy. He was appointed as lead U.S. representative to the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperative (APEC) on international trade issues. Mr. Wendling has most recently completed national and regional economic analysis of Base Relocation and Consolidation (BRAC) activities and Encroachment Control Plans for the Department of Defense. He has also contributed seminal research on the impacts of oil peaking on the U.S. economy; configuring and implementing oil peaking mitigation strategies; and estimating and forecasting the size of the environmental, renewable energy and energy efficiency industries in the U.S. economy both nationally and by state. Mr. Wendling has over 50 publications and is a speaker on topics including electronic access to energy, environmental, and economic information; regional impact analysis; and energy in the U.S. economy. Mr. Wendling holds a BA in Economics from Indiana University and an MA in Economics from George Washington University.
Mr. Zimmerman has supported Marstel-Day clients in developing successful strategic and tactical approaches to difficult challenges in such venues as contaminated property conveyances, conversion, redevelopment, and cleanup; federal agency budget analyses and investment strategies; senior program management education and professional development; procurement strategies to optimize “performance-based” contracting initiatives; balancing environmental cleanup imperatives against potential natural resource damages; developing new strategic directions and management alternatives for a research and development agency in the federal sector; opening lines of communication and team building among environmental regulators, master developers, federal, state, and local government officials, environmental contractors, and insurance providers; and providing expert consultation in DoD policy development, among others.
Mr. Zimmerman is a former Navy civilian career executive with extensive experience and unique skills in facilities design and construction; installations planning and project development; research and development in physical security, blast design, and environmental cleanup technologies; procurement of complex integrated IT systems for engineering, mapping, facilities assessment, and technical analyses; BRAC planning, execution, cleanup, conversion, redevelopment, and brownfields solutions; conservation of natural and cultural resources; base buffering; performance-based contracting; fast-track design-build; sustainable design; fixed-price environmental cleanups; best value source selections; worldwide program management; and multi-billion dollar budget execution.
Mr. Zimmerman holds a BS in Civil Engineering and an MPA. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia.
Ms. Dunn joined Marstel-Day as a research assistant, focusing on the research and dissemination of information for multiple projects. She also collects and reports information on project-related environmental news, which is posted on the company's website, as a means of tracking environmental issues of significance to our clients. Ms. Dunn further provides technical support to Marstel-Day's "Vital Voices of the Environment" project, a web-based audio-visual program featuring interviews with leading-edge environmental experts. Ms Dunn currently attends Germanna Community College, with plans to graduate with an associates degree in general studies. She intends to transfer to Mary Washington University to obtain her bachelor's degree in environmental science.
At Marstel-Day, Ms. Scollard assists with several aspects of Human Resources and Bookkeeping, including monthly client invoicing and billing. Ms. Scollard tracks and maintains all contract documentation. She has assisted in developing an Access version database for tracking and maintenance of all contract-related documents, as well as in populating the database. Ms. Scollard has assisted with the research into, implementation, and ordering of Eco-friendly office products and supplies.
With a customer service-oriented background, Ms. Scollard brings to Marstel-Day more than 12 years of office administration experience specializing in management and field support. She has held several positions of responsibility including management of accounts and contracts, design and development of training material, assistance in the writing of business contracts and proposals, development and implementation of efficient office procedures and processes, and creation and maintenance of Microsoft Access databases for data entry and tracking.
Ms. Scollard is experienced in all aspects of office administration: word processing, spreadsheets, aging reports, and data collection and entry. She is proficient in office software including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, and has received several awards for performance, excellence, and accuracy.
Ms. Theisen has more than 10 years of detailed experience in government contracting, bookkeeping, and office management support. She is proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Publisher, as well as Adobe Acrobat, ADP Payroll Software, Photosuite, and QuickBooks Pro. Among her skill sets, Ms. Theisen has administered functions related to human resources, including employee payroll, health, dental, contribution plans, and long- and short-term disability insurance policies. She has received several awards for outstanding performance, professionalism, and client service.
Ms. Boccuti majors in English and Environmental Science at the University of Mary Washington, and is coincidently pursuing a certificate in Geographic Information Science. She is a columnist for the University of Mary Washington?s weekly newspaper. Amanda has also won several writing contests, including the National Council for Science and the Environment?s Generation Green Writing Contest. In the summer of 2009, Amanda served as an intern at Bowman?s Hill Wildflower Preserve in New Hope, Pennsylvania where she designed, wrote, and implemented a self-guided family tour of the Preserve. She has also been an active volunteer with Downtown Greens Community Gardens and Friends of the Rappahannock, organizing fundraising events, leading education programs, and conducting water quality testing. Amanda staffed the 2009 UNA-USA Model United Nations Global Conference in New York City, acting as the director of the Climate Change Committee.
Ms. Hall's efforts for Marstel-Day focus on GIS applications. She received her bachelor of arts degree in historic preservation, with a concentration in urban planning, from the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA. Ms. Hall also earned a certificate in geographic information science. As her senior project, she created a website for the City of Fredericksburg composed of a database of all the historic buildings located within the city limits. She also digitized coastline imagery at Virginia's Barrier Islands to show the changing ocean levels for a research project funded by Randolph-Macon College.
Mr. Holden provides GIS and mapping support for a variety of projects. Matthew is currently a junior at the University of Mary Washington double majoring in Geography and Religion and working towards completing the Geographic Information Science Certificate Program. Matthew is also a student aide for the Geography Department, providing assistance for the Geography Faculty at Mary Washington.
Ms. Kivelin, EIT, LEED AP, is a mechanical engineer who focused her studies in energy and the environment. She received her bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Norwich University in 2006 and her master of engineering degree from Princeton University in 2007. For the past three years, she has been working in the energy industry, providing energy auditing and energy modeling services. Ms. Kivelin grew up in Wyoming near Yellowstone National Park and has spent the last three years living near Joshua Tree National Park. Because of her love for the outdoors and her appreciation for federal lands, Ms. Kivelin works to help people understand energy, so that they can reduce energy use, energy costs, and emissions while also protecting and preserving the environment for future generations.
Hunter Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Horticulture Science, with a Concentration in Technology, Landscape Design, from North Carolina State University-Raleigh. His senior project explored the topic of Agri/Ecotourism and the Family Farm.
Mr. Mitchell has several years of experience performing hands-on landscaping design and building construction, including as a volunteer on the Lakota Sioux reservation in Mission, SD. In 2005, Hunter served as an intern to Representative Jo Ann Davis, where he Monitored hearings on agri-terrorism through the Armed Services, Government Reform, Agriculture and Homeland Security committees. He is a 2002 graduate of Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, and is a native of Fredericksburg, VA.
Mr. Pope is pursuing a double major in geography and environmental science at the University of Mary Washington. He developed an interest in soil science and various areas of physical geography, and since 2009 has worked on a research project aimed at studying soil erosion in a subwatershed of the Rappahannock River basin using spatial, isotopic, and erosion pin analyses. He is active in community service projects, such as Students Helping Honduras, through his affiliation with the Board of the Campus Christian Community and its Ministry Team.
