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David has more than 20 years of experience as a natural resource professional who specializes in the assessment of ecosystems. He is currently a Senior Project Scientist for Cardno ENTRIX in Tallahassee, Florida; and, his responsibilities include project management and business development. Typical projects include mitigation banking, listed species reviews, ecological due diligence, impact assessments, NEPA documentation, environmental permitting, and ecosystem restoration. His business development role involves cross-marketing a diverse array of other environmental services such as watershed assessments, brownfields, alternative energy, carbon credits, stormwater permitting, natural resource economics, and natural resource risk assessments. This role allows David to interact with a broad range of scientists, public sector and private clients, as well as multi-disciplined consultants. David has served as the chairman for the Wetland Restoration/Mitigation Track for the 2010, 2011, and 2012 National Conferences and participated in the mitigation banking panel discussion that was a part of the 2010 conference. His initial involvement in NAEP dates back to 1995. At the local level, he is the Treasurer for the Tallahassee Area chapter. He was elected to the Board during the inaugural election of the chapter that was re-started in April 2011. As a Board member, David is working to make the chapter a strong resource for the regional environmental practitioners in the Tallahassee area, to increase membership in the State and local chapters, and to establish partnerships with Florida State, Florida A&M and Tallahassee Community College. David is committed to making NAEP an essential unbiased resource for environmental practitioners. He will bring his passion for education, both in learning and sharing information, to the board and organization as a whole. His objectives are to continue growing NAEP as an organization where ideas and thoughts on the latest challenges, trends, and regulations are shared and to develop additional forums for interaction between members. Additionally, he wants to expand access to environmental educational programs. David will work with the board, committees and affiliated chapters to maintain the existing programs and increase the diversity. |