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Shannon Tocchini, Senior Operational Compliance Analyst, Corporate Compliance at Portland General Electric

May 2021 – Meet Shannon Tocchini, Senior Operational Compliance Analyst, Corporate Compliance at Portland General Electric. in Portland, OR What drew you to working in the environmental sector? I am energized by roles that make a positive, lasting impact and use systems thinking to manage risk and drive continuous improvement for my organization, planet and communities.…

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Maggie Rasmussen, Marketing Manager at Holt Services, Inc.

May 2021 – Meet Maggie Rasmussen, Marketing Manager at Holt Services, Inc. in Puyallup, WA What is your educational background? BS Marketing degree from Miami University (no, not the University of Miami) in Oxford, OH. What drew you to working in the environmental sector? I’m married to him! I started in the building products industry with James…

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Erin K. Rothman, CEO of StormSensor, Inc.

October 2020 – Meet Erin K. Rothman, CEO of StormSensor, Inc in Seattle, Washington… What is your educational background? I have a BA in Technical & Scientific Communication/Environmental Science and an MSc in Natural Resources. What drew you to working in the environmental sector? My dad worked for the Department of Energy cleaning up and closing down federal nuclear…

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Sean Huang, Co-Founder at Matidor

September 2020 – We are excited to welcome Vancouver BC-based Matidor as a new member of NEBC! Meet Co-Founder Sean Huang and learn about Matidor below. What is your educational background? I graduated from the University of British Columbia with an undergraduate degree in chemistry. I am currently enrolled at Smith School of Business at…

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Christopher Rich, Partner at Perkins Coie LLP

June 2020 – Meet NEBC Member Christopher Rich…   What is your educational background?  I studied biology and history at UCLA and then went on to study environmental law at the University of Denver.       What drew you to working in the environmental sector? Having grown up in the west, I was always connected to the outdoors. I spent much of my spare time camping, hiking, backpacking, running, scuba…

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Kendra Skellenger, Managing Engineer at Anchor QEA, LLC

March 2020 – Meet NEBC member Kendra Skellenger… In one word, describe yourself. Dependable. What’s one interest fact about you that most people don’t know? I played Division I college softball at Florida International University (FIU). I was ‘team captain’ during my junior and senior years. It was super challenging juggling softball and my engineering…

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Benjamin Pariser, Principal, Restorical Research, LLC

February, 2020 – Meet NEBC member Benjamin Pariser… What is your educational background?  B.A. in Anthropology, from the University of Florida What drew you to working in the environmental sector?  I actually stumbled upon it by complete accident. In 2010, following the great recession, I started my own real estate consulting business. We provided property…

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Ryan Bixby, Managing Principal
SoundEarth Strategies, Inc.

December, 2019 – What is your educational background? I spent several years after high school travelling the world and going to a junior college off and on before finally enrolling at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where I received a bachelor’s degree in Geology (and a severely underutilized minor in Anthropology). I also attended…

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Jeff Heeter, Owner, Spokane Environmental Solutions, LLC

October, 2019 – NEBC member Jeff Heeter, owner of Spokane Environmental  Solutions, tells us how he’s learned to make sure everyone on the team gains a sense of accomplishment, and a little more about his company. Tell us about the beginning and founding of Spokane Environmental Solutions. I saw an opening in the market for…

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