Nic Frederick and Laura Thorne

Environmental Professionals Radio (EPR)

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EPR is Connecting Environmental Professionals through Conversation! Our show is brought to you by the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) and follows environmental professionals at all levels of their career in a variety of industries to bring you a nuanced and informed discussion on what it’s like to work in the environmental arena. Hear us talk through failures, struggles, and successes of the typical environmental professional. We will also highlight news, updates, and fun facts from the scientific community. With over 80 episodes and counting, we are excited to provi...

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Nic Frederick and Laura Thorne

Episodes

NOAA, Public Speaking, and the Joy of Science with Dr. Tracy Fanara 10.09.2021 46:59

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Tracy Fanara, Environmental Engineer, Scientist, Investigator, Public Speaker & Marvel Comic Agent of G.I.R.L., about NOAA, Public Speaking, and the Joy of Sc...

Practicing Law, Policy Updates, and Infrastructure with Fred Wagner 03.09.2021 51:18

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we bring back Fred Wager , partner with Venable, LLP to talk about Practicing Law, Policy Updates, and Infrastructure. Read his full bio below. Thank you to Venable, LLP. for spo...

Flooding in Nigeria, GIS, Fighting Covid, and Getting Lost with Taiwo Ogunwumi 27.08.2021 45:12

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Taiwo Ogunwumi, GIS and DRR Consultant, and president of the GEO Hazard Risk Mapping initiative, about flooding in Nigeria, GIS, Fighting COVID, and Getting Lost in...

NASA NEPA, Working on the Move, and Celebrity Fails with Michelle Rau 20.08.2021 39:01

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Michelle Rau, Environmental Project Manager and NEPA Practice Lead at Jacobs, and NAEP Secretary as well as Education Committee co-chair, about NASA NEPA, working on...

Clean Energy, Electric Vehicles, and Giving Back to the Community with Dory Larsen 13.08.2021 44:04

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dory Larsen , Electric Transportation Program Manager for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), about clean energy, electric vehicles, and giving back to th...

Water, Business Development and the Tampa Mafia with Scott Deitche 06.08.2021 40:29

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Scott Deitche, Senior Vice President with GPI, about water, business development, and the Tampa Mafia and the books he's written about them! Read his full bio be...

History of NAEP, Maryland Farm Policy, and Finding a Good Map with Gary Kelman 30.07.2021 44:50

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Gary Kelman, Independent Consultant & NAEP Board Member representing the Mid-Atlantic Regional Environmental Professionals about the history of NAEP, Maryland Far...

Preservation, Tribal Relationships and Having Fun with Desiree Martinez 23.07.2021 41:59

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Desireé Martinez, a Tongva Tribal Archaeologist and the President of Cogstone Resource Management, about Preservation, Tribal Relationships and Having Fun. Read her...

USACE, Transitioning to Civilian Work, and How to be a Parrot Head with Ed Kertis 16.07.2021 39:54

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Edward John Kertis, Acting Executive Director with Dawson about USACE, Transitioning to Civilian Work, and his passion for Parrot Heads. Read his full bio below. Speci...

Challenging Projects, Travel, and Soccer with SunTemple Helgren 09.07.2021 43:02

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with SunTemple Helgren, Certified Environmental Professional and Member Board Of Directors at National Association of Environmental Professionals about Challenging Project...

Farming, Career Advice, and Poetry with Ron Deverman 02.07.2021 41:06

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Ron Deverman, NAEP Fellow, and Vice-President and National Environmental Planning Leader for STV, a national planning, engineering, and architecture firm about Farmin...

Public Engagement, Marketing, and Morel Hunting with Amanda Roberts 25.06.2021 38:03

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Amanda Roberts, Partner and Chief Marketing Strategist at Avid Core, a woman and minority owned strategic communications company about Public Engagement, Marketing, a...

Diversity, Hip Hop, and Environmental Racism with Dr. Thomas Easley 18.06.2021 1:01:56

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Thomas Easley, Assistant Dean for Community and Inclusion at Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies about Diversity, Hip Hop, and Environment...

Geothermal Energy, Lithium mining, and the Power of Love with Laurel Glass Lees 11.06.2021 50:11

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Laurel Glass Lees, a multi-passionate entrepreneur, stakeholder capitalist, and environmental professional about Geothermal Energy, Lithium mining, and the Power of Lo...

Transportation NEPA, Conference Planning and Golf with John Jamison 04.06.2021 41:33

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with John Jamison, Western Regional Team Lead at North Carolina Department of Transportation about Transportation NEPA, Conference Planning and Golf. Read his full bio bel...

College, the Student Chapter of NAEP, and Permaculture with Tim Kendzia 28.05.2021 30:08

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Tim Kendzia, Technician at U.S. Environmental Rental Corporation about College, the Student Chapter of NAEP, and Permaculture. Read his full bio below. Special than...

Exotic Pet Trade, Tiger King, and the Power of a Good Nap with Katie Cannon 21.05.2021 43:40

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Katie Cannon, Education Director at Carolina Tiger Rescue about the exotic pet trade, Tiger King, and the power of a good nap. Read her full bio below. Help us contin...

Cultural History, Heavy Metal, and the Green Bay Packers with Heather Miller 14.05.2021 47:16

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Heather Miller, VP Business Development and Principal Historian with HRA and author, about Cultural History, Heavy Metal, and the Green Bay Packers. Check it out and r...

Women-Owned Environmental Consulting, Leadership, Diversity, and Art with Marie Campbell 07.05.2021 45:21

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Marie Campbell! Marie is the sole owner and president of Sapphos Environmental, Inc., a successful environmental consulting business, about Women-Owned Environmental C...

Fred Wagner Returns to talk Policy, the Congressional Cabinet, and Biden's Infrastructure Plan 30.04.2021 45:07

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, Nic interviews our returning environmental policy expert, Fred Wagner, a partner with Venable, LLP., about policy, the congressional cabinet and Biden's Infrastructure Plan. F...

Policy in NEPA, Offshore Wind, and National Parks with Ted Boling 23.04.2021 34:42

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Ted Boling, Partner at Perkins Coie LLP and previous associate director at the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in the Executive Office of the President, about N...

Fish Ecology, Offshore Wind, and Suburban Farming with Justin Krebs 16.04.2021 36:50

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Justin Krebs, Vice President, Offshore Wind Program Manager, and fish ecologist at AKRF about essential fish habitat, and offshore wind. He also gives us some notes on...

Munitions, Aviation, and Hawaii with Dennis Peters 09.04.2021 45:30

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dennis Peters, Environmental Manager with Hart Crowser, Inc. now a division of Haley & Aldrich, about his work with military ordinances in Hawaii, how the pandemic...

Deep Sea Discovery, Lego Love, and ESRI with Dr. Dawn Wright 02.04.2021 45:58

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (aka Esri), a world-leading geographic information system (GIS) software and data scie...

Sustainable Design, Business Ownership, Food Forests with Lauren Staniec 26.03.2021 33:26

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Lauren Staniec, owner of re-habitat, an interior/sustainable design group that also provides project management services, about her work, her food forest, and her invo...