2025 Environmental Seminar Presentations

Thursday, September 25

Federal Regulations & Key Legal Updates

Rachael Lipinski, Van Ness Feldman
Rachel Sinsheimer, Headwaters Law Group

Turning Contamination into Opportunity: The Port of Tacoma and Tacoma School District Partnership, Maritime Center Brownfield Redevelopment
Rob Healy, Port of Tacoma
Adam Kulaas, Tacoma Public Schools

Tech for Tomorrow: Innovations in Environmental Management

Ben Nield, NWSA – Utilizing Drone Technology   

Emily Sanders, Jacobs & Jacob Kirschner, Port of Everett – Enhancing Port Decarbonization Models with Real Time Asset Data

Laura Wolfe, Port of Seattle – Underwater Noise Assessment Program

A Dredging Paradigm Shift

Trevor Louviere, DOF
Troy Bussey, PIONEER Technologies Corporation
Laura Gurley, Port of Everett

ESA Consultations (One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish) 
Matt Szymanowicz, Port of Seattle & Kristin Evered, Port of Tacoma – Permitting Strategy
Jenn Stebbings, Port of Seattle & Michelle Havey, Anchor QEA – Alternative Port Calculator
Kurt Baumgarten, Port of Bellingham – Permitting Strategy
Jacob Kirschner, Port of Everett – Case Study