NMEBC 2019 | National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference | 6 May 2019 | Hyatt Regency , 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA

The National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference (NMEBC) is all about investing in the environment. NMEBC is the first and only of its kind to bring members of the environmental community together to advance and protect the environment in a financially sustainable way. Private investment and public/private alliances are leading the way towards an improved environment and streamlined permitting for important infrastructure projects.

2019 Speakers

Melonie Allen
Division of Mitigation Services, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Carlene Bahler
JT&A, inc.

Chris Baker
Conservation United

Tim Baumgartner
NC Division of Mitigation Services

Krystel Bell
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Garry Bennett
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Karen Bennett
Clark Hill PLC

Mark Bernstein
Magnolia Land Partners

Jeanette Blank
Montana Aquatic Resources Services, Inc.

Elliott Boullion
Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC

Evan Branosky
National Association of Home Builders

G. Braiden Chadwick
Mitchell Chadwick LLP

Scott Chiavacci
U.S. Geological Service

Victoria Colangelo
The Mitigation Banking Group, Inc.

Robb Collett
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Sean Connolly
South Carolina Department of Transportation

Kristie Corson
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Steven Currie
USACE Jacksonville District

Wayne D'Angelo
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Troy Daniell
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Leslie Day
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Saint Paul District

Craig Denisoff
Craig Denisoff Consulting

Greg DeYoung
Westervelt Ecological Services

Barbara Doll
NC Sea Grant and NC State University Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept.

Nancy Douglas
Wildnote

Desmond Duke
EcoResolve

Justin Elkins
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Shauna Everett
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Pamelaeco Fetterman
GENESIS, LLC

Ryan Fisher

Joshua Fitzpatrick
FAA

Dennis Lee Forsgren, Jr.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Gary Frazer
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Emily French
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Joshua Frost
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

Royal Gardner
Stetson University College of Law

Cheryl Goddard
City of Chula Vista

Meris Guerrero
ICF

BenGuillon, CFA
Conservation Investment Management

Justin Hammond
US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Regulatory Branch

Stuart Haney
Alliance for Environmental Markets and Investments

Travis Hemmen
Westervelt Ecological Services

Catherine Herbert
(Tommie)USDA Forest Service

Hal Holland
Westervelt Ecological Services

Palmer Hough
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Kae Hovater
Environmental Resource Marketing

George Howard
Restoration Systems

Amy Husveth
Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc.

Jason Husveth
Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc.

John Jaschke
State Board of Water and Soil Resources

Carl Jensen
ICF

Jeffrey Johnson
North Carolina State University

Karen Johnson
The Nature Conservancy

Stephen Johnson
North American Land Trust

Steve Jones
Meanders River Restoration, Inc.

Russell Kaiser
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

George Kelly
RES

Rebecca Kihslinger
Environmental Law Institute

Dave Kikkert
Stantec

Charlotte Kucera
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ruth Ladd
New England District Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Division

Shannon Langford
Applied Research Associates, Inc.

Mark Laska
Great Ecology, Tellurium Partners, Ecology LandWatch

Les Lemm
Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources

Stuart Levenbach
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Sheri Lewin
Environmental Resource Marketing

Rob Lewis
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

Brian Lezina
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Becca Madsen
Electric Power Research Organization (EPRI)

Shauna Marquardt
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Lisa Marr
Trout Headwaters, Inc.

Steve Martin
USACE, Institute for Water Resources

Michelle Mattson
USACE Institute for Water Resources

Serena McClain
American Rivers

Owen McDonough
Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Terry McKenzie
Mitigation Solutions USA, LLC

Deborah Mead
Bureau of Land Management

Michael Menon
Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Erik Meyers
The Conservation Fund

Jason Miller
Conservation Planning Assistance Branch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Libby Mojica
Eagle Electrocution Solutions, LLC

Joseph Morgan
U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Region 9

Clark Morrison
Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Ashley Moulton
Falling Springs LLC

Caroline Nash
Boise State University

Chelsea Nikmard
The Earth Partners LP

Doug Norris
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Eric Olsen
Hopping Green & Sams, PA

David Olson
U. S Army Corps of Engineers

Jonathan Page
NC State University

Linus Paulus
CA Department of Water Resources

Ken Peeples
McGriff Insurance Services (a Subsidiary of BB&T Insurance Holdings)

Adam Pfanmiller
McGriff Insurance Services (a Subsidiary of BB&T Insurance Holdings)

George Platt
The Wetlandsbank Group

Samuel (Billy) Plauché
Plauché & Carr LLP

Ken Powell
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

John Preyer
Restoration Systems

Tim Rach
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Kane Radel
MN Board of Water & Soil Resources

Patrick Raney
Ducks Unlimited

Ann Redmond
Brown and Caldwell

James Remuzzi
Sustainable Solutions, LLC

Jeanne Richardson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Andrew Robertson
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Michael Rolband
Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.

Veronica Rowan
U.S. Department of the Interior

Michael Ruth
Federal Highway Administration

Kenneth Sanchez
WRA, Inc.

Devin Schenk
The Nature Conservancy

Mindy Selman,
USDA Office of Energy and Environmental Policy

Alisa Shull
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Tim Smith
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Wayne Smith
South Dakota Farm Bureau

Angela Somma
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Robert Spoth
Ecosystems Insurance Associates, LLC

Michael Sprague
Trout Headwaters, and NEBA Board Member

Leland Starks
Mitigation Resources of North America

Susan-Marie Stedman
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Marla Stelk
Association of State Wetland Managers

Gray Stevens
Sandy Creek Partners, LLC

Robert Stewart
Civil and Environmental Consultants

Angela Sturdevant
The Nature Conservancy

Jeremy Sueltenfuss
Colorado State University

Jamie Swenson
Covia Corporation

Lindsay Teunis
ICF

Daniel Tix
Barr Engineering Company

Brian Topping
US Environmental Protection Agency

Todd Tugwell
Wilmington District, USACE

Tammy Turley
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

David Urban
Ecosystem Investment Partners

Van Sant
RJICF

Shaun Vickers
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA

Randy Vogel
Land and Water Resources, Inc.

Andrea Wagner
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

Kerryann Weaver
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 5 Office

Aaron Weegar
Weegar-Eide & Associates, LLC

White, Joshua
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC)

John Wigginton
Westervelt Ecological Services

Jessica Wilkinson
The Nature Conservancy

Beattie Williams
ARA

Cory Wilson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District

David Wilson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District

Katie Wolff
RES

2019 Supporters

GOLD:
• NEBA
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• NRCS
• EPA
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• U.S. Forest Service
• National Marine Fisheries Services - NOAA
• Federal Highway Administration

SILVER:
• Sandy Creek Partners, LLC
• SWCA Environmental Consultants
• Westervelt Ecological Services, LLC
• The Wetlandsbank Company
• Weyerhaeuser Company

BLUE:
• Burns & McDonnell
• Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
• Ecological Restoration Business Association
• Ecological Service Partners
• Ecosystem Renewal, LLC
• Great Ecology
• ICF
• Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.
• Land Mechanic Designs, Inc.
• Mitigation Solutions USA, LLC
• North State Environmental, Inc.
• Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
• Restoration Systems, LLC
• Shamrock Environmental Corporation
• Stantec
• Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.
• WRA, Inc.
• Wright Contracting, LLC
• WSB

GREEN:
• Barr Engineering Co.
• The Conservation Fund
• Craig Denisoff Consulting, Inc.