Instructors

4 years experience as a wetland delineation instructor.
25 years experience delineating and monitoring wetlands.
15 years experience as a wetland mitigation specialist with emphasis on monitoring mitigation construction.
20 years experience as a botany Instructor.

Level 3 Qualified Data Collector - Chemical Water Quality Assessment.
13 years of biological and conservation experience, including Fish, Water Quality and Habitat assessments throughout the Midwest.

Developed the Wetland Invertebrate Community Index (WICI).
Participated in Ohio EPA biological assessment and criteria training programs.
32 years of experience includes service on national and state working groups dealing with monitoring and assessment.

14 years of experience as Instructor on wetland assessment and biocriteria training protocols and certified as a Professional Wetland Scientist by the Society of Wetland Scientists.
34 years of natural resources conservation experience service on national, regional, and state working groups focused on wetland monitoring and assessment, biological criteria, environmental indicators, and wetland water quality standards.

Lead trainer in the Ohio Credible Data Program for Level 2 and 3 Qualified Data Collectors for habitat evaluation.
28 years of experience includes service on national and state working groups dealing with monitoring and assessment, Clean Water Act reporting, National Academy of Sciences, and EPA Science Advisory Board.

Level 3 Qualified Data Collector – Macroinvertebrate Collection and Data Evaluation.
13 years of biological sampling and conservation experience, including Macroinvertebrates, Fish, Water Quality and PHWH assessments throughout the Midwest.
4 years of experience instructing Macroinvertebrate and Salamander Collection.

Level 3 Qualified Data Collector for Fish Community and Habitat Evaluation.
Trainer in the Ohio Credible Data Program for Level 3 Fish Community and Level 2/Level 3 Habitat Evaluation
10 years of experience conducting biological and water quality assessments in Ohio and other midwestern states.

Lead instructor in the Ohio Credible Data Program for Level 2 and 3 Qualified Data Collectors for biological assessment and criteria, fish community assessment, and habitat evaluation.
Oversees the development and execution of Level 3 Project Study Plans in Ohio rivers and streams for numerous clients.
Forty-six (46) years of experience with national, regional, and state working groups and committees dealing with monitoring and assessment, biological criteria, environmental indicators, temperature criteria, and water quality standards (WQS).

Course Instructors