AZAEP Board Members

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 Environmental Planner

Tierra Right of Way Services, Tucson

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I am a Tucson resident with a husband, a 12 year old daughter, and 2 dogs (one is a puppy that I am convinced is part piranha). I love being in my back yard with the plants and various projects. I have worked in the environmental field for over 28 years. As a Biologist, I was responsible for collecting and analyzing data and preparing supporting documentation and findings in regulatory documents.

 As a Planner, I have worked works closely with archaeologists, biologists, GIS specialists, landscape designers, hazardous material specialists; and resources specialists from the BLM, USFS, BIA, state agencies, and local

municipalities across the western United States. As a Project Manager, I prepare budgets (and try to stick to them!), keep up on deadlines and submissions as well as work closely with accounting and support staff. During my time as an At-Large Board Member for the AZ AEP, I enjoyed the ability to share the knowledge

of some extremely talented and experienced professionals that work across our environmental disciplines. 

As the President, I look forward to expanding the reach of AZ AEP to all areas of our state through an increase in virtual networking opportunities and on-line sharing of monthly presentations. As the Scholarship Committee Chair, I was honored to coordinate the selection process with committee members who are dedicated to their professions and to honor a woman who was clearly loved and respected by everyone she worked with. I look forward to growing our scholarship fund so that AZ AEP can continue to assist deserving up-and-coming environmental professionals.

 Environmental Planner /  Wildlife Biologist

RECON Environmental Inc, Tucson

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 I'm a senior project manager and environmental planner specializing in NEPA compliance. I've worked extensively on large- and small-scale environmental impact statements (EISs) and environmental assessments (EAs) for a variety of federal, state, and local agencies throughout the Southwest. I've developed excellent working relationships with agencies, including National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Pima County, City of Tucson, and Town of Marana. I'm also a wildlife biologist and have worked extensively on Endangered Species Act (ESA) compliance projects such as biological evaluations and assessments throughout Arizona, southern California, southern Nevada, and southern Utah.
I have developed NEPA and ESA documents for transportation, utility, land use planning, mining, renewable energy, and recreation projects throughout the Southwest. 

Principal

McIntyre Environmental, LLC, Tucson

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Mr. McIntyre has a master’s degree in Geography from San Diego State University and completed his bachelor’s degree in History from the U.S. Naval Academy. David has over 18 years of professional experience as a project manager/environmental planner. He started his career at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground before spending several years with EDAW in San Diego, CA. He moved to Ecology and Environment and started their San Diego office before moving to Tucson, AZ. Mr. McIntyre spent 2.5 years with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as a planning and environmental coordinator before leaving to start his own firm with his wife, Elizabeth. His expertise includes conducting impact analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). He has extensive experience preparing NEPA documents for the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps as well as preparing NEPA and CEQA documents for a variety of renewable energy and transmission projects in California, Nevada, and Arizona. He has also worked extensively on land use planning documents for the BLM as well as NEPA documents for several tribes. 

Mr. McIntyre was very active in the San Diego County AEP from 2001 to 2011 and joined AZAEP in 2017. 

Environmental Planner

SWCA

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 I am a biologist and environmental planner specializing in NEPA compliance and renewable energy development. I first started in this industry as a Nevada Conservation Corps crew member more than 10 years ago before going on to work on invasive plant control projects throughout the desert Southwest and northern Great Plains as a member of the National Park Service’s exotic plant management team. I continued my career in land management as the assistant manager of a state wildlife refuge in northern Washington before returning to the Southwest when I transitioned to the private consulting industry. I studied environmental biology at Tulane University and still use those skills today as a technical writer for complex NEPA and ESA compliance documents, as well as volunteering my time with bird banding stations and habitat conservation programs. I have been a member of the AZAEP since 2019 and bring my organizational and budgeting skills as a project manager to the Treasurer position.  

 Senior Program Coordinator

Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Phoenix

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Ms. Baden has a master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Planning from ASU, and completed  her bachelor’s degree in Economics from Virginia Tech with a minor in Environmental Policy and Planning. Ms. Baden wrote a master plan and conducted public outreach for a community park in Eagar, AZ and coordinated a technical advisory committee and public meetings for a new state park, Rockin’ River Ranch, in Camp Verde, AZ.

Previously, Ms. Baden, AICP, worked as an Environmental Planner at Logan Simpson as well as Archaeological Consulting Services, both in Tempe, AZ. In these roles she served as a project manager completing environmental compliance reports associated with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Additionally, she taught an introductory workshop on Environmental Planning and NEPA at ASU in the fall of 2017. She specializes in socioeconomic demographic analysis, project management, and public outreach.

Eileen has been an active member of AZAEP since 2012 and served as Secretary from 2014 to 2016, and on the AZAEP Scholarship Committee in 2016.