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.

Biologist & Environmental Planner

SWCA Environmental Consultants, Phoenix

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Mr. Johnson has a Bachelor of Science in Plant Biology with an Environmental Science and Biology focus and a Master of Science in Plant Biology, both from Arizona State University. 

With over 12 years of professional experience as a biologist/environmental planner with several consulting firms, his expertise includes conducting impact analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act for complex projects across multiple jurisdictions. He has served as project manager, field manager and field technician for both regulatory biology and environmental compliance projects with multiple agencies including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, Arizona State Land Department, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, Nevada Department of Wildlife, and multiple municipalities.

Jeff joined AZAEP in 2006 and was previously AZAEP's Secretary from 2016 to 2018.

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 Environmental Consultants, Tucson

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Mrs. Zurita graduated from the University of Arizona in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and again in 2018 with a Master of Public Policy. Additionally, she has two Post-Baccalaureate Certificates in Water Policy, and Administration and Management of American Indian Natural Resources. With positions previously held at the University of Arizona Institute of the Environment, the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions, and the United States Department of Agriculture, her areas of interest include Colorado River issues, environmental and water resource economics and policy analysis, wildlife conservation, climate change adaptation, conservation planning, natural resources, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species Act. 

Brianna has been an Environmental Planner with SWCA Environmental Consultants since May 2018. She joined AZAEP in July 2017 as an At-Large Board Member and was elected as Secretary in 2018. 

 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.