Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick!

On today’s episode, Matt Sekol,  Sustainability Global Black Belt on Microsoft’s Cross-Industry team and author of ESG Mindset: Business Resilience and Sustainable Growth. Read his full bio below.

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www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsekol/

Guest Full Bio:
Matthew Sekol is a Sustainability Global Black Belt on Microsoft’s Cross-Industry team. He also serves on the LP Advisory Committee of Morgan Stanley’s Next Level Fund, which invests in diverse-led and founded startups. In 2024, Matthew released a book called “ESG Mindset,” which is a guide for companies to think critically about ESG and take a holistic approach to the business and he joined the Advisory Board of Enzo Advisors, an ESG consultancy.

Music Credits
Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa
Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller

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Nic Frederick, Fred Wagner, and Jay Johnson discuss the events that unfolded during the commenting session of the Seven County Infrastructure case on December 10, 2024. As well as some other fun topics as usual. 

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Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick!

On today’s episode, we talk with Sunny Fleming, Director of Environment, Conservation, and Natural Resource Solutions at Esri about Geographic AI, CEQ Policy Updates, and Developing Industry Standards.  Read her full bio below.

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Guest Bio:
As the Director of Environment, Conservation, and Natural Resource Solutions for state environmental agencies, Sunny is responsible for supporting some of Esri’s longest-standing customers: fish and wildlife agencies, environmental regulation, agriculture, state parks, historical preservation, and natural heritage programs. She loves helping our customers shape their vision and innovate to meet their business challenges.

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Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! 

On today’s episode we give an update about the show.  Tune in to hear about our plans!

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Music Credits
Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa
Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller

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Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! 

On today’s episode, we talk with Sue Fassler, Director of Sustainability at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry about Sustainability, Making Mistakes (and Owning Up To Them), and Snowshoe Racing.   Read her full bio below.

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Showtimes: 
1:43  Nic & Sam talk about post conference follow up
6:06  Interview starts
11:10  Making mistakes
13:48  Sustainability
34:49  Field Notes
38:37  Snowshoe racing

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Guest Bio: 
Sue serves as the Director of Sustainability at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. She also leads closed loop, responsible purchasing efforts for the Center for Sustainable Materials Management, sits on the Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust Board of Directors, co-chairs the United University Professions (UUP) Environmental Issues & Advocacy Committee, and serves on the SUNY Sustainability Advisory Council.

Music Credits
Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa
Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller

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Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! 

On today’s episode we are coming to you live from Minneapolis with Mike Mayer, Hassan Bouchareb, and Fred Wagner!

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Music Credits
Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa
Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller

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Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! 

On today’s episode, we talk with David Boyes about NEPA, Music, and the Art of Compromise.  Read his full bio below.

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Showtimes: 
1:38  Nic & Sam try to talk about video games
4:58  Interview with David Boyes starts
6:54   Music
14:38  NEPA
27:48  Field Notes
30:56  The art of compromise

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Connect with David Boyes at https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-boyes-979145172/

Guest Bio:
Mr. David Boyes is a semi-retired Program Manager with over 45 years of experience managing and performing oversight for all aspects of environmental programs to include NEPA, Natural and Cultural Resources, RCRA, CERCLA, P2, EPCRA, SPCC and SWPP planning. Established GIS Enterprise for Rhode Island ARNG and guided the leadership in Sustainability initiatives. Mr. Boyes served on the Environmental Advisory Council for the National Guard Bureau and in that capacity also served as the Chairman of the ARNG NEPA Committee. Following his Guard career Mr. Boyes has provided general Conservation and Planning services for multiple Federal agencies as an environmental consultant initially for HDR and currently for the Native Hawaiian Company DAWSON.    Recently Mr. Boyes has expanded on his wealth of NEPA expertise by attending International Impact Assessment workshops where he has focused on Cumulative impacts at the Strategic level as well as providing for the true integration of Social, Economic and Health concerns into the Impact analysis process. He has actively engaged with representatives of the major lending Banks as they seek to meet the mounting challenges of performing impact analysis in the highly informed societies of the digital age. He assisted the World Bank in a capacity building exercise in Latin America for the off-shore oil and gas industry where US consultants instructed Uruguayan officials in offshore emergency response measures and the U. S regulatory framework. Mr. Boyes has received training from the International Center for Hydropower, the International Hydropower Association, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and the IFC on Social Impact Analysis and the sustainable development of Hydropower and Mega Infrastructure in Latin America.  Most recently he presented on Dam Safety requirements in the United States and Strategic Alliances & Investing for Success in the Latin American hydropower industry to a group of International practitioners attending an ICH workshop in Argentina. Mr. Boyes currently provides management oversight for DAWSON’s 8a Set aside Delivery Orders with CBP which provide for biological, cultural, archeological, and environmental planning technical expertise services required for planning, and construction of projects in support of the Border Wall Program within the Program Management Office Directorate (PMOD) of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) The

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Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! 

On today’s episode we give a sneak peak into the NAEP conference!

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Music Credits
Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa
Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller

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