Many environmental fields contribute to planning, building, and operating a sustainable transportation network. The people who bring these skills and their passion to work in transportation organizations help to mitigate the environmental impacts of our expansive mobility, and identify, design and operate new mobility systems for the future. A report available from the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center specifically focuses on how to attract a new generation of transportation workers into these environmental career pathways.
Below are links to 14 interview profiles of professionals that are working within 11 different fields of environmental-based transportation work, including:
- Fish, Wildlife & Rare Species
- Transit & TDM
- Bicycle & Pedestrian Initiative
- Planning & Modeling
- Water Quality
- Noise Abatement
- Hydrological Studies
- Community Impact Assessment
- Cultural Resources
- Waste Management & Remediation
- Hazardous Materials
These profiles are offered to help guide and inspire students and young professionals who might be evaluating future career choices in either environmental or transportation fields.
| Environmental Work in the Transportation Sector – Career Profiles | |||||
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Name |
Title | Organization | Undergraduate Degree | Graduate Degree |
Field(s) |
| Patti Kallfelz-Wertz | Environmental Scientist | VHB- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. | Ecology | 1- Fish, Wildlife & Rare Species | |
| James Brady | Environmental Biologist | Vermont Agency of Transportation | Ecology | 1- Fish, Wildlife & Rare Species | |
| Lori Zeller | Transportation Planner | Foursquare ITP | Planning, Geography | City and Regional Planning, Transportation | 2- Transit and TDM;
4- Planning & Modeling |
| Nicole Freeman | Director of Transportation Planning | City of Newton, MA | Urban Planning, Economics | 2- Transit and TDM;
3- Bicycle & Pedestrian Initiatives; 4- Planning & Modeling |
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| David Sorrell | Mobility Solutions Programs & Transportation Demand Administration | University of California, Berkeley Parking and Transportation Department | Public Administration | Organizational Development and Leadership | 2- Transit and TDM |
| Jeff Owen | Strategic Planning Coordinator | TriMet | Landscape Architecture | City and Regional Planning, Transportation | 2- Transit and TDM;
3- Bicycle & Pedestrian Initiatives; 4- Planning & Modeling |
| Emma Chapman | Bike Train Operator | Divvy Bicycle Share | History of Art & Political Science, Architectural History & Urban Studies | MBA, Finance & Public Accounting | 2- Transit and TDM;
3- Bicycle & Pedestrian Initiatives; 4- Planning & Modeling |
| Eleni Churchill | Transportation Program Manager | Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission | Civil Engineering | Civil Engineering | 4- Planning & Modeling |
| Emily Nosse-Leirer | Planner | Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission | Urban Geography | Urban Geography | 4- Planning & Modeling |
| Robert Widley | Water Resources Engineer | VHB- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. | Environmental Studies | Water Resources Engineering | 5- Water Quality;
7-Hydrological Studies |
| Scott Edwards | Senior Associate | Cross-Spectrum Acoustics | Acoustical Engineering & Music | 6- Noise Abatement,
8- Community Impact Assessment |
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| Kaitlin O’Shea | Preservation Planner | VHB- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. | Historic Preservation | Historic Preservation | 9- Cultural Resources |
| Paige Cornell | Environmental Scientist | VHB- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. | Environmental Science, Geology, Geospatial Technologies | 10- Waste Management & Remediation;
11- Hazardous Materials |
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| Charlie Farmer | Environmental Engineer | VHB- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. | Environmental Science | Environmental Engineering | 5- Water Quality;
10- Waste Management & Remediation |