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Tim Pollowy helped guide a group of IAFSM Conference attendees on a field trip of the Fullersburg Woods Dam Removal project. #IAFSM https://lnkd.in/e6dPSQSV

Please join us in welcoming Kate Beyers to our Hey Team.?Kate is from Lake County, Illinois, and holds a degree in Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Natural Resources and Conservation from Southern New Hampshire University, which she earned online. She brings valuable experience from her recent role in the regulatory branch with?the Army Corps of Engineers-Chicago District, as well as her previous position as a project manager for a landscape construction contractor in Barrington, Illinois, where she worked closely with custom homebuilders. Kate's career journey began as a marine contractor on the Chain O' Lakes. In this position, she gained hands-on experience in constructing commercial piers and seawalls and preparing cost estimates. Kate is excited to leverage her diverse skill set in this new role. Outside of work, she enjoys fishing, horseback riding, and spending quality time with her animals-they truly mean the world to her. She looks forward to getting to know everyone and contributing to the team at Hey and Associates.?

Another first rate Wisconsin Wetland Association’s Science Conference in the books. Capped at 400 wetland and water practitioners and vendors along the Mississippi River in La Crosse, WI. Hey has been an active sponsor of the conference for many years. Congratulations WWA on another job well done. Our?Dave Kraft, P. E., CFM presented a review of several of our restoration projects and Steve Rauch, Bob Kerpec and Vince Mosca were also in attendance. https://lnkd.in/dNcA8iE7

Anna Culcasi, PE, CFM and Claire Randall are attending today's Sweetwater Clean Rivers Clean Lakes conference and presented on FlowPath mapping.?

I recently celebrated my 2-year anniversary as a civil engineer at Hey and Associates. As the only black woman engineer at Hey and Associates, I represent about 6% of our engineering workforce.?But nationwide, it is estimated that less than 6% of civil and environmental engineers are African American.?Growing up, I was inspired by Dr. Rodney Hull (Rodney Hull), principal at the time of Nicholson Technology Academy, and Ms. Calloway at Kenwood Academy (Karen Calloway)?to consider a career in STEM. Now, I am looking for opportunities to encourage more young black students to consider a career in environmental or civil engineering. One of those ways is to help and support the STEM scholarship program at the US Minority Contractors Association (USMCA).?Hey and Associates is a member of USMCA's STEM Education Foundation (501c3), which provides mentorship, scholarship, and internship to its member's communities. Please join Hey in supporting these efforts for work force development during Black History Month, and year-round! You can follow USMCA on Linkedin and more information on the STEM scholarship program is available at https://lnkd.in/dYSnv52u. USMCA - U.S. Minority Contractors Association

Please welcome Brett Jackson,?to our Hey Team!?Brett is a Landscape Architect with 10 years+ experience.?He is a graduate of Indiana University with a B.S. in Biology (natural systems-ecology) and received his Master of Landscape Architecture degree from Ball State University. ? Brett’s design experience includes urban design, Complete Streets streetscapes, municipal design, parks and open spaces, community and master planning, academic and medical campus design, single-multifamily housing, historic preservation, green infrastructure- bioswales, rain gardens, green roofs, living walls, and vernacular design and ecologies: Rocky Mountain, Ohio River Valley, Greater Appalachia, and Great Lakes bioregions.?? ? His graphic design skills include illustrative plans and cross-sections, 3D modeling, renderings, animations, drone-integrated flyovers, (project) video editing, and website design.? ? Brett’s implementation experience includes Resident Engineering services, site observation and construction documentation-reporting, material sampling and quantification, soil sampling and analysis, tree and pond surveying, specification writing, construction submittals and RFIs. ? Some of his personal interests include conservation and biodiversity, nature-based solutions, biophilic design and biomimicry, fluvial-geomorphological design, plant knowledge-planting design, and Soil Life.?In his free time, Brett enjoys traveling, boating, hiking, camping, off-grid exploration, fishing, hunting, plant identification and propagation, and gardening.?