Instructors | Environmental Professional Program

Janine Castro, Ph.D., R.G., is a national expert in geomorphology with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service in Portland, Oregon. Her primary duties include developing streamlining...

Colin Thorne, Ph.D., has been an academic for more than four decades, including appointments at Colorado State University, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, and Agricultural Research Service...

Morgan Clay, P.E., earned a B.S. of Environmental Science from University of Portland. After working in fisheries for several years, she returned to University of Portland for a Masters in Civil Engineering. She worked...

Patrick is a senior instructor in the Environmental Science and Management Department at Portland State University and Director of the Environmental Professional Program. Patrick's current research is focused on...

Brad Hermanson, PE, PMP, provides strategic environmental and project management consulting through his own company, Hermanson Consulting Company LLC. Brad has a bachelor’s degree with high scholarship in chemical...

Chris James, CWM, CERP, is a hydrologist with Tetra Tech, Inc., and has both managed and served as lead hydrologist on projects to restore or enhance fisheries habitat at the reach- and watershed-scale throughout the...

As the Northwest River Restoration Director at American Rivers, Melanie Kylm, P.E., R.G./L.G., Env SP, works at a local level to support expanded dam removal efforts in the Northwest. Her work includes assessments,...

Nick Legg, PG, is a geomorphologist and licensed geologist with a passion for teasing out complex landscape interactions to enhance the longevity of ecosystem restoration, management, and engineering projects. His work...

Timmie Mandish is the Western National Fish Biologist for the NRCS where she provides technical assistance and training to 13 western states out of their West National Technology Support Center in Portland, Oregon....

Growing up on a lake in Eastern Canada, Shivonne's passion for ecosystems began at an early age. Shivonne moved west to pursue a degree in Natural Resource Science at Thompson River University in Kamloops, BC. This...

Sue Niezgoda, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor of civil engineering at Gonzaga University and a registered licensed engineer. She has an emphasis in water resources engineering and teaches and conducts research in the areas...

Peggy O'Neill, PWS, is a senior botanist and wetland scientist at Jacobs Engineering (formerly CH2M HILL) with over 23 years of experience working on projects throughout the Pacific Northwest, the desert southwest,...

Phil Scoles owns his own earth science consulting firm, specializing in delineations, soil science and restoration. Scoles' technical knowledge and working skills with West Coast hydric soils and wetland hydrology is...

Brook has worked as a fish biologist for over 20 years in the Pacific Northwest. Before arriving at the USFWS in Vancouver Washington, she worked at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Forest Service...

Terril Stevenson, R.G., L.P.G., is a senior geomorphologist at Wolf Water Resources, joining them after 35 years of experience in the U.S. federal government, most recently as the regional fluvial geomorphologist and...

Steve Winter, PH, PWS, is an avid cyclist and river walker with over 18 years of experience observing and restoring rivers, streams, and wetlands in Washington, Oregon, and California. He is a registered Professional...