APPENDIX M 

LIST OF PREPARERS 
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Kochhar, Medha – Project Manager; Alternatives, Geologic Resources, Soils, Water Resources, 

Wetlands, Vegetation, Wildlife and Aquatic Resources, Threatened and Endangered 

Species, Land Use, Recreation, and Visual Resources

 Ph.D., Plant Ecology, 1974, North Carolina State University 

 M.S., Botany, 1968, B.I.T.S., Pilani, India 

 B.S., Biology and Chemistry, 1966, University of Delhi 

Button, Van, T. – Cultural Resources, Socioeconomics 

M.A., Anthropology, 1976, University of Arizona 

 B.A., Anthropology, 1973, Reed College 

Manco, Magdalene – Air Quality and Noise, Reliability and Safety 

 B.S., Environmental Systems Engineering, 2004, Pennsylvania State University 

 

Peconom, John – Water Resources, Wetlands, Vegetation, Wildlife and Aquatic Resources, and 

Threatened and Endangered Species

 B.S., Environmental Biology & Management, 2000, University of California at Davis 

Wisniewski, John – Alternatives 

 B.S. Mineral Economics, 1975, Pennsylvania State University 

ICF International

Barkley, Matt – Cumulative Impacts 

M.A., Organizational Management, 2006, University of Phoenix 

 Certificate of Environmental Management, 2002, Duquesne University 

 B.S., Environmental Resource Management, 1997, Pennsylvania State University 

Crook, Leonard – Alternatives 

M.A., History, 1972, University of Memphis 

 B.A., History and Economics, 1970, University of Memphis 

Fadely, Karen – Geologic Resources, Soils 

 Master of Environmental Management, 2005, Duke University 

 B.S., Biology, 1999, Bucknell University 

Gardiner, James – Proposed Action, Alternatives, Reliability and Safety 

M.S., Chemical Engineering, 1998, University of Bradford, Great Britain 

 B.S., Chemistry, Management and Industry, 1996, University of York, Great Britain 

Messenger, Wendy – Cultural Resources 

 Master of Urban Planning and Policy, 2006, University of Illinois-Chicago 

 B.S., Environmental Design, 2001, Auburn University 

Quick, Polly McWhoter – Cultural Resources 

Ph.D., Anthropology, 1976, Harvard University 

 M.A., Anthropology, 1970, Harvard University 

 B.A., Anthropology, 1968, Radcliffe College 

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Stanwood, Mike – Purpose and Need, Land Use, Socioeconomics 

M.S., Mineral Economics, 1979, Colorado School of Mines 

 B.A., Psychology, 1975, University of Colorado 

Woods, Hova – Public Involvement 

M.P.A., Environmental Policy and Management, 2001, Indiana University 

 B.S., Finance (Science and Technology concentration), 1999, Indiana University 

Wyngarden, Steve – Project Manager 

Master of Environmental Management, 1982, Duke University 

 B.S., Applied Biology, 1980, Georgia Institute of Technology 

Zhang, Lianyang – Geologic Resources, Soils 

Ph.D., Geotechnical Engineering, 1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

 M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

 M.S., Geotechnical Engineering, 1988, Tongji University, China 

 B.S., Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 1985, Shanghai JiaoTong University, China 

ENTRIX Environmental Consultants

De Caro, David – Project Manager 

B.S., Natural Resources Management, 1991, Cook College, Rutgers University 

Jackson, David - Land Use, Recreation, and Visual Resources

 B.S. Environmental Science, Messiah College, 1999

Kirkner, Stephanie - Land Use, Recreation, Visual Resources, Wetlands and Water Resources 

 B.S. Biological Sciences: Marine Biology, University of Maryland, 1998 

Loveday, Trevor – Water Resources

M.S., Biology, 1995, Stephen F. Austin State University 

 B.B.A., Finance, 1990, Baylor University 

Slate, Jennifer – Wetlands, Vegetation, Wildlife and Aquatic Resources, and Threatened and 

Endangered Species

B.S., Marine Biology, Texas A&M University 

 

Wakefield, Jeffrey – Socioeconomics 

Ph.D., Economics, 2001, University of Delaware 

 M.A., Environmental Economics, 1998, University of Delaware 

 M.S., Marine Biology and Biochemistry, 1996, University of Delaware 

 B.S., Biology, 1994, Rochester Institute of Technology 

Ward, Jennifer – Land Use, Recreation, and Visual Resources

 M.S., Resource Economics and Policy, 2006, University of Maine 

 B.A., Mathematics, 2001, University of North Carolina – Asheville 

Willoughby, Craig – Air Quality and Noise 

B.S., Mining Engineering, 1980, University of Missouri – Rolla 

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