NEA has developed a strong network of cooperative and strategic alliances over the years to provide our clients with a full spectrum of services. Engineers, hydrologists, soil and crop scientists, fisheries biologists, sociologists, and economists and other specialists with unique technical expertise work with the NEA professional staff to successfully complete integrated, multidisciplinary projects for our clients. For example, NEA has assembled teams to analyze the environmental impacts of relicensing hydroelectric projects, establish water rights claims for Native Americans, and integrate water, land, and other resources in cost-effective economic development plans.
Our clients benefit from this arrangement because we can take a comprehensive study approach and maintain data consistency and seamless integration of information between all team members—no matter the size or scope of the project. Our multidisciplinary project management approach helps us work effectively and efficiently with other specialists and associates to ensure that projects are completed accurately, on time, within budget, and to our clients’ satisfaction. The end result is an integrated, cohesive report that provides our clients with a comprehensive view of the situation and clear recommendations on the appropriate actions to take.
NEA staff, together with our strategic alliances, creates the perfect team to address your specific project needs. Contact us today for more information.
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Senior Economist Krieg Brown, M.F., Senior Economist Barbara Wyse, M.S., Senior Economist Jeri A. Sawyer, M.S., Economist Travis Greenwalt, M.B.A., Economist Rabia Ahmed, M.S., Economist Steve Pavich, M.S., Economist Ben Pogue, M.P.A., Economist Suzanne Rock, GIS Coordinator Kevin Gabel, B.S., GIS/GPS Analyst Amanda Heyerly, B.S., GIS/GPS Technician Kyla Larson, Administrator/GIS Assistant Shelly Christensen, B.A., Administrative Assistant Jim Scovil, Accountant Matt Kallunki Mikhail Kholodov Terry Hall |
Gretchen Greene,
Ph.D., Senior Economist Dr. Greene joined NEA in 1998, after receiving her Ph.D. in Food and Resource Economics from the University of Florida. She has nine years of experience in community and natural resource economics. Working with diverse clients, she regularly applies theoretical techniques to real world problems and communicates the results of research findings to audiences at all levels of understanding. Since joining NEA, Dr. Greene has worked in a number of different areas, including water rights litigation support, economic analysis of Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations, risk-based analysis, survey design and analysis, and social and community assessments. Dr. Greene was senior analyst and provided project oversight for a recent risk-based economic analysis for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Using the HEC-FDA model, she estimated flood damage reduction benefits of the Lewiston Levee system, and employed Monte Carlo simulation to perform the risk-based analysis. Results were used in a benefit-cost economic analysis of various management options. Dr. Greene also recently conducted a social and economic assessment of the several communities within which the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde (CTGR) operate. Working closely with the Tribes’ Policy and Planning Office, she developed a survey that will be used annually to measure improvements in the overall health and well being of the tribal and non-tribal communities. Her analysis of this initial survey data will serve as a baseline description of the current social and economic status of these communities and the CTGR, to which future assessments will be compared. Several studies in which Dr. Greene has been involved since joining NEA have related to threatened and endangered species listings under the ESA. She has prepared economic assessments of proposed listings for NMFS, following RegFlex guidelines for determining whether a proposed listing has a significant impact on small businesses in the affected area. She analyzed the impacts of regulations implementing California laws, relating to threatened or endangered species, for the California Department of Fish and Game. She recently provided input for model design and analysis related to NEA’s market analysis of Alaska groundfish and potential impacts of protective measures for the endangered Steller sea lion. |
NEA staff also has expertise in the allied disciplines of land use and recreation planning, water resource planning, forestry, socioeconomic analysis, EA/EIS preparation, impacts analysis, computer programming, database management, and technical writing and editing. Additionally, NEA has the flexibility to leverage its longstanding relationships with strategic alliances to augment resources on large, multidisciplinary projects. NEA team members are skilled at leading people, gaining consensus among diverse groups and multi-cultural clients, and managing projects from both an issue-oriented and process-oriented perspective. Since 1977, we have worked successfully with federal, state, local, and tribal governments as well as attorneys, public non-profit agencies, private industry, trade associations, and individuals. Our recognized industry experts bring unique knowledge, objective analysis, and innovative thinking to each project. Click here to discover more reasons why clients choose NEA for their project needs, and why we may be the right choice for you. |
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