Ron Deverman is the Associate Vice President for HNTB, a national engineering, architecture, and planning firm. The company manages environmental impact assessment projects for transportation infrastructure improvements such as transit, passenger and freight rail, roadways, and bridges. Ron has over 30 years of experience in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). He has special expertise in community impact assessment, cumulative effects analysis, and federal environmental regulations, such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and Threatened and Endangered Species Act.

His education includes a BS in civil/environmental engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana, an MA in literature and creative writing from the University of Illinois in Springfield, and post-graduate studies in NEPA and related environmental studies. Ron is a former president of the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP). He has also chaired their national NEPA Symposium, NEPA Working Group, Transportation Working Group (co-founder), and 27th annual conference in Dearborn, Michigan. He is also a former president of IAEP, the Illinois chapter of NAEP. Ron is a contributor to the  NAEP's national journal, Environmental Practice, published by Cambridge University Press.

Ron is also a published poet and has spoken nationally on many subjects, including key competencies for environmental professionals, environmental stewardship, and preserving the quality of place. He has recently spoken at national environmental and transportation conferences on the health impacts and benefits of our transportation choices and on “Reclaiming Our Environmental Imagination” where he incorporated the writings and poems of numerous authors and poets, including his own work.

John Esson is the founder and director of the Environmental Career Center/EnvironmentalCareer.com. In addition, he is the publisher of the Green Careers Journal quarterly magazine; the co-founder of the nonprofit Green Jobs Alliance; and the chairman of the NAEP Career Development Committee. He is also the president of ECW Environmental Group, an environmental sustainability consulting and staffing firm.

John is a LEED Accredited Professional and environmental planner with over 30 years of professional environmental experience with federal, state, and local agencies, research labs, and consulting companies.

John has a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Minnesota in 1979. Other credentials include graduate studies in Natural Resources and Environmental Management at several institutions including University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, University of Alabama - Huntsville, and Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment. He is a Green M.B.A. candidate at the San Francisco Institute of Architecture.

John and his wife Julie founded Thumbelina Farms, an animal-assisted therapy nonprofit organization where he serves as the CMO (chief manure officer). They have three adult sons, a 12-year-old daughter, and a 4-year-old son. They reside in Hampton, Virginia.

Daniel Reed is an Environmental Affairs Specialist for BAE Systems, Inc., in Tennessee and works at a U.S. Army facility that manufactures explosives. Previous to his experience with BAE, he was an ensentist for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. He has several years of experience working in a state governmental setting, as well as a federal government cooperative setting.

Dr. Reed received a Master of Public Administration from Texas State University and a PhD in Natural Resources from the University of Tennessee. His doctoral dissertation expanded on life-cycle environmental impact assessments by connecting the valuable information these types of analyses offer policy makers. Along with this research, Dr. Reed has published three life-cycle inventories and assessments of various cellulosic biofuels.

Prior to his work in the government sector, Dr. Reed worked as a conservation planner and scientist for the University of Tennessee's Cumberland Habitat Conservation Plan for two years. He coordinated conservation efforts between universities, local governments, and The Nature Conservancy.

Shannon has over 18 years of professional experience in land use planning and environmental impact assessment.  She has worked in both the public and private sectors but her career has been primarily focused in public service.  Shannon currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management in Washington DC.

She has also served as a senior level analyst for the Department of Energy and a national program manager for the Department of the Interior specializing in strategic policy development. Prior to taking her current appointment, Shannon spent time as a Principal Technical Associate at Environmental Science Associates (ESA) in Los Angeles, California where she led ESA’s Southern California Energy Group.

Shannon attended college at the University of Miami, followed by Florida State University where she obtained a Master’s of Science in Urban and Regional Planning. She also holds a certificate in NEPA from Duke University’s Environmental Leadership Program.CEO Barkbook