Experience

Pinyon Environmental, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jan 2019 - Present

• • Jan 2019 - Present



Sonoran Institute

• Phoenix, AZ

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Jun 2018

  As Project Manager for the Sun Corridor Program, Laurel is responsible for overseeing a stakeholder-led conservation planning initiative for Maricopa County. As this is a multi-faceted project, she works with with advisory and steering committees, and technical working groups to ensure these groups are provided the planning, GIS, or other technical support needed to carry out the goals and objectives of creating and implementing a recreation and conservation plan for Maricopa County. Additionally, Laurel works with community and stakeholder to facilitate the development of sustainable infrastructure and renewable energy development in western Arizona, including Maricopa County. These involve the siting, design, and mitigation of large-scale solar projects, transmission lines, and transportation infrastructure. Show less



WSP

• Canada
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Environmental Planner

  • Feb 2013 - Apr 2016

  Senior Environmental Planner working in the environmental and placemaking divisions on public and private development projects. Laurel's provides environmental and urban planning support to a variety of projects at WSP/PB. She has many years experience conduct environmental analysis and complete environmental clearance reports in association with the National Environmental Policy ACT (NEPA). Tasks associated with NEPA environmental clearance have included socioeconomic and biophysical analysis, evaluating biological, noise, air quality and cultural resources for a possible effect from various project activities. In addition to providing resource assessments, she manages all aspects of NEPA projects and project teams. This includes supervising resource staff, creating scopes of work, proposals, authoring technical reports, coordinating sub-consultant activities, tracking project budgets, establishing and communicating project schedules, communicating project status with clients and public agencies. Laurel also works on urban design and planning projects where her experience in urban and environmental design is used to develop sustainable design solutions for communities. She is also certified in conducting public and stakeholder planning with the focus on achieving creative public outreach solutions. Show less



Moore Archeological Consulting

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Planner

  • Nov 2009 - Jan 2013

  A NEPA planner for environmental consulting services firm, serving as environmental lead, public involvement strategist and primary author for environmental documents. Responsible for providing environmental clearances for federal transportation, aviation, water resources and community development projects. This required researching, analyzing and describing environmental impacts to biophysical and socioeconomic resources. This position required an interdisciplinary approach to critical and analytical thinking and problem solving as well as a strong utilization of spoken and written communications skills. Show less



ASU

• Real Estate
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Faculty Associate and Program Manager

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2009

  Faculty Associate at School of Geographic Sciences and Urban Planning. Instructor for planning research and methods studios to undergraduate and graduate students in urban and environmental planning. Project Coordinator for the Planning + Design Academy at Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, School of Planning. Responsible for developing and coordinating continuing education courses to professionals in the planning, architectural, landscape architectural, engineering and construction fields. Show less



Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Coordinator

  • May 2004 - Jun 2006

  Outreach Education Coordinator for the film "Making Sense of Place". Coordinated community involvement projects on behalf of the Institute’s Southwest Conservation and State Trust Land programs. Identified partnering opportunities for collaboration on land conservation projects. Marketed the Institute to build awareness of mission and programs. Outreach Education Coordinator for the film "Making Sense of Place". Coordinated community involvement projects on behalf of the Institute’s Southwest Conservation and State Trust Land programs. Identified partnering opportunities for collaboration on land conservation projects. Marketed the Institute to build awareness of mission and programs.