Anne Marie McGraw of Insignia combines an education in community and environmental planning with 16 years of experience in utility and transportation engineering and permitting. She has successfully managed the preparation of hundreds of federal, state, and local permit applications and supporting documentation for projects in the west. Anne Marie has also assisted clients with developing strategies for permitting projects, navigating through the CEQA and NEPA approval processes, and serving as an agency liaison. She has developed and delivered regulatory and project-specific training programs and has overseen environmental inspection programs during construction of several projects. Anne Marie holds a Master of Science in Engineering and a Master of City and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) State University, San Luis Obispo, and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning from the University of California (U.C.), Davis.

Armen Keochekian of Insignia has over 15 years of experience in environmental planning, permitting, and managing environmental programs for large-scale utility projects. Armen also has significant experience in erosion and sediment control planning and implementation, soil surveys, water quality and hydrological issues, stream and river construction techniques, sensitive resource mitigation, and restoration. Armen has authored numerous sections of CEQA and NEPA document sections; as well as Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans; Construction, Operation, and Maintenance Plans; and Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plans. This experience is greatly enhanced by his extensive field experience inspecting over 1,000 miles of natural gas pipeline construction across the U.S., as well as hundreds of miles of electrical transmission lines in California and Nevada. He has facilitated workshops for the International Right-of-Way Association, International Erosion Control Association, and the Southern Gas Association addressing the environmental challenges of linear utility construction. Armen holds a B.S. in Soils Science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and is a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control. He also recently became a Trainer of Record and a Qualified SWPPP Developer.

Robert combines an engineering background with over 8 years of work experience in the field of environmental analysis. His work has included assisting with the development of environmental documents supporting the CEQA and NEPA processes, as well as utilizing various agency-approved computer models to evaluate air quality emissions from the construction, operation, and maintenance of various utility projects as well as accident reconstruction reports. Robert’s work has included management of Proponent’s Environmental Assessments, permitting efforts, and constrains and routing studies for numerous electric transmission projects. He also has expertise in the preparation of Air Quality, Noise, and Traffic and Transportation analyses for numerous natural gas line, electrical transmission line, and substation projects throughout California. His work has included providing GIS mapping and analysis support for several projects. He also regularly provides technical and quality-control reviews on deliverables for Insignia. Rob holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Santa Clara University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from U.C., Santa Barbara.

Erin Keochekian has 14 years of experience in environmental planning and permitting, field review and feasibility studies, environmental training program development and facilitation, and environmental compliance management. Her diverse experience with all phases of environmental compliance provides clients with broad and in-depth knowledge of the environmental regulatory process. She has performed constructability reviews for utility development in highly sensitive areas, overseen numerous environmental resource studies and planning documents pursuant to the CEQA and NEPA, and conducted compliance inspection and documentation of over 1,200 miles of linear infrastructure across the U.S. Erin has extensive experience with permitting and agency coordination at the federal, state, and local levels. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from Boston College.

Dr. Susan Townsend is a wildlife ecologist with over 25 years of varied experience, including conducting research, completing wildlife surveys and preparing NEPA- and CEQA-related documents. She has experience conducting focused surveys for special-status species in California, including San Joaquin kit fox (surveys and geographical range assessments), California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, blunt-nosed leopard lizard, nesting birds, and bats. She has reviewed and assisted in the completion of the biological sections of numerous CEQA and NEPA documents. Susan also has relevant experience developing special-status species-specific mitigation measures and biological monitoring plans for a variety of projects requiring coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Susan has a Doctorate of Philosophy in Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Sarah Lawrence College in New York.

Kevin Kilpatrick possesses over 17 years of experience as a biological resource specialist and EI on numerous large-scale utility development projects and has over 5 years of project management experience. He is well versed in federal and state regulatory guidelines. He has technical expertise in biological surveys and assessments; special-status species surveys and protection; pipeline and transmission line routing studies; steep-slope erosion control; compliance inspection and reporting; SWPPP compliance; stream, waterbody, and wetland protection; and sensitive habitat restoration. Kevin also has extensive experience conducting surveys for CRLF, CTS, SJKF, BUOW, WPT, white-tailed kite, Swainson’s hawk, and nesting birds throughout California. Kevin holds a B.A. degree in Environmental Studies from U.C. at Santa Cruz.