Advancing sustainable and resilient communities
Straughan Environmental is a Columbia, Maryland-based multi-disciplinary environmental engineering and planning practice founded in 1995. With more than 300 active projects and decades of Excellent or Very Good Federal performance ratings, its engineers, planners, and scientists deliver analysis, planning, engineering, and asset management services to government agencies and commercial clients. Core practice areas include ecosystem restoration, water resources, civil engineering, coastal resilience, natural resources permitting, and environmental program management.
Ten consecutive years of Excellent or Very Good Federal performance ratings
Tracy SeymourPresident and CEO
Michael BloseVice President, Director of Engineering
Justin HaynesVice President, Director of Business Development
Larry Trout, Jr.Director, Resilience and Coastal Engineering
Kate TrautDirector, Natural Resources
Lauren WirthDirector, Natural Resources
Joe ArrowsmithDirector, Ecosystem Restoration
Drew AltlandDirector, Ecological Restoration & Full Delivery Solutions
Chris L. OvercashDirector, Environmental Engineering and Resilience
Ryan W. BurdetteDirector, Stormwater Engineering
Julie SpanglerDirector, GIS & Technology
Jennifer MartinDirector, Environmental Planning
Paul M. (Pablo) ValdezProgram Manager, NASA JSC Environmental Services
Sabrina BachmanDeputy Director, Sustainability
Maria HackeyDeputy Director, Natural Resources
John (Zhiyao) ShenDeputy Director, Water Resources Engineering
Serena StaffordDeputy Director, Water Resources Engineering
Liz O'Keefe-MarkhamDeputy Director, GIS & Technology
Mindy BarnowskiDirector, Marketing & Communications
Program management, construction oversight, GIS, and public involvement services spanning project planning through construction and delivery.
Provides program management and workflow development to improve reliability, compliance, and consistency.
Provides construction management and inspection services to ensure project delivery meets compliance and design specifications.
Implements information technology and mapping tools to create operational efficiencies and improve project communication.
Facilitates project planning, alternative analysis, and community engagement strategies to build consensus.
Engineering design for ecosystem restoration, water infrastructure, coastal resilience, and sustainable site development.
Applies ecological restoration techniques that mimic natural systems, restore biological functions, and reduce maintenance needs.
Delivers civil engineering and water resources design, including modeling and scenario analysis to mitigate flooding.
Develops design strategies to mitigate flooding, protect shorelines, and improve long-term community resilience.
Provides green building consulting and sustainable site design to reduce energy use and obtain environmental certifications.
Environmental review, natural and cultural resource documentation, noise and air quality analysis, and environmental compliance.
Conducts scientific evaluations, alternative analysis, and National Environmental Policy Act compliance documentation.
Delivers scientific expertise and data analysis to secure regulatory permits and negotiate permit conditions.
Provides scientific expertise and documentation to identify, preserve, and comply with cultural resource regulations.
Performs scientific modeling and data analysis for noise and air quality compliance on transportation and infrastructure projects.
Federal · Government · Transportation · Wastewater · Water Supply · Power Generation · Stormwater & Flood Control · Water Resources
Maryland · Transportation · Client: Maryland Transportation Authority
Delivered environmental permitting, stream restoration mitigation design, and public outreach support for the express toll lanes project.
Virginia · Transportation · Client: Virginia Department of Transportation
Prepared the stormwater pollution prevention plan and provided environmental services for the highway bridge-tunnel expansion.
Washington, DC · Government · Client: District Department of Energy and Environment
Developed GIS-based mapping of underground and piped streams to document historical stream paths.
Frederick County, MD · Government · Client: Frederick County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources
Designed a stream restoration and pond decommissioning project to improve local water quality and ecological function.