EPR LIVE from Phoenix with Eileen Baden, Pam Hudson, and Fred Wagner

Share your Field Stories!Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Fred Wagner, Environmental Attorney with Venable, LLP, Eileen Baden, Park and Open Space Planner at the Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department and Pam Hudson, Senior Associate Counsel for Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest.  Read their full bios below.Thank you to our episode sponsor, SmartComment, Inc check them out at www.smartcomment.com! Also thanks to Venable, LLP for the long term support and allowing us to chat with Fred each quarter! www.venable.comPlease be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org.Connect with Fred Wagner at https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-wagner-59043019/ Connect with Eileen Baden at https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileenbadenaicp/ Connect with Pam Hudson at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamellenhudsonGuest Bios:Fred Wagner - As Environmental Attorney with Venable, LLP, Fred focuses his practice on environmental and natural resources issues associated with major infrastructure, mining and energy project development.  Fred was appointed Chief Counsel of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration during the Obama administration.  He began his career as a trial attorney in the Environment Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Misdemeanor Trial Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Pam Hudson  - Prior to joining Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest she served as Counsel for Civil Engineer Corps Officers School. Since 2013, Ms. Hudson has authored fifteen federal agency, academic and peer-reviewed articles. Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, she practiced at Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, in Atlanta, GA, and Roetzel & Andress in Naples, FL. She interned as a federal clerk for the Northern District of Florida for the Honorable Robert Hinkle.  Pam is an alumna of Florida State University School of Law, where she was the Beverly Stout McLear Environmental and Land Use Scholar. She retired from the Navy as Commander (Oceanography). *Ms. Hudson's views are hers alone, and do not reflect the views  of the Department of Defense or the Navy.Eileen Baden, AICP, has over thirteen years of experience as an environmental and park planning professional. She most recently served as the Park and Open Space Planner at the Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department.  Eileen graduated from the Master of Urban and Environmental Planning program at Arizona State University in 2012 after completing her undergraduate degree in Economics from Virginia Tech. She worked as an Environmental Planner on NEPA projects from 2012-2018. She returned to ASU from 2018-2021 to help students navigate the program and learn important skills while also teaching courses. She has extensive experience in environmental and park planning as well as conducting public outreach and developing contact lists and surveys.Support the showThanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.