Always independent and balanced since 1997, the National Mitigation & Environmental Markets Conference (formerly called the National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference) was founded in 1997 with a diverse steering committee of leaders in regulatory, banking and environmental community. Each year we travel to another section of the country and use local/regional contacts to enhance the program.
Steering Committee
Richard Darden, Federal Highway Administration
Donna Downing, National Association of Wetland Managers
Jonas Epstein, U.S. Forest Service
Ben Guillon, Conservation Investment Management
Michael Hare, Resource Environmental Solutions
Travis Hemmen, Westervelt Ecological Services
Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
George Howard, Restoration Systems LLC
George Kelly, Earth Recovery Partners
Michelle Mattson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Deborah Mead, Bureau of Land Management
Jason Miller, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dave Olson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
George Platt, The Wetlandsbank™ Company, LLC
Michael Ruth, Federal Highway Administration
Robert Spoth, Ecosystems Insurance Associates, LLC
Susan-Marie Stedman, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Gray Stevens, Sandy Creek Partners
David Urban, Ecosystem Investment Partners
Shaun Vickers, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA