Qualifications
MARIA KOETTER, CHMMPresident, Senior Environmental Scientist
Ms. Koetter has over seventeen years of leadership experience in the environmental industry working with both government and private sector clients. Ms. Koetter spent ten years with the top 10 national consulting firm Tetra Tech, Inc. as a senior project manager. As a senior manager, she led a diverse group of cross-functional employees through all aspects of client services and daily work regimes. She supervised client programs and project teams in the areas of project development and management, marketing, training and administrative services.
Ms. Koetter has managed and supported national and local client contracts for numerous multi-project portfolios. She has assisted clients with regulatory compliance and contaminant cleanup at facilities across the United States. Her experience includes facility compliance audits and permitting; technical reporting; all phases of contaminant assessment and remediation, and continuity of operation planning. Ms. Koetter also has extensive experience interacting with State and Federal regulatory agency personnel.
Ms. Koetter’s environmental expertise and leadership and management successes have culminated in the 2007 launch of Bgreen2. Bgreen2 is a sustainability consulting firm that introduces a fresh approach to natural resource conservation and environmental protection. Bgreen2 emphasizes environmentally conscious decision making and provides clients with an integrated and programmatic approach to reduce their environmental footprint.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science
Biology and Secondary Education Teaching Certificate, General Science
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS
Institute for Lean Systems, Executive Course, 2008
Dangerous Goods Shipping Certification, 2007
Tetra Tech EM Inc. Project Management Program, 2006
Tetra Tech EM Inc. Leadership for Tomorrow Program, 2002-2003
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager - Masters Level, 1999
Kentucky Petroleum Storage Tank Environmental Assurance Fund Certified Contractor, 1994
Kentucky Underground Storage Tank Remover Certification, 1992
OSHA 40-hour Hazardous Waste Site Worker Training and annual 8-hour Refreshers, 1991
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ASSOCIATIONS
Kentucky Academy of Sciences
United States Green Building Council, National and Kentucky Chapters
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Kentucky Chapter, Board of Directors 2004-2007
