Presented By: Earth and Environmental Sciences
EARTH Career Conversations
What exactly is a career in environmental consulting?

What exactly is a career in environmental consulting?
What skills do you need to be competitive for jobs?
How do you network?
Do you need to do an internship?
Please join us for a conversation with EARTH alumni who are successful environmental consultants to discuss the skills you need to be competitive for internships and jobs as well as strategies for networking with alumni and companies.
*Please note: this event is geared towards undergraduate students, but all are welcome!
Anne Fitzpatrick is a senior principal scientist at Geosyntec focused on sediment remediation, ecological toxicology, feasibility studies, remedy selection, and compliance monitoring. She manages projects under a variety of regulatory programs with oversight from regulators, the media, and the public.
Dan Wiitala is co-founder and vice president of North Jackson Company where he specializes in groundwater/surface water resources evaluation; water supply well and systems design; environmental impact assessment and permitting; environmental monitoring database management and remote, automated hydrological data acquisition. Dan is a licensed professional geologist (P.G.) in WI and MN.
Forrest Gilfoy is a geologist at North Jackson Company with seven years of experience including a focus on environmental remediation including plume delineation and water quality testing for a variety of analytes, including PFOS/PFAS, wetland delineation and stream characterization, and remote sensing.
What skills do you need to be competitive for jobs?
How do you network?
Do you need to do an internship?
Please join us for a conversation with EARTH alumni who are successful environmental consultants to discuss the skills you need to be competitive for internships and jobs as well as strategies for networking with alumni and companies.
*Please note: this event is geared towards undergraduate students, but all are welcome!
Anne Fitzpatrick is a senior principal scientist at Geosyntec focused on sediment remediation, ecological toxicology, feasibility studies, remedy selection, and compliance monitoring. She manages projects under a variety of regulatory programs with oversight from regulators, the media, and the public.
Dan Wiitala is co-founder and vice president of North Jackson Company where he specializes in groundwater/surface water resources evaluation; water supply well and systems design; environmental impact assessment and permitting; environmental monitoring database management and remote, automated hydrological data acquisition. Dan is a licensed professional geologist (P.G.) in WI and MN.
Forrest Gilfoy is a geologist at North Jackson Company with seven years of experience including a focus on environmental remediation including plume delineation and water quality testing for a variety of analytes, including PFOS/PFAS, wetland delineation and stream characterization, and remote sensing.