Key Staff Bios

Anne Marie McGraw combines an education in traditional and environmental planning with 10 years of experience in utility and transportation engineering and permitting. She has successfully managed the preparation of hundreds of federal, state, and local permit applications and supporting documentation for projects in the west. Anne Marie has also assisted clients with developing strategies for permitting projects, navigating through the CEQA and NEPA approval processes, and serving as an agency liaison. Her work has included preparation of 12 PEAs for filing with the CPUC and five Environmental Reports for filing with the FERC. She has also developed and delivered regulatory and project-specific training programs, and overseen environmental inspection programs during construction of several major infrastructure projects. Anne Marie holds a Master of Science in Engineering and a Master of City and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning from the University of California (U.C.), Davis.

Michele Barlow has both an advanced education in biology and practical experience in permit and planning document preparation. She has managed environmental compliance programs for linear construction projects within sensitive species habitat. In this capacity, she has worked closely with resource agency representatives to negotiate effective and feasible mitigation measures. Michele has delivered over 100 environmental training sessions to educate crews on project mitigation measures to protect sensitive resources. She has conducted preconstruction biological surveys, performed sensitive species surveys, completed wetland delineations, and monitored compliance during project construction. In addition, Michele has prepared numerous resource agency permit applications and drafted environmental impact analysis in accordance with CEQA and NEPA requirements. Michele has a M.A. in Biology from the U.C., Los Angeles and a B.A. in Biology from the U.C., Berkeley.

Jeff Coward possesses strong working knowledge of herpetology, field botany, and ornithology. He has received extensive California red-legged frog training, and been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to survey, handle, and relocate California red-legged frogs and giant garter snakes, and to survey for San Francisco garter snakes. Additionally, Jeff has surveyed and monitored for other sensitive species during permitting and compliance inspection efforts on numerous utility construction projects. Jeff’s field capabilities include managing teams of biological monitors, inspecting and recommending erosion and sediment control measures for project sites, and working closely with resource specialists and agency representatives during project construction. Jeff has also prepared permit applications and assisted with biological and wetland resource work for PEAs and habitat assessments. Jeff holds a B.S. in Ecology and Systematic Biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Bil Zukosky is an experienced cultural resource specialist with strong construction monitoring skills. Bil has over 25 years of professional archaeological experience, including the attainment of environmental permits and the development of archaeological plans. Of this experience, he has over 14 years of archaeological and paleontological monitoring and excavation experience, including work on large linear utility projects in California, Alaska, Oregon, New Mexico, Washington, Utah, and Nevada. Bil has over 5 years of monitoring experience supervising environmental inspectors and archaeological monitors, which have ranged from a few up to 50. In addition to archaeological work, Bil has significant experience with environmental inspection for other resource-protection measures, such as erosion and sediment control, hazardous materials, air quality, water quality, and biological resources. Bil has a M.A. in Anthropology and a B.A. in Anthropology from San Francisco State University. He also has an Associate of Arts in Biology from the College of San Mateo.