Dietrick McGinnis, PhD, PE, CEM
Dr. Dietrick McGinnis is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of McGinnis and Associates. In addition to being a Professional Engineer (PE, Environmental) and Nevada Certified Environmental Manager (CEM), Dr. McGinnis earned his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. McGinnis has over 25 years of experience in environmental consulting during which he has developed economic, energy, and environmental programs for both industry and government. His projects frequently include characterization and assessment, remediation design, stormwater program development, watershed and wetland restoration, and water and wastewater treatment. Over the years, he has been involved with government to government relation assignments including Tribal Governments, NRDA, and Superfund technical support. Dr. McGinnis has guided monitoring programs for water, soil, plants and air including mining, radiological and pesticide assessments and drinking water/wastewater treatment systems.
Sarah Peters, EI, CEM
Sarah specializes in regulatory permitting and compliance with experience in land-use planning and environmental permitting with federal, state, and local governments. Sarah expertise includes project management with a variety of project types including Climate Change Assessment, wetlands delineation and permitting, National Environmental Protection Act assessment and compliance, California Environmental Quality Act assessment and compliance, and Nevada stormwater permitting and compliance. Sarah’s expertise is in both Tribal technical assistance and industry projects in Nevada and California. She has additional experience in conducting Phase I environmental site assessments for residential and commercial development projects and has previously worked with local and state air districts on permitting and compliance for local and regional projects. Sarah has developed key project documents including climate change vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning, resource management plans, wetland redevelopment projects, emergency response plans, emissions inventories, and database development for environmental data management to meet EPA STORET data management standards.
