Babst CallandMs. Baldwin is an associate in the Environmental and Energy and Natural Resources Groups of Babst Calland in its Pittsburgh office. She assists clients in a variety of industrial sectors with a broad range of environmental matters, including issues related to federal and state permitting and regulatory compliance. Ms. Baldwin graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo, earning a B.S. degree in Environmental Studies with a focus on environmental policy and management. Ms. Baldwin earned her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, with a concentration in Energy & Environmental Law.

Beran Environmental Services, Inc.Mr. Beran in the founder and president of Beran Environmental Services, Inc., and he has been active professionally in ecological restoration for over 35 years. He has worked for the private sector, state and federal agencies, and non-profits, having constructed/restored over 50 acres of wetlands. Mr. Beran is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals, the Association of State Wetland Managers, The American Society of Mining and Reclamation, and the Society of Wetland Scientists. With an extensive background in construction, heavy equipment, project management, and ecology, he has constructed mitigation and abandoned mine drainage treatment wetlands, implemented numerous bioengineering projects, and been involved in over 25 dam removal projects throughout Pennsylvania. Mr. Beran served as an instructor for the University of Pittsburgh’s Pymatuning Ecology Lab’s summer Ecological Restoration class (2002-05). He has provided training for PADOT environmental managers on wetland construction. Mr. Beran has coordinated several volunteer efforts that have resulted in the implementation of long term volunteer commitments to numerous restoration projects throughout Pennsylvania. He is currently a USDA Forest Service Forest Stewardship Plan Writer, chairman of Butler County’s Environmental Advisory Board, and serves on the academic curriculum advisory board for Slippery Rock University’s Environmental Science Department.

SWCA Environmental ConsultantsMs. Riley is a professional wetland scientist and certified environmental planner with over 32 years of experience delineating and monitoring tidal and non-tidal wetlands, assessing habitats, and preparing environmental reports, particularly in the mid-Atlantic states. She evaluates development projects for environmental concerns and regulatory requirements, and guides clients through the approval process. Ms. Riley holds a B.S. degree in Biology/Environmental Science from East Stroudsburg University and an M.S. degree in Ecology from Rutgers University.

Babst CallandMr. Steinbauer is an associate in the Environmental Group of Babst Calland in its Pittsburgh office. He has experience with a broad range of environmental regulatory programs and assists clients on a variety of environmental matters. Prior to joining Babst Calland, Mr. Steinbauer spent nearly eight years working as an attorney in Region 5 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. While at the U.S. EPA, he handled civil enforcement matters brought under major federal environmental laws, including administrative and judicial enforcement actions involving wetlands under the Clean Water Act. Mr. Steinbauer also advised EPA regional program offices on complex permitting matters, including those arising under Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program. Mr. Steinbauer graduated magna cum laude and with a concentration in environmental law from the University of Toledo College of Law and earned a B.S. degree in Environmental Biology from Ohio University. He began his legal career by serving as a law clerk for a federal district court judge.