2025
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* Providing engineering services in these locations through SWCA Environmental Consulting & Engineering, Inc., an affiliate of SWCA.
From the experts we hire, to the clients we partner with, our greatest opportunity for success lies in our ability to bring the best team together for every project.
That’s why:
At SWCA, sustainability means balancing humanity’s social, economic, and environmental needs to provide a healthy planet for future generations.
SWCA employs smart, talented, problem-solvers dedicated to our purpose of preserving natural and cultural resources for tomorrow while enabling projects that benefit people today.
At SWCA, you’re not just an employee. You’re an owner. Everyone you work with has a stake in your success, so your hard work pays off – for the clients, for the company, and for your retirement goals.
The Wire, Volume 22, No. 2
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Quinn has been a member of SWCA’s Marketing Team since 2019. As a content developer, she loves learning about SWCA’s people, projects, and services through writing articles. Quinn also teams with departments across the company, managing and developing internal communications.
A proud Spartan, she graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Sustainability and Environmental Journalism. Born and raised in Michigan, Quinn moved to Denver to join SWCA (and enjoy all the mountain activities).
Brent joined SWCA in 2020 and manages the company’s digital external content including SWCA.com, The Wire e-newsletter, and social media channels (Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook).
Brent graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.A. in Political Science. He lives in Madison, WI where he is learning to love the snow, and enjoys watching Formula 1 racing, trying new recipes, and working on a never-ending list of DIY projects.
Kelli joined SWCA in 2022 and brings expertise in crafting engaging internal content that highlights the company’s culture and achievements. She focuses on initiatives such as employee spotlights, awards, new hires, promotions, and programs like SWCA Gives Back and Spreading the Science, helping to foster connection and celebrate successes across the organization.
Kelli holds a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communication from California State University – Channel Islands. Based in Thornton, Colorado, she enjoys cultivating her seasonal outdoor garden and caring for her year-round collection of over seventy houseplants. When she is not gardening, Kelli is often tackling DIY home improvement projects and spending time with her husband and their three animals.
The Wire is SWCA’s digital magazine featuring articles that reflect who we are and what we do as an organization. Our cover story speaks to how we can prepare our coastal communities for a changing climate. Learn more about our adaptation planning approach in “Where the Water Goes, Planning Resilient Coastal Communities in North Carolina”.
We answer the call to advance sustainable conservation by having meaningful conversations with Tribal communities to understand and respect Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge and incorporate it into land management practices in “A Plant by Any Other Name.”
Uncover the layers of value provided by growing pollinator-friendly vegetation on solar farms – for the environment, the local community, and the developer’s bottom line in “The Perks of Pollinators: How Natural Habitat is Heating Up in the Solar Industry.”
Sit down with Dr. Jeff Wakefield to learn more about strategic environmental spill response management, natural resource economics, and Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA) in “The Economics of Disaster.”
And if you’re navigating your company’s sustainability strategy for next year, we share key takeaways and lessons learned from reducing and eliminating certain single-use plastics across our offices nationwide in “SWCA’s Key Takeaways for Reducing Single-Use Plastics in Offices.”
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