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Southeast Region
SWCA delivers science‑based environmental solutions across the Southeast, supporting energy, infrastructure, and development projects from planning and permitting through operations and restoration.
When you need experience navigating complex environmental and regulatory challenges, SWCA delivers science-based solutions across the Southeastern United States. Our teams support projects in some of the nation’s most ecologically diverse and highly regulated landscapes where wetland protection, protected species, cultural resources, water resources, and infrastructure development intersect.
SWCA provides a full suite of environmental services, including renewable energy, oil & gas, and transmission siting and permitting, wetland and waters delineation, protected species surveys and assessments, cultural resources investigations, habitat restoration and mitigation, water quality monitoring, land development studies, land use planning, stakeholder and agency coordination, and compliance services.
With deep regional knowledge of federal, state, and local permitting frameworks, we work closely with clients in the energy and power, land development, mining, and municipal sectors to advance projects responsibly while meeting environmental compliance, sustainability, and resilience goals.
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Power Generation
The generation process can be challenging in the face of changing regulations.
SWCA’s power generation consultants have in-depth knowledge of the many project phases and compliance hurdles that generation industry leaders face. Our comprehensive services and energy expertise guide clients through every step of the power generation process—from initial Plans of Development and right-of-way applications to resource surveying and post construction monitoring.
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Oil & Gas
SWCA delivers expert environmental compliance, permitting, and planning.
Our team provides environmental services and in-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations for conventional and unconventional oil & gas projects from the conceptual design and planning stages through construction, inspection and compliance, operations, reclamation and restoration, and closeout. With experience in the major shale play regions—Bakken, Haynesville, Eagle Ford, Permian, Marcellus/Utica, Niobrara, Monterey, and the Scoop/Stack areas of Oklahoma—we understand the constraints clients face with permitting timelines and the impacts of permitting conditions.
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Biological and Ecological Services
Investigating species and their habitats to help manage sensitive ecosystems.
Our scientists and technical experts have training and real-word expertise gathering, analyzing, and applying data on terrestrial and aquatic species and their habitats to help plan, permit, and implement projects. We use traditional methods and cutting-edge technologies to generate technical information and insights for meeting project challenges. We are also prepared to develop and pilot new methods to address novel questions when the need arises. Our staff can step into any phase of the project lifecycle and take on a variety of roles and responsibilities alongside our clients’ teams.
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Cultural Resources
SWCA supports clients in high-level consultation and planning efforts.
With more than 500 cultural resources experts, SWCA is one of the largest cultural resources consultants in the U.S. Our nationwide presence means we have the capacity, reliability, and experience to support projects of all sizes, types, and complexity, while our local expertise provides the knowledge and nuance to consult with the various stakeholders that manage the nation’s resources. We provide a full suite of services to private and public clients, led by experts in archaeology, historic preservation, management and planning, and Tribal relations and ethnography.
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Planning and Permitting
Guiding projects from vision to reality with expert regulatory solutions.
Our environmental planning and permitting experts provide strategic guidance and tailored solutions to help clients achieve community planning goals while preserving environmental resources and navigating complex regulations. With local knowledge, strong agency relationships, and expertise in ordinances at all levels of government, our team ensures timely permit approvals and clearances, minimizing surprises and delays. Through collaboration, documentation support, and innovative approaches, SWCA delivers successful outcomes that move projects forward with confidence.
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Resilience Services
Always looking ahead to keep construction and facility operations on track.
SWCA has long been a leader in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulatory compliance and ecosystem restoration services, including coastal restoration, natural channel design, green infrastructure, and wildfire mitigation projects that have an impact on the resilience of our lived environment.
Our climate resilience experts provide support for federal, state, and local agencies, private companies, and non-profits in conceptualizing and completing resilience projects—incorporating nature-based solutions at any scale.
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Senior Director | Florida Offices
Davy Crawley
Davy serves as the Senior Office Director for our Florida Offices (Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Gainesville) and leads a team of over 70 scientists, planners, and engineers providing consulting services to our clients. He brings 25 years of environmental consulting experience spanning many sectors such as oil & gas, generation, transmission, disaster recovery, and state & local projects. As a subject matter expert in energy development projects, he routinely provides support in project management, siting, design, environmental permitting, and construction compliance for our power & energy clients in the southeastern U.S.
Senior Vice President | Client Services
Stephanie Hudgins
Stephanie Hudgins is Senior Vice President of Client Services at SWCA Environmental Consultants, where she leads the firm’s nationwide client strategy. In this role, she focuses on expanding SWCA’s portfolio and strengthening client relationships across the private and public sectors, connecting strategy, delivery, and technical expertise to support successful project outcomes.
With more than 24 years of experience in environmental consulting, Stephanie brings deep expertise in client development, regulatory strategy, and large-scale infrastructure projects. She partners closely with clients and internal leaders to align business objectives with operational excellence, helping organizations navigate increasing environmental and regulatory complexity with confidence.
Stephanie is a trusted partner to corporate and utility clients navigating evolving regulatory landscapes. Her focus on execution, responsiveness, and collaboration ensures that clients receive thoughtful, strategic support from planning through construction.
Vice President | Southeast
Matt Zoss
Matt’s expertise includes working on small to multi-billion-dollar alternative delivery projects, focusing on building environmental compliance management teams, developing integrated environmental management plans and implementation throughout the project’s lifecycle. Matt also has in-depth experience in environmental permitting, natural resource field surveys, and NEPA document compliance.
Senior Office Director | North Carolina
Nathan Kuhn
Nathan is the senior office director for SWCA’s Raleigh–Durham, North Carolina office, where he provides strategic leadership across programs, departments, and business lines. He supports organizational alignment, fosters collaboration across functional teams, and helps advance SWCA’s regional and company-wide priorities.
Nathan brings more than 23 years of consulting and business development experience supporting energy, utility, and land development clients as they navigate complex environmental regulations. His technical expertise spans wetland delineation; Sections 401 and 404 permitting; mitigation planning; ecological monitoring; biological and botanical surveys; stream assessments; Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act compliance; and erosion and sediment control.
Cultural Resources Director
Brent Handley
Brent Handley is a registered professional archaeologist with 31 years of experience in academic research and cultural resource management projects. He is the Cultural Resource Director for the SWCA Southeast Subregion and supervises all phases of cultural resource assessment, including logistical organization, daily field operations, primary and background research, artifact analysis, writing final reports, business development, people development, and financial performance. Previous cultural resource management projects have included cultural resource assessment surveys (CRASs), pipeline and transmission line testing, monitoring, test excavations, block excavations, aboveground historic surveys, remote sensing, and predictive modeling. These surveys have been completed throughout the southeastern United States for the Department of Veterans Affairs; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); U.S. Navy; Army National Guard; National Park Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture (including the U.S. Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service); U.S. Department of Transportation; local, county, and state agencies; private companies; telecommunication companies; and public utility companies.
Strategic Growth Director
David Kelly
David has 29 years of experience specializing in water supply planning, sustainable yield evaluations, water use, and hydrogeologic investigations. He manages projects including mine water balance modeling, water quality evaluations, and new water supplies.
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