Tag: <span>engineering</span>

Don’t be Afraid of What You Know: Leadership in Atlanta’s Transportation Mosaic

“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” – Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities The built environment often does not meet the needs of all community members, so intertwined are the physical and social dimensions …

Women Leaders in Federal Agencies: Their Challenges and Recommendations

Even in the twenty-first century, there is a gender gap in both the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) and the U.S. government.  As a female government employee, graduate student in environmental policy, and an engineering degree holder, I have personally witnessed disparity in the representation of women in …

Giving a Dam with the Army Corps of Engineers

“It is very odd that Nature should be so unscrupulous. She is no saint . . .”  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803 – 1882 Nature does not discriminate. She does not care if you are a polluter or a tree hugger, if you live in a mansion or a shack on …

Keeping Portland “Weird”

I can’t begin to express how great it is to be back on the West Coast, not to mention in the great city of Portland, OR!  Over the years, Portland has grown in popularity, serving as a sustainable icon for the rest of the nation.  In a most recent study …