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Meet Anna Poliski, Project Engineer
Where are you from and where do you live now? I grew up in Salem, a city in South Jersey, and I went to college in Syracuse, New York. After college, I lived in Buffalo, New York, before moving to New Zealand. I lived there for a few years…
Leslie RileyMeet Andrew Rogers, Meteorologist
Where are you from and where do you live now? I was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. After graduating college, I spent three years in Colorado before moving to Portland, where I’ve lived since 2016. What do you do at…
Leslie RileyIt’s Official: There Are New RMP Rules
PSM/RMP for the Uninitiated: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforce similar requirements for facilities that have more than the threshold quantity of listed…
Bill Beadie, CIHThe Revised PM2.5 NAAQS and What It Means for Your Facility
On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lowered the annual primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or the standard) for fine particulate matter from 12.0 to 9.0 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3). Fine…
Andrew RogersResults for "2023"
Our project team continues to work with Oregon State University-Cascades to turn a former brownfield site into a community asset. The client recently created a video showcasing the transformation. Brooke Harmon, PE, MFA project engineer, is…
Stacy J. Frost, PEWhere are you from and where do you live now? I grew up in Vancouver and Ridgefield, Washington. After college I moved back to Ridgefield, and I have lived there since. I love the community and all the activities offered in the downtown…
Kathy J. Lombardi, PECongratulations to the City of Palouse on receiving the 2023 Small Community & Impact Phoenix Award! The Phoenix Awards are prestigious national accolades that are given to both individuals and projects that highlight the best practices…
Matt HoffmanFacility odor issues are very subjective and strangely regulated. For facility property developers looking to build a project, anticipated odors can be a stumbling block to regulatory approval. Additionally, odors can lead to a contentious…
Chad DarbyWhere are you from and where do you live now? I grew up about an hour east of Portland, near Mt. Hood, in Welches, Oregon. Now I live in Edmonds, Washington. What do you do at MFA? I assist local governments, mostly as part of my work…
Sabrina TurnerPSM/RMP for the Uninitiated: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforce similar requirements for facilities that have more than the threshold quantity of listed highly…
Bill Beadie, CIHWhere are you from and where do you live now? I am originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, spent my high school years living on an island on the Gulf coast of Florida, went back to Indiana to attend Indiana University, and have been a…
Alistaire Clary, PEWhere are you from and where do you live now? I was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, but I moved around quite a bit early on in my life. I ended up going to high school on Martha’s Vineyard, then college in Boston. I’ve been here in the…
Carly SchaeferFor Black History Month, MFA is celebrating Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson and her contributions to education for Black and minority students. MFA believes that encouraging students’ interests in our services, breaking barriers, and opening…
Patricia Collins