A valued member of the EnviroScience family since 2015, Greg Hocevar serves as Business Development Manager with a strong focus on the solar development industry, as well as federal, state, and local contracts. Greg excels in strengthening client relations by identifying innovative ways to solve each client’s unique environmental challenges.

Prior to his work in Business Development, Greg served as the Technical Lead and Senior GIS Analyst at EnviroScience. He managed GIS projects and oversaw quality control of GIS work products. Greg is well-practiced in spatial data analysis and management, data conversion between CAD and GIS environments, and cartographic production. The breadth of his experience makes him well-versed in all EnviroScience practice areas and services.

Greg holds a life-long passion for the outdoors and any waterbody that has the potential of holding trout. When he is not chasing trout, Greg enjoys spending time traveling with his family, volunteering in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and coaching baseball.

Contact Greg at:  GHocevar @ EnviroScienceInc.com

Few environmental firms in the country retain EnviroScience’s degree of scientific know-how, talent, and capability under one roof. The diverse backgrounds of our biologists, environmental engineers, scientists, and divers enable us to provide comprehensive in-house services and an integrated approach to solving environmental challenges—saving clients time, reducing costs, and ensuring high-quality results.

Our client guarantee is to provide “Excellence in Any Environment,” meaning no matter what we do, we will deliver on our Core Values of respect, client advocacy, quality work, accountability, teamwork, and safety. EnviroScience was created with the concept that we could solve complex problems by empowering great people. This concept still holds true today as our scientists explore the latest environmental legislation and regulations and incorporate the most up-to-date technology to gather and report data.

EnviroScience expertise includes but is not limited to aquatic surveys (including macroinvertebrate surveys and biological assessments); ecological restoration; ecological services (including impact assessments, invasive species control, and water quality monitoring);  emergency response; engineering and compliance services; endangered mussel surveys; laboratory and analysis; stormwater management; threatened and endangered species; and wetlands and streams (including delineation and mitigation). Further, EnviroScience is one of the few biological firms in the country that is a general member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and offers full-service commercial diving services.

Dominic Nardis brings over 40 years of work experience in bearing and steel & manufacturing to the team — including nearly 25 years in environmental affairs. As a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor, he has inspected and corrected environmental concerns at facilities in the US, Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia. With a strong foundation in Solid Waste, Water Treatment, Permitting, and Auditing, he has delivered cost-effective solutions to some of the most difficult regulatory problems.

Contact DNardis @ EnviroScienceInc.com

An integral member of the EnviroScience staff since 2012, Jim Sargiovanni, II, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation Biology from Kent State University. He is a Certified Erosion, Sediment, and Storm Water Inspector (CESSWI) and holds an Inspection and Maintenance Certification for Storm Water Control Measures in the State of Ohio. 

As Practice Area Lead of Compliance Services at EnviroScience, Jim oversees the Environmental Stormwater Inspection Group—managing projects and professionals for environmental inspections that follow Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) guidelines for proper management of stormwater during and post-construction. A consummate professional, he ensures that Best Management Practices (BMPs) for land conservation are always employed during all SWPPP environmental inspections. 

Prior to joining the EnviroScience team, Jim worked for The Nature Conservancy controlling invasive plants throughout the preserve. In addition to Jim’s extensive experience with invasive control methods and applications, his expertise extends to Ohio flora and tree identification—including planting, care, and maintenance.

Contact Jim at: JSargiovanni @ EnviroScienceInc.com

Few environmental firms in the country retain EnviroScience’s degree of scientific know-how, talent, and capability under one roof. The diverse backgrounds of our biologists, environmental engineers, scientists, and divers enable us to provide comprehensive in-house services and an integrated approach to solving environmental challenges—saving clients time, reducing costs, and ensuring high-quality results.

Our client guarantee is to provide “Excellence in Any Environment” meaning no matter what we do, we will deliver on our Core Values of respect, client advocacy, quality work, accountability, teamwork, and safety. EnviroScience was created with the concept that we could solve complex problems by empowering great people. This concept still holds true today, as our scientists explore the latest in environmental legislation and regulations and incorporate the most up-to-date technology to gather and report data.

EnviroScience expertise includes but is not limited to: aquatic survey (including macroinvertebrate surveys and biological assessments); ecological restoration; ecological services (including impact assessments, invasive species control, and water quality monitoring);  emergency response; engineering and compliance services; endangered mussel surveys; laboratory and analysis; stormwater management; threatened and endangered species; and wetlands and streams (including delineation and mitigation). Further, EnviroScience is one of the few biological firms in the country that is a general member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and offers full-service commercial diving services.

Israel Merkle earned a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University and has been with ES since 2013. 

Prior to joining the EnviroScience team full-time, Israel interned with ES in the summers of 2010 and 2011 with the Lake Management division. He manages the Environmental Inspection group, which follows the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), and implements recommendations found in the ODNR Rainwater and Land Development Manual guiding compliance for construction sites throughout the state. 

Israel’s experience includes the implementation of best management practices for sediment and erosion control devices on pipeline construction sites, flagging, and report writing at EnviroScience.

Contact Israel at:  IMerkle @ EnviroScienceInc.com

Few environmental firms in the country retain EnviroScience’s degree of scientific know-how, talent, and capability under one roof. The diverse backgrounds of our biologists, environmental engineers, scientists, and divers enable us to provide comprehensive in-house services and an integrated approach to solving environmental challenges—saving clients time, reducing costs, and ensuring high-quality results.

Our client guarantee is to provide “Excellence in Any Environment,” meaning no matter what we do, we will deliver on our Core Values of respect, client advocacy, quality work, accountability, teamwork, and safety. EnviroScience was created with the concept that we could solve complex problems by empowering great people. This concept still holds true today as our scientists explore the latest environmental legislation and regulations and incorporate the most up-to-date technology to gather and report data.

EnviroScience expertise includes but is not limited to aquatic surveys (including macroinvertebrate surveys and biological assessments); ecological restoration; ecological services (including impact assessments, invasive species control, and water quality monitoring);  emergency response; engineering and compliance services; endangered mussel surveys; laboratory and analysis; stormwater management; threatened and endangered species; and wetlands and streams (including delineation and mitigation). Further, EnviroScience is one of the few biological firms in the country that is a general member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and offers full-service commercial diving services.

Senior Macroinvertebrate Taxonomist & Quality Assurance Officer Rhonda Mendel has been with EnviroScience since 2002 and has decades of taxonomic experience with macroinvertebrates. 

Rhonda received an M.S. in Aquatic Entomology from the University of Maine at Orono and a B.S. in Biology from Grove City College. Her responsibilities at EnviroScience include the identification of freshwater macroinvertebrates and calculating community indices according to state and federal standard protocols, as well as quality assurance of macroinvertebrate sampling conducted by the company. 

Additionally, Rhonda teaches taxonomic workshops to identify chironomid midges for water quality evaluations. She remains active in the environmental field by presenting research papers at regional and national meetings. 

Rhonda has many qualifications, including:

• SFS (NABS) Certified Level 2 Group 1 General Arthropods/Eastern
• SFS (NABS) Certified Level 2 Group 3 Eastern Chironomidae
• SFS (NABS) Certified Level 2 Group 3 Eastern EPT
• SFS (NABS) Certified Level 2 Group 3 Western Chironomidae
• SFS (NABS) Certified Level 2 Group 3 Western EPT
• Ohio EPA Level 3 QDC Macroinvertebrates
• Trainer for Ohio EPA Level 3 QDC Macroinvertebrates

In addition to her responsibilities with the macroinvertebrate laboratory, Rhonda also serves as EnviroScience’s Quality Assurance Officer. She is responsible for overseeing data quality control for EnviroScience. She reviews both internal and external audits to ensure that the information generated by our company is of the highest quality.

Contact Rhonda at: RMendel @ EnviroScienceInc.com

Few environmental firms in the country retain EnviroScience’s degree of scientific know-how, talent, and capability under one roof. The diverse backgrounds of our biologists, environmental engineers, scientists, and divers enable us to provide comprehensive in-house services and an integrated approach to solving environmental challenges—saving clients time, reducing costs, and ensuring high-quality results.

Our client guarantee is to provide “Excellence in Any Environment,” meaning no matter what we do, we will deliver on our Core Values of respect, client advocacy, quality work, accountability, teamwork, and safety. EnviroScience was created with the concept that we could solve complex problems by empowering great people. This concept still holds true today as our scientists explore the latest environmental legislation and regulations and incorporate the most up-to-date technology to gather and report data.

EnviroScience expertise includes but is not limited to aquatic surveys (including macroinvertebrate surveys and biological assessments); ecological restoration; ecological services (including impact assessments, invasive species control, and water quality monitoring);  emergency response; engineering and compliance services; endangered mussel surveys; laboratory and analysis; stormwater management; threatened and endangered species; and wetlands and streams (including delineation and mitigation). Further, EnviroScience is one of the few biological firms in the country that is a general member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and offers full-service commercial diving services.

As Director of Natural Resource Services, Laura Sayre has been with EnviroScience since 2011. Laura has been a consultant on wetland and stream-related projects in the eastern United States since 2005. She is responsible for a wide variety of wetland and stream projects—each with unique challenges that she is adept at navigating, to help her clients get the necessary permits to achieve their goals.

As a senior staff member, Laura stays current on all wetland and stream-related regulatory changes and reviews permit applications to ensure consistency and quality. At EnviroScience, her primary responsibility is advising on and preparing permit applications for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and State 401 programs for impacts to wetlands and streams. She also performs wetland assessments and delineations, ecological surveys and associated research, and report preparation for submittal to federal and state agencies.

Laura has experience working on a wide array of projects—from large commercial and residential developments to utility projects. She is a biologist well-versed in a wide variety of ecological surveys. Laura has been trained in delineation, ORAM, QHEI, HHEI, VIBI, and Endangered Species habitat and coordination. She is also experienced in AutoCAD mapping and wetland mitigation and monitoring. 

Laura received her Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2005 from Mount Union College.

Contact Laura at:  LSayre @ EnviroScienceInc.com

Few environmental firms in the country retain EnviroScience’s degree of scientific know-how, talent, and capability under one roof. The diverse backgrounds of our biologists, environmental engineers, scientists, and divers enable us to provide comprehensive in-house services and an integrated approach to solving environmental challenges—saving clients time, reducing costs, and ensuring high-quality results.

Our client guarantee is to provide “Excellence in Any Environment,” meaning no matter what we do, we will deliver on our Core Values of respect, client advocacy, quality work, accountability, teamwork, and safety. EnviroScience was created with the concept that we could solve complex problems by empowering great people. This concept still holds true today as our scientists explore the latest environmental legislation and regulations and incorporate the most up-to-date technology to gather and report data.

EnviroScience expertise includes but is not limited to aquatic surveys (including macroinvertebrate surveys and biological assessments); ecological restoration; ecological services (including impact assessments, invasive species control, and water quality monitoring);  emergency response; engineering and compliance services; endangered mussel surveys; laboratory and analysis; stormwater management; threatened and endangered species; and wetlands and streams (including delineation and mitigation). Further, EnviroScience is one of the few biological firms in the country that is a general member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and offers full-service commercial diving services.

Kevin Reed has been an integral member of the EnviroScience team since graduating from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology.

As the Aquatic Operations Manager for the Natural Resources Practice Area, Kevin is responsible for large, complex project management, fisheries technical leadership, and leading field crews completing diverse and complicated projects for private, state, and federal agencies.

He specializes in aquatic biology and fisheries ecology and has years of experience performing aquatic surveys in many watersheds throughout the northeastern and midwestern United States.

In addition to his experience with aquatic surveys, Kevin has extensive experience performing environmental monitoring and sampling for surface water, sediment, groundwater, and soil for multiple projects and applications.

His relevant experience has earned him the status of an Ohio EPA Level 3 Qualified Data Collector for Chemical Water Quality Assessment. Additionally, he has been an Emergency Response team member during his time with EnviroScience.

Kevin keeps himself immersed in the outdoors in his personal life with his passion for hunting and fishing. On the weekends, he enjoys working on house projects and camping with his wife or spending nights around a fire with family and friends.

Contact Kevin at: KReed @ EnviroScienceInc.com

Few environmental firms in the country retain EnviroScience’s degree of scientific know-how, talent, and capability under one roof. The diverse backgrounds of our biologists, environmental engineers, scientists, and divers enable us to provide comprehensive in-house services and an integrated approach to solving environmental challenges—saving clients time, reducing costs, and ensuring high-quality results.

Our client guarantee is to provide “Excellence in Any Environment,” meaning no matter what we do, we will deliver on our Core Values of respect, client advocacy, quality work, accountability, teamwork, and safety. EnviroScience was created with the concept that we could solve complex problems by empowering great people. This concept still holds true today as our scientists explore the latest environmental legislation and regulations and incorporate the most up-to-date technology to gather and report data.

EnviroScience expertise includes but is not limited to aquatic surveys (including macroinvertebrate surveys and biological assessments); ecological restoration; ecological services (including impact assessments, invasive species control, and water quality monitoring);  emergency response; engineering and compliance services; endangered mussel surveys; laboratory and analysis; stormwater management; threatened and endangered species; and wetlands and streams (including delineation and mitigation). Further, EnviroScience is one of the few biological firms in the country that is a general member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and offers full-service commercial diving services.

Krista Tomasello has been with EnviroScience since 2010 and works as an experienced biologist in our Ecological Services practice area. Krista has over 11 years of experience in biological fieldwork, including waterway quality assessments, habitat assessments, ecological emergency response, and endangered species surveys.

Over the years, she has also gained extensive experience in project management and preparing various ecological reports and permit applications for large clients, including those for Ohio EPA NPDES and 404 Nationwide Permits.

In addition to her role as a biologist at EnviroScience, Krista also serves as the Company’s Logistics Coordinator. She maintains the company calendar and assists company operations in staffing and scheduling employees for emergency responses and large-scale projects to ensure employees are being efficiently utilized at all EnviroScience locations.

Krista also manages EnviroScience’s training and certification tracking software to ensure EnviroScience’s employees are staying up to date with training and job-specific certifications to maintain compliance. Her responsibilities as the logistics coordinator also include managing EnviroScience’s fleet software that ensures the company’s 60+ vehicles are properly shared, utilized, and maintained.

Krista is an Ohio EPA Level 3 Qualified Data Collector for Water Quality Assessments.

Contact Krista at: KTomasello@EnviroScienceInc.com

Few environmental firms in the country retain EnviroScience’s degree of scientific know-how, talent, and capability under one roof. The diverse backgrounds of our biologists, environmental engineers, scientists, and divers enable us to provide comprehensive in-house services and an integrated approach to solving environmental challenges—saving clients time, reducing costs, and ensuring high-quality results.

Our client guarantee is to provide “Excellence in Any Environment,” meaning no matter what we do, we will deliver on our Core Values of respect, client advocacy, quality work, accountability, teamwork, and safety. EnviroScience was created with the concept that we could solve complex problems by empowering great people. This concept still holds true today as our scientists explore the latest environmental legislation and regulations and incorporate the most up-to-date technology to gather and report data.

EnviroScience expertise includes but is not limited to aquatic surveys (including macroinvertebrate surveys and biological assessments); ecological restoration; ecological services (including impact assessments, invasive species control, and water quality monitoring);  emergency response; engineering and compliance services; endangered mussel surveys; laboratory and analysis; stormwater management; threatened and endangered species; and wetlands and streams (including delineation and mitigation). Further, EnviroScience is one of the few biological firms in the country that is a general member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and offers full-service commercial diving services.

Based in the Nashville office, Jonathan joins EnviroScience in 2014, where he will assist with emergency response and long-term sampling and monitoring operations. Jonathan joins ES from a previous environmental firm where he first worked as a field technician on several NRDA studies in the Gulf of Mexico region following the 2010 oil spill. After a year of working in the field on studies whose focal resources ranged from aquatic vegetation to shrimp, oysters, and Gulf sturgeon (profile picture), he was promoted to a coordinator role, where he was responsible for scheduling and managing field staff for 4 different NRDA studies. He was also involved in the development of health and safety plans, data analysis, and technical reporting, while continuing in field work.  Jonathan previously worked in various labs within the Duke University biology department.

Jonathan is certified in 40 hour HAZWOPER, HUET and Water Survival, and NAUI Open Water SCUBA diving. He is a native of North Carolina and graduate of Duke University with a B.S. in Biology. He is currently taking classes part-time to pursue a Master’s degree in Geospatial Analytics from North Carolina State University, and is proficient in ArcGIS desktop software.

Matt Banas, a graduate of Kent State University with a degree in Conservation Biology, joined EnviroScience’s Environmental Inspection Group in January 2015, where his primary responsibility is managing and performing environmental inspections of construction sites in the utility industry.

Matt provides construction oversight and compliance monitoring throughout all phases of construction. He is also responsible for reviewing and sending weekly progress and environmental compliance reports to director-level employees and government agency personnel, as well as managing non-NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Pipeline Infrastructure Replacement (PIR) projects in the Cleveland, Ohio region. He is familiar with Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and Best Management Practices (BMPs) used in erosion and sediment control on active construction sites through schooling and training.

Matt began his career completing wetland restoration and performing invasive plant management in wetlands across Ohio. He also assisted with native plantings, stream restoration, and endangered species surveys. While at The Nature Conservancy, he volunteered to work with invasive plant management at Herrick Fen. Additionally, he has received training for Primary Headwater Habitat Biological Assessment through the Ohio EPA and Asbestos Asphalt Coated-Pipe Wrap Removal through TSI, as well as being a Certified Erosion, Sediment, and Stormwater Inspector (CESSWI) through Envirocert.

Matt also holds a life-long passion for life outdoors. When he is not catching up on the latest nature documentary or backpacking across the backwoods of Pennsylvania, Matt enjoys smoking up some tasty meats on his Trager Pro 575 for his wife and two kids.

Contact Matt at:  MBanas @ EnviroScienceInc.com

Few environmental firms in the country retain EnviroScience’s degree of scientific know-how, talent, and capability under one roof. The diverse backgrounds of our biologists, environmental engineers, scientists, and divers enable us to provide comprehensive in-house services and an integrated approach to solving environmental challenges—saving clients time, reducing costs, and ensuring high-quality results.

Our client guarantee is to provide “Excellence in Any Environment,” meaning no matter what we do, we will deliver on our Core Values of respect, client advocacy, quality work, accountability, teamwork, and safety. EnviroScience was created with the concept that we could solve complex problems by empowering great people. This concept still holds true today as our scientists explore the latest environmental legislation and regulations and incorporate the most up-to-date technology to gather and report data.

EnviroScience expertise includes but is not limited to aquatic surveys (including macroinvertebrate surveys and biological assessments); ecological restoration; ecological services (including impact assessments, invasive species control, and water quality monitoring);  emergency response; engineering and compliance services; endangered mussel surveys; laboratory and analysis; stormwater management; threatened and endangered species; and wetlands and streams (including delineation and mitigation). Further, EnviroScience is one of the few biological firms in the country that is a general member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and offers full-service commercial diving services.