Relevant experience

Ms. Peppers has 25 years of experience in the environmental field and as president

of FELSI, her responsibility includes providing overall project management of all

in-house projects. Her expertise is in performing threatened and endangered species

surveys, habitat classifications, and jurisdictional wetland determinations and

verifications; conducting upland and wetland habitat assessments, critical habitat

assessments and natural feature inventories for private and local government

agencies. She has experience with developing wetland mitigation, enhancement

and hydrological restoration plans, implementing approved mitigation plans and

conducting baseline, semi-annual and annual-monitoring, and maintenance reports;

conducting water quality sampling and monitoring. She is experienced in preparing

Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) and Joint Applications for Works in the

Waters of Florida permit applications and corresponding functional wetland

assessments to obtain regulatory approvals.
 

She assists private clients, municipalities, and agencies in developing permittable

and sustainable projects. This includes offering services including site selection,

biological field surveys, wetland delineations, natural community inventories,

wetland assessment, protected species surveys, wetland mitigation planning and

design, permitting, compliance and monitoring.
 

In addition, her experience includes siting studies for natural gas pipeline;

conducting Phase 1 environmental site assessments, and preparing environmental

and land use sections for environmental assessments and environmental impact

statement reports. She has experience in expert testimony in wetland jurisdictional

disputes, training in plant identification and conducting workshops.
 

Ms. Peppers is familiar with local and state environmental objectives having

worked for FDEP and having experience coordinating with all five water

management districts and the USACE.
 

Ms. Peppers is an Authorized Gopher Tortoise Agent and is on the State of

Florida’s Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC).
 

Professional Affiliations

Past President, Florida Association of Environmental Professionals, Tallahassee Chapter

At Large Board Member Florida Association of Environmental Professionals

Treasurer, Big Bend Contractors Association

Member of the National Association of Women in Construction

Member of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce

Member Gadsden County Chamber of Commerce

Member Wakulla County Chamber of Commerce
 

Training

ANERR Seagrass Restoration Forum

ANERR Living Shorelines Workshop

Weeks Bay Foundation Ecological Restoration Principles and Application Workshop 2

ANERR Sandhills and Ravines Class

Gopher Tortoise Certification Training Program

FEAA Phase I Environmental Site Assessment & All Appropriate Inquiry Training

FDEP SOP Sampling Training for Groundwater, Surface Water, and Wastewater

Ecosystems Management Training, 1996 Hydric Soils of Florida, University of Florida