July 30, 2007 – Debbie Tyson, an ecologist with Passarella & Associates, has been elected to a second term as president of the Southwest Chapter of the Florida Association of Environmental Professionals.

Tyson, a graduate of University of Florida, serves on the board with two other Passarella & Associates staff members: Ecologist Jennifer Evans is serving her second term as secretary, and Ecologist Alicia Kruse is membership director. Evans is a University of Delaware graduate, and Kruse holds a degree from Florida Gulf Coast University. At Passarella & Associates, the women provide environmental-impact assessments, listed-species surveys, wetland monitoring and other ecological services.

The local FAEP chapter, one of nine in the state, includes nearly 100 environmental professionals from Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Desoto, Sarasota, Hendry and Glades counties. It is affiliated with the National Association of Environmental Professions and is charged with furthering the quality of the practice of the environmental professional in Florida.

Passarella & Associates, Southwest Florida’s premier full-service ecological consulting firm, was founded in 1996 and now has the largest staff of professional ecologists and environmental scientists in Southwest Florida. The firm is dedicated to helping clients achieve the right balance between development and sustaining the unique environmental resources of the region. For more information, call 239-274-0067.

Contacts:
Beverly Whisler, Passarella & Associates, 239-274-0067
Laurel Smith, Gravina, Smith & Matte, 239-275-5758
 

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