Central Chapter

Molly Baughman started as a Senior Associate Scientist I with Environmental Consulting & Technology (ECT) in October 2021. As a botanist/wetland scientist/ecologist for ECT, her main responsibilities include wetland delineation fieldwork and report writing, endangered and threatened species surveys, and habitat conservation planning. Ms. Baughman also recently started as the Biodiversity Grants Chair for the Indiana Native Plant Society. 

Previously, she was an environmental scientist with CHA Consulting, Inc. Ms. Baughman’s main responsibilities included field surveys and report preparation for mitigation monitoring and planning, wetland delineations, waterway permitting, and habitat assessments. Ms. Baughman is an avid botanist with over ten years of experience conducting botanical surveys for various projects, ranging from wetlands to forests. Notable work includes five years of stream and wetland mitigation monitoring for the Indiana Department of Transportation with Floristic Quality Assessments at each site. Ms. Baughman has completed plant trainings with the Institute of Botanical Training, Timothy Walters, Ph.D., the Bureau of Land Management, and the Chicago Botanic Gardens. She has eight years of experience completing mitigation monitoring, wetland delineations, mitigation plans, and habitat evaluations. Ms. Baughman completed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Training Program (Cert. No. 7330) in 2014. 

Additionally, Ms. Baughman previously worked for Davey Resource Group specializing in habitat restoration for mitigation, park and nature preserve projects. In addition, she conducted tree inventories for urban and utility forestry projects as a Certified Arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture (IN-3443A). Ms. Baughman graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Plant Studies from Purdue University in 2010. While in school, Ms. Baughman worked as a Laboratory and Teaching Assistant for the Botany and Plant Pathology Department. Furthermore, after school, Ms. Baughman completed internships with the Student Conservation Association and Bureau of Land Management.

Jodie Murray Burns, PWS, began working as an environmental consultant in wetlands & stream related work in 1993, and is the Senior Scientist & Principal at Cattails Environmental located in northwest Arkansas.  Ms. Burns is the current SWS SCC Immediate Past President (2023-2025) and SWS Webinar Series Committee Speaker Recruiter/Legacy Interviews (2021-present), along with being an active member in the SWS Central Chapter and a member of the Women in Wetlands and Public Policy & Regulation Sections. Burns' LinkedIn profile 

Ms. Crane is a Principal Wetland Specialist with the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) in Lake County, Illinois, where she reviews permit applications for wetland impacts, helps administers Lake County’s Wetland Restoration Fund, and manages various SMC grants. Before joining the SMC, she worked as a consultant primarily in the Intermountain West and Midwest. With a B.S. in Wildlife and Range Resources and an M.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife, Juli has over 30 years (yikes!) of experience playing with water, dirt (soil, for you purists), and plants… and forging paper trails. She has an alphabet soup of professional creds that get trotted out as needed, including Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS), Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), and Certified Ecological Restoration Professional (CERP).

Luke F. Eggering (SPWS) has extensive experience preparing and managing National Environmental Policy Act documents for small and large transportation and military projects, including environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, categorical exclusions, biological assessments, and other technical documents, including ecological studies, ecosystem restoration plans, wetland studies, natural resource geographic information system projects, and integrated natural resource management plans. His environmental experience includes wetland and moist soil management for waterfowl; wetland delineation, enhancement, and mitigation; and flood control, wildlife and fisheries, and endangered species management.

Mr. Finley has proven success as a natural resources biologist conducting wetland delineations, mitigation planning, remote sensing studies, sensitive species habitat assessments, state and federal permitting, 

botanical and habitat assessments, avian surveys, GPS/GIS analysis, and NEPA authorship.

Eric Fuselier has been working as an environmental consultant for 10+ years and is currently working for Olsson as a project scientist at their office in Fayetteville, AR.

Eric has conducted wetland delineations and stream assessments for a variety of agencies, such as the Arkansas DOT, Oklahoma DOT, Mississippi DOT, and Missouri DOT; for municipalities across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas; and for a wide variety of industries that include transportation, oil and gas, water and sewer utilities, and residential and commercial development.

Eric is the President-Elect of the South Central Chapter.

Eric's LinkedIn profile

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Frank Norman has over 35 years of experience as a plant ecologist, professional wetland scientist, and botanist. Currently, he is president of his own firm, Norman Ecological Consulting, LLC, which offers a full suite of services for the company or individual that wants an experienced, conscientious, and science-based firm to do their environmental work. The firm strives to exceed its Clients’ expectations, while meeting agency requirements and industry standards

Norman has developed a reputation for being detail-oriented, producing high quality products, his native flora expertise, and experience involving vegetation monitoring, native restoration design and oversight, rare plant surveys, natural resource inventories, habitat management and implementation, and wetland assessments. Over the years, he has worked on a myriad of projects for municipalities, non-profit organizations, government agencies, private industries, and individual landowners.

Lindsey Postaski is a senior scientist with experience preparing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents for medium- to large-scale energy clients, including environmental assessments and environmental impact statements. Her environmental experience includes wetland delineations, threatened and endangered species surveys, surface and groundwater monitoring, environmental emergency responses, geographic information systems (GIS), and natural resource damage assessments.

Mr. Staten’s career has been focused on wetland and stream ecosystem restoration. He has been a primary or contributing designer for 24 approved and 5 proposed wetland and stream mitigation banks across Missouri and eastern Kansas encompassing almost 3,500 acres (more than 5 square miles) of restored wetland, riparian corridor, and stream habitats. These projects have resulted in significant improvements in water quality and wildlife habitat because of the protection of more than 32 miles of stream channels with greatly expanded riparian corridors, restoration of 6 miles of historical stream channels, and the creation of more than 1,000 acres of floodplain wetlands which filter pollutants, store flood waters, and provide high quality habitat for many species of wildlife. He is also the manager of Remembrance Forest, an ecosystem restoration project open to the public through memorial tree plantings and celebration tree plantings.

Environmental science and engineering Ph.D student at the University of Texas at San Antonio

Environmental scientist - WOTUS Terracon Consultants