Bridgette Deshields
Affiliation
Integral Consulting Inc.
Track
B8. Environmental Justice Considerations in Sediment Projects (Platform), C3. Communication and Facilitation with Interested Parties (Platform)Biography
Ms. Bridgette DeShields has more than 35 years of experience and is a specialist in site investigation and remediation, sediment and water quality management, environmental toxicology, and environmental permitting and planning. Her work has been focused on sediment assessments and waterfront projects with natural resource components and complex regulatory frameworks. Ms. DeShields also has expertise in prepared environmental documents under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). She has provided litigation support and expert testimony in the areas of water quality, regulatory compliance, human and ecological risk assessment, waste disposal under California and federal regulations, and Superfund cost allocation. She has developed excellent working relationships with regulatory agency staff and natural resource trustees as well as tribal representatives and stakeholder groups. She has also made numerous presentations and led public meetings to explain complex risk issues and address environmental justice concerns. Ms. DeShields has a B.S. in Biochemistry from UC Davis and an M.S. in Environmental Management for the University of San Francisco.