Field Work, Women in STEM, and Vintage Clothes with Gabriella Balsam

Environmental Professionals Radio (EPR)

Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick!
On today’s episode, we talk with Gabriella Balsam, staff environmental scientist at Southwest Florida Water Management District, where she currently evaluates Environmental Resource Permits in the regulation division of SWFWMD. Read her full bio below.
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Showtimes:
0:36 - NAEP Member Shoutouts
2:34 - Nic and Laura invent the Environmental Bachelor show
7:07 - Interview with Gabriella starts
9:28 - Why join a local NAEP chapter
10:54 - Women in STEM
15:00 - Field work in Florida
23:05 - Gabriella's vintage clothes hobby
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellabalsam/
Gabriella Full Bio:
Gabriella Balsam is a staff environmental scientist at Southwest Florida Water Management District, where she currently evaluates Environmental Resource Permits in the regulation division of SWFWMD. Gabriella received a B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from USF. While completing her degrees, she has also worked in various aspects of water resource management, including NPDES Inspector with Angler Environmental and Student Lab Technician at Tampa Bay Water. She has been a member of the TBAEP BOD for three years. While on the board, she has served on the student chapter committee, Women in STEM committee, and 2019 FAEP conference committee. Additionally, she has served as President and Events Coordinator of the USF chapter of TBAEP, and Communications Chair for the 2014 NAEP Conference committee.
Music Credits
Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa
Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller
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