Watershed Management Staff Contacts

Erosion and sediment control measures observed with decent groundcover around very turbid stream
Active construction site borders perennial stream

The following are staff contacts who will perform plan review, permitting, inspection, complaint investigation and water quality monitoring in each watershed. Based on the location of your project or concern, please contact the appropriate staff person.

Project assignments subject to change.

Contact Title/River Basin – Subwatershed Phone Email
Group Voicemail – response within 1 business day Watershed Programs 919-856-7436 watershedmanagement@wake.gov
Barney Blackburn, PE, CPSWQ, CPESC Asst Program Mgr, Plan Review/Wendell 919-418-3791 barney.blackburn@wake.gov
Shawn Springer, PE, CFM Environmental Engineer – Plan Review/Falls Lake, Jordan Lake 919-369-6135 shawn.springer@wake.gov
Elizabeth Powell, PE Environmental Engineer – Plan Review, Rolesville 919-856-7422 elizabeth.powell@wake.gov
Kevin Zelaya, PE Environmental Engineer – Plan Review/Swift Creek 919-306-6372 kevin.zelaya@wake.gov
Carrie Mitchell, PE, CFM Chief Engineer – Plan Review/Zebulon 919-856-7468 carrie.mitchell@wake.gov
Betsy Pearce, CPSWQ, CFM Asst Program Mgr – Post Construction Stormwater 919-868-6414 betsy.pearce@wake.gov
vacant Environmental Consultant    
Andrew Lake, CESSWI, CPESC Mgr – Post Construction Stormwater 919-594-0895 andrew.lake@wake.gov
Ashley Drda Environmental Consultant – Post Construction Stormwater 919-856-7406 ashley.drda@wake.gov
Karyn Pageau, EI, CPESC Asst Program Mgr– Field Services 919-796-8769 karyn.pageau@wake.gov
Jeevan Neupane, PE, CESSWI Chief Engineer, Field Services 919-819-8907 jeevan.neupane@wake.gov
Marlena Brown, REHS Team Lead, Environmental Consultant, South 919-819-5428 marlena.brown@wake.gov
Michael Seewald Environmental Consultant, South 919-896-3351 michael.seewald@wake.gov
Mahfuz Islam, PhD Environmental Consultant, South 919-896-5259 mahfuz.islam@wake.gov
Jeremy Davis Environmental Consultant, South 919-868-4982

jeremy.davis@wake.gov

Jeff Gunter, REHS/RS Team Lead, Environmental Consultant, North 919-397-8670 jeffrey.gunter@wake.gov
Scott Reams, REHS Environmental Consultant/North  919-868-4986 scott.reams@wake.gov
Spencer Bowman, CPESC Environmental Consultant/North  919-896-9113 spencer.bowman@wake.gov
Michelle Russell, CESSWI Environmental Consultant/North  919-896-5643 michelle.russell@wake.gov
Julie Coco, PE Program Manager, Watershed Management 919-856-5531 julie.coco@wake.gov
Theo Udeigwe, PhD, CPSS Water Quality Director 919-856-7431 theo.udeigwe@wake.gov