Watershed Management Staff Contacts

General contact information

Phone: 919-856-7436

Email: watershedmanagement@wake.gov

Plan Review

Contact staff in this section for questions regarding the plan review and project submittals for erosion & sediment control, stormwater and floodplain studies.

Plan Review Assistant Program Manager
Barney Blackburn, PE, CPSWQ, CPESC: 919-418-3791barney.blackburn@wake.gov

Plan Reviewers
Shawn Springer, PE, CFM: 919-369-6135 | shawn.springer@wake.gov
Jeevan Neupane, PE, CESSWI, CPESC: 919-819-8907 | jeevan.neupane@wake.gov
Elizabeth Powell, PE: 919-856-7422 | elizabeth.powell@wake.gov
Molly Zahorian, PE, CFM: 919-856-7473 | molly.zahorian@wake.gov
Lorna Withrow, PE: 919-618-2293 | lorna.withrow@wake.gov

Sedimentation and Erosion Control

Contact staff in this section for questions regarding site inspections in active construction. For more information, visit the Sediment and Erosion Control webpage.

Field Services Assistant Program Manager
Karyn Pageau, EI, CPESC, CESSWI: 919-796-8769 | karyn.pageau@wake.gov

Principal Engineer for Quality Assurance & Quality Control 
Brad Cole, PE: 919-819-5124 | brad.cole@wake.gov

Field Services Team Lead
Jeff Gunter, REHS/RS, CESSWI: 919-397-8670 | jeffrey.gunter@wake.gov

Field Services Team Lead
Jeremy Davis: 919-868-4982 | jeremy.davis@wake.gov
Mahfuz Islam, PhD: 919-896-5259 | mahfuz.islam@wake.gov
Michael Seewald: 919-896-3351 | michael.seewald@wake.gov
Michelle Russell, CESSWI: 919-896-5643 | michelle.russell@wake.gov
Scott Reams, REHS: 919-868-4986 | scott.reams@wake.gov
Spencer Bowman, CPESC: 919-896-9113 | spencer.bowman@wake.gov

Post Construction Stormwater

Contact staff in this section for questions regarding site inspections after active construction. For more information, visit the Stormwater Plan Review and Permitting webpage.

Post-Construction Stormwater Assistant Program Manager
Betsy Pearce, CPSWQ, CFM: 919-868-6414 | betsy.pearce@wake.gov

Wake County South
Andrew Lake, CESSWI, CPESC, REHS: 919-594-0895 | andrew.lake@wake.gov

Wake County North
Ashley Drda: 919-856-7406 | ashley.drda@wake.gov