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PETER A. RAVELLA

Tumwater,Washington

Summary

  • Environmental professional with expertise in a broad range of state land management, park improvement, and environmental regulatory issues. I recently relocated to Washington state and am seeking a position to use my skills and experience to implement sound environmental programs and help lead a talented team of natural and cultural resource specialists working together to care for Washington State Parks' extraordinary resources.
  • Experienced state agency environmental program director including mentoring and training environmental staff.
  • Extensive experience with NEPA and preparation of EISs and EAs.
  • Extensive experience in park facility planning, permitting, and financing.
  • Expert in inter-agency permitting, coordination, and collaboration.
  • Extensive experience with stakeholder engagement
  • Extensive experience in rulemaking, rule interpretation, and conflict resolution.
  • Experienced working with agency leadership and staff from Attorney General's Office.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Legislative Analyst for Energy and the Environment

Congressmen Ron Wyden
  • I served as the lead environmental and energy policy analyst and advisor to Congressman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) regarding issues of regional and national importance before the House Energy & Commerce Committee.

Founder/Publisher

Coastal News Today and the American Shoreline Podcast Network
01.2018
  • In 2018, I co-founded CNT and ASPN with Tyler Buckingham as an independent news service for coastal professionals worldwide
  • ASPN is a collection of unique podcasts hosted by leading ocean and coastal experts from around the American shoreline
  • To date, ASPN has released more than 1,000 podcasts and the CNT website attracts more than 10,000 coastal professionals a month.

Founder/Principal

PAR Consulting, LLC
01.2006
  • In 2006, I founded PAR Consulting, LLC as a full-service coastal management consulting firm focused on public and private sector clients in Texas, North Carolina, and Florida
  • Over 13 years, PARC assisted public sector clients in the planning, design, permitting and financing of a wide range of coastal projects
  • PARC specialized in erosion response planning and creation and implementation of shoreline restoration financing strategies, including creation of special tax districts and federal and state grant acquisition
  • The PARC team also helped communities develop land use planning guidelines and local permitting standards to manage and regulate coastal development, and ensure public shoreline access, and restore coastal wetlands and dunes
  • For private sector clients, PARC successfully planned, coordinated, and permitted responsible coastal projects including preparation of permit applications, inter-agency coordination, stakeholder engagement, and drafting EAs to identify and evaluate project alternatives and selection and permitting of the preferred alternative.

NOAA Subject Matter Expert/Coastal Resilience Consultant

Lynker
10.2023 - Current
  • I serve as a NOAA Subject Matter Expert guiding grant applicants through the complex application process for the $575 million Climate Resilience Regional Challenge (CRRC), one of the nation's key climate change response initiatives authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act
  • I advise cities, counties, coastal management organizations, tribes, and NGOs on how best to improve their grant applications, specifically including Project and Budget Narratives, compliance with NOFO standards, and conformance with other federal grant regulations and guidance.

Coastal Resilience Associate

O’Beirne & Associates
07.2023 - Current
  • I serve as a Contractor with O’Beirne & Associates in support of NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management with a specific focus on climate change, sea level rise, and wetland protection and enhancement
  • We are investigating wetland adaptation policies and programs is all coastal states and territories, identifying common adaptation strategies, and highlighting best practices and approaches.

Project Development Director

Vesta
12.2021 - 05.2023
  • Vesta, a San Francisco-based climate change response company, seeks to use a natural mineral, olivine, to remove dissolved carbon dioxide from seawater through a process called ocean alkalinity enhancement or OAE
  • My role was to work with Vesta scientists and senior management to develop and implement olivine placement strategies and to retain and manage coastal engineering consultants and experts to identify, evaluate, and permit olivine deployment projects in the US and around the world.

Director of Coastal Resiliency

LJA Engineering
12.2019 - 10.2021
  • At LJA Engineering, I collaborated with a team of coastal engineers, geologists, hydrologists, and other professionals to lead and develop the firm’s coastal resiliency practice and to serve public and private sector clients regarding regulatory policy and compliance, permitting, and facilitation of the design and construction of coastal shore protection, wetland, and infrastructure projects.

Director of Coastal Management

Coastal Technology Corporation
01.1999 - 01.2006
  • In 1999, I opened and managed the Austin, Texas office of Coastal Technology Corporation, a Vero Beach, Florida coastal engineering firm specializing in shoreline management, coastal permitting, and beach restoration engineering
  • Until 2006, I managed the firm’s Environmental & Permitting Services Team, served as project manager for regulatory compliance for large-scale beach nourishment projects, established the firm’s NEPA compliance practice, and developed and instituted the firm’s local government project financing practice for large-scale beach and dune restoration projects.

Director, GLO Coastal Division

Texas General Land Office
01.1993 - 01.1999
  • From 1993 through 1999, I served as Co-Director of the Texas Coastal Management Program and Director of the Coastal Division
  • I managed a staff of 20+ responsible for development and implementation of the Texas CMP
  • I served as managing director of permitting for the Texas Beach Access and Dune Protection Program, including leading the team to draft and adopt the state agency’s administrative rules
  • I also led the effort to establish and manage the Texas Beach Watch Program, the state’s first water quality testing program for public beaches.

Education

J.D., Environmental Law Certificate -

Cornelius Honor Society, Lewis & Clark Law School
01.1986

B.S. Marine Biology with Honors -

Texas A&M University
01.1983

Skills

  • Communication & Engagement
  • Government Relations
  • Research Design
  • Public Policy Development
  • Issue Advocacy
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Strategic Planning
  • Public Speaking
  • Policy Analysis

Affiliations

  • American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, Member
  • Texas Shore & Beach Preservation Association, Board Member
  • American Society of Adaptation Professionals, Member
  • Texas Democracy Foundation / Texas Observer, Board Treasurer
  • Washington State Bar Association, 1988 (inactive)
  • Oregon State Bar Association, 1987 (inactive)

Select Publications

  • Texas Coastal Management Program, Draft & Final EIS, Co-Project Manager
  • Phipps Ocean Park Beach Restoration, Supplemental EIS, Project Manager
  • Texas Coastwide Erosion Response Plan, Report to the 75th Legislature, Co-Project Manager
  • Coastal Funding for Local Projects, An Overview of Considerations, Policies and Practices, Local Funding Workgroup Chair, American Shore & Beach Preservation Associations, Co-Author
  • Erosion Response Plans and Local Permitting Regulations for:
  • South Padre Island, Tx - Erosion Response Plan & Regs for Barrier Island Beachfront
  • Cameron County, Tx - Erosion Response Plan 7 Regs for Barrier Island Beachfront
  • Jamaica Beach, Tx - Erosion Response Plan & Regs for Barrier Island Beachfront
  • Galveston, Tx – Beach Access & Dune Protection Plan regulatory update.

Park Projects

  • Texas, Texas Coastal Management Program (Programmatic EIS), Cameron County - Isla Blanca Park Pavilion & Access Improvements (EA & Permit), Cameron County - E.K. Atwood Park Upgrade (EA & Permit), Cameron County - Andy Bowie Park Access Facilities & Dune Restoration (EA & Permit), Port Mansfield - Coastal Lands Resources Center (EA & Permit), Port Mansfield - Laguna Point Park & Recreation Area (EA & Permit), Port Mansfield - Harbor Boat Ramp Rehabilitation (EA & Permit), City of Palacios - Palacios Park Pavilion (Planning and Financing), Lasara ISD - Lasara Community Nature Trail Project (EA & Permit)
  • North Carolina, Village of Bald Head Island - Beach Renourishment Project (EA & Permit), Town of Surf City - Beach Restoration Project (EA & Permit), Town of North Topsail Beach - Beach Restoration (EA & Permit), Town of Topsail Beach - Beach Restoration Project (EA & Permit)
  • Florida, Palm Beach County, Phipps Ocean Park Beach Restoration (Supplemental EIS), Charlotte County, Manasota Key Beach Renourishment (EA & Permit), Santa Rosa County, Navarre Beach Nourishment (EA & Permit), Okaloosa County, Beach Nourishment (EA & Permit), Sarasota County Beach Restoration (EA & Permit)

Timeline

NOAA Subject Matter Expert/Coastal Resilience Consultant

Lynker
10.2023 - Current

Coastal Resilience Associate

O’Beirne & Associates
07.2023 - Current

Project Development Director

Vesta
12.2021 - 05.2023

Director of Coastal Resiliency

LJA Engineering
12.2019 - 10.2021

Founder/Publisher

Coastal News Today and the American Shoreline Podcast Network
01.2018

Founder/Principal

PAR Consulting, LLC
01.2006

Director of Coastal Management

Coastal Technology Corporation
01.1999 - 01.2006

Director, GLO Coastal Division

Texas General Land Office
01.1993 - 01.1999

Legislative Analyst for Energy and the Environment

Congressmen Ron Wyden

J.D., Environmental Law Certificate -

Cornelius Honor Society, Lewis & Clark Law School

B.S. Marine Biology with Honors -

Texas A&M University

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