Cam has worked in marine and freshwater systems since the mid-1990s. Specializing in regulatory compliance, he oversees aquatic ecological studies and fisheries investigations. Cam brings a well-balanced combination of strategic and technical knowledge to each of his projects.
With scientific background in aquatic systems, Cam has an extensive work history developing natural resource sections under the National Environmental Policy Act, conducting essential fish habitat evaluations under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and working with agencies to streamline the Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation process. Cam has experience pulling together diverse teams and managing unique individuals to achieve project success. With considerable experience in renewable energies from marine energy to onshore wind, Cam brings a successful regulatory and biological track record to each team he works on. A first - Cam was the environmental project manager to fully permit the first marine hydrokinetic energy device to be deployed in Puget Sound. |
Bill Mavros Senior Fisheries BiologistBill is a Certified Fisheries Biologist with over 26 years of experience designing and conducting environmental monitoring studies, and quantitatively assessing project-related impacts to endangered species. He is a creative problem-solver who is solution-oriented and adept at applying scientific approach to aquatic natural resource management.
His expertise includes habitat inventory, fisheries habitat restoration and mitigation both in the marine and freshwater environments, watershed planning, aquatic toxicology, and water quality. Bill has extensive experience in Endangered Species Act, National and State Environmental Policy Act compliance, and environmental permitting. Bill applies scientifically based, multi-disciplinary environmental and fisheries technical and regulatory knowledge, leadership, and communication skills to effectively manage and support aquatic and fisheries resources programs. Bill utilizes his fisheries expertise to salmon recovery planning efforts in western Washington watersheds. Kokanee restoration is a particular passion of Bill’s and as such, he is an active participant in King County’s Kokanee Working Group. In addition to being a Certified Fisheries Biologist, this avid fisherman is also a WSDOT-certified Senior Biological Assessment Author.
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Courtney is a forest ecologist specializing in understory plant growth and development. She uses transdisciplinary approaches to create management plans that meet the needs of local communities and ecosystems. Courtney is currently a PhD student at the University of Washington (UW) studying ethnoforestry and ecology on the West End of the Olympic Peninsula. She works extensively with local communities and state agencies to develop new management plans on public lands. Prior to joining 48 NORTH, Courtney worked as a research botanist and as a plant propagation and production manager at UW. She brings her expertise in upland and forested ecosystems to the 48 NORTH team. In her free time, Courtney enjoys trail and mountain running, climbing, and cooking.
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Katie is an interdisciplinary biologist, conservation practitioner, and environmental educator. She has her Master of Marine Affairs and Graduate Certificate in Climate Science from the University of Washington, where she researched ocean acidification and developed avenues to improve natural resource management in light of climate change. Her work experience in environmental science is well-rounded, spanning terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. She has experience leading tree and vegetation surveys with the US Forest Service, restoring wildlife populations and sampling macroinvertebrates with the National Park Service, conducting fish and stream surveys with the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, and working as a marine mammal monitor and freelance writer. On the weekends, you can find Katie backpacking in the Olympic mountains, attending a science communication workshop, or beachcombing in Seattle.
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