Andrew is a program manager at Stantec Consulting Services with 18 years of environmental experience. His research interest is in the human dimensions of environmental problems, including the use of multidisciplinary approaches in sociology and economics to improve the fields of nature-based solutions and conservation finance.
At Stantec, Andrew employs user research, systems analysis, and financial modeling to design processes that lower compliance costs and accelerate electric grid decarbonization. He is also helping Stantec grow its Western US nature-based solutions practice.
Andrew’s father was born in northeastern Oklahoma and his mother was born in Ireland. He has an interesting situation of holding a Cherokee nation citizenship card and an Irish-EU passport, participating in Cherokee at-large events in the United States, and traveling to Ireland each year to assist with farm management duties. Andrew holds a BS and MS in biology and an MBA in Design Strategy.