Jessie Mahr, EPIC’s Director of Technology, was featured in NextGov: Trump administration debuts permitting modernization plan, even as staff cuts could jeopardize it. In this article, she applauds the Council on Environmental Quality's Permitting Technology Action plan as a great step in the right direction to speed up permitting, but highlights how the recent funding and staffing cuts could negatively impact the implementation of this much needed work.
Jessie Mahr
Jessie is the Director of Technology at EPIC. Prior to joining EPIC, she led business development and strategy for Upstream Tech, a technology start-up that uses satellite imagery to monitor and evaluate natural resources. She has also worked on programs related to regional planning for wetlands restoration and urban climate change resilience for the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration and Stantec. Jessie holds a Master of Science in Water Resource Engineering and Environmental Policy from Tufts University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from The University of Texas.
