Applied Ecology, Inc.
Leesa Souto, Ph.D., currently serves as the Director of Operations at Applied Ecology, Inc., a position held since March 2023. With extensive experience in environmental research and education, Leesa served as the Executive Director of the Marine Resources Council from January 2013 to March 2023 and as Adjunct Faculty at the Florida Institute of Technology, teaching coastal planning and mitigation from August 2014 to August 2020. Previous roles include Research Faculty at the University of Central Florida, where research focused on urban ecology and environmental sociology, and Director of Public Education, facilitating Florida's nonpoint source pollution education program. Early career highlights include leading the development of Florida's Stormwater Education Toolkit as Director of Education at Midwest Research Institute and working as an Environmental Specialist with Brevard County Natural Resources. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Conservation Biology and a Master's in Nonprofit Management from the University of Central Florida, along with a Bachelor's in Biological Sciences from Florida State University.
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Applied Ecology, Inc.
Applied Ecology, Inc. is a dedicated, woman- and minority-owned small business with specialized experience in environmental assessments and permitting, numerical and ecosystem modeling, study design, geospatial applications, and geotechnical services for resolving a multitude of environmental problems. We focus on serving public clients in environmental resource management, ecological studies, water resources, coastal and resilience studies, and utilities. AEI has the experience and skills to plan and implement large-scale and long-term studies that cross multiple disciplines and integrate spatial and temporal datasets. We provide a wide range of technical services that include water quality and geospatial data collection, environmental assessments and resource permitting, threatened and endangered species surveys and monitoring wetland delineation and mitigation, soil sediment and groundwater assessment and remediation services, shoreline change analysis, offshore sand source exploration, as well as watershed and groundwater modeling, 2-D and 3-D numerical modeling, data integration and database management, geospatial program development, remote sensing, and software development. Applied Ecology, Inc. was formed in 2009 to provide a full spectrum of scientific services to inform ecosystem level solutions. We take pride in providing high-quality work at a great value. After eleven successful years in business, we have expanded staff and capabilities, but our core focus has remained: providing scientifically sound solutions using innovative technologies for challenging environmental problems. AEI is certified by several agencies as an SBE, WBE/MBE, WOSB, DBE, and has been accepted into the 8(a) Development Program (SBA). AEI is uniquely positioned to provide highly specialized services typically available in large firms while maintaining the personal availability and responsiveness of a small firm.