Rhonda Mendel

Rhonda Mendel has been with EnviroScience since 2002 and has over 28 years of taxonomic experience with macroinvertebrates. She received an M.S. in Aquatic Entomology from the University of Maine at Orono, and a B.S. in Biology from Grove City College. Rhonda’s responsibilities at EnviroScience include the identification of freshwater macroinvertebrates and calculation of community indices according to state and federal standard protocols, as well as quality assurance of macroinvertebrate sampling conducted by the company. Additionally, Rhonda teaches taxonomic workshops for the identification of chironomid midges for use in water quality evaluations and remains active in the environmental field by presenting research papers at regional and national meetings.