Beth Beals

Beth Beals is an experienced environmental compliance specialist currently working as an Environmental Compliance Specialist II at NOAA Office for Coastal Management since April 2024. Beals supports the preparation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation, Environmental Impact Statements, and conducts programmatic Endangered Species Act consultations. Prior roles include Senior Operations Officer and Environmental Project Manager at Ecological Resource Consultants, Inc., and Coastal Scientist/Environmental Scientist at Cypress Environment & Infrastructure, where tasks involved field studies, GIS analysis, environmental permitting, and habitat assessments. Additional experience encompasses data research at Total Marine Solutions and internships focused on environmental projects and watershed management. Beals holds a Master's of Professional Science in Coastal Zone Management from the University of Miami.