Meet the Team

Dr. Jeanne Fillman-Richards 

Ph.D., Certified Environmental Consultant, Certified Environmental Inspector, President 

Further Certifications: National Association of Environmental Professionals, International Society of Technical and Environmental Professionals, Florida Environmental Assessors Association, Registered Gopher Tortoise Agent (#09-00148D), Registered Professional Archeologist

Ph.D., Geography, Specializing in regional planning --University of Florida—1990. 

M.A. Geography, Specializing in Archaeology & Geology—University of Florida—1982. 

B.A. Anthropology, Minors: Geography & Psychology —University of South Carolina—1971.

Taught for five years at University of Florida—Environmental Science, Physical Science, and Geography. 

In her present capacity she manages and directs protected species relocation and evaluation projects including gopher tortoises, Florida Scrub Jays, eagles, sand skinks, and other State of Florida and Federally protected species. 

Dr. Storm L. Richards

Ph.D., Certified Enviromental Consultant, Certified Environmental Inspector, Principal 

Further Certifications: Certified Environmental Professional,  National Association of Environmental Professionals, International Society of Technical & Environmental Professionals, Florida Environmental Assessors Association, ASTM International Member, National Register of Environmental Professionals, Registered Gopher Tortoise Agent (# 09-00149D), Registered Professional Archeologist

Ph.D., Geography, Urban Regional Planning —University of Florida—1987. 

M.A. Geography- specializing in archaeology—University of Florida—1978.

 B.A. Anthropology, Archaeology (with honors)—University of Florida—1973. 

Storm specializes in Environmental Site Assessments (ESA Phase I) having completed more than 1000 throughout the eastern U.S., Puerto Rico, and St. Croix. These assessments are both large-scale regional developments and individual developments using current ASTM E 1527-13 Standards. 

An aside---- married 50 years….business partners for 35 years.

Dr. Emerson S. F. Richards

Ph.D., Certified Environmental Inspector; National Association of Environmental Professionals (Emerging Professional); Florida Association of Environmental Professionals

Ph. D., Indiana University (2020)

M. A., Anthropology (Archeology), University of Central Florida (expected 2026)

B.A., Geography, University of Florida Online (2022)

A Florida native, Emerson has worked in the field with her parents since a very young age. She has joined her parents’s gopher excavation projects around Florida. Additionally, she has observed scrub jay monitoring projects, other threatened and endangered species evaluations, and marked wetlands. Her other contributions to the team included helping with presence/ absence surface surveys for their archeological work. 

Skills include ArcGIS mapping, aerial photography interpretation, human-land-animal impact analysis. 

• Environmental Surveying

• Aerial Photography Analysis & ArcGIS Mapping

• Wetland delineation

• Report Writing, Project Planning & Management 

• Data Collection & Analysis

• Client Facing Communication

• Archeology, Material Culture & Cultural Heritage Management 

When she's not helping her parents with wetland and gopher surveys, Emerson manages her own on-line rare book store, Mobilis Books. 

Ray Hoppe

Certified Environmental Inspector

Certified Environmental Manager

Junior Environmental Consultant

The legs, the logistics, the driver. Ray is in training to be an environmental consultant, learning from Storm & Jeanne's nearly 100-combined years of working in Florida and the Southeast U.S.. 

He brings 10 years of international customer relations & two masters degrees. 

German by birth, American by heart.