“I’m excited to be part of such a talented team of regulatory and environmental professionals in the hydropower industry!  I enjoy working collaboratively to find solutions for each project’s unique challenges.”

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Lesley Brotkowski has over 20 years of natural resources consulting experience and specializes in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydroelectric licensing and compliance projects. She has worked on hydroelectric projects across the United States and has extensive experience managing FERC hydropower relicensing, decommissioning, and compliance projects in the Midwest. Lesley’s experience also includes new development of pumped storage hydropower projects, wetland delineations, wetland and waterway permitting, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, habitat assessments, natural resource restoration and management projects, and endangered species consultation and surveys.

Lesley has an M.S. in Conservation Biology and Ecology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a B.S. in Biology, Magna Cum Laude, from Carroll College in Wisconsin. She recently served as President on the Midwest Hydro User Group (MHUG) Board of Directors and is Chair for the MHUG Regulatory & Legislative Committee.