Speakers
Meet Our 2023 Speakers
Fred Baldassare
Owner / Principal Geoscientist, ECHELON Applied Geosciences
Fred has more than 30 years of experience investigating more than 400 reported incidents of stray gas migration…
Terry R. Bossert, Esq.
General Counsel, Marcellus Shale Coalition
Mr. Bossert is General Counsel for the Marcellus Shale Coalition. Mr. Bossert has over 40 years of experience in environmental law, serving in government/regulatory, corporate, and private legal practice roles, including serving as Chief Counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP)...
Kyle Filicky
Professional Wetland Scientist and Project Manager, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Mr. Filicky is a Professional Wetland Scientist and Project Manager in the Ecological group at Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc…
Kevin Garber
Shareholder, Babst Calland
Kevin Garber is a shareholder in the Environmental and Energy and Natural Resources groups of Babst Calland, practicing out of the firm’s Pittsburgh and State College offices…
Brian Halchak
Environmental Program Manager, Williams
Brian Halchak is an environmental program manager for the Williams Companies who has been with the company since 2014...
Matthew Henderson
Principal, Henderson Consulting
Matt Henderson brings with him nearly two decades of business development experience, including over 15 years of engagement within the energy sector, with a strong focus on the unconventional shale industry throughout the tri-state Appalachian basin...
Justine M. Kasznica
Shareholder, Babst Calland
Justine Kasznica is a shareholder in the Firm’s Mobility, Transport and Safety, Transportation Safety, Corporate and Commercial and Energy and Natural Resources groups…
Kathryn Klaber
Managing Partner, The Klaber Group
Kathryn Klaber leads The Klaber Group, providing strategic services to businesses and other institutions as they capitalize on shale development in the United States and abroad…
Petra Mitchell
President & CEO, Catalyst Connection
Petra Mitchell is the President and CEO of Catalyst Connection, a private, nonprofit economic development organization dedicated to helping manufacturers…
H. James Sewell
CSU Environmental Manager, Shell Polymers Monaca Site
Biographical Sketch
James (Jim) has 34 years of environmental experience with Shell including assignments with Shell Chemical Company (current)…