Gail Fricano
Principal
Gail Fricano specializes in evaluations of marine, coastal, and riverine resources in the context of natural resource damage assessment, restoration, remediation, and regulatory and policy frameworks. She regularly applies her strong science, policy, and communication skills to inform sound decisions among diverse groups of stakeholders on issues such as oil spills, marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR), coastal wetland assessments and restoration, and aquatic dredged material disposal. She frequently supports tribes on site remediation, providing third-party technical evaluations of risk assessments, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and remedial design documents to ensure the protection of tribal interests and natural resources. Gail is the program manager of IEc’s Environmental Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts with NOAA’s Restoration Center, under which she has provided habitat restoration support across the country for resources and habitats such as coral reefs, seagrass, marine mammals, fish, oysters, coastal wetlands, and deep benthic habitats. Since 2010, she has supported natural resource trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on injury assessment, restoration planning, restoration design, National Environmental Policy Act evaluations, and public outreach.
Gail holds a B.A. in Biology from Williams College and an M.S. in Marine Science from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science/College of William and Mary.