President's Message - Fall 2024

Happy Fall to you all!

The AEP Board and Committee Members have been hard at work to continue providing our members with great programs and services.

AEP CEQA Essentials Workshops will be offered in person the first two weeks of November! The workshops will be held across the state for our members convenience. The agenda, registration and locations and dates are listed in this version of the Environmental Professional as well as on https://www.califaep.org/2024_ceqa_essentials_workshop.php.

The 2025 AEP State Conference will be held at Hilton Curio Collection - Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Bay, Oxnard on April 6-9, 2025. Space is limited, so please make your reservations early. Only one reservation per person will be available at the hotel. Registration, lodging, and sponsorships are all available at https://www.califaep.org/2025_aep_conference.php.

Space is limited, so please make your reservations early. Only one reservation per person will be available at the hotel. We are looking forward to seeing our members again next year and sharing outstanding educational sessions and amazing networking opportunities.

The 2024 Legislative Session came to an official close on August 31st. Over the course of the 2024 legislative year, our AEP Legislative Committee with the help of our consultant, California Advisors LLC, monitored bills related to CEQA, permitting, housing and more. AEP also took support positions on two bills: AB 2199 and AB 2553.

Last week, I was pleased to attend the NorCal conference hosted by the Superior California and San Francisco Bay area chapters in Anderson. It was an excellent two-day conference jam packed with informative and interactive presentations. Extra thanks to the chapter boards, sponsors, and attendees!

New episodes of the AEP Podcast: Environmental Leadership Chronicles are available with more on the way. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review!

Don’t forget to support your local AEP chapter! Our chapters are busy providing in-person and virtual meetings and social events to keep our members engaged and up-to-date on the environmental profession.

Our membership is what makes AEP the organization all that it is today. I would like to take this time to thank each of you for your continued support of our organization and applaud the work each of you does every day.

I hope that you continue to enjoy and appreciate the benefits and services that AEP provides and the efforts of its leaders to keep the organization improving. If you would like to get more involved with AEP, we have many opportunities to choose from at the local and state levels. Please contact Lynne Bynder at lbynder@califaep.org for more information. We appreciate your continued dedication to AEP and thank you for being a member!

Sincerely,

Mindy Fogg
AEP President

Updated Oct 15, 2024 by Reid Walley