Richard Parrish, P.G. President / CEO

Rich Parrish has been the President and CEO of Impact Environmental, and its senior consulting geologist, since he founded the firm in 1989. He has over 30 years of experience working as an environmental professional in the New York metropolitan area. He has shaped Impact Environmental into a full-service environmental remediation and waste management consulting firm operating in over a dozen states. Successfully taking on world class projects, Mr. Parrish has skillfully led Impact Environmental in retaining the largest construction and development companies in the world. Mr. Parrish’s experiences and skills have made him as fluent in the legal language of the industry, as he is of the technical language.

During his career with Impact Environmental he has overseen the performance of over 5,000 Phase 1 and 2 Environmental Site Assessments, designed over 200 gasoline station release investigations and recoveries, directly supervised the investigation and remediation of over a dozen state listed Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites, navigated more than 20 clients through all phases of the Brownfield and Voluntary Cleanup Acts and authored over 20 Beneficial Use Determinations for the recycling of contaminated media.

His recent professional achievements have lead to the development of a Class B Recycling Center in Lyndhurst, NJ taking in material from many of the major capital construction projects all over the region. Mr. Parrish has worked tirelessly to navigate the completion of Brownfield Industrial Sites to meet full government compliance. He also has permitted over 10 solid waste recycling facilities located in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania to accept contaminated media for recycling. These include Former General Motors site Linden, New Jersey, the former Hudson County Landfill at Lincoln Park, the former Diamond Chemical Company Plant in Lyndhurst, the former Atlas Cement Quarry in Northampton Pennsylvania and the former New Jersey Zinc West smelting plant in Palmerton Pennsylvania.

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Kevin Kleaka P.G., Executive Vice President

Kevin Kleaka is Executive Vice President and Partner at Impact Environmental. He started with Impact in 1994, early in its history, and is principally responsible for the environmental consulting engineering practice in the New York and New Jersey office. He is responsible for the company’s environmental assessment, consulting, remediation, construction support and engineering projects. His long-term history and dedication with the company serves as the foundation for many client relationships and drives the overall management of the company. Mr. Kleaka’s expertise is derived from years of experience with Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, field sampling, drilling, geophysical surveys, petroleum spill investigation and remediation, underground injection control programs, Brownfield Program redevelopment sites, construction sites, Superfund cleanup sites, RCRA closures, underground storage tank compliance, vapor intrusion investigations and engineering control design and implementation.

Mr. Kleaka works with numerous clients, including financial lenders/investors, private real estate owners, developers, insurance companies, government agencies, construction companies, and attorneys, to navigate the complex environmental regulations in New York State, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. He is responsible for a skillful team of geologists, hydrogeologists, engineers, environmental scientists, and field technicians. His team is very dedicated and consistently meets client expectations through the successful completion of hundreds of projects each year.

Nathan Kalenich, VP Impact Materials

Nathan Kalenich joined Impact Environmental with tremendous experience in Waste Management and Material Supply.  He manages the Impact Materials division in manufacturing recycled products from the Impact Reuse and Recovery Center in Lyndhurst, NJ. Within a few short years he has managed to ramp up production at IRRC facility to form an efficient and exemplary Class B Recycling Center.  Impact Materials currently offers Recycled Concrete, Soil and Bluestone products that are able to meet the most stringent environmental criteria as well as meeting the required Geotechnical Specification.

Jon Morgan, VP Impact Site Works

Jon Morgan has over 20 years experience in construction. Over that time he has been an integral on site member of the Impact Environmental team. Large to small scale jobs fall comfortably under Mr. Morgans skill set. A natural leader with an ability to think out side the box his presence on site makes sure work is done efficiently and correctly. Now as Vice President of Impact Site Works he leads a team of heavy equipment operators and other workers to make sure that every facility and site is safe, compliant and efficient. From the first boots on the ground to the completion of work he and his team are integral to a smooth work flow.

Nicholas Winnie, Senior Project Engineer

Nick Winnie joined the Impact team in 2019, and brings a mixture of environmental consulting, construction, waste management, and health and safety experience to the Lyndhurst, New Jersey office. Mr. Winnie is currently managing multiple projects throughout New Jersey and New York, ranging from complex Site Investigations to large scale waste management sites with a focus on brownfield redevelopment. Mr. Winnieholds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies from Kings College, and has over 14 years of full time technical experience in the environmental consulting industry. Mr. Winnie is also member of the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management and holds a nationally recognized Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) license and is currently pursuing his LSRP license and has grown as an asset to the Impact team.

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Christopher Connolly,  Project Manager

Christopher Connolly joined Impact Environmental with several years’ of experience in environmental investigations in New York and the UK. Conducting hundreds of Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments and overseeing many remediation projects of various sizes in his time. At Impact, Mr. Connolly continues that work as well as producing work plans, engineering reports and regulatory reports, Ensuring environmental regulatory compliance, identifying and assessing potential environmental liabilities and developing risk management options. Mr. Connolly also conducts various methods of soil, air and groundwater sampling and monitoring. His leadership experience also includes extensive communications with clients and building long-term business relationships, communication with regulatory agencies, coordinating and managing subcontractors, large-scale cost estimating, and remedial design and implementation.

Donald Peters,  Project Manager

Donald Peters came to Impact with decades of seasoned experience in the environmental remediation industry. He has regional experience in states across the nation yet the majority of his work has been in the New York Tri-State Area. Mr. Peters has managed projects of various sizes, including multiple UST Closures, Air Sparge Pilot Testing, and complex subsurface remediations. He has managed the groundwater monitoring program for the MTA East Side Access CQ028 in New York. His leadership and mentoring has sharpened our reporting and project management skills here at Impact.

Doug Birkmire,  Operations Manager

Over the past several years Doug Birkmire’s strong work ethic and organizational skills have garnered him the respected position of Operations Manager for Impact Environmental. Along with his team of analysts and facility workers, Mr. Birkmire works with various public and private agencies to obtain disposal facility approvals for many major contracting and development projects in the NY, NJ and PA area. By performing meticulous environmental due diligence and analysis of solid waste transportation and disposal projects, Mr. Birkmire maintains the high productivity and efficiency that are exemplary of Impact Environmental’s professional standards.

Greg Mendez-Chicas,  Senior Project Manager

Greg Mendez-Chicas has quickly become a leading member of Impact Environmental’s project management team, responsible for coordinating large-scale capital projects and other special projects for the company. Serving as Assistant Environmental Coordinator on several large contracts of the $8.24 billion New York City MTA/LIRR East Side Access Project, Greg has successfully managed environmental construction support services on the Amtrak Sunnyside Yard, a Class II New York State Inactive Hazardous Waste Site. Other areas of expertise include Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment, spill closures, waste management, public agency permitting, regulatory negotiations, stormwater pollution prevention planning, chemical storage tank compliance, asbestos inspection, engineering controls, vapor intrusion and indoor air quality studies. With a talent for leadership, diplomacy, and client relationships, he is adept at managing complex and highly political projects. Greg has over 6 years of experience in the environmental field, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, and is a New York State licensed asbestos inspector and Erosion & Sediment Control Qualified Inspector.

Jeff Bogoian,  Facility Manager

Jeff Bogoian has been successfully managing the Impact Reuse and Recovery Center in Lyndhurst, NJ for several years. Management of this Class B Recycling facility includes arranging industrial crushing, screening and earth moving equipment to optimize material processing while maintaining traffic flow, and staying in compliance with the facility permit and meeting monthly with NJDEP inspectors to maintain compliance. He also monitors and tracks incoming material including six different material types (rock, uncontaminated soil, recyclable materials, and three different levels of contaminated material), all of which are stored and processed separately as well as the processing and export of contaminated materials for beneficial reuse at job sites in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mr. Bogoian works daily with Licensed Site Remediation Professionals and Professional Engineers on submittals for a variety of materials proposed for reuse at sites enrolled in NJDEP Site Remediation Program and NYC Office of Environmental Remediation E Designation Program.

John Herbig, Client Services

John Herbig has been a backbone of the Impact Environmental family for over a decade. Taking a central role in Impact’s largest projects during that time, he has gained a wide-range of experience in disciplines such as phase I and II environmental site assessments, spill investigations, remediation, Geoprobe operations, engineering controls, in-situ soil waste characterization, trucking and waste management facility operations. This diverse background and network of industry relationships has allowed him to grow into the key role of business development and client management for the company. With a boots-on-the-ground work ethic and a well-rounded professional proficiency, John exemplifies the level of service Impact Environmental provides for its partners and clients.

Juliana de la Fuente P.G., Senior Project Manager

Juliana de la Fuente joins Impact Environmental as a results-driven environmental professional with over 22 years experience. For over two decades she has leveraged technical expertise to implement and manage environmental projects for a diverse range of public and private industry clients, including state and federal agencies, law firms, real estate developers, construction companies, public utilities, transportation companies, communication companies, retail gas station owners, major oil companies, and military contractors. Highlights of project experience include environmental site assessments, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, remedial action work plans, tank closures, manufactured gas plant (MGP) remediation, groundwater remediation system implementation and operations, in-situ bioremediation and chemical oxidation, indoor air quality studies, asbestos sampling, waste management, and environmental support for construction and dewatering projects. Juliana holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science with a concentration in Geology, and maintains over 15 environmental training certifications.

Michael A. Bluight P.G., Technical Manager

Michael Bluight brings more than 13 years of experience to the job and is a great addition to the Impact Environmental Project Manager staff. Mr. Bluight boasts Senior Hydrogeologist experience across a wide range of commercial and industrial clients, including major projects on bulk petroleum storage terminals, retail gas stations, electroplating operations, former manufacturing plants, former military facilities, and New York State Superfund sites. Technical expertise includes countless Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, petroleum spill investigations, chlorinated solvent groundwater investigations, groundwater transport modeling, in-situ groundwater remediation system design and implementation, bioremediation and in-situ chemical oxidation design, metals remediation, aquifer testing, air & wastewater treatment, and soil vapor intrusion. A tireless worker, he dedicates himself to continued learning, and attends conferences and seminars to stay current on changes in the regulatory landscape and new technological advances in the industry. Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geology, with a concentration in Engineering Geology, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Hydrogeology.

Scott Aschoff, Principal

Scott Aschoff has been a Principal at Impact Environmental since 2016. He comes to Impact with well over 20 years’ experience as a Senior Officer in private finance and investment banking. He is graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with an MS & BS in Organization Dynamics and Business Administration & Marketing, respectively. He is a proven leader of business with expertise in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and organizational development. He has created successful vision, and organizational culture in award winning corporate global operations, technology and compliance platforms. As a corporate officer in a variety of financial firms, Mr, Aschoff demonstrated strong operations, systems and business leadership skills and established a track record in change-management and organizational effectiveness. He was a founding member of DLJdirect formerly, CSFBdirect and Harrisdirect, LLC.

Xin Yuan, P.E. Quality Control Manager

As senior environmental analyst for the waste management side of the company, Xin Yuan has led some of Impact Environmental’s largest projects. He is currently professionally credentialed as an Professional Engineer. His skills at design and implementation of remediation plans for contaminated sites and his ability to act as on-site manager have made him an essential part of the waste management team. Mr. Yuan actively works analyzing compliance and permitting work for several waste disposal and beneficial reuse projects. He has made his mark as an integral part of such projects as the Columbia University Manhattanville Redevelopment, the Former NJ Zinc Co. West Plant Remediation Project and Morris Blanchard Redevelopment.