In Episode 3, Wendy Laurent, Coastal Engineer at Taylor Engineering, joins the ASBPA #ShapingShoresPodcast to share her perspectives on how lived experience led her to the coastal field and how collaboration especially as a Student and New Professional member has influenced the coastal field.
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Episode 3. Shaping Shores with Wendy Laurent
Welcome to Shaping Shores, the Centennial podcast of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. For nearly a hundred years, ASBPA has united people across science, policy, and practice to preserve U.S. shores and beaches.
Guests
Wendy Laurent, P.E. is a coastal engineer with Taylor Engineering out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She manages and provides support on a wide variety of coastal engineering projects and specializes in applying sustainable coastal strategies. She is dedicated to enhancing resilience in coastal communities by implementing data-driven strategies that take a regional, holistic systems approach and apply natural and nature-based features.
Nicole Elko is Executive Director of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association and host of the Shaping Shores podcast.