As national subsector leader for waste and resource recovery and the aggregates and cement sector, Meggy leads client relationship management and serves as the engagement lead for commercial and industrial clients. Curiosity and the need for independence has always driven her towards more education, to both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in civil engineering, as well as a master of business administration in May 2024.
Meggy’s technical background and experience in practice was the perfect foundation to understand WSP’s clients’ unique needs and challenges, while business school has allowed Meggy to further bring projects to life.
What inspires or motivates you in your career?
Since childhood, I have been inspired by the outdoor world and environmental science — I cared about sustainability before I knew what the word meant. Throughout college, I had great internship opportunities from travelling to Costa Rica to observe different kinds of renewable energy production, to studying algae grown from wastewater for biofuel, participating in an offshore wind design project, working at a materials recovery or recycling facility, and even serving as project engineer at a quarry.
These early career engagements related to climate, resilience and sustainability seemed out of reach in a densely populated and consumer economy, like the United States. However, I joined WSP at the perfect time, when my clients — especially in hard-to-mitigate industries — actually wanted to make improvements towards decarbonization and the energy transition and are no longer driven only by environmental compliance. The commercial and industrial sector is evolving, and WSP is keenly adept to meet the emerging needs. We have the ability to make systemic change across the entire value or supply chains for almost any given material or infrastructure asset.
What is the biggest challenge in your field that you’re working to help resolve?
Decarbonization! Incentives, grant funding, market pressures and stewardship are driving unprecedented levels of engagement with decarbonization efforts into the waste and aggregates industries. It is amazing to see the industries embracing new technologies such as carbon capture, utilization and storage, renewable natural gas, fleet conversion to alternative fuels, and construction of wind and solar plants at existing brownfield sites.
