Kara Hitchko
Senior Toxicologist
Education:
MS, Toxicology, Oregon State University, 2010
BS, Environmental Science, Western Washington University, 2006
Joined Floyd|Snider: 2017
Kara Hitchko is a Senior Toxicologist with expertise in upland and in-water environmental investigations, remediation projects, and human health and ecological risk assessments. Kara has designed and implemented complex sediment investigations in freshwater and marine locations in Washington, Oregon, California, and New York. She also has extensive experience with groundwater, soil, soil vapor, and water quality monitoring and tissue sampling.
Professional Strengths
Experience with environmental remediation projects regulated under CERCLA, MTCA, and SMS
Experience with dredged material evaluation and disposal under DMMP and SEF
Specialized in developing efficient and statistically robust field programs
Management of human health and ecological risk assessments at petroleum- and metals-impacted sites
Skilled data analyst with the ability to communicate complicated results to a diverse audience