Our Team

Chief Executive Officer

tarquin@caseconsultantsinternational.com

Liz brings over 29 years of professional experience combining science and IT to address climate, ecological, and environmental challenges head on. She has architected and delivered solutions to complex problems for a broad range of U.S. and international customers, including NOAA, the USDA, the US Department of Defense, NIH, the World Resources Institute, the New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries, NZ Telecom (Gen-i), and others. Liz is a business strategist, capture tactician, solutions architect, information technologist, program and project manager, and team leader.
Liz also works closely with non-profits and non-government entities to help them meet their resource needs, provide unique opportunities for employees to add value to local communities, support Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) initiatives, and increase diversity and inclusion in the marine, ocean, and coastal science field as a whole.

Liz graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a degree in International Business and Marketing, and holds Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile, and ITIL certifications. She is based on Oahu, Hawaii, and is a dual U.S.-NZ citizen. 

Operations Director

hylemon@caseconsultantsinternational.com

Molly comes to CASE from a background in Human Resources, banking, finance and accounting. She graduated with highest honors from Mars Hill University with a B.A. in Business Administration and has over a decades experience in Human Resource Management. She brings her skills in client communication, office administration, and back office organization to CASE’s contracts, employees, associates, and accounts. 

Molly is a results-driven leader who is committed to achieving strategic objectives and driving growth. She is skilled in developing and implementing business plans, managing budgets, and analyzing financial performance. 

Molly is instrumental at ensuring that CASE operations succeed. She handles all aspects of payroll and business accounting and confers regularly with CASE banking partners and shareholders. She is a strategical part in CASE’s recruitment, new employee onboarding, and the retention of all CASE employees. 

Throughout her career, Molly has been recognized for her ability to lead high-performing teams and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration. She is passionate about developing her staff and creating opportunities for them to succeed.

Events and Sustainable Services Manager

lindsey@caseconsultantsinternational.com

Veronica oversees the daily operations of The Climate Event Company, a division of CASE, and brings sustainable science into services, marketing, venue rentals, and research into new business opportunities. She develops education, outreach and engagement and event affiliations with corporations, foundations, non-profits, academic institutions, and the broader community.

Veronica brings to CASE a diverse skill set and a lifetime of relevant experience. She has a Master of Science in Sustainability Studies and a B.A. in Photojournalism. This background as well as her writing and communication skills  support ESG development goals.

Veronica is a founding member of A Greener Day Asheville, a social group promoting

environmental issues awareness and advocating change through networking and local action initiatives. Through extensive experience and education, she has a deep understanding of the importance of climate science to inform effective decision-making

surrounding climate change and sustainability issues.

Climate Scientist

mcguirk@caseconsultantsinternational.com

As the Founder and First President of CASE Consultants International, Marjorie transforms the latest scientific findings into real world decisions in climate adaptation and sustainability. A professional meteorologist, Marjorie's decades-long career in climate services with NOAA and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), helps make sense out of climate science as it applies to a wide variety of sectors. 

Marjorie was a lead USA Government Reviewer for the Fifth Climate Assessment Report by the IPCC on Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability. As an Expert Consultant for the WMO, she worked with technical and scientific Commissions in Agriculture, Aviation, Climatology, Hydrology, and Instrumentation. She was a Principal Author of the User Interface Platform and one of a small team  who wrote United Nations Implementation Plan for the Global Framework for Climate Services, creating the Exemplar concept in sectors. 

Marjorie’s work underpins international technical collaboration in climate and public health, disaster risk reduction, water resources sectors, and agriculture and food security.  

Marjorie has served on various Boards of the American Meteorological Society.

Climate Policy & Services

shea@caseconsultantsinternational.com

Eileen brings four decades of government and private-sector experience to CASE. She specializes in understanding the vulnerability of businesses, communities and natural resources to a changing climate and applying climate information to address those issues. Her expertise extends from local, national and international climate services, to sustainable risk management and public policy. 

Eileen was: the Deputy Director of NOAA’s Climate and Global Change Program, the Chief of Climate Services and Monitoring Division of the now National Centers for Environmental Information (formerly NCDC), and the NOAA Regional Coordinator for the Pacific Region. Specifically, she oversaw university and laboratory partnerships related to the natural and social sciences arenas; processes for data accessibility through integration and visualization, and customer engagement, education and outreach.

Eileen was central to the developmental of: the 13-Federal-agency US Global Change Research Program, NOAA’s National Climate Services plans, and to the effective implementation of NOAA’s regional climate products and services. 

Eileen is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. She serves on Council to Rising Voices, an intercultural climate change group. 

Community Planning & Resilience

shuford@caseconsultantsinternational.com

Scott has over 35 years of professional experience in all phases of short and long range planning, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and facilitation of strategic development and redevelopment. His experience includes service in senior planning positions in North Carolina and Florida. 

Scott has authored several important publications related to climate change. He was a co-author on the 2010 American Planning Association report titled Planning for a New Energy and Climate Future, a collaboration among Scott, the University of North Carolina Asheville, and NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information National Climatic Data Center (formerly NCDC). He was the lead author of the American Planning Association’s Climate Change Policy Guide.  

Scott has particular interest in educating professionals on how climate change will affect the arenas of planning, architecture, engineering, economic development, and landscape architecture. He is passionate about facilitating community resilience in small towns to face climate, weather and economic threats. 

Scott is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and serves on the board of Clean Air Carolina. 

Chief Scientist

allen@caseconsultantsinternational.com

Dr. Laurie K. Allen is former NOAA Senior Executive (SES), program manager and ecologist, with a 35-year career in Environmental Science and Policy including experience across marine, coastal, and terrestrial ecosystems. She held numerous technical, managerial, and executive positions at NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in both regional and Headquarters settings, including Office Director for NMFS’ Office of Protected Resources (OPR), Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Administrator (AA) and Acting Deputy AA for Regulations. She also served as the US Geological Survey (USGS) Senior Science Advisor for the Ecosystems Mission Area and as the Wildlife Research Program Manager, where she helped transform the national wildlife research program to better support Department of Interior (DOI) management agencies, building core competencies in wildlife science to solve today’s problems (e.g., making USGS a leader in wildlife/renewable energy science and solutions, and creating state of the art genomics/bioinformatics capabilities). She has also contributed to industry-led offshore energy projects as a senior policy advisor and facilitator. 

Dr. Allen has an innate strategic sense for program development and outcomes, excels at bringing teams together to achieve common purpose and effectively communicating complex science to any audience. 

Media Producer

doyle@caseconsultantsinternational.com

Peter specializes in digital media, film, television and online media production and strategic media, and marketing. As owner and founder of MMC Media Productions, he has over two decades working in all media. He has produced commercials, film, music videos, and corporate communications, news, and science documentaries that have contributed to some of the largest companies, media conglomerates, government agencies and non-profit organizations. 

Peter became especially interested in climate issues, which informed his decision to obtain a Master of Liberal Arts in Climate Change and Society from the University of North Carolina Asheville. Since this coursework, He researches and writes about climate issues in everyday life, and continually collaborates with CASE on multiple projects. He has created content focused on user engagement and education for CASE, particularly geared towards public consumption.

Peter has taught film and stage production at Western Carolina University film studies group.

Hazards & Land Use Specialist

sabbag@caseconsultantsinternational.com

Lea is a natural hazards planner whose work focuses on the intersection of community resilience and disaster management principles. From her experience in private, public, and non-profit sectors, she has expertise on how planning processes and governance structures affect social-ecological systems and hazard vulnerability.

Prior to joining CASE, Lea served as the Housing Operations Manager for North Carolina Emergency Management, where she administered federal and state disaster recovery programs for Hurricane Matthew. Through close collaboration with FEMA and HUD partners, she understands the high degree of inter-organizational coordination needed for effective communication and program implementation. At the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition in Boulder, Colorado she researched urban systems, social vulnerability, and building resilience to the impacts of climate change in South and Southeast Asia. 

Lea was the recipient of the Department of Homeland Security’s Career Development Grant, funded through the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence.