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FAIRFIELD NJ…ISSUED APRIL 2023…In February 2023 GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA), a multi-disciplinary firm providing geotechnical, environmental, ecological, water, and construction management services announced its acquisition of Equity Environmental Engineering LLC (Equity), a planning and environmental consulting services firm practicing in metropolitan New York area and throughout the Mid-Atlantic states. GZA and Equity had already established a close working relationship prior to the acquisition, having worked together on multiple projects over the years. Equity staff has joined GZA’s Manhattan and Fairfield, New Jersey offices, and several senior Equity team members have joined GZA’s New Jersey Leadership Team. Peter Jaran, P.E., LSRP, joins GZA as Principal Peter Jaran, who joins GZA as a Principal, founded Equity in 2003. Started as a two-person environmental practice, it grew to a mid-size firm providing environmental and planning services from offices in northern New Jersey and Manhattan. Jaran is a seasoned environmental engineer with extensive experience in site characterization and remediation, RCRA closure, and remedial design of soil, sediment, and groundwater remediation, UST removal, and dam removals and stream restorations. He has a deep understanding of federal and state environmental regulations and guidance in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the State University College of Oneonta and a Master of Science degree in Sanitary Engineering from Syracuse University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Alabama, New Jersey, and New York State, and is a Licensed Site Remediation Professional in New Jersey. Jaran a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and is the immediate Past Post President of the Society of American Military Engineers (S.A.M.E.) New Jersey Post. Robert Jackson, P.E., joins GZA as Associate Principal Robert Jackson has joined GZA as an Associate Principal after more than 17 years at Equity, where he most recently served as one of the firm’s Managing Directors. In a 35+-year career, Jackson’s environmental engineering experience has spanned program/project management, site characterization and remediation, due diligence, discharge/spill prevention, vapor intrusion mitigation, QA/QC, and regulatory compliance. Jackson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Delaware, New Jersey, New York State, and Pennsylvania. He is the Secretary of the Society of American Military Engineers (S.A.M.E.) New Jersey Post and is active in the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ). Kevin Williams, AICP, PP, joins GZA as Associate Principal and Planning Practice Lead Kevin Williams has joined GZA as an Associate Principal and will lead GZA’s Planning Practice. He had been a Managing Director of Equity. Over a 20-year career he has provided problem solving and project management for environmental and regulatory processes, urban and regional scale plans, and transportation system enhancements for public and private clients. His projects have ranged from small- and large-scale private development to area rezoning to infrastructure mega projects. His expertise in planning extends to urban design for downtowns and public spaces, economic and project feasibility, and land-use, transportation and development master planning for places, communities, and regions. Williams earned bachelor’s degrees in Biological Neuroscience and History from the University of Florida in Gainesville; a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from Florida Atlantic University; and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School. He is certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners and is a certified licensed Professional Planner in the State of New Jersey. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the American Planning Association of NY/NJ. ### About GZA GZA is a multi-disciplinary, employee-owned firm providing Geotechnical, Environmental, Ecological, Water, and Construction Management services. GZA’s more than 700 professionals are based in 30 offices in New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the Great Lakes States and Colorado. Our corporate headquarters is in Norwood, MA. GZA’s Mid-Atlantic and NJ/NY Metro area offices include Fairfield, Hammonton, and South Bound Brook, NJ; New York (Manhattan) and Melville, NY; and Lansdale and Philadelphia, PA. Media contact for this press release: Helen Fallon, Senior Marketing Specialist, 973-495-9589.