Tom Dodson has more than 40 years of experience in land use planning, and environmental and resource management, with special expertise in CEQA, NEPA, regulatory compliance, expert witness testimony and communication/facilitation for resolution of environmental issues. He personally prepares environmental documentation—including Categorical Exemptions, Initial Studies, and Environmental Impact Reports—for a broad variety of projects and acts as a resource person in working with clients, governmental agencies, and decision-makers in finding solutions to complex problems. Mr. Dodson acts as project manager for many of TDA’s projects, and acts as the ultimate editor for nearly all projects the TDA Team work on. Mr. Dodson has focused much of his career on CEQA compliance for water agencies, particularly those in the Inland Empire and throughout Southern California. However, he has ample experience working with developers for Residential, Commercial, and Industrial development, as well. Throughout the course of Tom’s career, he has prepared hundreds of CEQA and NEPA documents that have resulted in processed documentation enabling the ultimate development of the given project. Tom’s educational background is in Geography, he holds a Bachelor of the Arts and a Masters of the Arts in Geography from the University of California, Berkeley. Tom has been working in and around the CEQA and NEPA worlds since each was signed into law back in 1970.

In Tom’s free time, he enjoys reading every book under the sun, continuously learning about the world and the universe, and drinking and sharing good wine with family and friends.

Kaitlyn Dodson-Hamilton is an Environmental Specialist for TDA. She began her career at Tom Dodson & Associates as a research and mapping assistant in the 2000s.  Kaitlyn then shifted her focus to environmental consulting in late 2014, working in environmental and resource management, with special expertise in CEQA compliance. She personally prepares environmental documentation—including Categorical Exemptions, Initial Studies, and Environmental Impact Reports—for a broad variety of project for a broad variety of CEQA and NEPA projects, and assists with compiling the necessary data to obtain regulatory permits from the State Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Water Quality Control Board and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Kaitlyn acts as project manager for many of TDA’s projects, and like Tom, she works directly with clients, governmental agencies, and decision-makers in both problem solving and working towards accomplishing standard tasks. Mrs. Dodson-Hamilton has focused much of her career on CEQA compliance for water agencies, particularly those in the Inland Empire and throughout Southern California, but also has extensive experience walking developers and public agencies through the CEQA process on other Infrastructure (roadways, storm drains, etc.), Industrial, Residential, and Commercial projects. Kaitlyn’s educational background is in English, she holds a Bachelor of the Arts in English with Honors from the University of California, Riverside.

Kaitlyn is a wine enthusiast with an education in wine by the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) with a Level 3 certification. She enjoys hiking with her husband, traveling to wine regions, walking her dog, and cooking, especially making pasta by hand, in her free time.

Christine Camacho is the Office Manager for TDA. She has over 36-years of experience in office management and document production and she has been employed with TDA for over 25 years in the office manager role. At TDA, she is responsible for in-house accounting, which includes payroll, accounts payables, accounts receiv­ables, project billings, financial reports, and management of all production efforts for documents and proposals. One of Christine’s primary roles outside of accounting at TDA, is the formatting and ultimate finalization of each document that is prepared by the Environmental Team at TDA. Christine’s educational background is in Operations Management, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Operations Management from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and holds a Human Resources Management Certificate from the College of the Extended University at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Christine is a homebody.  She enjoys spending time with her Mom, family and friends.  When she does venture out, it’s often to enjoy the epicurean delights of local fares, travels and home cooking.