Congratulations to our new AICPs!
The APA Hawaii Chapter would like to recognize the following individuals who passed the recent AICP exam and received their certifications. Please join us in congratulating these individuals!
John Padre, MBA, AICP
John Padre has more than 20 years of leadership and technical experience in the markets of renewable energy, sustainable materials management, environmental liabilities, transportation, and information technology. He has served Hawaii as a project manager, planner, and scientist for projects that included the siting and permitting of renewable energy facilities on numerous islands; development of sustainable materials management plans for multiple counties and Guam; rehabilitation of bridges throughout the state; cleanup and revitalization of blighted properties for purposes of TOD, multi-modal transportation, and habitat restoration; and the construction and activation of rail transit. Mr. Padre has also held leadership roles in corporate operations, quality, customer service, and client development. In addition to Hawaii, he continues to serve federal, military, state and municipal, and private clients throughout the continental U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region. John, along with his wife and son, can’t wait to once again travel the world pretending to be foodies. He looks forward to volunteering with art programs and adaptive sports for children with special needs. Sometimes, you can find him on the golf course or throwing some weights around at his garage gym.
Benjamin Berridge, PMP, AICP
Ben Berridge is a Senior Project Manager, Branch Manager, and Principal for Cardno. Mr. Berridge is responsible for managing and executing cultural, natural, and environmental planning projects throughout the Pacific. Mr. Berridge has experience with a broad array of environmental planning, reviews, monitoring, and compliance projects with federal, state, local, and private sector clients. Mr. Berridge has a unique professional focus on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the State of Hawai’i Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) environmental reviews and planning projects for the United States Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, National Guard Bureau, State of Hawaii Agribusiness Development Corporation, State of Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, the City and County of Honolulu as well as private sector clients. As a Principal in water resources management Mr. Berridge has extensive experience consulting with federal, state, local governments as well as private sector clients on compliance with various environmental regulatory programs including the Clean Water Act (Section 401, Section 404), Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (Section 10), National Pollutant Discharge Permits (NPDES), Hawai’i Revised Statutes and Hawai’i Administrative Rules. Ben enjoys the privilege of working with the incredible Cardno team on complex projects serving clients throughout the Pacific. On weekends you can find him around the beaches and mountains of Oahu with his dog Magnum.