Dr. Hunter earned an M.S. in Biology from Tennessee Technological University and a Ph.D. in Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, with an emphasis in Wetland Biogeochemistry, from Louisiana State University. In 2001 Dr. Hunter began working with MWH, Global in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she gained experience with many types of land and water management issues unique to water-limited areas. In addition, a large portion of her time was spent in the development and use of ecological models. In October 2006, Dr. Hunter started working with Comite Resources and has extensive experience in watershed management, focusing particularly on assessing environmental and management impacts on functions, ecology, and biogeochemical processes in freshwater wetlands and brackish and saltwater marshes. Much of her research has focused on the use of created and natural wetlands for assimilation of treated effluent and non-point source pollution. In the past few years, Dr. Hunter has been involved in investigating the impacts of oil and gas exploration and extraction on Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. This work has focused on the impacts of hydrologic modifications, produced water and induced subsidence on Atchafalaya Basin swamps, freshwater floating wetlands, and freshwater, intermediate, brackish, and salt marshes.