Meet our Employees

Courtney Reich, AICP, is an owner and principal planner of Ecological Planning Group. She has spent the last ten years working with local governments to develop effective programs to address State and Federal land use and natural resources regulatory requirements. Courtney has authored stormwater management plans for Phase I and Phase II MS4 communities, assisted local governments with implementation of stormwater user fees and fire protection fees, and developed a variety of comprehensive and future land use plans. Courtney has successfully managed projects for over 40 local government clients in Georgia.

Courtney currently serves as a Board Member for the Chatham County Board of Health and is the Georgia coordinator for the Tri-State Watershed Symposium co-sponsored by the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP). Courtney has a BS in Geology from Tufts University and an MS in Marine Science from the National University of Ireland in Galway. Courtney received her American Institute of Certified Planning (AICP) certification in 2006. She is a previous employee of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission and Skidaway Institute of Oceanogrpahy.

Ed DiTommaso, AICP, is an owner and principal planner at Ecological Planning Group.  He brings proficiency in planning and GIS through his professional experience working with public sector clients since 2004.  Ed has a wide range of planning experience that includes the management and development of comprehensive plans, solid waste management plans, land use and future land use plans, and trail plans for clients throughout the State of Georgia.  Outside of planning, much of Ed's work involves the spatial and analytical application of GIS.  Applying these skills to specific projects has allowed Ed to offer our clients a wide variety of GIS related services.  These services include data development, database management, implementation of stormwater utilities, fire protection fees, field infrastructure mapping, routing, redistricting, etc.  Additionally, Ed provides a "staff-level" GIS solution to many of our clients and continues to expand our services as GIS technology evolves. 

Ed earned a BS in Environmental Science from the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a Master's of Urban Planning (MUP) from the University of Buffalo.  Ed is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).  Previous employment includes New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG), Savannah Area GIS (SAGIS), the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission, and the City of Savannah.  Ed's experience in both the public sector and private sector allows him to successfully engage in a variety of different projects.

Michael Baggett is a Senior GIS Analyst at Ecological Planning Group.  He has worked in the field of GIS and Remote Sensing for nine years in both a local government setting and in private industry.  He has worked with local governments to develop and implement GIS Databases that provide the required information for stormwater utility fees, fire protection fees, water first designations, and watershed protection plans including associated water quality sampling and field collected GPS infrastructure inventories.

Michael has a BS Geography and concentrations in Remote Sensing, GIS, and Digital Cartography From James Madison University. He has spent time working for Earth Satellite Corporation in Washington DC and SAGIS (Savannah Area GIS), in Savannah GA.