Early Careers Network

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The IAQM Early Careers Network (ECN) is a community of air quality professionals in the early stages of their careers. The network exists to develop members’ knowledge and skills in a supportive and accessible environment.

Benefits of the network

The IAQM Early Careers Network group provides a whole host of tailored benefits on top of the standard services provided through IAQM and IES membership.

NETWORKING

Meet likeminded colleagues in a similar stage of their career and forge connections that you can take with you throughout your career.

EVENTS

Attend our targeted online and in-person events for early career professionals, including webinars, workshops and meet-ups.

ENDORSED CPD

Access trusted training and CPD opportunities for your career development through our short course endorsement and free webinars.

IAN MCCRAE AWARD

Opportunity to enter into this prestigious essay competition in honour of the late air quality practitioner Dr Ian McCrae.

MENTORING

Sign up to be a mentor or mentee with our online platform delivered through your IES membership and enhance your development.

COMMUNITY

Be part of our community to improve your skills and widen your knowledge in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Julian Mann, Senior Air Quality Consultant at AECOM

"The Early Careers Network is a great community to be part of - knowing that you have a forum to help develop your skills can give you confidence to challenge yourself, as well as the opportunity to learn from a wide range of professionals through workshops, events and meetings. I would definitely recommend joining to anyone early on in their career."

Meet the Subcommittee

The IAQM Early Careers Network Subcommittee are a group of professionals who are responsible for shaping the development of the ECN. They are based throughout the United Kingdom and come from backgrounds ranging from Local Authority to Consultancy, offering a range of expertise. The group works closely with other IAQM subcommittees to feed into collaborative activities. Each year the Early Careers Network publishes a call for members to apply to join the subcommittee.

 

Honor Puciato (she/her), Chair

Honor Puciato (she/her), Chair

Honor embarked on her journey in air quality and emissions management over 14 years ago, and is now a Principal Consultant at Ricardo Energy & Environment. Throughout the past decade, she has collaborated closely with private, commercial, and public organizations, dedicated to assisting clients in developing and implementing effective strategies and plans to reduce emissions. Her passion lies in tackling complex environmental issues, particularly within challenging sectors that have a significant impact on climate change, such as aviation. Honor has dedicated the last four years to leading the IAQM Early Career Network group and has found it rewarding to contribute to the growth and development of the next generation of air quality experts. She is also on the IAQM Committee.
Davide Pascarella (he/him), Vice Chair

Davide Pascarella (he/him), Vice Chair

Davide is an Air Quality Lead Officer at the RSP (Regulatory Services Partnership) serving the London Boroughs of Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Wandsworth and has over 15 years of experience in public sector. He has expertise on the Local Air Quality Management, Policies and Regulations. His work has covered a broad range of projects, managing monitoring networks, demolition and construction activities, writing bidding proposals as well as experience on reviewing air quality assessment reports submitted as part of the planning process. He is Vice Chair of the IAQM ECN and also a Committee member of the IAQM.
Abbie O’Sullivan (she/her), Events Organiser

Abbie O’Sullivan (she/her), Events Organiser

Abbie currently works as an Air Pollution Modelling Senior Adviser at the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. She has previously worked as an Environmental Health Officer and an Air Quality Consultant. During her 5 + years working within the air quality field, Abbie has collated, analysed and interpreted air quality data and previously been a consultee for various planning applications. Her role within the IAQM Early Career Network Subcommittee is an Events Organiser.
Jack Richmond (he/him), Content and Topics Organiser

Jack Richmond (he/him), Content and Topics Organiser

Jack is an Air Quality Consultant at Arup and is based in York. His career has taken him across various aspects of the air quality industry, from quantifying industrial emissions to atmosphere, workplace exposure monitoring, indoor air quality and into ambient air quality. His role in the IAQM ECN Subcommittee is as a Content and Topics Organiser.
Eleri Paterson Hughes (she/her), Communications and Discussions Organiser

Eleri Paterson Hughes (she/her), Communications and Discussions Organiser

Eleri is an Air Quality Consultant at Ricardo after her masters degree in Climate Change Environmental Science and Policy at Kings College London. She has experience in both the public and private sector from conducting Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for UK-based developments to spearheading local authority Annual Status Reports. She has also contributed to philanthropic projects focusing on international cities such as Accra, Nairobi and Rio and the different air quality issues they face. Her role within the IAQM Early Career Network Subcommittee is Communications and Discussions organiser.

Mark Nichols (he/him), Events Organiser

Mark Nichols (he/him), Events Organiser

Mark Nichols is a Principal Air Quality Consultant at Hydrock, supporting private sector (planning and EIA), and public sector (monitoring and policy development) clients. He has a background in Environmental Management, with a BSc and MSc in this field. He has been a member of the IAQM since 2018, and has been on the IAQM early career network committee since 2020. He holds the position of Events Organiser, and is responsible for organising and delivering successful events for the network, ranging from topical CPD to socials.
Isobel Ward (she/her), Content and Topics Organiser

Isobel Ward (she/her), Content and Topics Organiser

Isobel is a Senior Air Quality Consultant at Arcadis with five years of experience specialising in air quality monitoring, modelling and assessments. Her academic background is in Chemistry, Meteorology and Climatology. She has experience working on a range of projects for both public and private sectors, including residential/mixed-use, local transport schemes, Local Air Quality Management, and larger-scale projects for highways, power, and industrial facility clients. Her role in the IAQM ECN Subcommittee is as Content and Topics Organiser.
Jason Wong (he/him), Communications and Discussions Organiser

Jason Wong (he/him), Communications and Discussions Organiser

Jason is a consultant at Ricardo Energy & Environment, mainly focuses on the UK National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI). He has 7 years of international experience in air quality management, had worked for the United Nations Environment Programme in Kenya to promote the use of affordable air quality monitoring in developing countries, and Environmental Protection Department in Hong Kong to collect vehicle emissions data. His role in the IAQM ECN Subcommittee is as a Communications and Discussions organiser.

IAQM ECN Newsletters

The Subcommittee produce a quarterly newsletter to share key news, events and opportunities that are relevant to the group. Members are welcome to get in touch about sharing any content that they would like to see included. You can access previous editions here:

March 2023

June 2023

September 2023

January 2024

April 2024

August 2024

Upcoming events

We run frequent events for the Early Careers Network across the year, including online and in-person opportunities. Take a look at our events page to see what’s upcoming. 

Previous events

You can find a list of our previous events and access the presentations and recordings from them over on our ECN Resources page.  

Be part of the Network

The IAQM Early Careers Network provides opportunities to connect with fellow professionals in the first stages of your careers in air quality management.
 

How to participate

The Early Career Network is for IAQM Affiliates, Associates and Full Members in the first 10 years of their careers in air quality. Members aged 31 or under are automatically added to the network. Other members who meet the criteria can request to join.

You can also join our dedicated LinkedIn group to stay up to date.

Not yet an IAQM member?

Join the IAQM today to gain access to our Early Career Network. Find out more about IAQM membership.