Terry Doss, CERP, is a restoration ecologist who serves as Co-Director and Chief Restoration Scientist for the Meadowlands Research & Restoration Institute, NJ Sports & Exposition Authority. Over the past 35 years, Terry has served as a local leader in restoring the natural areas located within the urban wildlands of NY and NJ, with a primary expertise in managing coastal and wetland restoration projects to reduce flood risks while improving resiliency for coastal communities. Terry has nurtured projects from baseline assessment, through design and permitting, to the final construction and monitoring of these natural areas.
Terry received a BS in Agricultural Sciences in 1984, and later received a Master of Marine Policy in 1989, both from the University of Delaware. In 2003, Terry studied Earth Sciences as part of a PhD program at Lehigh University where her research focus was the fens of Alberta, Canada – studying soil carbon accumulation within peat cores taken across Western Canada.
Terry’s first employer was the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where she worked as a policy analyst for the Head Scientist at the National Ocean Service in Washington D.C. Upon moving to the NY-NJ area, Terry worked for private consulting companies restoring wetlands and other habitats, and authoring a series of restoration planning documents. For Biohabitats, the last private consulting firm where Terry worked before turning to public service, Terry led the NY-NJ Bioregion office for Biohabitats, a firm dedicated to restoring the earth and inspiring ecological stewardship.
Since joining NJSEA, Terry’s primary focus has been on assisting the Authority with meeting their stated mandate to protect the delicate balance of nature. Working closely with MRRI staff, she developed a Strategic Plan for the Natural
Resources Group, a USEPA-approved Wetland Program Plan, and the NJSEA’s first Wildlife Action Plan. These documents now provide a living framework for the research and restoration goals undertaken daily by MRRI staff. Terry regularly works in the field with MRRI staff to monitor site conditions, assist with Diamondback Terrapin and avian surveys; build and restore nests and breeding areas; and manage invasive species that threaten the biodiversity of the Meadowlands.
