Our Team

Cascade’s incredible journey of growth and transformation is testament of our commitment to driving innovation – and our leadership team is helping make it all happen. With diverse business experience, bold vision, and a passion getting it right every time, this team focuses on delivering results to our clients, fostering a safe and positive work environment, and driving organizational growth.

OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM

Ron Thalacker
Chief Executive Officer
John Michael Gross
Chief Information Officer
Gary Crueger
Chief Operating Officer
Ken Moses
Chief People Officer
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Chief Financial Officer

SENIOR LEADERSHIP

Pictured: Scott Wisher
Executive Vice President, Revenue
Bill Poupis
Senior Vice President, Operations
Pete Larsen
Senior Vice President, Operations
Steven Johnson
Senior Vice President, Operations
Matthew Vetter
Senior Vice President, Operations
Jim Galligan, PE
Sr. Vice President, Operations, TerraTherm

OUR DRILLING EXPERTS

Ricky Davis
Vice President, Operations
Shawn Cain
Vice President, Operations
Dan Spencer
Vice President, Operations at Aquifer Drilling & Testing, a Cascade Company
Jim McCombs
Key Accounts Manager

OUR REMEDIATION EXPERTS

Deborah Shaffer Schnell, PE
Vice President, Operations, Innovative Technologies
Eliot Cooper
Vice President, Technology and Business Development
John McAssey
Technical Expert, West
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VP, Operations
Pictured: Bobby Foley, Director of Operations for Cascade's Civil and Environmental Construction division
Director, Operations, Civil and Environmental Construction
Eric Moskal
Director of Technical Experts
William (Brad) Carlson
Technical Expert, Site Characterization
Jon Simpson, Technical Expert
Technical Expert, In Situ Stabilization
Michael Gerber
Technical Expert

OUR THERMAL EXPERTS

John LaChance
Vice President, Development
Steffen Griepke
Vice President, Technology
a headshot of Devon Phelan
Vice President of Projects

CLIENT SERVICE MANAGERS

A headshot of Lauren Divello
Client Services Manager
a headshot of Kellie Miller
Client Services Manager
A headshot of Jeff Brink
Client Services Manager
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Client Services Manager

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY TEAM

Brook King
EHS Director
Dale Duscher
Regional EHS Manager
Rocky Tooyak
Regional EHS Manager
Ken Post
Regional EHS Manager
Richard Boland
EHS Trainer

OUR ELITE TEAM

Mike Bond
Senior Driller
James Goble
Field Supervisor
Jimmy Hall, Jr.
Field Supervisor
Todd Schmalfeldt
Senior Driller
Josh Sigler
Senior Driller
Jon Weeks
Senior Driller
David Wilcox
Field Supervisor
Matt Osterberg
Senior Driller
Mike Czech
Field Supervisor
Chris Barden
Senior Driller
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Field Supervisor
a photo of Scotty Manning
Construction Superintendent
A photo of Bill Beuning
Senior Driller
A photo of Roberto Estrada
Senior Probe Operator
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Project Manager Associate
Don Winglewich
Technical Expert, Injection Operations (Retired)

OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT LEADERS

Jessica Alexander
Director of Talent Acquisition and Chair, Cascade Inclusion & Engagement Council
Sue Bruning
Vice President of Client Experience & Sustainability