Jackson, MS Team

Principal/ Senior Engineer/ District Manager

Annie McIlwain, P.E.

Annie is a Principal, Professional Engineer, Certified Asbestos Designer, and District Manager in our Jackson, MS office and brings more than 10 years of experience addressing environmental and health and safety (EHS) compliance, assessment, and due diligence issues throughout the Southeast. Her project background includes stormwater system evaluation, permitting of all environmental media, EHS compliance audits, EHS compliance programs, and air dispersion modeling.  Additionally, she is heavily involved in due diligence, asbestos, and Brownfield services provided by PPM including: Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), asbestos abatement designs and specifications, Brownfield grant management, and Brownfield redevelopment. Annie has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Mississippi (Hotty Toddy!).  She is a member of Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) and the Mississippi Manufacturing Association’s Steering Committee. She lives in Madison, MS with her husband Jason and their two sons, Will and Garrett – along with a bevy of pets.  She enjoys reading, singing, cooking, working out, and spending time with family and friends.

Principal/Marketing Director

Jere (Trey) Hess, P.E.

As a Principal in our Jackson, Mississippi office, Trey serves as corporate Marketing Director for PPM and was the recipient of the prestigious Phoenix Award at the 2023 National Brownfield Conference as a “Brownfield Groundbreaker” for his business-minded approach to solving brownfield and economic redevelopment challenges. Prior to joining PPM in July 2016, Trey served as the Chief of the Groundwater Assessment & Remediation Division (GARD) for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and was responsible for the State cleanups at superfund, leaking underground storage tanks, brownfields, voluntary cleanups, and uncontrolled sites. Prior to his tenure as Division Chief, Trey served as the State Brownfield Program Coordinator for sixteen (16) years. One of the highlights of his 23-year career at MDEQ was establishing the financial and liability protection incentives that encourage redevelopment and cleanup of brownfields in Mississippi. Among them are the Mississippi Economic Redevelopment Act (MERA) and the Mississippi Brownfield Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act. He is a registered Professional Engineer and received a Bachelor’s degree and an MBA from Mississippi State University; along with a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Mississippi. Trey is an Eagle Scout (for life!) and enjoys canoeing, camping, and spending time with his family and friends.

Principal/ Senior Engineer/ District Manager

Annie McIlwain, P.E.

Annie is a Principal, Professional Engineer, Certified Asbestos Designer, and District Manager in our Jackson, MS office and brings more than 10 years of experience addressing environmental and health and safety (EHS) compliance, assessment, and due diligence issues throughout the Southeast. Her project background includes stormwater system evaluation, permitting of all environmental media, EHS compliance audits, EHS compliance programs, and air dispersion modeling.  Additionally, she is heavily involved in due diligence, asbestos, and Brownfield services provided by PPM including: Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), asbestos abatement designs and specifications, Brownfield grant management, and Brownfield redevelopment. Annie has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Mississippi (Hotty Toddy!).  She is a member of Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) and the Mississippi Manufacturing Association’s Steering Committee. She lives in Madison, MS with her husband Jason and their two sons, Will and Garrett – along with a bevy of pets.  She enjoys reading, singing, cooking, working out, and spending time with family and friends.

Project Geologist

Regan Wray, RPG

Project Manager

Krister Corley

Project Geologist / Project Manager

Jacob Pongetti, RPG

Senior Engineer/Project Manager

Ben Lightsey, P.E.

Project Manager

Bennett Bates