Mr. Meade

Bill Meade

Director

Tetra Tech

Bill Meade is a Director with Tetra Tech and is based in Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Mead heads Tetra Tech's Sustainable Tourism Service work and has worked continuously in the Caribbean for over a decade at the property, resort complex, hotel group, destination and national level.

Mr. Mead has over 20 years international experience and has led assignments supporting government agencies, industry associations, and private companies in the design and implementation of environmental impact assessment, environmental management, ecotourism and tourism planning, sustainable tourism development. He has directed assignments in Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Honduras, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos.

Mr. Mead has also assisted private hotel companies and chains to develop corporate and property-level environmental management programs, including achievement of Green Globe 21 certification. He is currently serving as Team Leader for the Caribbean Hotel Energy Efficiency Action (CHENACT) project for the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association and Caribbean Tourism Organization, with funding from the InterAmerican Development Bank.

Mr. Mead holds a BA in energy and environmental studies from Brown University. Bill serves on the Governing Council of the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism, chairs the board of the Certified Hotel Environmental Manager, and is a guest lecturer at George Washington University and Cornell University.

Mr. Meade can be contacted at 703-387-2134 or bill.meade@tetratech.com

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