Who are we?

DHF Consulting, Inc. is a woman-owned environmental consulting firm based in Florida.  Danielle Fondren, the President and CEO, is a former Florida Department of Environmental Protection permitting specialist for wetland and surface water projects.  The President also brings to the company extensive education in the fields of biology, environmental regulation, and oceanography.  She received biology and environmental studies degrees at the University of Southern California and her Masters degree in Oceanography at Florida State University.  Ms. Fondren is an active proponent of sustainable development and is an accredited LEED green building professional.

John Cook, the Vice President, has 40 years of experience in project management, including time spent with The Haskell Company.  His educational training was at the University of Florida in construction management.  Mr. Cook, a Jacksonville resident since 1967, has extensive experience in general contracting, real estate, land development, and environmental permitting.  He has represented clients since 1992 in Northeast Florida at the county, state, and federal level in obtaining permits for water access structures, seawalls and upland retaining walls, submerged lands leases and easements, and dredge and fill activities.  Mr. Cook is well known in the marine construction industry and maintains his Florida General Contractors License. 

As a team, Ms. Fondren and Mr. Cook are idea generators, project coordinators, and liaisons with governmental agencies.  They bring to their Clients over 25 years of combined experience in wetland and surface water environmental resource permitting with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, St. Johns River Water Management District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and many other governmental agencies.  The company is involved in educating the public about wetlands and surface waters.  It is an active member of the Florida Marine Contractors Association and the U.S. Green Building Council’s local chapter.