Hunt Valley, Maryland (9 December 2024)—EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC (EA), a leading provider of interdisciplinary environmental services, is proud to announce that the Baltimore Business Journal (BBJ) recognized senior engineer and project manager Regina Cagle Irr, PE, among the region’s 2024 class of 40 Under 40 (link opens in a new tab) honorees, a program that honors rising stars in the Baltimore metropolitan area who have distinguished themselves in their organizations, communities, and industries. She uses her expertise and experience to guide public-sector clients in developing municipal waste diversion programs, and infrastructure for organics diversion and solid waste management. Cagle Irr will be formally recognized at the BBJ banquet in December.
“Regina has become a recognized regional leader in sustainable solid waste management,” said Vice President and Business Unit Director Mark Gutberlet, PE, BCEE. “Her exceptional leadership, innovative mindset, and unwavering commitment to her professional pursuits and local community make her an excellent recipient of this recognition.”
Since joining the firm in 2010, Cagle Irr has taken on roles of increasing responsibility—now overseeing large, multimillion dollar infrastructure improvement projects for complex, cutting-edge environmental facilities. Throughout her career, she has continued to hone her passion for sustainability and its connection to solid waste management. Over the past several years, Cagle Irr led design and construction of the region’s first large-scale municipal compost facility at the Alpha Ridge Landfill in Howard County—a project that has been recognized with numerous awards. She has supported many jurisdictions in the region to determine the best way to divert organics and recyclable materials from landfilling and incineration. Her passion is to develop diversion programs and infrastructure, such as compost and anaerobic digestion facilities, to promote closed loop systems that keep wasted organics local for the improvement of soil, air, and water quality and provide a host of other environmental benefits. Cagle Irr is currently leading a design team in developing a municipal solid waste management campus, including a compost facility and expanded homeowner dropoff area, that will further infrastructure and access to waste diversion and recycling in Maryland.
“As an engineer focused on environmental and sustainability challenges, I am incredibly honored to be recognized among this class of Baltimore leaders working to improve our region,” said Cagle Irr. “I have been grateful for the many opportunities I’ve had to advance my profession and make a difference in my community and the greater metro area by designing more innovative and sustainable alternatives to traditional solid waste management.”
Cagle Irr, a registered professional engineer in Maryland, was among the first Marylanders to earn the Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) Advisor (link will open in new tab) certification as part of the Green Business Certification, Inc., which is designed to support organizations in defining, pursuing, and achieving zero waste goals. Currently, she is serving a 2-year term as Secretary for the Maryland-DC Chapter of the U.S. Composting Council (link will open in new tab)—an organization that educates the public about the importance of composting and supports development and expansion of the composting industry in the Mid-Atlantic.
Cagle Irr is also deeply committed to developing the next generation of engineers. For over a decade, she has organized EA’s Day with an Engineer program and most recently volunteered for the Public Works Experience’s (link will open in new tab) Big Truck Day, developing an interactive game for kids of all ages to learn about solid waste, recycling, and composting.
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