Theresa “Tree” Sorrells, President

Position at Alpine

Theresa has been a principal owner of Alpine Remediation, a certified woman owned business, since its inception. In the over 20 years since its start, Alpine has gained a reputation as a respectable drilling & remediation company known throughout the region for their field knowledge & outstanding customer service.  Theresa has accomplished this by creating an environment where top-notch employees are treated well & respected for their contributions. Alpine has several employees that have been with the company well over 10 years. Instead of highly experienced employees transitioning to the office, Alpine keeps them in the field bringing their years of knowledge and experience to each individual site. 

Education

B.S. in Chemistry, 1992, California State University, Chico

M.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering, 2005, Colorado School of Mines

Experience

Ms. Sorrells began working in the environmental field in 1994. Her career began as a field chemist for GEO Environmental where she worked on numerous sites throughout the country. In 1997, she became a Senior Chemist for TEG-Southeast, later known as ESN-Southeast where she helped establish a new and expanding office.

In 1998, Theresa started as a Lab Manager for Millennium Laboratories, Inc. of The Woodlands, TX. In her four years at Millennium, Ms. Sorrells managed the laboratory, performed instrument maintenance, and approved reports before their final submission to clients. 

In 2001, Alpine was launched.  Since starting Alpine, Theresa has been responsible for all office operations of the business, from writing proposals to making decisions on equipment and employees.  One of her roles at Alpine is to take the client’s ideas and figure out how to implement them in the field.  Theresa does this by communicating with the clients to better understand their objectives while also discussing equipment and techniques that can be used to meet those goals.  Theresa then communicates and provides support to the field crews to complete each project well.  She also goes in the field when needed to perform site investigations, operate direct-push rigs, and provide injection support when necessary.

Theresa was an active member of the ITRC committee “Optimizing In Situ Remediation & Injection Strategy”