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Currently Bowden Environmental is comprised of : Michael Bowden; Maureen Toland; Erin Blair; Yasin Dali & Kim Toland. Each member of the staff has their own specialty ranging from engineering to geology to business skills. Between them the company has worked on the investigation and the assessment of the environmental effects on flood protection works, waste discharges, and water abstractions.

Michael is a registered engineer and the founding director of Bowden Environmental.

Six years as the CEO of Environment Canterbury.
Six years in charge of the flood protection design on the Heretaunga Plains and four years in charge of water resource investigations for the Hawkes Bay Catchment Board.
As the Water Resource and Design Engineer for the North Canterbury Catchment Board. In this role he supervised the investigations of the water resources of the Waiau, Hurunui, Ashley and Rakaia rivers, also undertaking a review of the flood protection schemes in North Canterbury.
As a member of a working party commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment to prepare background papers during preparation of the draft Resource Management Act.
As a co-author of twenty six publications on water resources and holds a diploma in Public Health Engineering.
He has a decade of experienced design and maintenance of public water supply and sewage systems.
His experience also includes structural design work including pre-stressed concrete bridges and flood protection.
Michael is currently working as Commissioner on the Lower & Upper Waitaki Hearings.

Since 1998 Maureen has been responsible for the day to day running of the business. Maureen has a broad background in computing, administrative services, report compilation, and research referencing, and has worked on a number of reports relating to the environmental effects of activities controlled by the Resource Management Act.

Erin is currently completing her Master of Science, and has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons І) in Environmental Management.

Erin’s Masters Research focuses on glacial geomorphology in the Mount Cook area. This research has combined non-invasive geophysical technique, which images the structure of the subsurface with detailed investigation of glacial sediments to determine the origin of the glacial landforms.

Erin oversees many of the consent applications generated by the company, and has a part to play in the upcoming hearings.

In October 2009 Erin sucessfully completed the 'Making Good Decisions' course and is available as a 'Commissioner'.

Yasin holds a Master Degree of Hydrogeology / Water Resources Management, a Master Degree of Environmental Management and a Bachelor's Degree of Mathematics, Economy and Statistics.

His professional skills include : groundwater investigations and monitoring; data collecting / analysis; surface water measurements (flow gauging), hydrology; aquifer geology; physics and chemistry of water & soil.

Kimberley Toland ( Kim ) with I.T. and administration skills to her bow. Kim, has a background of 4-years military service, including several UN tours of duty with the NZ Army. While serving in East Timor she won the multi-national women's boxing competition. Since then, Kim, after visiting 69 countries and travelling thousands of kilometres has returned from overseas and is currently working part-time.