Author name: Robin Thorne

At CTI Environmental, Inc., being a subcontractor to Cordoba Corporation on the Long Beach City College (LBCC) deferred maintenance projects shows how using what you have—strong relationships, local presence, and readiness—creates opportunity. While Cordoba is the Program Manager for the Bond Program, CTIs team supported the Facilities Department by providing CM services for deferred maintenance […]

Imagine this: You’re driving home on a cold rainy day and every few miles, you have to get out to clean off your windshields. Once you’re home, instead of turning on the heat, you layer up in blankets and curl up by the fireplace just to warm up before making dinner. After you eat, you’re

When I launched CTI Environmental over a decade ago, I knew I wanted to do more than lead environmental engineering projects, I wanted to reshape who gets to lead them. As a Black woman in an industry where few of us are represented, I’ve often had to build the table when no seat was offered.

When most people hear the term environmental justice, they think of protests, legislation, or long-standing community fights against pollution. And they’re not wrong. But environmental justice doesn’t begin with a court case or a headline, it begins with a meeting. A permit review. A planning table. And too often, the people most impacted by environmental

The Hidden Cost of Burnout for Women Leading the Way When you’re a woman in STEM, or any male-dominated industry, the pressure to constantly perform, lead, and excel doesn’t just come from the outside. It often becomes internalized. You don’t just want to lead well, you feel like you have to. For your team. For