Beth joined Coates in 2003 and serves as the Corporate Safety Manager, implementing a written and web-based safety and health program. Prior to her corporate safety role she worked as a Document/Database Specialist and Right of Way Agent on pipeline and electric projects in several states. She has comprehensive acquisition skills ranging from title research, database maintenance, negotiations with landowners and their representatives, accompanying surveyors during fieldwork, and preparing documents to complete acquisition. She has also researched existing land rights and permits in California and most recently successfully acquired right of way for a complex electric transmission line project to support wind farms in Texas. Prior to joining Coates, Beth was employed in private banking and also worked for a venture capital firm. She received her B.S. in Accounting from St. Mary’s College and is a member of the International Right of Way Association.