About Devereux Consulting
Devereux Consulting serves the analytical needs of governments and nonprofits. Across all areas of expertise, the company has served over 30 separate clients including many repeat engagements.
We serve our clients with effective solutions that involve watershed data management, research and data analysis to inform strategy. The experts at Devereux Consulting bring a unique combination of education and experience to provide high quality services.
Devereux Consulting is a Maryland DOT certified MBE/DBE/SBE (#2020-213) and is certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) under the SBA’s new certification process.
Helen C. Smith, President and Principal Environmental Consultant
Helen C. Smith is President and Principal Environmental Consultant at Devereux Consulting. Helen is a 2018 BA graduate of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and a 2025 MS graduate in Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis from West Virginia University. While studying at UMBC, Helen was an intern with the Spa Creek Conservancy in Annapolis where she did ground-level data collection and supported GIS mapping projects. Helen also participated in water quality data collection in her undergraduate environmental science courses. She provides leadership and technical expertise on all of Devereux Consulting’s projects.
Olivia Martin, MS, Founder (retired)
Olivia Martin, M.S., founder of Devereux Consulting, Inc. (now retired), is an environmental scientist with expertise in developing management systems that enhance, maintain, protect, and improve land and water resources. Such systems track stormwater projects through the lifecycle of plan submittal, design, construction, fees, permits, inspections, post-construction maintenance, and reporting. She is an expert in developing linked watershed and BMP modeling systems. She has performed water quality assessments and facilitated environmental planning efforts. She was the scientific lead in developing the CAST tool and was the scientific lead in developing the first Chesapeake Bay Program Scenario Builder, the system that distributes nutrients to the land and was used to create inputs to the Watershed Model. She also has played a key role in other environmental planning and modeling initiatives.
