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Lambrina Tercala
Director of Environmental & Water Resources

As a water and wastewater design engineer with nearly 20 years of experience, Lambrina directs the firm’s Environmental & Water Resources Group. She oversees a team of engineers, scientists, planners and hydrologists focused on the complex needs of clients responsible for water-related systems and quality.

Since joining OHM Advisors in 2014, and becoming a firm partner in 2018 and partner-in-charge in 2021, Lambrina has held various client leadership and operational positions. With a focus on treatment and conveyance projects, she has provided solutions grounded in strong design skills as well as her expertise in managing complex multi-party and multidisciplinary projects with challenging technical issues. 

Lambrina leads work on projects of significant importance in her clients’ communities. She co-manages oversight and administration of the Downriver Utility Wastewater Authority (DUWA), a 13-community cooperative controlling a system serving more than 350,000 people. In a second significant project, she led a team that brought a permanent solution for liquid-phase odor control to a client with technology that was only the second of its kind to be installed in Michigan. In all of her project management responsibilities for the firm, she is a consummate professional recognized for her ability to guide clients through myriad challenges and help them realize impactful results.

Dedicated to the enhancement of the profession, Lambrina has been very involved in the Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA), where she holds a Board and Executive Committee member position and chairs the Industrial Pretreatment Program Committee. She holds a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental studies engineering from the University of Michigan and is a licensed engineer in Michigan.