Plenary Speaker Information

Karl Brooks, EPA Region 7 Administrator

Appointed by President Barack Obama as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Administrator in February 2010, Brooks supervises Agency operations in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine Tribal Nations. He reports directly to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

He and his wife Mary are the parents of three college-age children. Mary Brooks, a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, is a professional indexer and editor of scholarly books for American publishers.

Born in Boise, Idaho, Brooks has lived in Lawrence, Kansas, since 1996. Since earning his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and joining the faculty in 2000, he has taught American environmental, political, and legal history as well as environmental law and policy to thousands of KU undergraduate, graduate, and law students. Author of Before Earth Day: The Origins of American Environmental Law, 1945-1970 (2009) and Public Power, Private Dams: The Hells Canyon High Dam Controversy (2006) and editor of The Environmental Legacy of Harry S. Truman (2009), Brooks has written many articles for newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals.

Brooks practiced trial and appellate law in his hometown for a decade, representing individual, small-business, and corporate clients in various American courts and agencies. A member of the Idaho State Bar since 1983, he is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court and several federal appellate courts. During 2001-2002, as a Supreme Court Fellow in Washington, D.C., he drafted a history of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

Brooks was elected in 1986 to the first of three terms in the Idaho Senate, becoming co-chair of the Judiciary and Rules Committee and ranking Democrat on the Local Government and Taxation Committee. Retiring from elective politics after the birth of his second child, from 1993 to 1996 he served the Idaho Conservation League, his home state's largest citizens' environmental organization, as executive director and legislative liaison.

Like many Westerners, Brooks traces deep family roots throughout Region 7. Children Jenni, Judson, and Dylan all graduated from Kansas high schools. Wife Mary, a fourth-generation St. Louisan, graduated from the University of Missouri. Brooks' mother was born in northeast Missouri's Sullivan County, near her family's 1850s homestead. Brooks' father's family emigrated from Iowa in the 1880s to Keyapaha County, in north-central Nebraska, where his grandmother was born; and the other branch followed the railroad west from Omaha to Idaho, where his great-grandfather opened the railroad's Blackfoot station shortly after statehood in 1890.

Gina McCarthy, EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation

As Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, Gina McCarthy has been a leading advocate for comprehensive strategies to confront climate change and strengthen our green economy.  During her tenure, OAR has taken important steps to limit greenhouse gas emissions, including the Endangerment Finding, the Mandatory Reporting Rule, the first tailpipe greenhouse gas emission standard for passenger vehicles, and the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Tailoring Rule.  These rules are common-sense ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect public health and the environment.

Prior to her confirmation, Ms. McCarthy served as the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. In her 25 year career, she has worked at both the state and local levels on critical environmental issues and helped coordinate policies on economic growth, energy, transportation and the environment.  Ms. McCarthy also has extensive experience with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the nation’s first market-based greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system.

Ms. McCarthy received a B.A. in Social Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts at Boston and a joint M.S. in Environmental Health Engineering and Planning and Policy from Tufts University.

Michelle Moore is the Obama Administration’s Federal Environmental Executive, and is responsible for promoting sustainability and environmental stewardship throughout the federal government’s operations. Housed within the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive was created by Executive Order in 1993. The Office stewards the implementation of President Obama’s Executive Order on Federal Sustainability (EO 13514) and the GreenGov initiative, working collaboratively with the Office of Management and Budget and each of the agencies through the Steering Committee on Federal Sustainability.

Prior to joining CEQ, Michelle was Senior Vice President of Policy and Public Affairs at the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit organization that developed and oversees the LEED certification system.  During her tenure there, she created partnerships and programs that helped to grow green building to a mainstream movement with more than 6 billion square feet of registered and certified green buildings in over 90 countries. Her prior experience includes serving as Director of eBusiness for Interface Inc., and launching a tech start-up in the design industry. Michelle holds a Master’s of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a BA from Emory University.

Robert Verchick is Deputy Associate Administrator of the Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  He is currently on leave from Loyola University New Orleans, where he holds an endowed chair in environmental law.  He is a graduate of Stanford University and of Harvard Law School.  An expert in environmental law and in the developing field of disaster law, Mr. Verchick has taught at several American law schools as well as at universities in China and Denmark.  His newest book, "Facing Catastrophe: Environmental Action for a Post-Katrina World," has just been released by Harvard University Press.

Andrew Winston, founder of Winston Eco-Strategies, is the author of Green Recovery, a strategic plan for using environmental thinking to survive hard economic times. He is also the co-author of Green to Gold, the best-selling guide to what works - and what doesn't - when companies go green.

Andrew is a globally recognized expert on green business, appearing regularly in major media such as The Wall Street Journal, Time, Business Week, The New York Times, and CNBC. Andrew is dedicated to helping companies both large and small use environmental strategy to grow, create enduring value, and build stronger relationships with employees, customers, and other stakeholders. His clients have included Bank of America, Bayer, HP, Pepsi, Boeing, and IKEA. Andrew also sits on the Sustainability Advisory Board of Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

Andrew bases his work on significant in-company business experience. His earlier career included advising companies on corporate strategy while at Boston Consulting Group and management positions in strategy and marketing at Time Warner and MTV. After these more traditional roles, Andrew pursued his passion to explore the overlap between business and environment. He served as the Director of the Corporate Environmental Strategy Project at Yale's renowned School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

Today, Andrew is a highly respected and dynamic speaker, reaching audiences of thousands of people around the world and acting as a practical evangelist for the benefits of going green. He also writes extensively on green business strategy, including a weekly column for Harvard Business Online, regular pieces on Huffington Post, and a monthly strategy e-letter, Eco-Advantage Strategies. For his efforts, Andrew was recently named a "Planet Defender" by Rock the Earth.

Andrew received his BA in Economics from Princeton, an MBA from Columbia, and a Masters of Environmental Management from Yale. He lives in Riverside, CT with his wife Christine and two young sons.

Session Speaker and Moderator Information

Derry Allen, US EPA

Derry Allen is Counselor, National Center for Environmental Innovation, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In this job he is involved in a number of issues concerning environmental innovation, sustainability, environmental stewardship, planning and information, working on both national and international projects.

Mr. Allen has served at EPA since 1978, where he has held a variety of positions, principally in the Policy Office. He was Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Environmental Data from 1992 to 1998.  He has also been Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Administrator for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Deputy Director of the Science, Economics and Statistics Division and the Regulatory Integration Division, Associate Director of the Office of Policy Analysis, Acting Director of the Energy Policy Division, Chief of the Energy Development Branch, and Staff Director of the Interagency Resource Conservation Committee. In the course of these assignments he has been involved in a wide range of environmental, management and communications issues for the agency.

Before coming to EPA, Mr. Allen worked on the staff of the Secretary of Labor, at the Federal Energy Administration, at the Cost of Living Council and as a VISTA Volunteer with the City of New York Department of Correction.

He earned his B.A. with Honors at Yale University and his M.B.A. at the Harvard Business School. He has also participated in the Program for Senior Managers in Government at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.

Mr. Allen lives in Washington, D.C. He and his wife have three children. He is active in several community organizations. When he gets a break he enjoys reading and outdoor sports.

Reginald Arkell, Community Planner, US Department of Transportation (DOT), FTA Region 5

Reggie Arkell is a community planner in the Planning and Program Development section at the Federal Transit Administration, Region 5 in Chicago where he has worked for about the past 3½ years.  His responsibilities include grant processing, environmental reviews and planning oversight for Indiana and part of northeastern Illinois.  He also oversees Alternatives Analyses and related planning and environmental processes for proposed New Starts projects.

Prior to FTA, Reggie was a long-range planner with Winnebago County in Rockford, Illinois where he oversaw efforts to develop a new comprehensive plan and zoning code.  

Reggie obtained a Master of Urban Planning and Policy degree from the University of Illinois – Chicago in 2005.  During an internship, he wrote a draft comprehensive plan for Grundy County, Illinois.

In his first career, Reggie worked for four other federal agencies over a period of 22 years; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Customs Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Bureau of Prisons, after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin – Platteville.

Anne Banda, Institute for Urban Health Partnerships

Anne Banda, PhD, is the Principal Investigator for the \"Westlawn Partnership for a Healthier Envrionment\" EPA-funded CARE project, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  She serves as Director of the Institute for Urban Health Paternships, and as Director of the Center for Cultural Diversity and Global Health, in the College of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Brad Beaubien, Director, Ball State University College of Architecture & Planning - Indianapolis Center

Brad Beaubien, AICP, is a certified urban planner currently serving as Director of Ball State's College of Architecture and Planning Indianapolis Center where he manages community outreach projects and the
Center's Master of Urban Design degree program.  His work is the recipient of several awards, including a Digital Education Achievement Award from the Center for Digital Education, a Cultural Vision Award from NUVO Newsweekly, and a Hoosier Planning Award and National Planning Award from the American Planning Association.  He holds a Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from Ball State University.  His graduate thesis, Community Festivals and Social Capital, explored the role small town community festivals had in fostering the development of heterogeneous social capital.  His current interests include neighborhood renewal, downtown revitalization, urban design, design communication, and emergency management/disaster planning. Brad serves as the Secretary for the Board of Directors of the King Park Area Development Corporation, as
well as serving on the Indianapolis Quality of Life Planning Advisory Council, the Southeast Neighborhood Development Corporation Public Space Committee and the East 10th Street Civic Association Design Committee.

Jay Benforado, Office of Research and Development, US EPA

Janine Betsey, Executive Director, King Park Area Development Corporation

Janine Betsey is the Executive Director for King Park Area Development Corporation and has been working in the community development field for 7 years.  She has over 15 years of program management experience and began her career in grants management for the state.  To date, Ms. Betsey has worked on over 5 million dollars worth of projects in the last three years and led the development of the first low to moderate income LEED certified building in the state for their project the Gramse, which received NUVO’s 2010 Cultural Vision Award.  She is the current President of the Coalition of the Community Development
Corporations in Indianapolis and was recently recognized by the Indianapolis Business Journal as one of Indy's 40 under 40 significant business leaders in the Indianapolis Community.  Janine serves on the Local Initiatives Support Corporation Advisory Council, the Herron High School Board of Directors and the Pathways to Recovery Board.

Margaret Brunette, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Hydrogeologist for the Department of Natural Resources for the past 20+ years.  Currently part of the Remediation and Redevelopment program.  Project Manager for many large scale redevelopment projects.  Also work on Superfund alternatives process projects and other remediation sites.  Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and a professional geologist in Wisconsin.

Stephanie Cwik, Sustainable Communities Specialist, Region 5, US EPA

Stephanie Cwik is a Sustainable Communities Specialist in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 5 office in Chicago.  One of her primary focus areas is supporting Brownfields grantees and other
communities wishing to redevelop urban areas in a sustainable manner. She manages one of five National HUD DOT EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities Pilot Projects, in Indianapolis, Indiana and Brownfields Grants in Illinois and Ohio within EPA Region 5’s Community and Land Revitalization Branch. Stephanie is also leading a regional effort to determine a safe process for communities implementing urban agriculture as a land reuse strategy on Brownfield sites. Stephanie graduated from the University of Arizona with a Master's Degree in Hydrogeology, and is a registered Professional Geologist.

Loren Denton, U.S. EPA, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

Loren is lucky enough to work for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and currently leads the Municipal Enforcement Branch of the Water Enforcement Division in Washington, DC.  Prior to joining Water Enforcement in 2006, Loren was EPA’s national expert on coal fired power plant enforcement between 2003 and 2006, while working as an Environmental Engineer in EPA’s Air Enforcement Division in DC.  Loren started his EPA career as an Air Enforcement Inspector and Case Development Officer in EPA’s Chicago office in 1997.  In Loren’s free time, he is working towards a PhD in Engineering Management at George Washington University in DC.  Prior to joining EPA, Loren obtained a MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado.

Michael DiBara, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Michael DiBara has 20 years experience as an environmental manager in both the public and private sectors.  He was the project manager for Massachusetts’ new Energy Management Pilot for Drinking Water and Wastewater – which has been a key priority of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles and MassDEP Commissioner Laurie Burt.  He was a 2002 recipient of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Fellowship for Excellence in Public Administration at Suffolk University’s Sawyer School of Management.  He holds a Master’s of Science in Public Administration from Suffolk University in Boston and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Worcester State University.

Larry Dykhuis, Herman Miller, Inc.

Larry works to minimize process waste streams and manage external environmental certification programs at Herman Miller, Inc.  He serves as Chair of  the BIFMA Sustainability Committee, member of the BIFMA Furniture Emissions Sub-committee, former member of US Green Building Council’s Indoor Environmental Quality Technical Advisory Group and member of West Michigan Chapter of the USGBC.  All of these roles give Larry the opportunity to participate in the development and application of environmental standards and certification programs. Larry holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Western Michigan University and Master of Business Administration degree from Grand Valley State University. He is also a LEED accredited professional. He and his wife Pat enjoy spending time with their adult children, and their four grandchildren.  Larry also volunteers for 2 local non-profit organizations in the West Michigan area.

Carleton Eley, US EPA

Darsi Foss, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Darsi Foss is the Chief of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (WDNR) Brownfields and Outreach Section.  Ms. Foss has 25 years of policy and program experience associated with cleaning up and reusing contaminated properties, both at the federal and state levels.  While at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., she worked for 4 years on policy issues pertaining to RCRA corrective action and Superfund, including the National Contingency Plan.  Ms. Foss has been with the DNR for the past 21 years, working on brownfields the last 16 years.  While at the Wisconsin DNR, she has played a significant role in the development of: the state’s comprehensive clean up rules; the state’s brownfields initiative; the nation’s most comprehensive One Clean up Program memorandum of agreement with EPA; Wisconsin’s innovative environmental insurance programs; establishment and administration of Brownfields Study Group; and the development of state legislation on brownfields tax incentives, grant programs, brownfields revolving loan program, liability exemptions and land use controls.

Sheila Frace, US EPA

Eric Friedman, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Since 2001, Eric Friedman has directed a comprehensive State Agency “Greening the Government” Program, reinforced in 2007 by Governor Deval Patrick’s Executive Order No. 484, which formally established the Leading by Example Program (LBE) at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). The LBE Program works with dozens of large state agencies and authorities, and 29 public colleges and universities to develop and implement environmental programs that result in lower energy and water consumption, reduced waste generation, disposal of fewer toxic materials, and greater resource conservation.

In this position, Eric has overseen the development of a new green building standard for all new state government construction projects, created the state’s first comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory for state facilities, and helped develop the first in the nation public sector Computer Power Management Standard that requires agencies to initiate efforts to power down all computers when not in use, saving an estimated $2 million annually. In his current role with the Department of Energy Resources, Eric manages the implementation of various efficiency and renewable energy projects funded by millions of dollars in Federal Stimulus monies, including the installation of close to 4 Megawatts of solar PV arrays and the development of a statewide energy monitoring system that will provide real-time energy data for 17 million square feet of state buildings.

In 2008 Eric was asked to lead the Governor’s Zero Net Energy Buildings Task Force, which issued a set of recommendations in March 2009 that would set the state on a path toward universal adoption of zero net energy buildings by 2030. Eric is currently overseeing several strategies that would help put Massachusetts on the pathway toward zero, including building energy labeling, and state zero net energy demonstration projects.

Prior to his work at EEA, Eric was the Environmental Purchasing Coordinator at the Massachusetts Operational Services Division (the state’s central purchasing agency). In this position he helped the Commonwealth increase its purchases of recycled products from $2.8 million in 1992 to over $65 million in 2000, as well as advance purchases of a variety of environmentally preferable products (EPPs) within in the public sector, including those that reduce waste and toxics, and result in reduced energy consumption. Purchases of EPPs currently total more than $100 million annually.

Prior to his purchasing work, Eric assisted the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute and Tufts University on toxics use reduction, energy efficiency and waste prevention and recycling programs.  Before attending graduate school at Tufts, he was the Chief of Staff for a New York City Council Member where he coordinated legislative and budget activities and worked on recycling, waterfront development and transportation issues.

Josh Foster, Center for Clean Air Policy

Josh manages CCAP\'s Urban Leaders Adaptation Initiative, designed to equip U.S. partner cities and counties make effective policy and investment decisions to increase their resiliency to the impacts of climate change.

Josh has over 15 years of experience working on climate adaptation, including 13 at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Science Program Office as a manager for climate research applications and services. His work focused on decision support, drought and water resources management, local urban preparedness, and engagement with the private sector. He was the project manager for NOAA\'s Climate Resilient Communities project from 2005-08 in collaboration with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability.

In the past, he has also worked on development of NOAA\'s National Climate Services, National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), Regional Integrated Climate Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Program, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), the Nobel Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the US Global Change Research Program, the United Nations Development Program, the White House Office on Environmental Policy, and the White House Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality (SWAQ).

Josh holds Masters in International Relations and in Environmental Management from Yale University, and a B.A. in International Relations and Environmental Policy, Minor in Latin American Studies, from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Wayne Gieselman, Administrator, Iowa Environmental Services Division, Iowa Department of Natural Resoures

Wayne Gieselman is a professional engineer and farmer.  He has been the administrator of the environmental services division of the Iowa DNR for the past 8 years.  During that time, over 40 different process improvement events have been undertaken by the DNR to improve our efficiency and productivity.

Mark Giesfeldt, Director of the Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

The Remediation and Redevelopment Program is a consolidated, one cleanup program, responsible for state and federal environmental contamination programs.
 
Mark has served as director of the Remediation and Redevelopment program since 1996 and has served in a variety of roles and responsibilities since 1984 with Wisconsin's approach to responding to environmental contamination.  Overall, Mark has worked for the agency since 1979, stating his career in the solid waste program.
 
Mark has also served at the national level as an active member of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials-ASTSWMO.   ASTSWMO is a national organization of state Waste and Cleanup Program Managers.  Mark is currently serving on the board of directors, representing the Region 5 states.  Over the 23 years that he has been active in the association, Mark has served as chair of several task forces, the Superfund and Brownfields Subcommittee, Vice President and President.  Mark also received the Association's Life time Achievement Award in 2008.     

Ellen Gilinsky, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Ellen Gilinsky is Director of the Water Division at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), where she oversees a diverse array of water programs including water permitting, monitoring and assessments; water quality standards and TMDLs; water supply planning and water withdrawals; groundwater permitting and assessment; wetlands permitting and assessment; biosolids and land application permitting; wastewater grant and loan programs and operator training. Prior to assuming this position in September 2004, she served for five years as Manager of the Office of Wetlands and Water Protection at DEQ. Dr. Gilinsky spent twelve years as an environmental consultant at several regional and national environmental engineering firms, focusing on water issues. She also worked at the Virginia State Water Control Board during the formative years of the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program. Dr. Gilinsky received her B.A. in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and her Ph.D. in Zoology, with a concentration in Aquatic Ecology, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She is a Past President of the Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators ( ASIWPCA).

Margaret Guerriero, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, US EPA

Ms. Guerriero is currently serving a detail  as the Deputy Director of the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR).  ORCR is responsible for the national RCRA Subtitle C and Subtitle D (Hazardous and Solid Waste) programs.  One of
Ms. Guerriero’s main responsibilities is to provide leadership on the Agency’s sustainable materials management work.

In her permanent position, Ms. Guerriero is the Director of the Land and Chemicals Division, Region 5, USEPA.  She has overall responsibility for regional implementation of several EPA program areas including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Pollution Prevention (P2) program, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), Underground Storage Tanks/Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (UST/LUST) program and the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) portion of Emergency Planning and community Right-to-Know (EPCRA).  The division also has responsibility for the regional Children’s Health program.

Ms. Guerriero has also served as the Deputy Director in the Superfund Division, as Chief of the Emergency Response Branch in Superfund and as Director of the Air and Radiation Division Region 5.

John Hall, Field Office Director, US Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Indianapolis

John Hall is the Field Office Director for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Indianapolis.  His duties include a broad range of specific managing, coordinating and administration tasks and responsibilities as delegated by the Regional Director to assure that available resources are targeted to community needs identified.  Mr. Hall supervises the work of a full staff and assures that they maintain knowledge and deliver services of HUD programs and quality intervention for residents and customers.  He coordinates and supervises the delivery of operational functions, as well as, the presentation of special HUD events, seminars, and activities that stimulate and enhance interest and support for HUD programs, clients, and the overall community.  Prior to joining HUD, John served as Director of Neighborhood Relations for the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County in Indianapolis; he was Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis, under Mayor Stephen Goldsmith; served as a senior aide to United States Senator Richard G. Lugar for fifteen years; was an administrator at the Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI; and taught history at Arsenal Technical High School.  He holds a BS in Social Sciences from of Ball State University and continued graduate work at IUPUI and DePauw University.

Chris Harrell, Brownfields Redevelopment Coordinator, City of Indianapolis

Chris Harrell is the Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator for the City of Indianapolis.  Prior to joining the city Harrell has received his JD and MPA from Indiana University – Bloomington, and AB from Wabash College and also administered projects for two environmental consulting firms in Louisville, KY. From April, 2004 until present Harrell has been responsible for identifying, prioritizing and securing financing for the city-controlled brownfield redevelopment projects.  Harrell is also responsible for assisting private parties in their efforts to redevelop brownfield sites, creating RFPs for competitive bid solicitation for brownfield projects, drafting grant applications, drafting and administering contracts for projects awarded, public outreach, and administering the HUD CDBG funded Indy/LISC Neighborhood Brownfield Initiative (NBI) non-profit brownfield grant program.

Timonie Hood, US EPA, Region 9

Timonie Hood works on green building for the U.S. EPA Pacific Southwest Region covering Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, California, the Pacific Islands, and more than 140 tribal nations. She is an active mamber on EPA\'s Green Building and Innovations Workgroups and develops innovative and capacity-building environmental partnerships. Before joining EPA, she was a civilian Recycling Manager for the Marine Corps and the Navy. Ms. Hood was the first Federal employee to become a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional. She earned a B.S. degree in agricultural economics from Auburn University and a law degree from Arizona State University.

Matt Howard, Director, Office of Environmental Sustainability, CIty of Milwaukee

Mr. Howard was recently appointed and confirmed as the City of Milwaukee’s Director of the Office of Environmental Sustainability. In this role, Mr. Howard will implement Mayor Tom Barrett’s vision to position Milwaukee as a leader in environmental sustainability and performance in the 21st Century. Mr. Howard promotes overlapping economic and environmental practices, projects and initiatives that meet the common sustainability goals of City stakeholders. He works with City departments, the Common Council, area businesses, and academic, community, workforce and philanthropic organizations to help each of these groups reach their sustainability potential and to create and promote a citywide strategic vision for making Milwaukee a more economic, environmental and socially sustainable place to call home. The Office of Environmental Sustainability Director overseas a budget of nearly $20 million in grant funds directed toward projects that enhance the energy efficiency and overall environmental sustainability of residents, non-residential property owners, businesses and other organizations located in Milwaukee.

Prior to joining the City of Milwaukee, Mr. Howard spent 11 years with the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC in various capacities. Most recently, Mr. Howard created and ran the Department’s Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative (SMI). Since its creation in 2007, Mr. Howard turned the SMI into an internationally recognized effort to enhance business competitiveness through implementation of sustainable business practices. In addition to international recognition, the SMI was a top priority of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and was identified by U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer as an instrumental policy tool for encouraging innovation and job growth. In fact, Mr. Howard and his team at Commerce just won the Department’s Silver Medal Award which is the second highest honorary award granted by the Secretary and honors exceptional performance characterized by noteworthy or superlative contributions, which have a direct and lasting impact within the Department.

Jeff Hughes, Environmental Finance Center, UNC-Chapel Hill

Jeff Hughes is the Director of the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of North Carolina, a research and outreach program housed within the UNC School of Government. The UNC EFC (www.efc.unc.edu) is one of ten EPA designated and supported university-based centers that provide applied research, educational programs and advising services to local governments, utilities, and state and federal agencies. Jeff has twenty years of environmental infrastructure experience as a researcher, policy analyst, consultant, and practitioner. Jeff is currently the technical director for a national consultant team tasked with advising state and local governments on financing mechanisms involving ARRA funds. Jeff is a faculty member with the School of Government where he teaches courses on environmental finance and policy for university students and practitioners. He received a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Duke University.

David R. Ives, US Economic Development Administration, US Department of Commerce

David R. Ives serves as the Sustainability Coordinator for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce. As the principal connection point for EDA’s role in environmentally sustainable development, David crafts sustainability policy and oversees “green” program implementation, technical assistance, information tracking and dissemination, outreach/coordination, and program evaluation.

Previously, David served as the Senior Program Analyst in the Performance and National Programs Division of the Office of Regional Affairs for EDA. In this role, David was responsible for assisting in the oversight of EDA’s headquarter-based investment grants and in collecting, measuring and disseminating the impacts of EDA’s investment programs. He also previously served as EDA’s National Brownfields Coordinator and was responsible for leveraging EDA\'s involvement in brownfields redevelopment to heighten awareness and increase interest in the use of EDA\'s investment grants to promote economic development in communities and regions suffering from economic distress.
Before joining the Economic Development Administration, David was a leader of Booz Allen Hamilton’s Real Estate & Land Use Solutions capability. He led an interdisciplinary team of consultants delivering real property and land use advisory services to the federal real property market. David developed and implemented public sector real estate and land use strategies with a focus on changes in real property use and/or ownership, including: Federal real property disposal, property reuse/redevelopment, brownfields, economic development, urban revitalization, and land use planning for federal, state and regional organizations. In particular, David was instrumental in establishing and promoting GSA\'s Brownfields Redevelopment Initiative, which works to incorporate underutilized federal real property into local revitalization efforts.

David serves on the Advisory Board of the National Brownfields Association and is a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners. David earned his Masters in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Government from Hamilton College.

Justin Johnson, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

Adam Jones, US General Services Administration

Adam Jones joined the Federal Acquisition Service, Office of Acquisition Management as Procurement Analyst in October 2009, where he has supported a number of GSA’s environmental sustainability initiatives.  These efforts include development and implementation of GSA’s Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan, the GSA Green Purchasing Plan, and the agency\'s Executive Order 13514 recommendations on “greening” the federal supply chain.  Previously, Adam worked in GSA’s Center for Innovative Acquisition Development since 2002, serving as a Contracting Officer in each of the Emergency Contracting, Financial and Business Solutions, and Internal Contracting & Special Programs branches.  Most notably, Adam placed orders totaling nearly $11 million as part of GSA’s disaster response and recovery efforts for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008.  Adam has a Level III certification under the FAC-C program and is designated as a Certified Federal Contracts Manager by the National Contract Management Association.  He has an M.B.A. degree from George Washington University (May 09) and a B.S. degree from James Madison University in Integrated Science & Technology (May 02).

Catherine Jones, Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program, Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Catherine Jones is the Outreach Coordinator for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Program. While this is only her third year at the department, Catherine has over 20 years experience with the Missouri Department of Economic Development in the areas of Utility Regulation, Workforce Development and Rural Community Development.

In her current position she assists local community and governmental officials in negotiating the “bureaucracy” of state government programs and policies specific to DNR and Brownfields. 

Among her job responsibilities are conducting trainings, workshops, and meetings; assisting with the development of projects as requested by the stakeholders; and responding to any inquiries regarding the Brownfields / Voluntary Cleanup Programs.

Jim Jones, US EPA

Jim Jones is the Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP).  He is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the office which implements the nation’s pesticide, toxic chemical, and pollution prevention laws.  The office has an annual budget of over $260 million and more than 1,200 employees.  

From January until July 2009, Jim served as the Acting Assistant Administrator for the office. 

From 2003-2007, Jim served as the Director of the Office of Pesticide Programs.  In  this role he was responsible for the regulation of pesticides in the United States with a budget of approximately $150 million and 850 employees, making it the largest EPA Headquarters’ program office.

Jim’s career with EPA spans more than 20 years.  He has an M.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a B.A. from the University of Maryland, both in Economics.

Aaron Keatley, Director of the Division of Compliance Assistance, Kentucky DEP

Betsy Koepsel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Betsy has been a nurse and educator since 1972.

Marlowe Kulley, Clean Energy Works, City of Portland

Marlowe Kulley is a Clean Energy Specialist for the City of Portland, Oregon.  Her primary role is to help with the strategic development and implementation of Clean Energy Works Portland, an innovative financing program to help homeowners in Portland make energy-efficiency improvements to their homes.  In this role she coordinates with local utilities, Oregon’s Public Purpose fund administer (Energy Trust of Oregon), financial institutions, contractors, labor groups, homeowners and community organizations.  She is helping the program complete a 500-home pilot and is helping the program scale up its efforts statewide thanks to a $20 million grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  Her previous role at the City focused on assisting small businesses with a range of resource-conservation services.  Marlowe has a master’s degree in Sustainable Development from Macquarie University in Sydney Australia and an undergraduate degree from Brown University.

Ira Leighton, Deputy Regional Administrator Region 1, US EPA

Ira Leighton has been the Deputy Regional Administrator of EPA New England since 2000. With over 30 years of experience in the environmental field, Ira has served in numerous technical and management positions at EPA after starting his career at the state of Massachusetts, Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). Prior to becoming the DRA, Mr. Leighton directed EPA New England\'s Office of Environmental Stewardship, which houses the region\'s enforcement, compliance assistance and pollution prevention programs, and has managed several key positions in the office of Site Remediation and Restoration. Mr. Leighton is recognized across the agency as a leading advocate in the areas of science policy, environmental justice, and innovation. Ira has a B.S. from UMass, Amherst, and a M.S. from Northeastern University in Environmental Engineering.

James S. Lopez, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Bharat Mathur, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 5, US EPA

Bharat Mathur is Deputy Regional Administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5.  In this role, he assists the Regional Administrator in implementing federal environmental programs in the Great Lakes states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Mr. Mathur served as Acting Regional Administrator twice – for 16 months, beginning in April 2004, and again for six months, beginning in April 2006. During his second stint as the Region’s acting leader, he assumed the additional responsibilities of Acting Manager of the Great Lakes National Program. In this role, he oversaw EPA's continued efforts to protect and clean up the Great Lakes, including advancing the efforts of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration and pushing forward with Great Lakes Legacy Act cleanups.

Mr. Mathur came to EPA in January 2000 as director of the Air and Radiation Division after a lengthy career with the state of Illinois, where he managed Illinois EPA offices dealing with air pollution, hazardous and solid waste, and Clean Water Act programs.

He has served on numerous state and national committees to develop environmental policies and programs, and has consulted with government agencies in India, China, Indonesia, Korea and Mexico in the areas of waste management, air pollution control and pollution prevention.

Tom McKone, Civic Consulting Alliance

Dave Misky, Director, Department of City Development, Milwaukee, WI

Dave Misky is the Assistant Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee.  He has 15 years of diversified experience in real estate and economic development with a strong focus on creative financing and environmental issues.  He currently oversees the City of Milwaukee’s Real Estate, 30th Street Industrial Corridor, and Brownfield programs.  Dave and his team manage projects from small vacant residential lots to vast economic drivers that address development plans, zoning changes, gap financing, and environmental aspects of remediation and sustainability.  One of the largest developments Dave has managed has dealt with all of these aspects….the Menomonee Valley Industrial Center, an award-winning 133-acre project where the most visible Brownfield in the State of Wisconsin was turned into a successful industrial and community park.

Dave holds environmental degrees from UW-Milwaukee and UW-Madison and is an adjunct professor at two local universities.

Minal Mistry, GreenBlue

Minal Mistry serves as technical project manager for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) where he brought COMPASS® (Comparative Packaging Assessment) to market. COMPASS is a life cycle based web application that helps packaging professionals to incorporate environmental parameters into design decisions. Minal leads the SPC's international education and outreach effort, and is an instructor of the Essentials of Sustainable Packaging course that is designed to help packaging professionals become versed in sustainability issues pertaining to the packaging supply network. Minal is a frequent presenter on sustainability topics related to packaging design assessment and the role of LCA in design decisions. He has contributed to framework efforts for the responsible development of nanotechnology, supply chain indicators and metrics for packaging, and a sustainable textile standard. Minal enjoys working with businesses to help develop pathways leading to improved environmental and social accountability. His background is in ecology, environmental chemistry, environmental policy, sustainable development, technical training and consulting. His education includes a BS in Wildlife Zoology, an MA in International Environmental Policy and MBA focused on the influence of MNCs on sustainability in developing countries.

Cynthia G. Moore, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Tom Murray, Pollution Prevention Division, US EPA

Tom Murray is a senior scientist with the US Environmental Protection Agency and is currently Chief of the Prevention Analysis Branch in the Agency\'s Pollution Prevention Division.  Tom has over 39 years in government service.  Tom and his staff are the architects of several environmental partnership programs including the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment program, the Green Suppliers Network and the new E3 program, a cross-agency collaboration with industry focused on manufacturing growht, engergy efficiency and environmental performance.  Tom holds a Bachelor\'s Degree in Biology from Mount Saint Mary\'s University and a Masters Degree in Biology from the Americian University, Washington, DC.

Bob Newport, US EPA, Region 5

Josephine Rogers, Martindale-Brightwood Community Development Corporation

Josephine Rogers has been the executive director of the Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation since 2006 and served on the sub-committee that planned the S-DAT process for Smart Growth and her neighborhood, Martindale Brightwood, shares with King Park neighborhood the designation for the pilot project for HUD, EPA and DOT sustainable communities.  As executive director of the Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation she directs the organizations work in affordable housing, foreclosure prevention, commercial and retail development and environmental justice. MBCDC serves as an operating partner with the Martindale Brightwood Environmental Justice Collaborative. From 1981 through 1995, Josephine was an integral part of the restoration of the Madame C. J. Walker Building and the Madame Walker Urban Life Center. She continued her community work with the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center and the Center Township Trustee and.  Josephine earned her Bachelors degree from Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, graduating with a degree in Psychology and minor in Sociology. She has received numerous community service and professional awards and continues to participate in continuing education programs in Indianapolis.

Sheryl Rosner, Senior Advisor, Region 1, US EPA

Amy Sausen, The Bruce Company

Amy is the Landscape and Environmental Projects Coordinator at The Bruce Company of Wisconsin.  She has degrees in both Horticulture and Soil Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and over 20 years experience working in the landscaping industry.  Recently, she has begun to use her landscaping experience in the field of erosion control in an effort to improve the quality and sustainability of BMPs and other erosion control devices.

Doug Scott, Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Director Scott took over leadership of the nation’s oldest state environmental agency on the 35th anniversary date of the Illinois EPA’s start on July 1, 1970. He is committed to maintaining and enhancing the Agency’s key role in protecting our air, land and water making government more accountable and accessible to citizens and the regulated community, including local governments and business. Director Scott chaired the Illinois Governor’s Climate Change Advisory Committee, which made recommendations on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Illinois, and serves on the Midwestern Governors’ Association panel developing a regional cap-and-trade system. He also served two years as Chair of the Air Committee for Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), currently is chairman of The Climate Registry Board of Directors and also serves on the  US EPA Environmental Financial Advisory Board and the Keystone Foundation Energy Board.

Kevin Shafer, Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Kevin Shafer became executive director at the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) in March 2002.  Prior to this, he served as MMSD’s director of technical services since October 1998.  In his current role as the executive director, he is responsible for the overall management, administration, leadership and direction for MMSD in meeting short- and long-term goals and objectives; coordinates the establishment of strategic goals and objectives and their approval by the Commission; oversees the development of policies and operating plans; and represents MMSD to its customers, bond rating agencies, and the public.

Since becoming executive director, Shafer has worked diligently on MMSD’s $1 billion Overflow Reduction Plan.  Mr. Shafer has been instrumental in providing the regional leadership in implementing green infrastructure in MMSD facilities and on private property.  This leadership has resulted in a new development approach by the communities and developers in the region.

He also coordinated a $58 million long-range planning process that produced the most intensive water quality research ever for six Milwaukee area watersheds.  Additionally, under his leadership, MMSD instituted a regional stormwater runoff rule and has been a leader for innovative ways to manage stormwater runoff.

Prior to joining the District, Shafer spent 10 years in private industry with an international engineering firm in Chicago and Milwaukee, and six years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Fort Worth, Texas.

Shafer received a bachelor’s degree in science and civil engineering with a specialty in water resources from the University of Illinois in 1982, and a master’s in science and civil engineering from the University of Texas in 1988.  Shafer received the 2001 Individual Merit Award for Engineer in Government Service from the Wisconsin Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.  In 2007, Shafer received a National Award from Kodak American Greenways for MMSD’s pioneering Greenseams project.  He is the past president of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies.

Dana Stone, Program Manager, Alabama Technology Network

Dana Stone, Corporate Program Manager, Alabama Technology Network (ATN) – Ms. Stone received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters in Public Administration from The University of Alabama. Ms. Stone has been with the Alabama Technology Network since its formation in 1995. During her tenure with ATN, Ms. Stone has managed the National Institute for Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) program, which has provided close to $25 million in federal funding to the state over the last 15 years.  Recently, Ms. Stone has expanded her efforts in ATN to include the management of the Alabama E3 (Economy, Energy and Environment) initiative, a partnership of 18 + federal, state and local organizations focused on leveraging resources to support sustainable manufacturing in Alabama.

Aaron Todd, Rebuild Iowa Office

Aaron Todd is a community planning specialist for the State of Iowa\'s Rebuild Iowa Office.  His work focuses on researching and developing state policy regarding sustainable local and regional planning, watershed management, and cultural resources. He was the lead author of the Iowa Smart Planning bill that was passed during the 2010 Iowa legislative session.  He has also worked with many disaster-impacted communities in eastern Iowa to develop rebuilding plans that incorporate sustainability and resiliency concepts. He previously worked at the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and was involved in affordable housing and economic development initiatives in New York City. Aaron has a bachelor’s degree in community and regional planning from Iowa State University and a master’s degree in public policy from Rutgers University.

James Van der Kloot, Land Revitalization Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 5

Steve Wassersug, Principal, Global Environmental Technology Foundation (GETF)

Principal and former president of Global Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF) managing projects with Federal agencies, ECOS, States and private sector on sustainability,and technology deployment and facilitation including \'Green Collar Training and Jobs for Veterans.\' Twenty-seven years with USEPA directing regional divisions in all media: Deputy Assistant Administrator for OSWER; and air program support to states from RTP.  Director for NGO Regional Environmental Center for 27 countries over 5 years located in Budapest supporting policies and programs and regulation development for European Union harmonization, technical support and joint ventures, grants to NGOs for civil society, and UN and World Bank assistance. Former Central Massachusetts Air Director, Adjunct Professor and on several Boards.

Chuck Warzecha, Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Chuck has been with the Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health since 1992.  He has been director of the bureau for the past four years.  Prior to 1992 he worked for the Department of Natural Resources in their environmental cleanup programs.  Chuck received a Masters of Science degree from the Water Resources Management Program at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1990.  Mr. Warzecha is a Registered Sanitarian in Wisconsin.  He has worked on a wide range of environmental health issues with the Bureau over the years and currently manages a broad array of environmental health programs and over 80 exceptional staff.  Topical management areas include programs such as childhood lead poisoning prevention, hazardous waste site risk assessment, air and drinking water quality, environmental and occupational disease surveillance, radiation protection, restaurant inspection, and sanitation.  Chuck is a former President of the Wisconsin Environmental Health Association and a member of the Wisconsin Public Health Association.

Karen Wesson, US EPA

Karen Wesson has been working in the field of Air Quality research and analyses for more than 10 years, the last six of them as part of the Air Quality Modeling Group in the Office of Air Quality and Planning Standards at the U.S. EPA.  She has a B.S. in Astrophysics from the University of Virginia and a M.S. from Duke University in Environmental Science.  At EPA, Ms. Wesson works on comparing and evaluating different models and techniques and their ability to attain multi-pollutant and multi-resolution air quality information that can be used to inform policy decisions.  Ms. Wesson served as the technical team lead of the Air Quality Management Plan Pilot Project and of the Detroit Multi-pollutant Pilot Project.

Sarah White, Senior Associate, Center for Wisconsin Strategy (COWS)

Sarah White is a Senior Associate at the Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), a national policy center at the University of Wisconsin dedicated to high-road economic development.  Her work at COWS focuses on the intersection of labor and energy policy at state and federal levels, and she is a national expert on jobs and training in the emerging green economy. White has written widely on education for sustainability and social change, including, most recently:  Greener Skills: How Credentials Create Value in the  Clean Energy Economy.  White came to COWS from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, where she served as the Secretary’s policy advisor for federal employment and training programs. Before that, she ran the Development Education Program of Interfaith Hunger Appeal in New York, working to integrate academic and NGO efforts  addressing poverty, food security and sustainable development.  A labor historian and former Fulbright Scholar, White holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and a B.A. from Wellesley College.

Bob Wooten, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

I am a graduate of North Carolina State University (mechanical engineering) and a licensed Professional Engineer.

I have worked for the NC Division of Air Quality since 1970. In years past, I wrote permits and performed stack testing. I was involved in studies of ammonia emissions from animal production operations. In recent years I have worked in the Planning Section dealing with attainment demonstrations and maintenance plans. I have worked in all areas of emission inventory development and currently produce the nonroad part of our inventories. I also run the SMOKE model to produce inventory inputs for our grid modeling to develop attainment demonstrations.

Workshop Presenter Information

Ron Ashford, HUD Office of Public Housing Investment

Melissa M. Barnhart, US EPA

Myra Blakely, US EPA

Scott Bowles, US EPA

Mr. Bowles has over 25 years of experience managing and implementing programs in the public service field.  He currently serves as a Program Analyst with Evaluation Support Division in EPA’s Office of Policy.   His recent work focused on analyzing innovations for their scale-up potential and assessing how they addressed priority environmental problems.   Mr. Bowles currently spearheads efforts to support and implement innovative measurement approaches that will assist programs to more effectively gauge environmental performance. 

Mr. Bowles also worked for eight years in EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation and the Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation.  He is a returned Peace Corps volunteer and served to tours as staff oversea as a Peace Corps Associate Director and Country Director.   Mr. Bowles holds a BS in Horticulture for Colorado State University.

Joseph Bruss, US EPA

Julie Colehour, Colehour + Cohen

Julie believes that individual actions can change the world. She is an expert in integrated marketing campaigns and social marketing. She has spent the last 16 years managing integrated communications campaigns. These campaigns use research, advertising, web outreach, media relations and partnerships to encourage consumers to recycle, use water efficiently, look for the ENERGY STAR label, buy organics and get out of single-vehicle occupancy commuting. She holds two bachelors degrees from the University of Washington and is the co-author of The Environmental Marketing Imperative (Probus Publishing, 1994). Julie has earned five Silver Anvils from the Public Relations Society of America. In 2001 she was named one of The Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 under 40 young outstanding executives.

Tracy Dyke-Redmond, Industrial Economics, Inc.

Tracy Dyke Redmond has over 10 years of experience specializing in environmental program evaluation, performance measurement, and supporting innovative environmental programs that integrate measurement into program design.  She conducts mixed-method evaluations to help agencies understand where they are being effective and how they can improve.  Ms. Redmond assists agencies in selecting appropriate performance measures and using them to manage their programs and chart progress towards their goals.  She also supports clients in measuring the effectiveness of enforcement and compliance assistance efforts.  In addition to working with EPA and other government agencies, Ms. Redmond conducts evaluation in the context of private philanthropy.  Ms. Redmond holds a B.A. in environmental studies and biology from Oberlin College and a Master in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Juri Freeman, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.

MR. DAVID JURI FREEMAN  is a resource economist with the research and consulting firm Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc. in Boulder CO, where he works on recycling programs and energy efficiency for clients from Boston to California as well as internationally. He has presented his findings on social marketing at multiple national conferences in both the energy and solid waste fields and he recently testified in front of the Colorado senate on behalf of the benefits of recycling. His most current publication on Community Based Social Marketing that he co-authored with Lisa Skumatz can be found in the November issue of Resource Recycling magazine.

Danny Gogal, Office of Environmental Justice, US EPA

Mr. Daniel E. Gogal is a Senior Environmental Protection Specialist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ), where he has served since June 1992.  Mr. Gogal is the Tribal Coordinator for OEJ, with responsibilities for working with American Indian and Alaska Natives tribes and tribal grassroots organizations to seek ways to address their environmental and public health concerns.  He is also the Program Manager for the Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice (IWG) which seeks to coordinate the integration of environmental justice throughout the Federal Government.  Mr. Gogal Co-Chairs the Native American Task Force of the IWG, which serves to coordinate federal agencies’ efforts to address environmental justice concerns in Indian country and among Alaska Natives.  Mr. Gogal also develops and implements Alterative Dispute Resolution and Environmental Laws training for tribal governments and tribal grassroots organizations.

Dan Green, Top Hat Chimney and Fireplace

• Over 25 years experience in the hearth industry
• NFI certiried in all disciplines(wood, gas, pellet) Master Technician
• Former board member NCHPBA-North Central Hearth, Patio, BBQ Association
• Current Education Chair, NCHPBA

Shari Grossarth, Environmental Protection Specialist, US EPA

Shari Grossarth has worked at the US Environmental Protection Agency for 6 years.  She recently joined the Evaluation Support Division, where her work is focused on learning about and using innovative measurement approaches and helping projects and programs develop measures.  Prior to her work in the Evaluation Support Division, she was involved in work related to innovative approaches to permitting and regulation.

Leigh Herrington, US EPA

Joseph A. Hoch, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Joseph Hoch is an air pollution control specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in the Bureau of Air Management.  Joseph has a bachelor’s degree in meteorology from Penn State University and a master’s degree in atmospheric science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He has been with the Department for two years and is primarily involved in developing state plans to address regional pollutants.

Britta Johnson, Envrionmental Protection Specialist, US EPA

Britta works in the Evaluation Support Division (ESD) at EPA.  Her work involves both conducting evaluations and training others in measurement and evaluation practices.

Robyn Kenney, US EPA

Emily Lenard, PR & Media Coordinator, Comet Branding & PR

Emily Lenard is a PR + Social Media Coordinator at Comet Branding. Her previous communications and social media experience includes public relations strategy and implementation, strategic writing and editing, event coordination, nonprofit development & management, and government relations.
Before joining Comet Branding, Lenard served as Associate Director for Wired Wisconsin—a technology issue nonprofit while working at Nation Consulting, a public strategies firm.
Lenard earned her Masters in Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University.

Anne Leiby, US EPA

Christe Manning, Visiting Assitant Professor of Environmental Psycology, Macalester College

Dr. Christie Manning has an engineering degree from Tufts University and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Minnesota.  She is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Psychology at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Dr. Manning’s research investigates the cognitive and other psychological factors that influence environmentally-responsible behavior.  Her recent studies examine how people’s sense of psychological distance from an environmental issue, such as global climate change, impacts their response to that issue.  Dr. Manning also consults with environmental non-profits in Minnesota to investigate and reduce the barriers to individual and organizational-level sustainable behavior

LaToya Miller, US EPA

Roy Mjeld, Top Hat Chimney and Fireplace

• Over 25 years experience in Hearth industry
• NFI Certified
• Taught multiple seminars to industry, insurance and building officials

Cathy Moeger, Sustainability Manager, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Denise Mulholland, US EPA

Peter Mulvaney, Department of Water Management, City of Chicago

As an Assistant Commissioner at the Department of Water Management, Peter is committed to enhancing the stewardship of Chicago’s water resources and creating “greener” facility planning.  His career started as a field biologist in New Mexico, which led to his interest in the interaction of the environment and human health.  Peter then pursued these interests as a scientist at the National Institutes of Health, and later as an environmental consultant at a premiere water resources and engineering firm.

Peter has a BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado an MS in Pollution Control Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.  Peter has been LEED accredited since 2002. 

Tom Nolan, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

For over twenty-five years Tim has worked for state government at the forefront of the State of Minnesota\'s efforts to implement sustainability polices, practices, and projects. Since 2002, he has advanced progressive sustainable industrial development activities through strategic planning, demonstration projects, technical assistance, and educational outreach. Currently, he is working on initiatives to grow green enterprises and advance green economy development strategies. He has led an array of programs and initiatives focused on:

•           Implementing progressive sustainable community development models.
•           Demonstrating renewable energy and other clean technology systems.
•           Public and private sector adoption of green and sustainability best practices.
•           Recycling market development and green manufacturing.
•           Applied industrial ecology and eco-industrial development.
•           Advancing green building and sustainable design approaches.

Kol Peterson, Web Collaboration Coordinator, US EPA

Kol Peterson is the Web 2.0 Collaborations Coordinator for the US EPA’s Pacific Northwest regional office. Three years ago, he led a project to increase EPA's use of social media and Web 2.0 tools for EPA's Web-based communication.  In February, 2008, he authored EPA's Web 2.0 Whitepaper. Kol teaches the 'Web 2.0 Training' for EPA and other federal government staff, and develops best practices and EPA guidance around 2.0 technology. In the summer of 2009, Kol detailed to the White House Office of New Media as a New Media Analyst, and is actively engaged with current discussions around open government, transparency and collaboration technology in federal government.

Danielle Please, Green Jobs Manager, US Department of Labor

Sheryl Rosner, US EPA

Joel Scheraga, Senior Advisor for Climate Adaptation, US EPA

Dr. Joel D. Scheraga is the Senior Advisor for Climate Adaptation in EPA’s Office of Policy in the Office of the Administrator. He was appointed to this position on January 3, 2010. His responsibilities include helping EPA design and implement effective climate change adaptation measures to protect human health and the environment. This work is done in partnership with other federal and state agencies, local communities, private enterprise, and universities around the country. This position also offers him an opportunity to link EPA’s climate change work to its Sustainability, Smart Growth, and Environmental Justice programs.

Dr. Scheraga is a Fellow of the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy in The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. He is an ex-officio member of the new National Research Council Climate Change Education Roundtable. He is also a member of the Human Health Workgroup of the Maryland Climate Adaptation Development Team.

Dr. Scheraga served as a Lead Author and Contributing Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

Prior to assuming his current position, Dr. Scheraga served as the National Program Director for EPA’s Global Change Research Program and the Mercury Research Program in the Office of Research and Development. He was also the EPA Principal Representative to the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which coordinates and integrates scientific research on climate and global change supported by the U.S. Government.

Dr. Scheraga received an A.B. degree in geology-mathematics/physics from Brown University in 1976, an M.A. in economics from Brown University in 1979, and a Ph.D. in economics from Brown University in 1981.

Karen Teske-Osborne, North Central Patio and Barbecue Association

Executive Director of NCHPBA since 1996.  Background is MS in Nursing from UW-Madison.  Clinical work in burns, surgery and emergency care.  Director of Nursing Research at CWCDD.  Instructor at UW-Madison.  Started company for association management services in 1989. 

Ken Zarker, Washington Department of Ecology

Emma Zinsmeister, US EPA

Innovator's Cafe Hosts

Derry Allen, US EPA

Derry Allen is Counselor, National Center for Environmental Innovation, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In this job he is involved in a number of issues concerning environmental innovation, sustainability, environmental stewardship, planning and information, working on both national and international projects.

Mr. Allen has served at EPA since 1978, where he has held a variety of positions, principally in the Policy Office. He was Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Environmental Data from 1992 to 1998.  He has also been Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Administrator for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Deputy Director of the Science, Economics and Statistics Division and the Regulatory Integration Division, Associate Director of the Office of Policy Analysis, Acting Director of the Energy Policy Division, Chief of the Energy Development Branch, and Staff Director of the Interagency Resource Conservation Committee. In the course of these assignments he has been involved in a wide range of environmental, management and communications issues for the agency.

Before coming to EPA, Mr. Allen worked on the staff of the Secretary of Labor, at the Federal Energy Administration, at the Cost of Living Council and as a VISTA Volunteer with the City of New York Department of Correction.

He earned his B.A. with Honors at Yale University and his M.B.A. at the Harvard Business School. He has also participated in the Program for Senior Managers in Government at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.

Mr. Allen lives in Washington, D.C. He and his wife have three children. He is active in several community organizations. When he gets a break he enjoys reading and outdoor sports.

Renee Bashel, Wisconsin Small Business Environmental Assistance Program

Jay Benforado, Office of Research and Development, US EPA

Scott Bowles, Evaluation Support Division, US EPA

Mr. Bowles has over 25 years of experience managing and implementing programs in the public service field.  He currently serves as a Program Analyst with Evaluation Support Division in EPA’s Office of Policy.   His recent work focused on analyzing innovations for their scale-up potential and assessing how they addressed priority environmental problems.   Mr. Bowles currently spearheads efforts to support and implement innovative measurement approaches that will assist programs to more effectively gauge environmental performance. 

Mr. Bowles also worked for eight years in EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation and the Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation.  He is a returned Peace Corps volunteer and served to tours as staff oversea as a Peace Corps Associate Director and Country Director.   Mr. Bowles holds a BS in Horticulture for Colorado State University.

Danielle Sass Byrnett, US Department of Energy

Faith Cole, US EPA

Kimberly Green-Goldsborough, US EPA

Leigh Herrington, US EPA

Timonie Hood, US EPA, Region 9

Timonie Hood works on green building for the U.S. EPA Pacific Southwest Region covering Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, California, the Pacific Islands, and more than 140 tribal nations. She is an active mamber on EPA\'s Green Building and Innovations Workgroups and develops innovative and capacity-building environmental partnerships. Before joining EPA, she was a civilian Recycling Manager for the Marine Corps and the Navy. Ms. Hood was the first Federal employee to become a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional. She earned a B.S. degree in agricultural economics from Auburn University and a law degree from Arizona State University.

Jeff Hughes, Environmental Finance Center, UNC-Chapel Hill

Jeff Hughes is the Director of the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of North Carolina, a research and outreach program housed within the UNC School of Government. The UNC EFC (www.efc.unc.edu) is one of ten EPA designated and supported university-based centers that provide applied research, educational programs and advising services to local governments, utilities, and state and federal agencies. Jeff has twenty years of environmental infrastructure experience as a researcher, policy analyst, consultant, and practitioner. Jeff is currently the technical director for a national consultant team tasked with advising state and local governments on financing mechanisms involving ARRA funds. Jeff is a faculty member with the School of Government where he teaches courses on environmental finance and policy for university students and practitioners. He received a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Duke University.

David R. Ives, US Economic Development Administration, US Department of Commerce

David R. Ives serves as the Sustainability Coordinator for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce. As the principal connection point for EDA’s role in environmentally sustainable development, David crafts sustainability policy and oversees “green” program implementation, technical assistance, information tracking and dissemination, outreach/coordination, and program evaluation.

Previously, David served as the Senior Program Analyst in the Performance and National Programs Division of the Office of Regional Affairs for EDA. In this role, David was responsible for assisting in the oversight of EDA’s headquarter-based investment grants and in collecting, measuring and disseminating the impacts of EDA’s investment programs. He also previously served as EDA’s National Brownfields Coordinator and was responsible for leveraging EDA\'s involvement in brownfields redevelopment to heighten awareness and increase interest in the use of EDA\'s investment grants to promote economic development in communities and regions suffering from economic distress.
Before joining the Economic Development Administration, David was a leader of Booz Allen Hamilton’s Real Estate & Land Use Solutions capability. He led an interdisciplinary team of consultants delivering real property and land use advisory services to the federal real property market. David developed and implemented public sector real estate and land use strategies with a focus on changes in real property use and/or ownership, including: Federal real property disposal, property reuse/redevelopment, brownfields, economic development, urban revitalization, and land use planning for federal, state and regional organizations. In particular, David was instrumental in establishing and promoting GSA\'s Brownfields Redevelopment Initiative, which works to incorporate underutilized federal real property into local revitalization efforts.

David serves on the Advisory Board of the National Brownfields Association and is a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners. David earned his Masters in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Government from Hamilton College.

Chuck Learned, TriLocalReturns

Anne Leiby, Region 1, US EPA

Michelle Mandolia, US EPA

Cathy Moeger, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Tom Murray, Pollution Prevention Division, US EPA

Tom Murray is a senior scientist with the US Environmental Protection Agency and is currently Chief of the Prevention Analysis Branch in the Agency\'s Pollution Prevention Division.  Tom has over 39 years in government service.  Tom and his staff are the architects of several environmental partnership programs including the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment program, the Green Suppliers Network and the new E3 program, a cross-agency collaboration with industry focused on manufacturing growht, engergy efficiency and environmental performance.  Tom holds a Bachelor\'s Degree in Biology from Mount Saint Mary\'s University and a Masters Degree in Biology from the Americian University, Washington, DC.

Tom Nolan, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

For over twenty-five years Tim has worked for state government at the forefront of the State of Minnesota\'s efforts to implement sustainability polices, practices, and projects. Since 2002, he has advanced progressive sustainable industrial development activities through strategic planning, demonstration projects, technical assistance, and educational outreach. Currently, he is working on initiatives to grow green enterprises and advance green economy development strategies. He has led an array of programs and initiatives focused on:

•           Implementing progressive sustainable community development models.
•           Demonstrating renewable energy and other clean technology systems.
•           Public and private sector adoption of green and sustainability best practices.
•           Recycling market development and green manufacturing.
•           Applied industrial ecology and eco-industrial development.
•           Advancing green building and sustainable design approaches.

Laura Poole, US EPA

Toddi Steelman, Professor, North Carolina State University

Ken Zarker, Washington Department of Ecology