PADILLA BAY - Key Persons
Amy has provided pollution prevention assistance to Washington businesses since 2017 and has over 10 years of work experience in academia, local and state public health, and environmental agencies.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Communications Director
Job Titles:
- Education & Community Outreach
Craig is a chemist with over five years of experience practicing hazard assessment and chemical selection in the private and public sectors. He focuses on finding and evaluating safer chemical options for businesses.
Job Titles:
- Brownfields Program Communications Planner
Gillian has provided pollution prevention outreach since 2018. Before Ecology, Gillian worked at a nonprofit where she built public awareness around pollution prevention, and coordinated marine debris cleanups and community science programs around the Puget Sound.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Science, Technology and Society from Butler University.
Greg has over 20 years of hazardous waste experience and has led our Central Regional Office since 2017. He supervises a team of technical assistance providers and compliance inspectors focused on managing, reducing, or eliminating toxic chemical use and industrial waste generation.
Education:
Bachelor's and Master's degrees in geology and water resources.
Huckleberry has over 10 years of experience in engineering consulting and environmental regulation in the Pacific Northwest. He is a licensed professional engineer and works with businesses to reduce toxic or environmentally harmful materials in processes, products, and wastes, and to improve natural resource use efficiency.
Ifeanyi is a chemical engineer with over six years of experience working in the chemical manufacturing and environmental regulatory sector. He is focused on helping businesses reduce their use of toxic materials and dangerous waste generation.
Jason is an engineer with over 20 years of experience in environmental engineering and consulting for private and public sectors. He supervises a team of technical assistance providers focused on reducing or eliminating toxic chemical use and industrial waste generation at Washington businesses.
Jenny focuses on the healthcare sector and is instrumental in developing our pharmaceutical waste policies and rulemaking. She has provided pollution prevention assistance to most types of businesses in our northwest region for nearly 20 years.
Job Titles:
- Water Resources Communications Manager
Job Titles:
- Web / Digital Strategy & Project Manager
Maryflor provides technical assistance to businesses by helping them find pollution prevention opportunities to help reduce and manage their dangerous waste.
Education:
Bachelor's in Environmental Science from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Megan is an environmental planner and provides expertise and consultation to toxics reduction staff on:
Policy development.
Pollution prevention regulations.
Grant management.
She serves as the rulemaking lead for the Hazardous Waste Fee and Pollution Prevention Plans regulations and is the Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant Coordinator. She also supports various outreach and data analysis efforts for the Toxics Reduction program.
Education:
Master's in public administration from Seattle University.
Bachelor's in ecology and Spanish from University of California, Davis.
Myles is an engineer with over 10 years of experience in environmental consulting for private and public sectors. He supervises a team of technical assistance providers focused on reducing or eliminating toxic chemical use and industrial waste generation at Washington businesses in the greater Seattle area.
Paul has over 12 years of experience helping a wide variety of Washington businesses with pollution prevention. He currently manages the Automotive Mercury Switch Removal program.
Job Titles:
- Office Coordinator - Main Reception
Job Titles:
- Mechanical Engineer
- Education
Randy is a mechanical engineer with three years of process analysis experience. He helps businesses reduce their use of toxic materials and dangerous waste generation.
Education:
Bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Saint Martin's University.
Job Titles:
- Senior Professional Engineer
Rob has been a senior professional engineer working on toxics reduction for the past 30 years. Prior to working at Ecology, Rob worked on remediation projects at a national consulting company throughout the United States for four years.
Recent projects:
Working with aerospace facilities on their wastewater treatment methods and helping them choose less toxic chemicals in their vapor degreasing operations.
Rolfe provides technical support to businesses, helping them apply cost saving measures that result in eliminating or reducing toxic chemicals and dangerous waste.
Job Titles:
- Dam Safety Office Manager
Saskia is the safer chemist lead at Ecology. She focuses on building a technically strong and vibrant green chemistry and safer alternatives program across Washington. She works with a team of chemists, regional and national partners, to develop, support, and sustain these efforts.
Job Titles:
- Environmental Planner - Adjudications
Stephanie has two years experience as a technical consultant and a degree in chemical engineering. She focuses on reducing toxic chemical use and the generation of dangerous waste in a variety of businesses.
Education:
Bachelor's in chemical engineering from Ohio State University.
Westley has been involved with environmental regulations since 2019. He provides technical assistance on managing, reducing, and eliminating toxic chemical use and industrial waste generation. He started his career in air quality at the Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management.
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama.