Experience

The George Washington University Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Part-time Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Teaching “Air Pollution Control.” Course is an in-depth review of the Clean Air Act and related policy issues.



US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Program Innovation Coordinator, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)

  • Oct 1999 - Present

  Serve as the senior policy advisor in OAR to lead environmental programs and policy innovation campaigns including coordinating with key leaders throughout EPA to build consensus on innovation priorities. Represent OAR in meetings with managers and external stakeholders including federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies, non-profit organizations, advisory groups, and industry. Key Contributions:• Environmental Program and Policy Innovation: Provide guidance, information and assistance to senior-level managers within OAR regarding program innovation and organizational change. Work across the Agency to develop consensus on a wide range of innovation priorities. Initiated process to increase coordination on the control of toxic pollutants. Represented OAR on intra- and inter-agency working groups with focus on Partnership Programs and Environmental Stewardship• Environmental Justice: Developed and managed the Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program, a unique cross-office program which provided EPA support to low-income racially diverse communities, creating partnerships that identified and addressed the pollution problems that the community determined were most important. I matrix-managed 100 EPA staff organized in joint Headquarters/Regional teams. CARE succeeded in changing EPA’s approach to working in environmental justice communities. • Energy: Co-author of a paper comprehensively assessing the Clean Air Act’s potential to regulate greenhouse gases and focus on a range of energy and climate issues regarding greenhouse gas control. Developed and launch EPA’s Business Guide to EPA Climate Partnership Programs. • Enforcement: Collaborate with the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance to boost compliance with all environmental laws through the Next Generation Compliance initiative. Served as the co-chair of the staff group to optimize the rulemaking process with the EPA-wide Rule Effectiveness Initiative.



Office of Wetlands, Ocean and Watersheds (OWOW) – Office of Water, EPA, Washington, D.C

• Senior Policy Advisor,

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

  Organized and coordinated a range of events and programs including the division’s management retreat. Collaborated extensively in the management of the Office of Wetlands, Ocean and Watersheds Staff Forum. Directed the planning and development of the Office of Wetlands, Ocean, and Watersheds Training Approach.



Office of Water, US Environmental Protection Agency

• Acting Associate Division Director, Wetlands Division

  • May 2017 - Sep 2017

  Organized workflows in the new division by creating Standard Operating Procedures for key division work processes. Initiated and achieved consensus on OCWD “Norms and Expectations” to increase accountability of staff and management to each other



Office of Wetlands Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW) – Office of Water, EPA, Washington, D.C

• Associate Director & Acting Director of Urban Waters Program

  • Jun 2016 - May 2017

  Spearheaded the implementation of a process which resulted in the Treasury Department joining the Urban Waters Federal Partnership. Launched a regular meeting schedule with essential federal partners at the Department of Interior and the Forest Service. Drastically improved the effectiveness of the annual work planning process by facilitating communication and coordination for activities throughout the program.



Office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer, U.S. House of Representatives

• Brookings Legislative Fellow

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  Served as a full time member of the Congressman’s staff and delivered key guidance, technical expertise, and analysis for a wide range of environmental legislation and policy. Played essential support role including proposing legislative language, editing legislative drafts, and assessing all options and provisions for proposed legislation. Created communication materials for frequent special orders and correspondences and directed briefings for congressional staff.Key Contribution:• Acted as go-to expert in water infrastructure, air pollution, energy, climate legislation, and Superfund



Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, EPA, Washington D.C.

• Director, Radiation Protection Division (RPD)

  • Oct 1995 - Sep 1999

  Led the 80-person division which is responsible for EPA’s Radiation program, including regulating the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), the world’s first geologic repository for radioactive waste, setting standards regulating the disposal, management, and protection of ground water, cleanup and importation of radioactive materials, assisting other Agency program offices in responding to radiation issues, including the development of a joint guidance document with the Superfund Program on clean-up of radiation-contaminated sites, Underground Injections Control program regulation of radioactive waste disposal, and leading EPA’s Radiological Emergency Response Program.

• Acting Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air

  • May 1997 - Nov 1998



Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, US EPA

• Acting Director, Criteria and Standards Division

  • Dec 1994 - Sep 1995

• Chief, Radioactive Waste Management Branch

  • Jul 1992 - Dec 1994



Office of Air and Radiation, US EPA

• Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Office of Air and Radiation

  • Nov 1989 - Jul 1992

  Assisted in the development of EPA's program to implement the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act, especially in the area of air toxics.