In this documentary, experts discuss the importance of community involvement in brownfields reclaimation. Renewal projects from Denver, Trenton, Baltimore, Phoenix, and elsewhere illustrate how sustainable redevelopment depends on sharing information, balancing minority and majority interests, and long-term planning.

America’s “first” suburbs, those suburban communities built next to America’s urban centers, were the birthplace of the American Dream. Sixty years later, many of these original suburbs are facing a crisis: a dwindling tax base, population and business losses, decaying infrastructure, increased racial tensions, and “white flight.” Lacking policies to help reverse these trends, many towns are seeking revitalization strategies.

In Poisoned Waters, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Hedrick Smith examines the growing hazards to human health and the ecosystem. Through interviews with scientists, environmental activists, corporate executives, and average citizens affected by the burgeoning pollution problem, Smith reveals his startling new findings: evidence shows that today’s growing environmental threat comes not from the giant industrial polluters of old, but from chemicals in consumers’ face creams, deodorants, prescription medicines, and household cleaners that find their way into sewers, storm drains, and eventually into America’s waterways and drinking water.

Follow York’s efforts to spur economic revitalization by building a minor-league baseball stadium in a downtown neighborhood. “There’s this question. . . is urban redevelopment good? Certainly,” said filmmaker Brian Plow in the York Daily Record. “But there are costs associated with it. When do the costs become too steep?” While challenging the notion that redevelopment is good, the film also reinforces the idea that redevelopment is necessary in a community like York. It also examines urban poverty, community development needs, eminent domain, and displacement.

Representatives from U.S. EPA, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Department of Transportation (DOT) will present the exciting new DOT-HUD-EPA Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities, created to help improve access to affordable housing, provide more transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment in communities nationwide. Come and learn more about this new federal partnership and possible pilot projects that will bring a new level of interagency collaboration to efforts to meet housing and transportation goals for sustainable growth while simultaneously protecting the environment, promoting equitable development, and addressing the challenges of climate change in rural, suburban, and urban communities nationwide.

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John Frece, U.S. EPA

With the change in the administration, environmental justice (EJ) has been highlighted as a U.S. EPA priority. This session will update you on recent developments in EJ and forecast what we can expect going forward, including access to “green technologies” in EJ communities and community outreach tools.

Brian Montag, K&L Gates Read bio

Mr. Montag's practice includes Federal and State environmental permitting, compliance and litigation matters, including enforcement and administrative proceedings. He has served in leadership roles and as lead counsel in landmark regulatory and litigation matters, including settlements involving Superfund, environmental justice, air, water, and solid and hazardous waste matters.

Nicholas Targ, Holland & Knight LLP Read bio

Nicholas Targ is a Partner in Holland & Knight’s Public Policy and Regulation Group. His practice concentrates on land use, environmental law, and natural resources. He represents private and public sector project proponents in land use and environmental permitting, compliance, and due diligence matters for complex land use, development and natural resources projects. Nicholas' practice includes: • all aspects of brownfields redevelopment including due diligence, site designation, Polanco redevelopment agreements, negotiation of remedial action plans, risk management tool, negotiation and resolution of enforcement orders, community outreach and environmental justice, and project funding; • land use and entitlements, including general plan amendments, zoning amendments, and public-private partnerships; • environmental review, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and • natural resources, including Endangered Species Act compliance, rights-of-way over public lands, renewable energy, and takings law. Before joining Holland & Knight, Nicholas served with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance, including Counsel and Associate Director to the Office of Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C. Nicholas also served in the Solicitor’s Office of the Department of the Interior, representing the Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management on a wide-range of natural resources and hazardous materials issues. Committed to service, Nicholas co-founded the Howard University Environmental Law and Sustainability Program and taught environmental law as an adjunct professor for five semesters. Presently, Nicholas serves as Chair of the National Brownfields Association's Bay Area Council and Co-chair of the American Bar Association's Taskforce on Diversity and Environmental Justice. He also serves on the Board of the Rosie the Riveter Trust in Richmond, California. Nicholas was named as a fellow to the American Bar Foundation in 2008.

Kent Benjamin, U.S. EPA Read bio

Biography of Kent A. Benjamin, Co-Chair - Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Kent A. Benjamin is the Environmental Justice Coordinator and State Liaison for the U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). Currently, he is co-chair of EPA’s Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program where he works with a multi-disciplinary, national, inter-agency team. He also serves as the Environmental Justice Program Coordinator for the EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). Additional he co-chairs an EPA workgroup which is developing evaluation protocols for the agency’s environmental justice programs. He has worked extensively on a range of issues including Brownfields Redevelopment, Waste Transfer Stations, Asbestos Rulemaking, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Kent is trained in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and has facilitated community-based meetings, environmental panels and environmental justice discussions. He has been with the Agency since 1990. His previous experiences included stints with the U.S. General Accounting Office, the Massachusetts State Senate Taxation Committee and the Boston City Council. Kent is a frequent lecturer to a wide variety of groups on environmental justice, brownfields, and community involvement. Kent holds a Master of Science degree in Public Management and Policy, from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics, from the University of Massachusetts.

Dawn Jeffries, Merrill Lynch Read bio

Dawn Harris Jeffries has been promoted several times within the organization to Director and now serves as current Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch. She has a team of experienced specialists. Her areas of focus are all aspects of financial planning including individual retirement and estate planning. She also focuses on businesses, nonprofit organizations, and municipal activities. She recruits for Merrill Lynch. She volunteers and provides free financial education charitable organizations whenever possible. Dawn began her career as a Bank Examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank in New York focusing on U.S. branches for foreign banks and international branches of U.S. banks. She joined Merrill Lynch in 1998 as an associate in the Corporate Audit Department, was promoted to VP in 2000, and moved to Dublin, Ireland to manage the Audit function at the Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Bank and Merrill Lynch Financial Services Ltd. Upon her return to the U.S. she was appointed Global Audit Manager for the Global Principal Investments and Structured Finance, Investment Banking, and Private Equity Departments headquartered in New York. She served as the Head of the Merrill Lynch Global Research Settlement Project Management Office. She also served as the Global Head of Product Supervision for the Managed Solutions Business in the Global Private Client Division. Dawn has been featured in business magazines. She is a National Advisory Board Member for the Entertainment District in New Orleans, a Board Member of the SAVY a teen mentoring program. She is a member of the Junior League. She is also a member of the Advisory Council to the Southern University College of Business.

Benjamin Kent - Brownfields 2009 kab.pdf (974 KB)

Dawn Jeffries - EJ Discussion.pdf (78 KB)

Nicholas Targ - MirafloresPresentation.pdf (1973 KB)

This session will present viewpoints from the consulting, regulatory, industrial, and legal communities regarding barriers and impediments to sustainable or green remediation—as well as strategies to overcome them. Attendees will gain a better perspective on the definition of sustainable remediation and will learn how and why decisions are made regarding appropriate sustainable remediation practices, how to gain consensus with various stakeholders, and what must be improved on (technology, guidance documents, and regulations) to promote green remediation practices. Take part in this timely session as U.S. EPA’s strategic plan calls for increased research and application of sustainable systems that promote environmental stewardship, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve energy efficiency. Green remediation can help EPA meet its goals.

Nandra Weeks, Geosyntec Consultants Read bio

17 years of environmental engineering experience (15 with GeoSyntec Consultants). Secretary/Treasurer of Florida Brownfields Association. Chaired the 2004 Florida Brownfields Conference.

Michael Goldstein, Akerman Senterfitt Read bio

Michael R. Goldstein, a shareholder with the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt, has dedicated his legal career to working on matters related to environmental law, policy, legislation, and litigation for a broad range of clients: large public and private corporations, small closely held companies, developers, landlords, tenants, individuals, local governments, lenders, neighborhood associations, and civic and environmental advocacy groups. The majority of his day-to-day practice focuses on environmental business transactions, including the due diligence, structuring, financing, and post-closing regulatory and compliance matters associated with mergers and acquisitions and divestitures. He also works closely and extensively with real estate development principals and professionals to help coordinate federal, state and local regulatory approvals for complex commercial, mixed use, industrial, and marina related projects throughout the State of Florida. In the last several years as local government infill policies have encouraged developers and end-users to revisit urban sites, Mr. Goldstein's practice has focused on helping clients navigate the environmental regulatory and third party liability risk issues associated with building on properties that have been impacted by (or are located nearby to) soil, groundwater, sediment, and/or marine contamination. This has included helping clients (i) identify, contract with, and manage environmental and civil engineering firms with the knowledge, expertise, and insurance to work on contaminated construction sites; (ii) design and obtain approval of risk based cleanup strategies that minimize the cost and time of assessment and remediation; (iii) define and evaluate the additional construction costs that result from properly handling contaminated media, such as excavated soils and dewatered groundwater; (iv) integrate cleanup and development strategies to minimize the impact of remediation on the cost, design, and schedule of construction; and (v) ensure that worker health and safety issues are addressed. In addition to servicing traditional corporate and development matters, Mr. Goldstein's practice has a particularly strong statewide emphasis on the remediation, redevelopment, financing, and beneficial reuse of Brownfield sites and involves a broad array of Brownfields related transactional, administrative, regulatory, legislative, and policy work for clients in both the private and public sectors. In the last ten years, he has developed a reputation as one of the leading brownfields practitioners in Florida, working on important and precedent establishing projects as well as heading up or participating in numerous local, regional, and State environmental restoration initiatives.

Carlos Pachon, US EPA Read bio

Carlos’ overall focus at EPA is on identifying and advancing best practices and new technologies in cleaning up contaminated sites. Through his analytical work he contributes significantly to the pool of knowledge and information on the use of technologies in Superfund. He is currently engaged in advancing green remediation across EPA cleanup programs (the topic of his presentation), engaging in several cross-program efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of cleaning up contaminated sites. In recent years he also served as Deputy Director for Environmental Reviews with the United States Trade Representative, and worked as a special assistant to EPA Administrator Johnson. Previously, his EPA duties included the development and delivery of key training Superfund courses such as Remedial Design & Remedial Action. He has held other positions outside the Agency, notably as a forecast Hydrologist with the US Snow Survey Program. He has a BS in Watershed Management from Colorado State University and graduate degrees in environmental and business management from Duke University (Durham, NC) and a Georgetown University (Washington, DC) respectively.

Paul Hadley, California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Curtis Stanley, Shell Global Solutions

COMBINED Brownfields 2009 Sustainability Presentation.pdf (1951 KB)

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Successful brownfields redevelopment is often characterized as “cherry-picking”—finding and developing the easiest and most marketable sites. The Disadvantaged Communities Network project examines how brownfields redevelopment is working in the less marketable locations of inner-city and lower-income communities. Join with policy and community development experts as they share the keys to success for community development corporations and other local organizations that want to take on the challenge of “bootstrap brownfields.”

Evans Paull, Northeast Midwest Institute Read bio

Evans Paull is a Senior Policy Analyst for Northeast-Midwest Institute. Mr. Paull directs the Institute’s research and policy analysis services in the areas of brownfields redevelopment and environmental financing. In this capacity Evans carries out policy-oriented research on national, state, and local issues pertaining to brownfields and urban redevelopment. Evans’ areas of expertise also include: sustainable development, financing eco-systems restoration, and economic analysis. His most recent past position was as Director of Policy Analysis and the Brownfield Initiative at the Baltimore Development Corporation. He has received the National Phoenix Award (for brownfield redevelopment), the Governor's Smart Growth Award, and the Professional Achievement in Economic Development Award (from the American Planning Association's Maryland Chapter). Paull received his Bachelor of Arts from the College of Wooster and a Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois.

Deeohn Ferris, Sustainable Community Development Group Inc. Read bio

Deeohn Ferris is founder of the Sustainable Community Development Group, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to advancing metropolitan sustainability, environmental health, equitable development and global smart growth. She is also President of Global Environmental Resources Inc., a woman and minority owned consulting firm celebrating ten years of delivering professional services. Ms. Ferris is a lawyer whose interdisciplinary career spans government, industry and public interest. She directed nationally significant compliance and enforcement cases at U.S. EPA; served as environmental counsel to the American Insurance Association; and was the first African American senior environmental policy director at the National Wildlife Federation. Her work spans critical public policy issues that range from managing the Exxon Valdez natural resources litigation and publishing a national biotechnology newsletter, The Gene Exchange, to advising NGOs at the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa; the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre Brazil; and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the nexus of race, health and the environment, Ms. Ferris launched two groundbreaking public policy initiatives: the Environmental Justice Project for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, the first pioneered by a major civil rights group; and the Washington Office on Environmental Justice, an international multicultural grassroots coalition.

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Jeanne DuBois, Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corp. Read bio

Jeanne Du Bois is the Executive Director of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation in North Dorchester's Uphams Corner. Dorchester Bay has had a 27 year history of economic and housing development, 18 year history of community organizing, and their own in-house small business and home owner loan fund. They are now an SBA and SBA 504 lender and the microbusiness lender for the Empowerment Zone. They have broadened their programs to include resident technology training, job linkage programs, and multiple activities for youth and local schools. They have developed 750 units of rental and home ownership housing and 5 commercial buildings--including a supermarket, video store and restaurant, two mixed use buildings, and an industrial facility. In 1994 they bought the 5 acre Boston Insulated Wire and Cable site at Savin Hill. From 1995-1999 they demolished the old factory, cleaned up a brownfield, got rid of $1 million in back taxes, and found a computer graphics and digital printing firm to bring 110 jobs to the neighborhood. They layered a $14 million financing package from 17 different funders and built the factory in 2001-02. The company moved in 2002. Dorchester Bay EDC is the owner, and Spire graphics and printing has a lease with an option to purchase the site after three years. This project is a 2004 winner of the Phoenix Awards for Region 1- New England. The 1998 Brownfield law, signed at the 65 Bay Street site, has enabled Dorchester Bay EDC and other CDCs to utilize grants and loans to assess and clean up sites for both commercial and housing uses. It also offered liability protection and “covenant not to sue” for those remediating sites. Dorchester Bay recently utilized the state brownfield fund to clean up and cap a site which was a former city ash dump; it became a 25 unit cooperative with 25 home ownership units surrounding the site. They also conducted another environmental site assessment of the Daloz Dry Cleaners building, which is owned by local artists who create 22 affordable studios in the old buildings. Jeanne represents the Mass Association of Community Development Corporations on the State Brownfield Advisory Group, which was appointed to review and oversee the $30 million state brownfield fund.In the 2006 legislative session, recently approved a $30M recapitalization of the brownfield fund, enabled CDCs to utilize and assign Brownfield tax credits.

Patrick Morrissy, HANDS, Inc. Read bio

Patrick Morrissy is the Executive Director of HANDS, Inc. responsible for redevelopment of the 40 block, formerly industrial Valley neighborhood of Orange, NJ into a mixed-use residential, arts and light industrial district. Morrissy served as a Member of teh NJ State Plannign Commission and is a founder of Shelterforce magazine, the National Housing Institute and the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey.

Stacey Flint, Bethel New Life, Inc.

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Brownfield Panel, New Orleans, 11-2009.pdf (7877 KB)

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The online world is changing, and there are new tools and data available for communities to use for their brownfields redevelopment efforts. In this session, participants will learn how to use these new resources for studying brownfields as well as marketing sites.

Robin Smith, ESRI Read bio

Use of GIS in all aspects of Brownfield identification, evaluation, financing, remediation, etc.

Presentation for ICMA Brownfields.pdf (2392 KB)

Avoiding environmental hazards when siting schools is important—for obvious reasons. In a discussion about selecting new school sites on or near sources of environmental pollution, and investigating and cleaning up those sites for school use, panelists will highlight successful case studies as well as examples that reflect the lack of formal community involvement in the process. They will also describe school-siting guidelines that were developed as part of a U.S. EPA-funded research project that surveyed existing laws and policies regarding this issue.

Steven Fischbach, Rhode Island Legal Services

John Chambers, Fuss & O'Neill Read bio

Mr. John Chambers is a Hydrogeologist with Fuss & O'Neill, Inc., a civil and environmental consulting firm doing business in New England for nearly 80 years. Mr. Chambers directs the Environmental Assessment and Remediation and Brownfields team in Fuss & O’Neill’s Providence, Rhode Island regional office. In that role, Mr. Chambers leads multidisciplinary engineering teams on brownfields assessment, remediation, and redevelopment projects in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Mr. Chambers has a B.S. in Geology from Tufts University and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Washington State University. He is a Licensed Site Professional (LSP) in Massachusetts and has over 19 years of experience providing environmental assessment and remediation services. His technical specialties include public outreach, water resource evaluations and development, preparation of environmental investigation strategies and QAPPs, performance of environmental site investigations at a wide range of distressed properties, and remediation evaluation, design and implementation.

Renee Blanchard, Center for Health, Environment & Justice Read bio

I currently run CHEJ's Childproofing our Communities, where I host a national working group on safe school siting and help communities pass precautionary policies at a state and school district level.

Elodia Blanco, Concerned Citizens of Agriculture Street Landfill

Brownfields 2009 school siting presentation final.pdf (1615 KB)

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Educational programs across the country are looking for new strategies that engage high school, college, and adult learners in the science and economics of brownfields and sustainable redevelopment. Brownfields education is a relatively easy addition to elementary and secondary school science curricula. In this session, new educational programs that address environmental topics, specifically brownfields, are highlighted by several practitioners, who discuss how to reach out and educate urban and rural populations to prepare for the green jobs of the future.

Deborah Orr, U.S. EPA, Region 5

Jill Gaito, Green Center of Central Pennsylvania Read bio

Jill A. Gaito serves as the founding Executive Director of the Green Center of Central Pennsylvania. The mission of the Green Technology Center is to become a well-recognized Central Pennsylvania hub for education and information relating to green technologies and sustainable lifestyle and practice, and to become a driving force behind the application of green technologies and practices in the region. The Green Center will be the focal point of an inner-city revitalization project that has reclaimed two brownfield properties in Midtown Harrisburg to establish an educational campus that incorporates both green building technologies and renewable energy sources into their facilities and into their curriculum. The Green Center redevelopment will serve as living classroom for sustainability. Prior to her appointment as Executive Director of the Green Center of Central Pennsylvania, Jill served three years as the Deputy Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Community Revitalization and Local Government Support. The role of this office was to establish PADEP as a partner in economic development by promoting policies and initiatives that foster a climate of environmentally sound and sustained economic growth. This step - establishing an economic development group within the environmental protection agency - has won DEP national recognition. At DEP, Jill first served as the Department’s Brownfield Action Team Director where she contributed to the success of many brownfield and redevelopment projects throughout Pennsylvania. Jill was employed at Gannett Fleming for 11 years in a variety of management and technical capacities before joining DEP in January 2005. She also worked as technical operations manager for Laboratory Resources Inc., and as a project manager for NUS Environmental Corp. In 2004, Jill was selected as one of the "Top 40" business people under the age of 40 in central Pennsylvania. She has published numerous articles on brownfield revitalization and her expertise has led to speaking engagements at events across the country. Jill is an active member of the Society of Women Environmental Professionals, an organization focused on mentoring young women in environmental professions and serves as President of the School Board at Saint Patrick School in Carlisle. Jill earned a master's degree in business administration from Robert Morris University, and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Gannon University. She lives in Carlisle with her husband and their two sons.

Jill Krysinski, Bloom High School

Sabine Martin, Ctr. for Haz. Substance Research, KS. State Univ. Read bio

Dr. Martin is the Brownfields Coordinator for the Hazardous Substance Research Center at Kansas State University. Her expertise includes site assessment and remediation. She earned a masters degree in geology and a Ph.D. in hydrogeology from Justus-Liebig-University in Germany. Aside from her work at the Hazardous Substance Research Center, Dr. Martin is a consultant in the environmental industry.

Amanda Allen, OAI, Inc. Read bio

Ms. Allen holds a Bachelors of Science in Public Affairs Management from Indiana University-School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington, Indiana. She has worked with OAI for seven years and currently serves as the Sr. Program Manager for all Pre-Employment Education and Training programs including the Minority/Brownfields Minority Worker Training Programs (M/BMWTPs) funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Amanda oversees all aspects of program operations—outreach/recruitment, training, placement/follow-up, budgeting, reporting, marketing, data management, and program evaluation. She maintains communication with funding agencies, partners and consults as well as develops new partnerships to expand program capacity.

David Santori, City of Chicago Heights

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The crucial community involvement component of a successful brownfields program is always stressed, but some program managers find that traditional community outreach and involvement strategies may not be as inclusive as sought or desired in today’s economy. This roundtable will engage participants in an open discussion about successful internal and external involvement tools and provide examples from successful projects.

Alec Van Ryan, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. Read bio

Mr. Van Ryan is one of the founding members of Malcolm Pirnie’s Brownfields team. He has written numerous success US EPA Brownfields grants and worked on Brownfields projects across the country – from Oakland, CA to Philadelphia, PA. He primary experience centers on planning, risk communications, and community involvement. He has presented at five US EPA National Brownfields meetings and won the American Academy of Environmental Engineers Grand Award for Excellence for his strategic planning approach to a Brownfields site in Columbia, MS.

Daniel Spiess, -- Read bio

My interdisciplinary research focuses on public participation in environmental and planning decision making, in particular the role of community-based organizations and community development corporations in the planning processes for sites that threaten human and environmental health. I also examine the role that organizations play in promoting public participation and community organizing among vulnerable and under-represented populations Professionally, I was a state-level brownfields coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and professional planner at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

More and more local governments are looking for sustainable reuses of their brownfields. New case studies from the field show that having a joint planning process and integrating low-cost/high-reward renewable energy projects into brownfield redevelopment have a tremendous impact on community sustainability goals. Making these new renewable energy programs work requires a good vision and a community-wide planning process.

Elliott Laws, Crowell & Moring LLP

Paul Curran, Axio Power- Apex Wind

Karl Pepple, City of Houston

Beth Jines, Environmetal Affairs Department

Beth Jines presentation.pdf (1012 KB)

CURRAN- New Orleans Mon Morn Nov 16 2009.pdf (1021 KB)

EPL Brownfield 2009 Panel.pdf (98 KB)

Public and private sector finance experts will lead a discussion on brownfields financing alternatives beyond U.S. EPA Brownfields Grants, sharing their experiences with and knowledge of funding sources and eligibility requirements for obtaining financing. The panel will also provide tips from their real-world experiences on how communities can untie funding purse strings.

Patricia Overmeyer, U.S. EPA Read bio

Patricia Overmeyer works for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment. She currently is the Acting Land Revitalization Coordinator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. She served as the Designated Federal Official for the Federal Advisory Committee tasked with developing a proposed regulation under the negotiated rulemaking process. Ms. Overmeyer also managed the EPA task force that developed policy and guidance on the definition of a “brownfield site,” in accordance with the provisions provided in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Prior to joining EPA’s Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, Ms. Overmeyer worked in EPA’s Office of Solid Waste, in the Hazardous Waste Identification Division. Her responsibilities included developing regulations determining the regulatory status of industrial wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Prior to joining EPA, Ms. Overmeyer was an Assistant Vice President in the Environmental and Health Sciences Group of Science Applications International Corporation. Ms. Overmeyer earned an M.S. from Carnegie-Mellon’s School of Urban and Public Affairs (now the Heinz School) and has a B.A. in economics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Eric Benderson, United States Small Business Administration Read bio

Eric S. Benderson is the Associate General Counsel for Litigation and Claims at the United States Small Business Administration, which is a position in the Senior Executive Service. In this position he is responsible for formulating environmental policy for SBA and handling the litigation associated with environmental issues, such as cases involving NEPA, CERCLA, RCRA and toxic torts. A member of the New York and District of Columbia bars, he is an honors graduate of George Washington School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, the national scholastic honorary society. He holds a Master of Arts degree in political science from Columbia University, where he specialized in Chinese studies. Mr. Benderson is the author of a number of articles dealing with various legal topics, including debt collection, environmental law and administrative law. He is also a frequent lecturer at various continuing legal education courses for bar groups, the George Washington University College of Law and the American University College of Law, the Department of Justice’s National Advocacy Center, and the U.S. Treasury Department’s Debt Collection courses, as well as at a number of lender trade associations.

Ruth Calabrese, Chartis

Gordon Stoner, FDIC Read bio

Mr. Stoner is the primary environmental law expert within the Legal Division of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. He works on environmental issues with the FDIC’s Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection and Division of Resolutions and Receiverships. Prior to joining the FDIC in 1992, Mr. Stoner worked for 15 years at the United States Department of Justice, first in the Antitrust Division and then the Environment and Natural Resources Division. Mr. Stoner is a graduate of the University of Arizona and the Arizona State University College of Law.

Scott Reisch, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Read bio

Mr. Reisch is a partner in Hogan & Hartson’s Denver office, and a director of the firm’s environmental practice group. He moved his practice to Denver in 1995 after practicing for seven years in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. Mr. Reisch’s practice includes litigation and counseling on a broad range of environmental matters, with emphasis on brownfields transactions, Superfund litigation, hazardous waste compliance and environmental issues in corporate transactions. His publications include "Yielding Green Harvests from Brownfields: Strategies for Protecting Lenders from Liability at Contaminated Sites" Colorado Lawyer (January and February 1997); "The Dirty Dozen: Twelve Rules for Buying Contaminated Property" Colorado Springs Business Journal (August 1997) with D. Clayton; The Brownfields Amendments: New Opportunities, New Challenges—Parts I and II Colorado Lawyer (June and September 2002); and “Dirty Money”: EPA Issues Brownfields Grant Guidelines Colorado Lawyer (April 2003) with C. van Heuven. He is a frequent lecturer on environmental topics, including brownfields, environmental audits and voluntary self-disclosures. Mr. Reisch represents clients in brownfields transactions all over the country, including, most recently, North Carolina, Florida, and Pennsylvania. His work in Colorado includes the redevelopment of the Pepsi Center, Prairie Gateway (the future home of the Colorado Rapids) and Dahlia Square. Mr. Reisch is a graduate of Stanford University (B.A., with distinction, 1985) and Stanford Law School (J.D., 1988), where he was Note Editor of the Stanford Law Review. He is a member of the Bars of Colorado, California, and the District of Columbia. Mr. Reisch currently serves on the Advisory Counsel of the Environmental Section of the Colorado Bar Association, and formerly co-chaired the Recycling Committee of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources section of the D.C. Bar.

Charlie Bartsch, ICF International Read bio

Charlie Bartsch has more than 25 years experience in economic and community development program and policy analysis, focusing on brownfield reuse. He is a nationally recognized authority on emerging public-private and state and federal brownfield financing and process initiatives. Currently, he is Vice President and Senior Fellow for Human Services and Community Development at ICF International. He serves ICF as its brownfields and smart growth policy expert. Formerly, he was Director of Brownfield Studies at the Northeast-Midwest Institute. Charlie was instrumental in the evolution of the brownfield issue from its inception in the early 1990s, producing the first evaluation of the emerging brownfield market (the landmark New Life for Old Buildings) developing the first case studies of brownfield reuse successes (Lessons from the Field), preparing the first “Brownfields State of the States” analysis of state reuse programs, and carrying out the first federal cross-agency analysis of programs applicable to brownfield situations (Guide to Federal Brownfield Programs). Over the past two decades, he has written numerous other reports and publications, and most recently co-authored Financing Strategies for Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment and Recycling America’s Gas Stations.

Charlie Bartsch - BF 09 bankers-financing.pdf (792 KB)

Eric Benderson - Environmental Presentation.pdf (7786 KB)

Gordon Stoner - Untangling the Web presentation.pdf (2537 KB)

Ruth Calabrese - Brownfields Presentation.pdf (177 KB)

Scott Reisch - Untangling the Web of Brownfields Financing.pdf (233 KB)

Session speakers highlight three successful revolving loan fund (RLF) projects in which loans ranging from $450k to $1.5M were used to stimulate economic growth, create green jobs, and build sustainable LEED-certified and low-carbon footprint developments. The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony’s Three Nations Plaza was the first cleanup in Nevada to be completed using an RLF grant, and the first of its kind on an Indian-owned site in the entire Western region. In Sacramento, California, $500k in RLF funds and $200k in U.S. EPA cleanup grants were used to remediate the Capitol Lofts, the historic warehouse site located within walking distance of the state capitol building. Finally, the Saint Paul Port Authority in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was recognized by U.S. EPA Region 5 for excellence in Green Design and Sustainable Development related to its work in the brownfields-to-green-jobs area.

Noemi Emeric-Ford, U.S. EPA, Region 9 Read bio

Noemi Emeric is the USEPA Region 9 Brownfields Coordinator working in the Southern California Field Office. Noemi’s efforts are focused on creating collaborative partnerships to share resources in an effort to revitalize communities across Region 9. Noemi has dedicated over eighteen years of service to the U.S. EPA, working in Region 9, Region 5 Chicago, IL and Washington, DC. Noemi also served as the Brownfields Program Manager providing programmatic and technical support to the City of Los Angeles for 2 ½ years through an intergovernmental agreement. In Region 5, Noemi served as a Regional Team Manager supporting innovative approaches to numerous environmental, quality of life and revitalization challenges in the St. Louis/ East St. Louis and Chicago metropolitan areas. She also has over seven years of experience in community involvement assisting over 60 communities to address Brownfields, Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) sites in communities across the Midwest. Noemi received the 2009 National Brownfields Award for her efforts at the Reno Sparks Indian Colony revitalization project. She was also awarded a Silver Medal for Commendable Service for implementing the first Superfund Job Training Initiative in the nation and a Gold Medal for her leadership in restoring and protecting East St. Louis’ community from lead contaminated soil. Noemi holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in communications from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She enjoys traveling, outdoor activities and spending time with her family in Chicago.

Monte Hilleman, Saint Paul Port Authority Read bio

Since 2005, VP of Redevelopment for the Saint Paul Port Authority, an early local gov't leader in brownfields. 5 Years as Project Director of the Great Northern Corridor coordinating the work of 36 different organizations efforts to leverage a 50-acre brownfield redevelopment into new schools, revitalized commercial nodes, new and rehabbed housing, public realm and transit improvements, new community centers and more. 3 Years with MN Office of Environmental Assistance working on Sustainable Communities Initiatives and Solid Waste Reduction.

Marc de la Vergne, Capitol Area Development Authority Read bio

Since 2005, as the Capitol Area Development Manager, Marc de la Vergne has been responsible for facilitating new mixed-use commercial, residential, public infrastructure, and streetscape development projects in the Capitol Area from project concept through completion. He coordinates the Authority’s brownfield remediation efforts. From 1996 to 2005, de la Vergne served as the Acting Executive Director and the Associate Director for the Planning and Conservation League Foundation (PCLF) in Sacramento. He has experience in developing warehouse loft units in the LoDo district of Denver, Colorado; single family housing in Southwest Denver; and tenant-managed low income housing cooperatives in New York City. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and received a Master of Public Policy (Housing and Community Development policy) from the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University.

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Scott Nebesky, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony

William Murdock, AICP, Ohio Department of Development Read bio

William Murdock, AICP, is the Director of the Ohio Department of Development’s Urban Development Division. The Division focuses on solutions and assistance to urban redevelopment challenges in Ohio and coordinates a $650 million portfolio of revitalization programs which includes the Clean Ohio Revitalization and Assistance Fund grant programs for brownfields, the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit program, and the Ohio Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund. He also serves as the Department’s representative to the Ohio Public Works Commission, the Ohio Rail Development Commission, and the Ohio Lake Erie Commission. Murdock joined the Ohio Department of Development in March 2008 and has over ten years experience in local government in planning, community development, redevelopment of brownfields sites, and a major town center revitalization project. Murdock received multiple degrees from The Ohio State University, including a B.S. in Economics, a B.A. in Political Science, a M.S. in Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Administration, and a Master of City & Regional Planning (M.C.R.P.).

Brownfields Conference Presentation - 2009 - Noemi Session.pdf (6934 KB)

MarcdelaVergne[1].pdf (6355 KB)

Seeing Green final compressed 11-16-09.pdf (1231 KB)

Land use controls, also known as “institutional controls,” are defined broadly as legal measures that limit human exposure by restricting activity, use, and access to properties with residual contamination. The primary challenge over the last few years has been tracking these controls, covering the costs of long-term monitoring, and incorporating them into remedial solutions. Learn about new Web-based tracking utilities and innovative permitting processes for local governments and regulators.

Colleen Kokas, New Jersey DEP Read bio

COLLEEN KOKAS , Chief NJ Department of Environmental Protection Assistant Commissioner’s Office Office of Brownfield Reuse PO Box 028, Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 633-1499 Colleen.Kokas@dep.state.nj.us Colleen Kokas is the Chief of the Office of Brownfield Reuse at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection bringing extensive experience in project management, financing, cleanup negotiations, litigation support, cost recovery and brownfield policy to effectuate brownfield redevelopment. In her capacity in the Office of Brownfield Reuse, Colleen is involved with the Brownfield Development Area Program, a “multi-site” approach to brownfield remediation and redevelopment. In addition to being a resource to communities that have received EPA Brownfield Assessment Pilot Grants, Colleen monitors legislation that effects brownfields. Colleen plays a key role in advising municipalities and developers on conducting investigations and cleanups using the various brownfield incentives available. Colleen serves on the NJ Brownfield Interagency Team and the Brownfield Task Force Policy and Legislative Subcommittee that is responsible for coordinating brownfield policy throughout the various state agencies. She is also the NJDEP’s representative for the Brownfield Reimbursement Program administered by the Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and Department of Treasury, advising developers on incentives for brownfield remediation and negotating Prospective Purchaser Agreements. She is currently providing brownfield support to two of New Jersey’s most prominent mulit-billion brownfield redevelopment projects, the Xanadu entertainment complex and the new Jets/Giants football stadium in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Colleen received a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Rutgers University, focusing her final project on why business left New Jersey. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Cook College, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Geology. Colleen is a regular speaker for environmental training at Rutgers University and the New Jersey League of Municipalities. She is on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Bronwfield Professionals and a member of the Advisory Board of the National Brownfield Association. Collen is very active on the Executive Committee of the New Chapter of the Society of Women Environmental Professionals and serves as the Vice President of the New Jersey Chapter of the National Brownfield Association.

Don Richardson, Terradex, Inc. Read bio

Donald (Don) W. Richardson, CPG, RBP Don is a Vice President for Terradex, Inc., responsible for strategic business development, and is a senior project manager. Don is an expert in technically supporting contaminated property transfer (“brownfields redevelopment transaction”) across a range of technical services, from pre-acquisition due diligence support to remedial action implementation and long-term monitoring. Often in serving government and private clients, Don develops innovative information-based management strategies to facilitate data analysis, to improve communication and to reduce costs. He has a M.S. Degree in Hydrology (University of NH) and B.S. Degree in Geology (Washington & Lee University) and is a Certified Professional Geologist and Registered Brownfield Professional with over 20 years of environmental consulting and contracting experience. He is a frequent speaker and has published articles addressing technical aspects of site remediation, risk management, risk communication and innovative long term stewardship of land use controls.

David Bausmith, Dewberry Read bio

Mr. Bausmith leads remediation and Brownfields services for Dewberry's Environmental Services Branch. A licensed professional engineer with over 14 years experience involving a broad range of environmental remediation and Brownfield redevelopment projects. David holds a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Civil/Environemntal Engineering from University of Pittsburgh, and his experience includes regulatory negotiations and management of complex site investigations and remediation activities at a variety of private and public projects regulated under state and federal programs. His results-oriented approach has enabled clients to accelerate site cleanups and bring closure to prolonged and costly environmental management activities on projects ranging from petroleum UST cases to multi-phase/contaminant coal-gasification facilities. A published author of several articles on remedial technologies and Brownfield redevelopment, Mr. Bausmith has applied this expertise to replace ineffective remediation systems with more-efficient, regulatory-approved alternatives. His diverse experience in conventional and innovative remedial technologies has enabled him to design creative, low-impact solutions that support sustainable design and effective site re-use. Mr. Bausmith's technical expertise includes in-situ/ex-situ groundwater remediation, stabilization/solidification (S/S), physical/hydraulic groundwater containment systems, and engineered surface covers. Mr. Bausmith is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New Jersey Chapter of the National Brownfield Association, and New Jersey Builders Association Environmental Committee.

Brian Clark, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Read bio

Brian J. Clark is a shareholder with the Harrisburg and Philadelphia offices of the law firm of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC. Brian chairs the Environmental Practice Group and also is a member of the Real Estate and Financial Services Sections. Brian has a diverse and extensive practice that covers three primary areas: environmental counseling, administrative and toxic tort litigation and governmental relations. He concentrates his practice on counseling clients on commercial transactions involving complex environmental regulatory matters and energy management issues. Brian has also been involved in landmark environmental and energy legislative initiatives for business clients. He has assisted industry groups in providing valuable input in the development of the Pennsylvania Land Recycling Act, regulations and technical guidance. Brian has advised clients on high-profile toxic substance exposure cases. He handled the environmental issues arising in the first anthrax exposure involving a commercial office building in U.S. history. He regularly advises clients on releases of regulated and unregulated hazardous substances, including toxic mold exposure. Brian chairs the Environmental Affairs Committee of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and is a member of the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board Rules Committee. Brian is on the Board of Directors and past President of the Pennsylvania Resources Council. He also is a member of the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Brownfield Association. Brian was selected by his peers as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for 2007 and also for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in 2007 and 2008. He received his J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law and his B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University.

Clark Land Use Controls.PPT (87 KB)

EPA Brownfields 2009_Land Use Controls Panel_Sustain Remediation Case Study3_11-16-09.ppt (2744 KB)

EPABrownfields2009_LUCTalk_DWRFinal.pptx (1630 KB)

Kokas-Land Use Controls 2.ppt (72 KB)

Sustainable Remediation Part 1 (1687 KB)

Sustainable Remediation Part 2 (1238 KB)

Sustainable Remediation Part 3 (906 KB)

The Targeted Brownfield Assessment (TBA) is another resource EPA provides to support community renewal. This assessment service is provided by EPA through its regional and national brownfields programs as well as its Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program. U.S. EPA staff will present the overview, availability, and details of the TBA and CARE programs while experienced community recipients provide testimony to their benefits.

Neil Thurber, AECOM Environment Read bio

Mr. Thurber has performed hundreds of brownfields site assessments and cleanups for various municipal, non-profit, state and federal clients. Neil is a professional engineer for AECOM Environment (formerly Metcalf & Eddy) in the New England region and manages a national account for brownfield assessments.

Megan Quinn, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Jeanette Mendes, EPA

Evan Williams, Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments Read bio

Evan Williams is a graduate of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management with a major in marketing and management information systems, who continued his career by serving as an Americorps*VISTA volunteer in McKinley County, NM. The project was focused on developing and promoting sustainable adventure-based tourism in Native American communities. Mr. Williams continued his commitment to the region by becoming a planner with the Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments (NWNMCOG), a regional planning organization and economic development district. Mr. Williams has worked at the NWNMCOG for the past 6 years and is currently the Senior Planner. Notably, Mr. Williams will be serving as the Project Manager on a $1M EPA Brownfields Coalition assessment grant.

A EPA Together rev0.pdf (4044 KB)

B 09-10 Brownfields - Big Easy - City of Weslaco.pdf (1152 KB)

C NWNM Brownfields - Pres for 2009 Nat Conf - EPA CARE, TBA Connection_F.pdf (1400 KB)

D TBA Success Draft 2.pdf (327 KB)

Brownfields redevelopment projects almost always encounter challenges, one of the most significant of which involves maximizing limited financial, personnel, equipment, and governmental resources. To meet this challenge, partnerships are absolutely crucial. This session will highlight innovative and unique partnerships that several communities were able to develop, focusing on how those necessary and successful partnerships were created.

Suzanne Zakowski, Audubon International Read bio

As the Sustainable Communities Program Manager, Suzi works with local and regional governments, private developments, resort destinations, and a multitude of stakeholders to engage communities in a comprehensive planning process based in the principles of sustainability. She received her MS in Environmental Policy from Bard College, and BS from West Virginia University. Ms. Zakowski has expertise in community planning, environmental policy and law, water conservation and quality, alternative energy, open space protection, and environmental risk and management.

Tom Ward, Town of Williamston Read bio

Dr. Ward has spent the past 38 years fully engaged in his rural community. The county population is approximately 25,000 people and the population is permanent and largely family based. He has spent his career working for community based organizations: school, churches, economic development initiatives and as a mentor to scholarship applicants. As a former Dean at Martin Community College, it is his belief that he has a thorough knowledge of the community and of the issues that confront it. The factors that have been strong challenges for Williamston in the post-industrial information age (i.e. out-migration of citizens, declining tax base, low density of population) have positioned the Town for success in the green movement because the natural resources are largely undisturbed, property values are moderate, and population density is low.

Paul Mills, City of Ranson Read bio

David has been Ranson’s City Manager since 1998. Being born in Ranson, he considers his efforts to revitalize the urban core while growing the newly annexed areas more of a calling than a job. During his tenure, he secured annexations that have increased the corporate boundaries by more than six times over its original size, which has allowed him to more than quadruple the City’s revenue stream. These actions have positioned the City to grow from its current population of 4,000 to an expected 20,000 over the next two decades, making it one of the largest cities in West Virginia. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Government from Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina and a Dual Masters in Public Administration and Business Management from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to accepting the position in Ranson, he served for ten years in the United State’s Army’s Special Operations Command, where he participated in operations in Somalia, Panama, Jordon, and Mongolia to name a few. He has been married for over 20 years to the former Cheryl Aikens and they have one son, Joshua. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, camping, and dining.

Jay Estes, Eco-Systems, Inc. Read bio

Mr. Estes is a Senior Planner with Eco-Systems, Inc., and serves as the Operations Manager for the Hattiesburg and Gulfport, Mississippi offices of Eco-Systems. He has eighteen years experience in urban planning and community development in both the public and private sectors. Mr. Estes has extensive experience in grant research, writing and administration and has successfully applied for grants in the areas of natural resources, housing, Brownfields assessment, homeland security and community infrastructure. Mr. Estes is currently involved in a variety of projects throughout Mississippi including the development of natural hazard mitigation plans, watershed management plans, and projects related to stormwater and water quality management. Most recently, Mr. Estes served as project manager for a Brownfields assessment project in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and was successful in assisting the City of Hattiesburg in securing Mississippi’s first Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant. Mr. Estes has a passion for working with local governments to craft public policy that allows for innovation in development and redevelopment within cities and counties while preserving and protecting natural resources of intrinsic value. He is also experienced in interpreting existing public policy as it applies to development and redevelopment of new communities and mixed-use developments. Mr. Estes has practiced in the areas of Community and Regional Planning, Environmental Planning & Education, Stormwater Quality Management, Local Government Policy, Planning for Eco-Developments and Brownfields Planning & Redevelopment. He has a B.S. in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Dave Mills powerpoint.pdf (4963 KB)

Sustainablity-1.pdf (7926 KB)

Jay Estes Powerpoint - Hattiesburg, MS (1878 KB)

The Brownfields Transaction Forum kicks off with an innovative how-to educational session that will walk participants through the process of vetting brownfield sites for redevelopment potential and return on investment. Using examples from more than 100 sites in the Gulf South, presenters will discuss which characteristics to look for in searching out properties for investment and redevelopment.

James Riley, NAI Latter & Blum, Inc. Read bio

Originally from San Diego, CA, James M. Riley, MBA is an experienced professional with 12 years of project development,implementation and management experience working within Federal, State, Local Governments, Non-Profit Administration and Commercial Real Estate Sales and Leasing. James holds a Bachelors of Arts and Science degree from Louisiana State University and a Masters of Business Administration (General Management) degree from American Intercontinental University. James is also a member of several organizations to include Certified Commercial Investment member (CCIM Candidate), National Association of REALTORS (NAR), Baton Rouge Commercial Investment Division (CID). James is an accomplished relationship builder and project developer and he has been very effective in various capacities to revamp current business and operational modalities to address challenges relating to organizational effectiveness. James recently completed all 5 CCIM Courses in 2 months (April/May) of 2007 because he believes CCIM is THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE! James is currently working as a Commercial Sales and Leasing Consultant with NAI Latter & Blum, INC. in Baton Rouge, LA. James was also recently awarded the first Gary Louis Commercial Investment Division CCIM Scholarship in 2007. James specializes in Brownfield Site Redevelopment/Disposition, Office Sales and Leasing, Corridor and Community Economic Development

Steve Collins, Environmental Liability Transfer Read bio

Steve Collins – Environmental Liability Transfer Mr. Collins has acquired 59 Brownfield sites in 18 states worth more than $35 million for ELT. He helped redevelop several sites including negotiation of state and local incentives. The value of these sites will exceed $60 million after cleanup. With 32 years of local government, economic development, and real estate education and experience, Mr. Collins has the knowledge and experience to evaluate and develop Brownfield sites so they benefit ELT as well as the Seller and community. To achieve success, Brownfield development requires trust and cooperation among the buyer, seller, consultants and regulators. Steve’s record of success confirms his knowledge and experience can build productive partnerships and positive outcomes. Contact him to discuss opportunities at scollins@eltransfer.com or 314-835-2835.

Paul Richard, NAI Latter & Blum Read bio

My office is in the Arts District / Downtown New Orleans. I have been a Commercial and Investment Real Estate Sales Broker for 22 years.

Keith Johnson, Chase Bank

Michael Waguespack, Middleberg, Riddle and Gianna

John Williams, John C. Williams Architects, LLC

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Caleb Dana, Eco-Systems, Inc. Read bio

Caleb Dana is a registered professional engineer and has a bachelors degree in Engineering Science for Louisiana State University and a masters degree in Environmental Engineering from Clemson University. Mr. Dana has obtained professional engineering licenses in ten states and is a member of several national engineering organizations. He has worked in environmental protection programs for more than 30 years. He is currently a Senior Principal Engineer and Vice President with Eco-Systems, Inc., an environmental engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi. Mr. Dana began his career at EPA in Region IV. He later joined the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, and served in several regulatory programs including the Hazardous Waste Management Program and the Uncontrolled Sites Program (i.e., the state’s parallel Superfund Program). Mr. Dana’s expertise is focused on environmental regulatory programs, permitting, compliance, and remedial services. Mr. Dana has managed remedial and Brownfields projects and programs for Eco-Systems for over 15 years.

Brownfield_Evaluatiion_Matrix_Form.xls (26 KB)

BTF Cutting Through the Clutter Final_11 16 09.pdf (6287 KB)

Cost-to-Retain-Worksheet_Annual.xls (30 KB)

ELT_-_ASARCO_Perth_Amboy_Model.pdf (103 KB)

Evaluating Brownfield Properties by Steve Collins.pdf (27 KB)

Musheer Robinson presentation.pdf (732 KB)

Historical operations at neighborhood dry cleaners have left communities with environmentally impaired sites that provide unique challenges to redevelopment. The cost of addressing these properties can be high relative to their footprints. This session will discuss these challenges and related issues from the perspective of various stakeholders, including municipal and state government, community leadership, and an environmental consultant. The discussion will focus on creative solutions for investigation and cleanup, impacts on adjacent properties, vapor intrusion, community outreach, and project funding.

Andrew Gremos, KERAMIDA Environmental, Inc. Read bio

KERAMIDA Inc. ENVIRONMENT • HEALTH • SAFETY COMPLIANCE • ENGINEERING • REMEDIATION Mr. Gremos is the Senior Vice President of Land Services at KERAMIDA Environmental, Inc. His responsibilities include the management and mentorship of his Division’s staff, and the stewardship for a variety of site investigation and remediation projects, as well as expert testimony. Mr. Gremos, prior to joining KERAMIDA in 1998, was in charge of the Fluor Daniel GTI (formerly Groundwater Technology) operations for Indiana and Kentucky as Operations Manager/Office Manager for that company. He also provided expertise to that company's projects throughout the midwest. Mr. Gremos’ work over the last 18 years has focused on investigations and remediation of multiple-contaminant properties, including groundwater contaminant fate and transport modeling, soil vapor intrusion modeling, and advanced remedial processes. He has worked on hundreds of sites, ranging from single gas stations to complex terminals, public utility sites, and industrial facilities, where he completed comprehensive investigations, exposure assessments, fate and transport modeling, corrective action plans, and design and implementation of remedial actions under various regulatory programs including VRP, LUST, CERCLA, RCRA and Brownfields. Mr. Gremos' experience includes the successful completion of a large, EPA Region V Time-Critical Removal Action project, where he served as Site Manager. He has received numerous awards, including an award from a major oil company for the development of an innovative remedial design. Mr. Gremos has provided expert testimony in numerous litigation cases involving appropriateness of investigation, selected remedy and design, time of completion, and impact of remediation on land use. Mr. Gremos holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geology from Indiana University and Old Dominion University and is a Professional Geologist in five states and a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager. Mr. Gremos has lectured extensively on investigation and remediation topics, including presentations on the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Risk Integrated System for Closures (RISC). Mr. Gremos is a member of the KERAMIDA Litigation Experts Group.

Dry Cleaner Presentation.pdf (4416 KB)