Steering Committee

GLRPPR Steering Committee Members:

Jack Annis
Waste Reduction & Management Specialist
University of WI - Stevens Point
jannis@uwsp.edu

Geoff Bristow
Manager
PA Dept. of Environmental Protection
gbristow@state.pa.us

David Cera
Supervisor, Environmental Economic Development Unit
Prevention and Assistance Div. of MPCA
david.cera@state.mn.us

Brad Cumming
Environment Canada TPD
brad.cumming@ec.gc.ca

Libby Dodson
PA DEP
ldodson@state.pa.us

John Gilkeson
Principal Planner
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
john.gilkeson@state.mn.us

Mary Beth Holley
TechSolve, Inc.
holley@techsolve.org

Robert Jackson
Chief, Technical Support Unit, P2 Section
Michigan DEQ, Environmental Quality Division
jacksorc@michigan.gov

Phil Kaplan
US EPA Region 5
kaplan.phil@epa.gov

Gabriela Munoz
Research Associate, Harbor Project
New York Academy of Sciences
gmunoz@nyas.org

Marta Panero
NY Academy of Sciences
mpanero@nyas.org

Dale Phenicie
Environmental Affairs Consulting
dkphenicie@mindspring.com

Chris Puccini
Environmental Protection Specialist
Illinois EPA
chris.puccini@illinois.gov

Mary Rossi
Erie County Department of Environment & Planning
rossim@erie.gov

Jennifer Schick
Branch Chief, Pollution Prevention
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
jschick@idem.in.gov

Candace Sellar
Head, Pollution Prevention, Ontario Region
Environment Canada
Candace.Sellar@ec.gc.ca

Ted Smith
USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office
smith.edwin@epa.gov

Tom Ustanik
Lansing Cleaners Inc.
lcleaners@aol.com

Audrey Wierenga
Field Representative
MI Dept. of Environmental Quality
wierenga@michigan.gov

The steering committee directs the Roundtable efforts; provides continuity, guidance, and a commitment to meeting the Roundtable goals; and actively seeks to represent the membership. The steering committee is composed of twelve members. Committee members serve two years terms, with six of the members being chosen in each year.

Nine members represent the Great Lakes states:

Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin

The remaining six positions represent:

USEPA
Environment Canada
Regional provinces of Canada
Regional, local, state and tribal regulatory agencies
Regional, local, state and tribal technical assistance programs
Non-Governmental Programs (i.e., industry, NGO, etc.)

Previous Members

View a list of previous steering committee members

Becoming a Member:

As mentioned above, six new committee members are needed each year. If you are interested in serving a two-year term, or if you would like more information about the duties involved, please email Bob Iverson at biverson@istc.illinois.edu or a current committee member.

Roles of GLRPPR Steering Committee Members

Set policy and direction for GLRPPR;
Participate in updates of the mission as needed and the Organizational Plan every 2 years;
Ensure that the Organizational Charter and Organizational Plan are carried out.

Privileges:

Priority travel scholarships to summer and winter conferences and other regional conferences where appropriate;
Half price registration at all GLRPPR conferences and workgroup meetings;
Ability to deliberate on and vote on policy positions drafted by the work groups;
Potential to set the direction for current and future GLRPPR projects;
Opportunity to promote technical expertise in the area of choice for the region.

Responsibilities:

Participate regularly in GLRPPR conference calls and
Attend GLRPPR conferences and Steering Committee conferences;
Select and implement a Focus Area. Focus Areas can either be programmatic or topical as identified below. Multiple members can share the same Focus Area. Not all Focus Areas need to be represented at all times.

		Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable Promoting Pollution Prevention Through Information Exchange


GLRPPR is a member of the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange, a national network of regional information centers: NEWMOA (Northeast), WRRC (Southeast), GLRPPR (Great Lakes), ZeroWasteNet (Southwest), P2RIC (Plains), Peaks to Prairies (Mountain), WRPPN (Pacific Southwest), PPRC (Northwest).