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MARC KARELL, P.E., CEM, is the owner of Climate Change & Environmental Services.

Marc has nearly 25 years of experience in consulting and government working in the areas of climate change and air quality. Working for Fortune 500 companies, small firms and a number of municipalities throughout the nation, Marc has performed:

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories (“carbon footprinting”);
Strategies to cost-effectively reduce GHG emissions;
Energy audits;
Green building (LEED) evaluations;
Life cycle analyses (LCAs);
Design of data collection, calculation, and recordkeeping systems;
Air compliance audits;
Criteria and air toxic emission inventories;
Design and recommendation of cost-effective control and monitoring systems;
Preparation of air permit applications (Title V, PSD, NSR) to provide maximum operational flexibility; and
Negotiation with regulatory agencies and discussions with the public.

Marc received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from New York University in 1977, his Masters of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1981, and his Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University in 1985.

Since 1991 Marc has been licensed as a Professional Engineer by New York State.

Marc is also a Lecturer at New York Medical College and teaches advanced graduate courses in the areas of air pollution and wastewater. Marc serves on the board of advisors of the periodicals Chemical Engineering Progress and Environmental Managers Compliance Advisor, and has numerous publications to his credit.

CHRISTINA SCHWEDTFEGER, PhD, REA has 23 years experience providing multi-media environmental compliance services to government and private sector clients. Her recent projects include:

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories, verification and strategy plans
Sustainability reporting, planning and implementation
Development of courses and teaching (online and in-person)
Litigation and regulatory support
Multi-media compliance including studies, permitting and reports

She is an accredited GHG lead verifier with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and a Registered Environmental Assessor (REA) with the Department of Toxic Substances Control. She teaches at UC Irvine, Claremont Graduate University, and the Los Angeles/Orange County Environmental Training Center. She is a Board Member for the Environmental Management certificate program at UC Irvine’s Extension Program. Her PhD is in chemistry from the University of Southern California.

LYNN HOFFMAN, IIDA, NCIDQ, RID, LEED®-AP, has over twenty years of interior design experience working in architecture and interior design firms nationally and internationally, producing Corporate, Commercial, Civic, Hospitality and Luxury Residential projects. Lynn has directed interior design functions for projects ranging from 10,000 to 750,000 SF. Her design ability allows her to see potential in all spaces, and to create innovative, customized design solutions that meet the highest standards of efficiency, quality and sophistication. She has been a long-time professional advocate for sustainable and environmentally conscious design.

Lynn is a LEED Accredited Professional, certified by the National Council for Interior Design, and a Connecticut State Registered Interior Designer. She is a professional member of International Interior Designers Association and the U.S. and CT Green Building Council. Lynn works with all green programs focusing on Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality and Awareness and Education.

MARK KRAMER, M.S., has over 25 years of experience as a meteorologist and air quality expert performing:

Performing climatological and air quality assessments;
Performing weather investigations;
Preparing air permit applications and reviews under the New Source Review and Title V programs for many industries; and
Resolving technical issues for clients with the public, regulatory agencies, and attorneys.

Mark has also managed the first phase of the dispersion modeling effort required for resolution of the appropriate emission limitations for the industrial sources. He also assessed the potential for downwash of stack plumes from several major utility coal-fired power plants located in Midwestern valleys under various meteorological conditions and stack configurations. Mark was also the project manager for several wind tunnel studies. Finally, Mark is experienced in climatological and meteorological prognostications, with emphasis on prediction of long-term trends in temperatures and storms.

SALVADOR BEHAR, RA, is a practicing architect with nearly 30 years of experience in building design. Sal has experience with “green” architecture and can help apply principles from LEED and other green programs to improve the performance of your building and ultimately save you costs and raise its value.

Sal attended the University of Southern California from 1972 to 1975, where he was awarded the USC Architectural Guild Traveling Fellowship as the outstanding graduate. He received his Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University in 1978, and completed one year of post graduate work in economics at UC Berkeley.

Sal is a registered architect in the states of New York, California, Connecticut, and Florida, apprenticing under Philip Johnson in New York and Frank Tomsick in San Francisco. He has specialized in energy and economic consulting services and product development. His work has been published in Lighting Dimensions, LD+A, and Environmental Design + Construction, which awarded the Elephant Building at the Bronx Zoo an Excellence in Design Award. Sal was the project director for the design and construction of the headquarters of Brooklyn Union Gas in downtown Brooklyn, a 800,000 square-foot office building with subterranean parking. Sal has been continuously certified by NYSERDA as a Lighting Design Partner.

MICHAEL (“Mick”) GILBERT, PE, CEM, has a diverse energy and environmental background, working in government, industry, and in the Cleantech sector. He served and the energy and environmental manager for a Fortune 100 company, and has extensive experience in diverse climate areas, such as:

Corporate Social Responsibility
Energy management, auditing and project evaluation
Renewable energy
Environmental Management Systems (ISO-14000)
Carbon management and accounting
Project finance and economic analysis
Hazardous waste evaluation and remediation
Environmental business development

Mick has strong management experience and financial, technical, and communication skills. He is experienced in comfortably moving between the worlds of technology, finance and policy to discover and create value for companies.

JULIE BJORKMAN, P.E.

Julie has over 16 years of experience in the environmental consulting business, specializing in:

wastewater permitting,
stormwater management,
chemical storage management,
facility pollution prevention planning, and
regulatory compliance.

She has prepared Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), Best Management Practices (BMPs) Plans, and Solvent Management Plans (SMPs) for a variety of industrial categories. Julie can assist with your specific environmental regulatory compliance, water pollution control, and permitting needs. Julie has a B.S. Degree from MIT in 1991, and has been a licensed professional engineer since 1996.

DON MacDONALD, LEED-AP is a 24 year industry LEED AP certified EHS program and project manager at the nexus of sustainable programs, energy and resource efficiency and product development issues. A seasoned technical and regulatory expert in a myriad of industries and regulatory driven environments with strong international and division level “boots-on-the-ground” experience. Strong business and operation credentials directing projects and programs both in the corporate and consulting environment provide: rigorous project management, regulatory risk management and compliance programs that demonstrate cost savings, ROI efficiency, and execution:

Specialties:

Project Management
Sustainable Program Management
Green Technology Commercialization
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program Management
Product Development and Commercialization (REACH)
EHS - Compliance Strategy Development, Interpretation and Assessment Programs
EHS - EMS Technical Support and Project Development
Captive Renewable and Alternative Energy Resource Efficiency Programs
Life Cycle, Productivity of Use and LEED Compliance Assessment Services
Process Safety Management and HAZOP Services (PSM & RMP)
Hazardous Waste and Recycling Treatment Operations
Multi National Clients.

JOHN FILLO, Ph.D., CPEA has over 30 years of experience in the assessment, design and implementation of strategies and programs to improve enterprise compliance/risk management and business performance, with a focus on:

EHS compliance and risk management, including audit program development and implementation, process hazards assessments, workplace exposure risk assessment;
EHS Research & Development, including compliance/management systems;
Climate Change and Sustainable Development (SD) strategy and policy;
Environmental financial and managerial accounting, including data reporting, assurance, and program development;
Procurement contracting; and
Business process/performance improvement, including organizational and work process assessment and improvement and performance benchmarking.

His experience encompasses GHG emission inventories, emission trading and reporting and verification; multimedia environmental permitting/planning/assessment; transaction due diligence, portfolio management assessments, and merger integration; waste management/ minimization/pollution prevention; site investigation remedial planning/ remediation/closure; evaluation and testing of processes/controls, and reported environmental financial liabilities and disclosures; assessment of business risks and economic impacts of changes in EHS legislation/regulations; procurement contracting and management; and program management. He received his Ph.D. from Carnegie-Mellon University.

NORMAN OSTROFF, Ph.D., P.E., is a licensed professional engineer with 50 years of experience working with industrial, utility, academic, and health-care clients. His extensive experience in air pollution control includes:

performing air emission inventories,
air compliance audits
assessing and designing cost-effective air pollution control strategies
preparing air permit applications to give clients the maximum operational flexibility and in negotiating with a variety of regulatory agencies.

His knowledge of the science of Chemistry has enabled him to provide expertise in this area for clients requiring this service.
He is also an accomplished educator, who is an Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of New York, and of Mathematics at the University of Connecticut. He has developed and taught a review course for Chemical Engineers who are preparing for the Professional Engineers license examination.

Finally, Norm is an accomplished photographer.

FRANK GALLO, PE, CFM,. CIAQP, has 30 years of varied experience in Energy, Capital Allocation Decision Modeling, Indoor Air Quality as well as has extensive experience in:

facilities engineering,
energy program development
operations and maintenance staffing level planning
capital allocation decision modeling
indoor air quality (IAQ) diagnostics
moisture intrusion and mold diagnostics
litigation support for retail establishments,laboratories, office buildings, and health care facilities

His extensive building management as well as project management experience includes managing multi-million square foot office, laboratory and computer center facilities including engineering, health and safety, security, custodial services, landscaping, space planning, maintenance and utilities.

STEVE GARBER, MBA, PhD has over 20 years of experience in several environmental areas, such as:

nature protection, urban ecology
renewable energy
environmental due diligence and compliance
environmental impact statements
wildlife conservation

His main expertise is in allowing companies to operate and expand without harming nature or being impacted by nature, such as birds, etc. He has worked for both industry and government, and was cited in Business Week: Steve Garber "wrote the book on urban ecology." Steve received a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sierra Club.