Environmental Excellence |
2025 Annual Conference Special Recognition & Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement Award
Diana Peebler, DTSC
CalEPA Secretary's Award for Environmental Achievement
Stanislaus County Department of Environmental Health
Outstanding CUPA Individual
Susan Berg, Orange County EH
Outstanding State Unified Program Individual
Thomas Henderson, State Water Board
Outstanding Industry Partner
Peter Thomas, Resource Compliance Inc.
Outstanding Innovation Project
Sacramento County EMD, Riverside County DEH, Orange County EH
Significant Contributions to the Unified Program
Jerry Sipe, Retired, Plumas County EH
2024 Annual Conference Special Recognition & Award Winners
Significant Contributions to the Unified Program
Kristen Ward, San Bernadino Fire Department
Outstanding State Unified Program Individual
Ryan Miya, California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Outstanding Unified Program Individual
Ryan Artz, Sacramento County Environmental Management Department
Outstanding Rural CUPA
Colusa County Health and Human Services
Outstanding CUPA
City of Santa Rosa Fire Department
Lifetime Achievement
Justin Malan, Ecoconsult
Jerry Bucklin, NES, Inc. - Lifetime Achievement Award
Thank you for 25 years of contributions to the Unified Program.
2023 Annual Conference Special Recognition & Award Winners
Outstanding Participating Agency - Pasadena Fire Department
Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 - Vince Mendes
Outstanding CUPA Individual - Heather Tanner
Outstanding State Unified Program Individual - John Paine
Outstanding Industry Partner - John Wilson
CalEPA Secretary Award for the Unified Program Leadership
Riverside County Environmental Health
2023 CUPA CUP WINNERS
Clark Pickell and Gary Cantwell (Yuba County EH)
2022 Annual Conference Special Recognition & Award Winners
2020 CalCUPA Award Winners
Stanford University – Department of Environmental Health & Safety
City of Los Angeles – Industrial Waste Management Division
Assembly member Wendy Carrillo
Fariba Khaledan, Los Angeles County Fire CUPA
San Mateo County CUPA
Jim Whittle, Shasta County EH
Warren Farnam & Chris Murray, Modoc County EH
Bill Jones, LA County Fire Department, Founding Board Member
On October 28, 2014, CUPA Forum Board members Bill Jones (Los Angeles County Fire Department) and Mike Vizzier (San Diego Environmental Health) received an Environmental Excellence Award from the Industrial Environmental Association of San Diego on behalf of the CUPA Forum Board (CFB). The CFB is a statewide group that represents all 83 CUPAs and 27 Participating Agencies. This award was for the efforts and leadership in rewriting an entire portion of the California Health and Safety Code dealing with business plans and inventory requirements.
In the awards luncheon, a short video was shown that highlighted the efforts of the CFB and all the stakeholders involved in the legislative process. The CFB thanks all who were involved in this effort, including the many staff in our collective agencies, our business stakeholders, our CAEHA and Cal-Chief's partners and CCEEB for their tireless commitment and dedication to rewrite Chapter 6.95.
2014 Environmental Excellence Award