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KRISTEN WARD, Assistant Fire Marshal - San Bernardino County Fire

Kristen Ward is an Assistant Fire Marshal for San Bernardino County Fire Department's CUPA Program. She has over 20 years of experience in the Unified Program. She currently supervises 15 dynamic inspection staff who are responsible for implementation of the Certified Unified Program. Kristen is an active member of the California CUPA Forum. She was the CUPA Forum Board Chair in 2015/2016. At this time, Kristen is focusing on her responsibilities as the Statewide Training Issue Coordinator and Co-Chair of the Annual Unified Program Training Conference.

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LARRY JEFFRIS, Senior Environmental Manager - Pacific Gas & Electric

Larry Jeffris has been an EH&S professional for over 20 years. He currently is a Senior Environmental Manager for Pacific Gas & Electric. In this role, Larry manages a team of environmental professionals that support hazardous material, hazardous waste, underground storage tank, aboveground storage tank, storm water, and air quality compliance for nearly 1000 facilities. Additionally, Larry is a member of the utility Emergency Operation Center team and facilitates compliance activities during major events such as fires, storms, and earthquakes. Larry holds a bachelor's degree from CSU Fresno and a Masters degree in Occupational Safety and Environmental Management from Columbia Southern University.

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LEE KIRBY, Hazardous Materials Specialist - Downey Fire Dept

Lee Kirby Hazardous Materials Specialist / Fire Inspector Downey Fire Department Responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating Hazardous Materials Business Plan and California Accidental Release Prevention programs. Provide technical expertise on fire code regulations related to the storage, use, and handling of hazardous materials; perform hazard analysis and reviews. Conduct plan review and fire-life safety inspections for various occupancies and perform emergency response to hazardous materials releases coordinating spill mitigation and clean-up.

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LEON WIRSCHEM, EHS III, HMS - San Diego County DEHQ

I am a Registered Environmental Health Specialist and Hazmat Specialist working for the County of San Diego DEHQ Hazardous Materials Division (HMD). I respond to chemical, biological or radiological emergencies, assist CUPA with sampling and enforcement and respond to complaints that impact public or environmental health. I work with regulatory agencies at the federal, state and local level in San Diego for various issues. I also conducts inspections for the Household hazardous waste program I now serve as a Hazardous Incident Responder for San Diego DEHQ. I've spent 23 years with DEHQ and have worked as a compliance inspector, Enforcement Coordinator and Emergency Responder among other roles. I spent several years on the Hazardous Waste TAG and currently serve as ER TAG co-chair. Outside of work the family enjoys sports. My boys play baseball and beach volleyball for their school/college.

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LILIANA CAHUAS, Environmental Scientist - DTSC

Liliana Cahuas is an Environmental Scientist with the Policy Development Unit at DTSC. She is part of projects related to the pharmaceutical rule and the classification of plant waste. Lilianas background is related to chemicals in the environment and consumer products.

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LINNEA CHANDLER, Supervising Environmental Health Specialist - San Luis Obispo County EHS

Linnea Chandler Supervising Environmental Health Specialist County of San Luis Obispo CUPA Manager

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LISA BROWN, Deputy DA - Sacramento DA's Office

Ms. Brown was a Senior Staff Counsel for the California Air Resources Board from 1997-1998 and 2011-2015. From 1998 to 2011, she was the Assistant Counsel for Enforcement at the California Environmental Protection Agency where she chaired the Cal/EPA Enforcement Training Team, the State Enforcement Task Force and the Border Task Force. From 1986-97, she was a Deputy DA for San Joaquin County where she created the Environmental Crimes Prosecutions Unit and the San Joaquin County Environmental Crimes Task Force. Ms. Brown has been a California representative to the Western States Project and a member of their Training Committee. Ms. Brown has been an instructor for the Western States Project, the CUPA Conference, the California District Attorneys Association, the California Hazardous Materials Investigators Association, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Advanced Environmental Crimes Training Program. She is currently a Deputy District Attorney for Sacramento County (part time) and a trainer for EPA.

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LORI LUCES-NAKAGAWA, Senior Environmental Scientist - Pacific Gas & Electric

Lori Luces-Nakagawa is a Senior Environmental Scientist with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), responsible for providing subject matter expertise in the areas of Hazardous Materials & Waste. She graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA with a B.S. degree in Biological Sciences, has a M.S. in Occupational Safety & Heath and Environmental Management, and is a Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS). Lori has extensive experience in developing company guidance and environmental training, performing legislation/regulatory review, and conducting facility compliance inspections in addition to working with regulators to resolve compliance issues. She began her career at PG&E in 2011 as part of the team that oversees company-wide application of hazardous material & hazardous waste. Since late 2015, she has provided direct support to Environmental Field Specialists in the area of hazardous material & hazardous waste facility compliance at PG&Es 1300 facilities.

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LYDIA DORRANCE, Inspector and Enforcement Officer - US EPA - RCRA Enforcement

Lydia, R. Dorrance, Ph.D. is an inspector and enforcement officer in the in the Hazardous Waste and Chemicals Section of the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9. Under authority granted by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Lydia inspects facilities that generate, store, treat and/or dispose of hazardous waste, assists facilities to comply with hazardous waste regulations, and manages enforcement cases against facilities that have violated these regulations. Lydia also serves as the liaison between EPA Region 9s RCRA enforcement program and co-regulators at state and local agencies in California.

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MALAY TRIVEDI, Hazardous Material Specialist - Los Angeles County Fire

My name is Malay Trivedi. My title is Hazardous Material Specialist III for Los Angeles County Fire Department. I conduct various types of inspections from APSA, HW, HM, TP. Review TP submittals online, assist junior staff as needed on field. Assist supervisors in office as needed.

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MARIA BAKER, Supv. Waste Control Engineering Inspector II - LA County-Dept of Pub Works

Maria Baker is a Supervising Waste Control Engineering Inspector II with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. Maria has worked for the County of Los Angeles for over 25 years. Maria Baker currently oversees a staff of 22 inspectors. She performs oversight of staff engaged in the inspection of commercial and industrial facilities within the unincorporated County Area, and 37 contract cities, as well as compliance with the Underground Storage Tank (UST) program within the unincorporated area and 77 contract cities. Maria Baker has participated in a number of statewide investigations.

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MARIELA LOPEZ, Manager - US EPA Region 9

Mariela Lopez is the manager of the Data Solutions Branch in EPA Region 9's Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division. The Data Solutions Branch provides data support for the enforcement and compliance work of the Division. At the heart of our work is ensuring the division accurately and timely reports their inspection and enforcement data so it can be captured properly in our national systems like ICIS and ECHO. The Data Solutions Branch is also the home of the TRI Program in Region 9, and supports the Regional Data Analysis and provides assistance for TRI Reporters and communities using TRI Data.

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MARIETJE HAUPRICH-BAGGERMAN, Senior Regulatory Specialist - UL Solutions

Marietje Hauprich is a senior regulatory specialist at UL Solutions. Provides support and guidance to retailers and product manufacturers, ensuring that they are fully compliant with regulations in the storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous materials.

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MARK HOWARD, Environmental Scientist - US EPA

Mark Howard is an Environmental Scientist with the EPA OEM in Washington D.C. He is the SPCC National Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME). He also serves as the SPCC national project manager for the Inspectors Training Program, the Oil Program representative/instructor for the OSC academy, and the lead for the Oil Program Technical Workgroup. He is also the lead technical member of the SPCC rulemaking workgroup and is one of the authors of the SPCC rule (40 CFR part 112). Mr. Howard served as the OEM lead for reviewing the Keystone Pipeline Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Agency Hydraulic Fracturing Study. Mr. Howard was consulted by the National Academy of Sciences on their diluted bitumen paper. Mr. Howard is an active voting member of the STI SP001 committee. Mark also is the EPA executive Committee representative for the International Oil Spill Conference. EPA has awarded Mr. Howard with a 2018 National Notable Achievement Award for inspector training, a silver medal and several bronze medals. Prior to his Federal service he worked ten years as a State oil/Haz-Mat responder and AST inspector with the Commonwealth of Virginias Department of Environmental Quality.

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MARK WINGARD, Supervisory Chemical Incident Investigator - Chemical Safety Board

Mark Wingard is a Supervisory Chemical Incident Investigator with the US Chemical Safety Board and is located in Portland, Oregon.

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MARY WREN-WILSON, Environmental Scientist - Cal Fire - OSFM

I am Mary Wren-Wilson, and I work as an Environmental Scientist for the California Office of the State Fire Marshal. I currently evaluate implementation of CUPA Hazardous Materials Management Plan/Hazardous Materials Inventory Statements and Aboveground Storage Tank Programs with the State CUPA Evaluation Team.

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MATTHEW SOBY, Senior Hazardous Materials Specialist - Alameda County DEH

Matthew Soby, Senior Hazardous Materials Specialist with Alameda County Environmental Health. I am the Hazardous Waste Generator Program Lead and Co-Chair of the Bay Area (NorCal) hazardous waste generator Technical Advisory Group. My CUPA-related certifications include ICC-certified UST inspector, CHMIA/CSTI HazMat Investigation course, STI-SFPA SP001 certification, and CalFire APSA inspector.

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MATTHEW STUEBER, HMS I - Los Angeles County Fire

My name is Matthew Stueber and I am a hazardous materials specialist with Los Angeles County Fire Department. I conduct routine inspections of CUPA facility in the North Los Angeles County Area.

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MATTIE BLISS, Hazardous Materials Coordinator - San Luis Obispo City Fire

Mattie Bliss, Hazardous Materials CoordinatorSan Luis Obispo City Fire Department Responsible for implementation of the Unified Programs within the city; conducts Fire and Life safety inspections at various occupancies and provides technical guidance on storage and use of hazardous materials in accordance with California Fire Code and Health and Safety Code; responds to complaints and emergency response scenarios involving hazardous materials/waste and coordinates clean-up; conducts fire cause and origin investigations.

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MAXWELL WAGNER, Hazardous Material Specialist I - Stanislaus County DER

Maxwell Wagner, Hazardous Material Specialist I, Stanislaus County Department of Environmental Resources, Hazardous Material Specialist & CUPA Inspector

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