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Financing Stormwater Protection in the Shenandoah Valley
BIOS
Facilitator
Dan Nees Director, Environmental Finance Center University of Maryland 4321 Hartwick Building Suite 208 College Park, MD 20740 Tel: 301/466-9964
Mr. Nees has been with EFC for five years and assumed the role of Director in January 2005. Over the past seven years, he has worked with communities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed on environmental finance and sustainable development initiatives. His work focuses on building coalitions of diverse interest groups and directing them towards common finance and implementation goals. Additional experience includes serving as Project Manager of Corporate Programs at The Nature Conservancy and Manager of Alternative Marketing at U.S. News and World Report. Mr. Nees holds a B.A. in Economics, a Master of Environmental Policy, and an MBA, all from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Panelists
Diane Cameron Stormwater Consultant Natural Resource Defense Council Tel: 301/933-1210
Diane Cameron brings an environmentalist perspective to the stormwater field. With a Master’s in Environmental Engineering in 1987 from the University of Maryland, Diane has focused on Clean Water Act implementation, regulation, and public education. Diane served on the Water Program staff of the Natural Resources Defense Council from 1989 to 1998, specializing in stormwater management. In 1990-91, Diane and other NRDC staffers worked closely with members of the Virginia State Senate to support enactment of enabling legislation for Virginia municipalities to establish local stormwater utilities. In the mid 1990s, Diane co-led the Environmental Community’s caucus in the Stormwater Phase II Advisory Committee negotiations that led to EPA’s rule for the medium and smaller municipalities. One of Diane’s contributions to the Phase II consensus was her advocacy for the concept of measurable goals for stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs). Meanwhile, the largest cities and counties have continued evolving their stormwater programs under the Phase I NPDES stormwater permits. When the Montgomery County (MD) NPDES stormwater permit came up for its renewal for a third permit term in 2006, citizens in almost two dozen civic and environmental groups saw an opportunity to advocate for a more effective permit with measurable goals and numeric pollution reduction targets. The resulting Montgomery County Stormwater Partners are coordinated by Diane and supported by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Audubon Naturalist Society.
Jeffrey L. Edelstein Principal, Edelstein Associates P.O. Box 389 East Waterboro, ME 04030 (207) 247-8024 (office) (207) 632-8440 (cell) edelstein@psouth.net www.jeffedelstein.com
Jeff Edelstein is a consulting facilitator and mediator with over 17 years of experience addressing complex multi-party environmental, land-use and intergovernmental issues. Highlights of Jeff’s work have been the development and ongoing facilitation of the Interlocal Stormwater Working Group - a regional collaboration among 13 cities and towns in Southern Maine; resolution of a 30-year dispute between developers, design professionals, fire officials, municipalities, and state agencies over development of Maine’s first statewide building code; and mediation between conservation interests and industry over the drafting and passage of the federal Northern Forest Stewardship Act. Jeff has also facilitated initiatives addressing Stormwater Financing, Stormwater Municipal Standard Operating Procedures, Wet-weather Monitoring, Low-Impact Development, and Drinking Water Source Protection. Jeff has a background as a professional engineer with a B.S. from Cornell University in Agricultural and Biological Engineering and has trained in public policy consensus-building at the Muskie School of Public Service, the USM Mediation Institute, the Consensus Building Institute, and the Lincoln Center for Land Policy. He is on the national mediation roster of the federally-chartered U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution and is a Senior Partner with the Consensus Building Institute.
J. Douglas Fritz
MS4 Program Manager
Doug joined the Virginia
Department of Conservation and Recreation as MS4 Program Manager in
October 2004. Previously, he gained experience in municipal
environmental program management and administration during 10-years
employment as the Water Quality Coordinator for a Phase I MS4
locality. Doug has additional experience in aquatic resource
restoration, environmental education and industrial research and
development. Doug holds both Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in
Biology with concentrations in aquatic resources. He holds
certifications as a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment
Control and as a VA DCR Combined Administrator. Paula Estornell Lead Environmental Engineer US Environmental Protection Agency, Region III Water Protection Division Office of Permits and Enforcement (3WP40) 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-814-5632 estornell.paula@epa.gov
Ms. Estornell currently works as a Storm Water Program Manager for USEPA, Region III Water Protection Division, leading EPA and state workgroups striving to improve stormwater programs at all levels of government, participating in national storm water workgroups to develop guidance, writing and reviewing State-issued storm water permits, conducting audits of MS4 storm water programs, and spearheading much of the Region’s outreach and communication to other regulators and the public on storm water regulatory requirements. Prior to coming to USEPA, Ms. Estornell worked for over ten years doing civil and environmental engineering design and construction oversight for private consulting firms in Pennsylvania and Washington State. Ms. Estornell also worked (as a US Peace Corps Volunteer) with the Maltese Environmental Ministry drafting environmental laws, training engineers in waste management, and creating environmental education curriculum for primary and secondary school students.
Ms. Estornell is a Professional Engineer with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering from Drexel University and The University of Texas at Austin.
Beth Hall Environmental Protection Specialist U.S. EPA/Office of Water Ariel Rios Bldg 11200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Mail Code 4606 M Washington, D.C. 20460 Tel: 202/564-3883
Beth Hall works with the source water protection program within EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. Since 1998 her responsibilities have included source water development, state program review, state and local source water protection support and stakeholder coordination and outreach.
David Hirschman Program Manager of Stormwater Service Center for Watershed Protection Tel: 434/245-0011
Dave joined the Center staff in 2005 as a
Senior Water Resources Specialist. He has a B.A. in Biology from Duke University and a Master of Urban & Regional Planning from Virginia Tech.
Christopher Kloss Senior Environmental Scientist Low Impact Development Center 4600 Powder Mill Road Tel: 301/982-5559 cjkloss@lowimpactdevelopment.org
Christopher Kloss is a senior environmental scientist at the LID Center with experience in point and nonpoint source control and abatement, national regulations development, and policy evaluation. His interests include regulatory mechanisms and barriers to policy implementation. Mr. Kloss obtained a Masters degree in Environmental Policy from the University of Maryland, an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech, and a B.S. in Biological Resources Engineering from the University of Maryland. He is also certified in water quality management.
Paul Shirey, Fairfax County Department of Public Works
Government Center
Tel: 703/324- 5812
Mr. Shirey has over 22 years of stormwater management-related experience in both the public and private sectors. He managed key elements of Fairfax County’s watershed planning program and several watershed management plan projects including Difficult Run and Little Hunting Creek. He is currently the Chief of the Stormwater Management Branch in Fairfax County. Mr. Shirey has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a registered professional engineer in Virginia. Originally from Annapolis, Maryland, he currently resides in Prince William County. He and his family enjoy various outdoor activities such as fishing, hiking, and canoeing.
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