Bill Boone, Senior
Technical Advisor, Manufacturing Extension Partnership/ National Institute
of Standards and Technology
The mission of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership
is "To strengthen the global competitiveness of US-based manufacturing
by providing information, decision support, and implementation assistance
to smaller manufacturing firms in adopting new, more advanced manufacturing
technologies, techniques, and business best practices." MEP
Report (in pdf format, use your back button to return).
Kenneth Bruzelius - Executive Director,
Midwest Assistance Program (MAP)
MAP was established in 1979 as a non-profit corporation and provides technical
assistance and training relating to water, wastewater and solid waste.
MAP's services benefit rural communities in nine states (Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and
Wyoming). Field-based staff offer community leaders tailored, on-site
technical assistance and training, using a capacity-building approach
at no cost. Midwest Assistance Program is dedicated to helping rural communities
improve their environment, quality of life and be self- sustaining. MAP
Report (in pdf format, use your back button to return).
Kevin Dick - Manager, Business Environmental
Program (BEP), Nevada Small Business Development Center
The Business Environmental Program was established as part of the Nevada
SBDC in 1988. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, USEPA,
and the Washoe and Clark County Air Quality Management Divisions provide
funding for the program. The Program provides free and confidential regulatory
compliance and pollution prevention assistance to Nevada businesses using
the statewide network of SBDC service centers. BEP provides assistance
with hazardous waste management and air quality regulations that enable
businesses to develop cost-effective compliance strategies focusing on
minimizing the creation of pollution. NSBDC
Report (in pdf format, use your back button to return).
Jim Evanoff - Management Assistant, Yellowstone
National Park
Yellowstone was set aside as the world’s first national park in 1872.
Its popularity is evident by the increasing number of visitors. It was
visited by 50 million people during the first 100 years of its existence
and visited by another 50 million during the next 25 years. In the summer,
it is transformed into a virtual city with 1.5 million people visiting
in July and August alone. Because of these ever-burgeoning numbers, Yellowstone
must be a flagship for the National Park Service’s mission in sustainability
and environmental conservation. Yellowstone
Report (in pdf format, use your back button to return).
Anne Kaufmann - Pollution Prevention
Specialist, Partners for a Clean Environment (PACE), Boulder County Health
Department
The PACE program is a cooperative effort of
the city of Boulder Office of Environmental Affairs, Boulder County Health
Department, City of Longmont, Boulder Energy Conservation Center, and
Boulder Chamber of Commerce. The overall goal of the PACE program is to
reduce the use of hazardous materials and the amount of waste to water,
land, and air that results from business, government, and household activities
in Boulder County. In order to meet this goal, PACE staff identify P2
outreach needs, compile information, and provide motivation for businesses
to achieve emission and waste reductions beyond compliance levels.
PACE Report (in pdf format, use your back button to return).
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Isao Kobashi
- Program Manager, Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network (WRPPN)
The Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network is a cooperative alliance
of pollution prevention (P2) programs throughout the region. The network
focuses on regional P2 issues through researching, consolidating, and disseminating
P2 information. The network increases P2 effectiveness by providing P2 programs
with timely, accurate and useful information and resources. WRPPN
Report (in pdf format, use your back button to return).
Steve Kluess - District Conservationist,
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Jackson Service Center
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a Federal agency that works
in partnership with the American people to conserve and sustain our natural
resources. URL For the Agency is: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov;
for the Wyoming NRCS it is http://www.wy.nrcs.usda.gov/.
Charles E. Olmsted - Professor and Environmental
Studies Program Coordinator, University of Northern Colorado
The Environmental Studies Program seeks to match
student interns with government agencies and other organizations to both
provide technical assistance to service providers and to enhance educational
development. NCOU Report
(in pdf format, use your back button to return).
Phil Rasmussen - Coordinator, Western
Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
SARE is a USDA-CSREES competitive grants program with a regional orientation
and leadership structure. Its mission is to expand knowledge and adoption
of sustainable agriculture practices that are economically viable, environmentally
sound and socially acceptable. SARE is designed to provide both a research
and education base for the future economic viability of U.S. Agriculture.
Funding for SARE is authorized under Subtitle B of Title XVI of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (FACTA). Internet
WWW-page: http://wsare.usu.edu
Maureen Sullivan - Team Leader, Pollution
Prevention and Compliance Assistance, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary
of Defense (Environmental Security)
The Department of Defense (DoD) uses pollution
prevention as its preferred approach to environmental management and is
integrating the practices into all activities, from redesigning weapon
systems to improving the management of hazardous materials at installations.
DoD Report (in pdf
format, use your back button to return).
Dolly Tong - Environmental Scientist,
Pollution Prevention, U.S. EPA, Region 5
EPA Region 5 Tribal Solid Waste and Pollution Prevention Program Goal
- To encourage comprehensive integrated solid waste management and waste
reduction practices in Indian Country that are protective of human health
and the environment by: building tribal capacity for developing and implementing
municipal solid waste activities; developing tribal organization infrastructures;
realizing economic sustainability of tribal solid waste programs; and
building partnerships among tribes, states, and local communities. EPA
Region 5 Report (in pdf format, use your back button to return).
Ken Zarker - Strategic Partnerships,
Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission (TNRCC)
Ken works in the Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division
of the TNRCC. This group provides compliance and pollution prevention
assistance to the regulated community. Ken is a board member of the NPPR,
participates in the ECOS Regulatory Innovation Workgroup, and serves as
the state Project XL contact. NRCC
Report (in pdf format, use your back button to return).
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