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ADAM SPRINGER, Hazardous Materials Manager - Contra Costa County HS

Adam Springer Hazardous Materials Specialist II Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Programs Currently have been with Contra Costa County for over 17 years. I am now the Lead inspector for the underground storage tank program.

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ALVIN LAL, CUPA Manager - Stanislaus County DER

Alvin Lal is the CUPA Manager at Stanislaus County Environmental Resources. He is a CSTI Certified Hazardous Materials Specialist and oversees the CUPA Programs, Site Mitigation, Emergency Response and the Household Hazardous Waste Programs at Stanislaus County. He is also a Registered Environmental Health Specialist and was a health Inspector with the County from 2005 to 2010. Alvin Lal is a Certified Assistant Refrigeration Operator and Chairs Central Valley Chemical Safety Day Committee in Modesto Ca. He has a wealth of experience in Hazardous Materials, Food Safety, Audits and Inspections. Alvin has a B.S in Biological Science with concentration in microbiology.

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ANALYSSA QUARANTA, Environmental Health Specialist IV Hazardous Waste & CalARP Program - Ventura County EHD

I graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. I have worked with Santa Barbara County since August of 2016. As a Hazardous Materials Specialist with Environmental Health, I conduct facility inspections in Hazardous Materials, Hazardous Waste, Tiered Permitting, Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks, Underground Storage Tanks, and CalARP. I also review UST plan check applications and create enforcement documentation. I love listening to music, food, and hiking in my spare time. Analyssa Quaranta

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ANTHONY MCINTYRE, Hazardous Materials Specialist II - San Mateo County EH

Anthony McIntyre Compliance Manager Technology, Engineering & Construction Inc. (TEC Accutite) I currently manage our compliance (testing/inspection & repairs) department. My primary responsibilities are to ensure we provide our clients with compliances services that they can count on, including providing cost proposals for service requests, compliance testing, and repairs. In addition to my primary responsibility of managing our compliance department, I am called on to be the project manager on many UST/AST upgrade or repair projects.

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CHRIS SWEARENGIN, Hazardous Materials Specialist III - Los Angeles County Fire

Chris Swearengin, Hazardous Materials Specialist II, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Health Hazardous Materials Division, Inspections Section. Conducts inspections and complaint investigations of regulated and unregulated facilities for the on-site storage of hazardous materials, generation of hazardous waste, on-site treatment of hazardous waste and aboveground storage of petroleum.

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CRYSTAL LEE, Hazardous Materials Inspector - Milpitas Fire Dept

Crystal Lee is a Deputy Fire Marshal with the Santa Clara Fire Department. She has over 10 years of experience in environmental science, hazardous materials management, emergency response, and fire life safety in the public sector as well as private industry. She has implemented all CUPA programs throughout cities with diverse industrial profiles that include aeronautical research, semiconductor R&D, biopharmaceutical, universities, a theme park, and football stadium.

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CYNDI GILL, Staff Services Manager I - DTSC

Cyndi Gill is a data and communications analyst for the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). She works in DTSC's Office of Environmental Information Management in the ID Number and Manifest Unit. She performs a wide variety of consultative and analytical assignments related to hazardous waste ID number processing and management and manifest data processing. She is the lead for DTSC's annual ID Number Verification Questionnaire and conducts trainings on the topic throughout the year.

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DENNIS KARIDIS, Supervising Environmental Specialist - Sacramento County EMD

I was a CUPA evaluator with the California Environmental Protection Agency from 2001-2005 and have been an Environmental Specialist/Supervising Environmental Specialist with Sacramento County Environmental Management Department (EMD) from 2005-present. My current duties include supervising EMD's incident response team, enforcement program, California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) program, and hazardous materials/waste programs. I am an alternate on the CUPA Forum Board (CFB) representing the Bay Area region. As a CFB member I co-chair the CalARP and Enforcement steering committee's and participate in a number of other working/advisory groups.

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ERIN THOMAS, Supervising Environmental Health Specialist - San Diego County DEHQ

Erin Thomas has been a Hazardous Materials Specialist with the County of San Mateo since September 2014. Her main duties include inspecting businesses for compliance within all the CUPA programs. She is also a member of the San Mateo County Hazardous Materials Emergency Response team. Erin received her REHS certification in December 2019.

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FREDERICK CHUN, Assistant Fire Marshal - Santa Clara City Fire Dept

Frederick Chun, Assistant Fire Marshal, Santa Clara City Fire Department

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GARY CANTWELL, Environmental Health Supervisor - Yuba County EH

Gary is from Chico and a 2004 CSU, Chico graduate with a degree in Biology. He has been with the Yuba County Environmental Health Department in the CUPA program since 2005. He has been the Environmental Health Supervisor since September 2016.

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KRISTEN WARD, Deputy 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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LISA MEDINA, Environmental Management Agency Administrator/Environmental Health Director/Air Pollution Control Di - Calaveras County EH

Lisa Medina, REHS, Environmental Management Agency Administrator/Environmental Health Director/Air Pollution Control District Officer with Calaveras County. Provides leadership through team-building, collaboration and support with oversight of daily operations and development for the Agency's five departments including Environmental Health, OnSite Wastewater, Agriculture, Air Pollution and Animal Services.

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MARJORIE TERRELL, Hazmat Program Supervisor - San Mateo County EH

Marjorie Terrell, Hazardous Materials Program Supervisor, San Mateo County Environmental Health

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MARK MOSS, EM Manager - El Dorado County EMD

Mark Moss began his career path upon graduating from California State University Northridge (CSUN) in 1991 with Bachelors in Environmental and Occupational Health. He started work as an Environmental Health and Safety consultant for an insurance carrier that specialized in educational institutions, but was laid off within two years. As any unemployed soul in the early 90s trying to re- enter the employment market without any luck, he decided grad school was in order, Mr. Moss continued his graduate education at CSUN. In December 1994, Mr. Moss completed the program and earned his MS in Health Science/ Environmental and Occupational Health. In 1995, Mr. Moss was hired in the capacity of a Hazardous Materials Specialist with the Los Angeles County Fire Department Health Haz-Mat division. Mr. Moss worked in the inspections section and emergency response section until 2006. In early 2006 he moved his family to El Dorado, California and began work as a Hazardous Materials /Recycling Specialist with the County of El Dorado Environmental Management Department. Over the years Mr. Moss has moved up within the organization and now holds the position of Environmental Management, Manager where he oversees the CUPA, and solid waste programs along with a waste water treatment plant and a partially closed landfill.

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MATTHEW KAUFMANN, Deputy Health Director - Contra Costa County HS

Matt Kaufmann is currently Director of Hazardous Materials Programs for Contra Costa Health Services. In his current role, Matt oversees the operations within the Certified Unified Program Agency and is also a member of the Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team.

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MONICA RONCHETTI, Deputy Fire Marshal/CUPA Manager - San Bernardino County Fire

Monica Ronchetti, Deputy Fire Marshal/CUPA Manager, San Bernardino County Fire, Office of the Fire Marshal. I manage the operations and activities of both the Hazardous Materials Division and the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Division. I manage a team of approximately 60 employees. My responsibilities include the development, oversight and implementation of goals and objectives for the Divisions; assist in the development of the Division budget; monitor expenditures; resolve budget issues; recommend new or revised programs and policies; coordinate division activities with federal, state, counties, and cities as well as other divisions, departments, and organizations; analyze proposed and pending legislation and make recommendations based in program and operational impact; conduct or direct special projects and studies pertaining to various administrative and operational challenges.

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NICHOLAS CRAIN, Program Chief - Riverside County DEH

Nick Crain has been with the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health for over 13 years and has over 15 years of experience in the field of hazardous materials. He is currently the CUPA program manager for Riverside County. Nick also represents Southern California on the CUPA Forum Board, serving as a co-Issue Coordinator for the Hazardous Waste program.

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NICK VENT, Sup EHS - Retired Regulator

Nick Vent Retired Supervising Environmental Health Specialist Active instructor specializing in all aspects of Hazardous Materials incidents For these submitals I will be representing Spectral Labs, Inc in San Diego and Sustainable Workplace Alliance in Lake Wales Florida. My workplace is any location that will allow me to help them. Which currently includes Agencies, Industry and Hospitals in San Diego County and all 50 State and US Territories. In retirement I travel the world enjoying new experiences and locals whenever possible. Attempting to combine teaching classes with new travel locations. There is a lot of this country still to see.

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PHENGPHANH PHONDETH, Senior REHS - Madera County EHD

Phengphanh Phondeth is a Registered Environmental Health Specialist with Madera County Environmental Health Division and has been with the County since 2008. She started with the County in the Drinking Water Program and in 2013 transitioned to the CUPA program. Currently, she is a CUPA inspector and oversees the CUPA program. Other duties includes oversight of the local data management system, complaints, and the financial for the Environmental Health Division.

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