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ALVIN LAL, CUPA Manager - Stanislaus County DER

Alvin Lal is the CUPA Manager at Stanislaus County Environmental Resources and Chair for the CUPA Forum for the FY 2023-2024. He is a CSTI Certified Hazardous Materials Specialist and oversees the CUPA Programs, Site Mitigation, Emergency Response, and 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 Chaired the Central Valley Chemical Safety Day Committee in Modesto CA from 2018 to 2020. He has a wealth of experience in Hazardous Materials, Food Safety, Audits, and Inspections. Alvin has a B.S. in Biological Science with a concentration in microbiology.

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AMY SEGUI, Assistant Fire Marshal - Petaluma Fire Dept

My name is Amy Segui. I am the Assistant Fire Marshal for Petaluma Fire Department in Petaluma, CA. I supervise prevention staff including Fire Inspectors, enforce compliance within the CUPA, conduct plan reviews, serve on the Emergency Management and Leadership teams, and work as a Fire and Arson Investigator, leading our Investigator Program. I am active in CUPA, conducting fire and CUPA/Hazardous Materials inspections and enforcement throughout the City. I also instruct at the California Conference of Arson Investigators and manages courses for fire investigation students.

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ANA BUI, Supervising Hazardous Materials Specialist - Santa Clara County DEH

Ana Bui is a Senior Hazardous Materials Specialist with Santa Clara County's Department of Environmental Health. Ana leads the UST team in the Hazardous Materials Compliance Division and conducts CUPA inspections throughout the county as well as provides training to our UST inspectors.

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ANTOINETTE STETZENMEYER, Senior Hazardous Material Specialist - Alameda County DEH

--Antoinette Stetzenmeyer --Senior Hazardous Material Specialist --Alameda County Department of Environmental Health --Lead for the Hazardous Material Business Program and Clean Water Programs Performs --Conducts Hazardous Materials Business Plan, Hazardous Waste Generator, Underground Storage Tank, and Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act inspections for over 100 facilities

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ARLEEN GURFIELD, Supervising Environmental Health Specialist - San Diego County DEHQ

My name is Arleen Gurfield. I have worked for the County of San Diego for over 15 years and am currently a Supervising Environmental Health Specialist (SEHS) for the Hazardous Materials Division (HMD). As a SEHS for over 7 years, I oversee the inspection, compliance, and enforcement of 3,500 facilities. I am also the technical lead for hazardous waste in San Diego County and am the Co-Chair for the Southern California hazardous waste Technical Advisory Group. My technical specialties are in Research Laboratories, Healthcare Facilities, and Shooting Ranges.

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BRANDEN HENDRIX, Environmental Health Specialist - Del Norte County EH

My name is Branden Hendrix and my title is Registered Environmental Health Specialist. I work for Del Norte County Community Development Department in the Environmental Health Division. Our division is currently directing all CUPA programs for the county of Del Norte.

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CYNDI GILL, Staff Services Manager I - DTSC

Cyndi Gill is the Business Operations Unit manager at the Department of Toxic Substances Control's Office of Environmental Information Management in the ID Number. She performs a wide variety of consultative and analytical assignments related to hazardous waste ID number processing and management and manifest data processing. The Business Operations Unit issues and maintains hazardous waste ID numbers, processes transporter registrations, administers the annual ID Number Verification Questionnaire, is the product owner of DTSC's Hazardous Waste Tracking System, and evaluates the eVQ System and HWTS to make upgrades and enhancements.

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DANIEL ABELLON, Environmental Specialist - Sacramento County EMD

I'm an Environmental Specialist with Sacramento County Environmental Management Department. I have 15 years of CUPA experience in the Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP), Hazardous Waste, Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA), and California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) programs.

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DARWIN CHENG, Director - Orange County EH

Darwin Cheng is the Assistant Director for Orange County Environmental Health. He has 24 years of environmental compliance experience. He is also responsible for overall administration of Food and Pool Safety, Unified Programs, Land and Water Quality Programs. He is a CSTI Outreach Instructor for FRA, FRO and Hazardous Materials Technician. He has a B.S. Microbiology Degree from Cal. State Long Beach and a Juris Doctor from Western States University College of Law.

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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 the Vice-Chair on the CUPA Forum Board (CFB) and a representative for the Bay Area region. As a CFB member I am a co-chair on the CalARP and Enforcement Steering Committee's and participate in a number of other working/advisory groups.

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EMILY HOE, Supervising Hazardous Materials Specialist - Alameda County DEH

Emily Hoe is a Supervising Hazardous Materials Specialist with Alameda County Department of Environmental Health in the CUPA program. She has been in this position for the past six years providing support to all CUPA programs but manages the underground storage tank and hazardous waste generator programs.

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ERIK CHENG, Hazardous Materials Specialist I - Los Angeles County Fire

Erik Cheng Hazardous Materials Specialist III Los Angeles County Fire Health Hazmat Division Review documents and Hazardous Materials Business Plans in the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) Interpret, explain, and enforce hazardous materials and waste control laws and regulations Regulatory oversight of the following Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPA) programs (includes complex sites with multiple program elements): Hazardous materials and waste control, tiered permitting, hazardous waste recycling, and aboveground storage tanks (APSA) Analyze data from samples for hazardous waste determination Conduct inspections and investigations at PBR facilities and annual reauthorized their tiered permitting operations Provide technical guidance and assistance to staff

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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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HEATHER TANNER, Enforcement Coordinator - Sacramento County EMD

Heather Tanner, Environmental Specialist, Sacramento Environmental Management Department, Environmental Compliance Division (CUPA). Enforcement Coordinator

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JEFFREY GEIGER, Accidental Release Prevention Engineer - Contra Costa County HS

Jeffrey Geiger Accidental Release Prevention Engineer Contra Costa County Health CUPA engineering support and auditing for facilities within Contra Costa County that fall under CalARP regulation and the county's Industrial Safety Ordinance

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JENNA HARTMAN, Environmental Scientist - State Water Board

Jenna is an Environmental Scientist at the State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, UST Leak Prevention Unit.

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JOANNE TRACEY, Hazardous Materials Program Manager - Santa Clara County DEH

Joanne Tracey, Hazardous Materials Program Manager, Santa Clara County, Department of Environmental Health.

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JUSTIN TAO, Hazardous Materials Specialist - Los Angeles County Fire

Justin Tao Hazardous Materials Specialist LA County Fire HHMD I am a CUPA inspector conducting inspections in Hazardous Materials Business Plan, Hazardous Waste, Tiered Permitting, and Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act.

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KARLY BECKER, Senior Hazardous Materials Specialist - Santa Clara County DEH

Karly Becker, Hazardous Materials Specialist, Santa Clara County, Department of Environmental Health.

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KRISTALYNNE ANDERSON, Director of Environmental Health - Trinity County EH

Kristy Anderson, Director of Trinity County Environmental Health for 7 years and have been with the County of Trinity for approximately 9 years. I've been environmental lead on over 1,000 Cannabis enforcement cases, in both civil and criminal actions. I oversee 22 environmental health programs, lead the Trinity County Environmental Crimes Task Force, Co Chair of California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health Emergency Response Committee, and Chair of Region 1. I've overseen 6 large state and federal fire debris removal operations, many hazardous materials response operations, and hosted trainings on illegal pesticides throughout California.

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