Steering Committee

Conference Call Schedule/Minutes

GLRPPR Steering Committee Members:

Rick Bauer
Energy Efficiency & Sustainability Specialist
Purdue University Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
rickbauer@purdue.edu

Geoff Bristow
Manager
PA Dept. of Environmental Protection
gbristow@state.pa.us

Becky Jayne
P2 Specialist
Illinois EPA, Office of P2
Becky.Jayne@Illinois.gov

Ernest Johnson III
Senior Environmental Manager
IDEM/OPPTA
EJOHNSON@idem.IN.gov

William Narotski
Ohio EPA -- Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention
bill.narotski@epa.state.oh.us

Dale Phenicie
Director of Projects
Council of Great Lakes Industries
dkphenicie@mindspring.com

Jonathan Rivin
P2 and Waste Management Specialist
UW-Extension, Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center
jonathan.rivin@uwsp.edu

Mary Rossi
Erie County Department of Environment & Planning
rossim@erie.gov

Ted Smith
USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office
smith.edwin@epa.gov

Phyllis Strong
Pollution Prevention Coordinator
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
phyllis.strong@state.mn.us

Tom Ustanik
Lansing Cleaners Inc.
adm@lansingcleaners.com

The steering committee directs the Roundtable efforts; provides continuity, guidance, and a commitment to meeting the Roundtable goals; and actively seeks to represent the membership. The steering committee is composed of twelve members. Committee members serve two years terms, with six of the members being chosen in each year.

Nine members represent the Great Lakes states:

Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin

The remaining six positions represent:

USEPA
Environment Canada
Regional provinces of Canada
Regional, local, state and tribal regulatory agencies
Regional, local, state and tribal technical assistance programs
Non-Governmental Programs (i.e., industry, NGO, etc.)

Previous Members

View a list of previous steering committee members

Becoming a Member:

As mentioned above, six new committee members are needed each year. If you are interested in serving a two-year term, or if you would like more information about the duties involved, please email Bob Iverson at biverson@istc.illinois.edu or a current committee member.

Roles of GLRPPR Steering Committee Members

Set policy and direction for GLRPPR;
Participate in updates of the mission as needed and the Organizational Plan every 2 years;
Ensure that the Organizational Charter and Organizational Plan are carried out.

Privileges:

Priority travel scholarships to summer and winter conferences and other regional conferences where appropriate;
Half price registration at all GLRPPR conferences and workgroup meetings;
Ability to deliberate on and vote on policy positions drafted by the work groups;
Potential to set the direction for current and future GLRPPR projects;
Opportunity to promote technical expertise in the area of choice for the region.

Responsibilities:

Participate regularly in GLRPPR conference calls and
Attend GLRPPR conferences and Steering Committee conferences;
Select and implement a Focus Area. Focus Areas can either be programmatic or topical as identified below. Multiple members can share the same Focus Area. Not all Focus Areas need to be represented at all times.

		Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable Promoting Pollution Prevention Through Information Exchange


GLRPPR is a member of the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange, a national network of regional information centers: NEWMOA (Northeast), WRRC (Southeast), GLRPPR (Great Lakes), ZeroWasteNet (Southwest), P2RIC (Plains), Peaks to Prairies (Mountain), WSPPN (Pacific Southwest), PPRC (Northwest).