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Larry Hartig
Commissioner, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation |
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Mr. Hartig is an attorney with more than 20 years experience in environmental law, regulations, permits and land use issues. Prior to his appointment in 2007 by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, he was in private practice as an attorney with the Anchorage law firm of Hartig Rhodes Hoge & Lekisch, PC. Joining the firm in 1983, Mr. Hartig worked primarily on environmental, natural resources, and commercial matters. His practice included assisting clients in obtaining environmental and other permits for natural resource development projects, as well as projects involving environmental compliance, and cleanup of contaminated properties. Clients included government, private developers, industry and Native Corporations, among others. He also worked as a landman in the Land/Legal Department of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company between 1972 and 1976.
Mr. Hartig has a B.A. from the University of Utah and received his J.D. from Lewis and Clark College. He is a member of the Alaska Bar Association, and a former member of the State Board of Forestry. |
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Doug Konkin
Deputy Minister, British Columbia Ministry of Environment |
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Doug Konkin was appointed Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment, on January 20, 2009. He previously served as Deputy Minister, Ministry of Forests and Range since June 30, 2003. Doug has a Bachelor of Science in Forestry Degree from the University of Alberta and a Forest Resource Diploma from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Doug has been in working in the BC public sector for 30 years. Doug believes strongly that it his role as a senior leader to ensure that the people of the Ministry of Environment will be different and better tomorrow than they are today, in part because the world will be different. By focusing on people, Doug and his executive cadre are creating a sustainable and energized workforce which continuously improves the Ministry's business and people practices.
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Stephen Edinger
Administrator, California Office of Spill Prevention and Response |
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Stephen Edinger is Administrator for the California Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response. A graduate of the University of California, Davis, Mr. Edinger was appointed as Administrator by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in November, 2008. Mr. Edinger oversees more than 200 employees dedicated to protecting California's habitats and wildlife from the devastating effects of pollution.
Stephen Edinger has spent his professional career protecting California's wildlife and natural environments, serving over 28 years in environmental law enforcement. He began his career in 1982 as a law enforcement ranger with the National Park Service. He then spent 8 years as a ranger with the California State Park System along the northern California coast. For the past 17 years, he has served in various capacities with the California Department of Fish and Game. Mr. Edinger has investigated or served as the incident commander on hundreds of pollution events across California. He served as California's incident commander during the M/V Cosco Busan oil spill response in November, 2007. |
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Laurence K. Lau
Deputy Director for Environmental Health, Hawaii Department of Health |
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Prior to his appointment to this position, Larry Lau served as a Deputy Attorney General for Hawaii since 1975. He served in the Environmental Law Regulatory Division from 1975 to 1981, in the Litigation Division from 1981 to 1990, and in the Environmental Law, Health, and Human Services Division from 1990 to 2003. During that period, Mr. Lau was detailed to the US EPAis Office of Regional Counsel in San Francisco from 1997 to 1998. Larry Lau has been a member of the Hawaii State Bar since 1974 and the American Bar Association since 1984. He received his AB cum laude in Government from Harvard University in 1971 and his JD from the University of Michigan Law School in 1974.
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Dick Pedersen
Director, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality |
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Dick was named Director of DEQ in June, 2008. He had served as Deputy Director since March 2007. Dick served as Administrator of DEQ's Northwest Region since April 2003, and was Division Administrator for DEQ's Land Quality Division since August 2002. He started his career with DEQ in September 1996 as Manager of the Environmental Cleanup program. He also was manager of the DEQ Water Division's Watershed Management Section. From 1993 to 1996, Dick was the U.S. Department of Interior's project manager for a major natural resource damage assessment of a mining area in Northern Idaho. Prior to that, Dick worked 18 years for the State of Montana. His last position there was Manager of the State's Superfund and Natural Rescue Damage programs. Pedersen holds a bachelor of art and combined science degree in Biology and Chemistry from Carroll College, Helena, Montana.
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Dale Jensen
Program Manager, Department of Ecology Spill Prevention, Preparedness & Response Program |
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Dale Jensen has been appointed by Ted Sturdevant, Director of the Department of Ecology, to represent Ecology on the Oil Spill Task Force. Dale was appointed the Program Manager for the Washington State Department of Ecology Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response Program in August 2001. The Spills Program is a statewide program responsible for activities that include spill prevention, preparedness, response, and natural resource damage assessment. There are approximately 71 program employees and 25 after-hours responders located at four regional offices, two field offices, and headquarters with a two-year budget of about $29 million. Dale spent nine years as manager in the Department of Ecology's Air Quality and Toxics Cleanup programs. Prior to Ecology, Dale spent three years implementing the Governor's Efficiency Commission Study. Many of the results from that study are still in place today. Prior to state service, Dale was a small business owner/operator in retail, agriculture, and environmental consulting. Dale grew up in Montana and now lives in Olympia with his wife Laura. They have three children. Dale has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Montana. He enjoys spending time outdoors, biking, hiking, and boating with friends and family. Dale places importance on establishing and maintaining good stakeholder relationships, and a high priority on partnerships to protect the environment. He believes if we hold our regulated community to a high standard, we need to hold ourselves to that same standard. Accountability and performance are essential to our success.
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