Advisory Council - Environmental Business Council of New England, Inc.

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Page Last Updated September 7, 2022

Mission Statement

The Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) has established an Advisory Council to provide support, suggestions, and advice to EBC’s Board of Directors (Board) and the President/Executive Director.

The Advisory Council will reflect a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds from stakeholders within the environment, climate change, and energy industries.

Purpose and Role:

The purpose of the EBC Advisory Council is to provide leadership of the EBC with fresh insights, suggestions, and guidance; explore growth opportunities; enhance programming; refine organizational management; and increase the reach and influence of the organization.

Potential areas of focus include:

Identification and reflection on environmental business market developments and their impact on EBC programs and operation.
Insight on EBC’s organizational structure, including Committee/Chapter structure.
Identification of potential EBC Member companies and EBC Board Members.
Enhancement of EBC’s visibility.
Outreach to potential Member firms, sponsors, and program speakers.
The opportunity to review and comment on major initiatives proposed by the Board or President/Executive Director.

Council Members

Daniel K. Moon

Chair

Thomas S. Burack

Member

Paul Fennelly

Member

Pamela S. Hall

Member

Robert LaBelle

Member

Lauren A. Liss

Member

Michael J. Scipione

Member
Operating Principles Subcommittee

H. Curtis Spalding

Member

Daniel K. Moon

[email protected]
M 617-970-4100
Twitter: @DanielKMoon
LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile

From 1997 through 2021 Mr. Moon served as the president and executive director of the Environmental Business Council of New England, the non-profit membership association representing environmental companies in the region. He currently serves as Chair of the EBC Advisory Council.

Background

Mr. Moon was the president of the consulting firm Longwood Environmental Management, Inc. located in Belmont, Massachusetts. Formed in 1987, this firm provided assistance with the development of environmental management and marketing programs to growing environmental companies.

With over forty years experience in the environmental field, Mr. Moon has gained extensive knowledge of issues relating to environmental management. He began his environmental career working for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 9 during the summer of 1972. In the Spring of 1974 after completing his MBA, Mr. Moon begin working at EPA Region 1 in Boston on policy and regulatory development issues and on the implementation of programs legislated by the Toxic Substance Control Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Next, while working for national waste management firms, Mr. Moon gained cutting edge experience working on private sector issues including environmental compliance, corporate development, facility siting, marketing of environmental services, and the management of multi-million dollar hazardous waste Superfund remediation projects.

In 1988, Mr. Moon initiated planning for a regional environmental conference and exposition – EnviroExpo (previously called the New England Environmental EXPO). This program grew into a major international environmental event, drawing over 5,000 regional, national and international environmental professionals and focused on major environmental issues of concern to business and government.

Mr. Moon was active in several organizations in addition to the EBC. He served on the Board of the Massachusetts Corporate Wetlands Restoration Program, the Environmental Technology Advisory Board of Jobs for Youth, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Advisory Board, and the Board of Trustees of the Cambridge YMCA. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy.

In March 2022 Mr. Moon received an Environmental Business Journal Lifetime Achievement Award. In June 2022 Mr. Moon received the EBC Lifetime Achievement Award and the award category was re-named in his honor. It is now the EBC Daniel K. Moon Lifetime Achievement Award.

Thomas S. Burack

[email protected]
603-627-8387
LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile

Tom is a nationally recognized strategic leader in the fields of environmental, public health and energy regulation, as well as organizational management and governance. At the start of 2017, Tom returned to Sheehan Phinney after serving for over ten years as the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. His thirty years of experience working in all three branches of government as well as the private sector enable him to provide clients with an in-depth understanding of how the federal, state and local governments operate, and how the public and private sectors can constructively collaborate to solve problems and resolve disputes.

Tom represents clients across the full range of corporate and organizational challenges and needs in the environmental arena, including with permitting, regulatory compliance, enforcement, groundwater contamination, site investigation and remediation, brownfields, transactional due diligence, management systems, and sustainability. Tom has substantial expertise representing clients before regulatory agencies under federal and state programs, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as well as laws governing wetlands, dams, and abatement of hazards in building materials (e.g., PCBs, asbestos and lead paint). Tom also advises clients on emergency preparedness, response and recovery issues, and has experience in helping to lead governmental responses to natural and manmade disasters.

In the energy sector, Tom is experienced with development activities, including site development and power purchase agreements, as well as with electric vehicle infrastructure, efficiency and renewable energy projects. Tom has deep insights into energy facility siting strategies and processes based upon his prior service on the State of New Hampshire’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Committee.

Tom consults with organizations on a diverse set of environmental, energy, and organizational management and governance issues. A skilled group facilitator, Tom guides clients through comprehensive scenario thinking and strategic planning processes to develop living strategic plans that are regularly monitored and updated. As a Lean Green Belt, Tom assists clients in implementing continuous process improvement as a management strategy.

While serving as the Commissioner of the NHDES, Tom spearheaded creation of E-Enterprise for the Environment, a shared governance approach among the US Environmental Protection Agency, states and tribal governments to modernize and streamline the business of environmental protection and regulation in the United States. He served as the first state co-chair of the E-Enterprise Leadership Council, which provides strategic direction for the overall initiative and oversight of dozens of E-Enterprise projects.

Tom grew up in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, and loves to hike, ski and canoe. As a professional raconteur, he is known for calling moose, performing as Daniel Webster, and regaling many an audience with tales of the North Country. Tom is a Harry S. Truman Scholar, served as Law Clerk to the Honorable David H. Souter on the Supreme Court of New Hampshire, and as Legislative Assistant for Environmental Matters to U.S. Senator Gordon J. Humphrey (R-NH) in Washington, DC. Tom is a Fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL). In 2019, Tom served as the Perkins Bass Distinguished Visitor at the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy at Dartmouth College.

Paul Fennelly

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M 978-394-5821

Most recently, Paul has been a member of the Board of Directors of NanoVapor Inc. He has also served as a Technical Advisor to Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and currently serves as a Strategic Advisor to Environmental Business Council of New England. Paul is also on the Advisory Board for GreenChoice PBC, an early stage company, that rates food products for their environment and sustainability impacts, and shares this information online with potential retail customers.

Dr. Paul Fennelly was Senior Vice President, Global Director of Sales and Marketing for AECOM’s Global Environment Business Line, which during his tenure, had $ 1 Billion in revenue and had more than 4,500 staff operating from 150 offices across North and South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Paul retired from AECOM in 2015 and transitioned into a role consulting on business strategy for companies in the Environmental industry, including serving on the Board of Directors for emerging technology companies in the energy/environment interface, including NanoVapor Inc. and GreenChoice,PBC

At AECOM, Dr. Fennelly oversaw strategic planning, sales, marketing, client relations and business development serving clients in worldwide industrial market sectors of Oil & Gas, Power/Energy, Manufacturing, Chemical/Pharmaceutical, Mining and Minerals, Transportation as well as government organizations.

Dr. Fennelly has 50 years of executive management and technical experience in environmental consulting, engineering and management, air pollution control, atmospheric chemistry, environmental measurement, auditing, sustainability, due diligence, and impact assessment and permitting. With AECOM and its legacy companies for more than 25 years, Paul has served in a variety of leadership roles including President, International Environmental Division (1997-2005), where he led corporate expansion into 16 countries. He also served as the Regional Vice President for ENSR’s Eastern Operations and he serves as General Manager, Air Quality Science & Engineering Division.

The author of 50 scientific articles and presentations, Dr. Fennelly holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Brandeis University and a BS in Chemistry from Villanova University. AECOM received five 2012 Environmental Business Journal and Climate Change Business Journal Business Achievement Awards.

Paul has been a Technical Reviewer to Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, where he reviewed proposals for start up funding for new energy technology as part of their Incubator/Accelerator Program. Paul is also Strategic Advisor to the Environment Business Council of New England in a pro-bono capacity to assist the EBC to identify and focus on emerging environmental issues. In 2020, Paul received the very prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Environment Business Journal for his extensive and wide ranging contributions and accomplishments in the Environmental Consulting and Engineering Business world.

Paul and his wife Kathy reside in Arlington, Massachusetts where he is engaged in various public service activities such as serving on the Board of Directors for the Arlington Historical Society, where he oversees governance of the Society and is leading fundraising efforts to create long term preservation of the iconic Jason Russel House, a key battle scene in the Revolutionary Battle of Lexington and Concord. Paul was also appointed by the Town of Arlington to serve on the Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee, which provides stewardship, advice and recommendations related to activities involving the iconic historical and cultural roadway linking the Towns of Arlington, Lexington, Lincoln, Concord and Minuteman National Historic Park.

Pamela S. Hall

[email protected]
603-637-1105
LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile

Pam Hall joined Normandeau Associates in 1971 soon after the firm was founded and was one of the “trail blazers” in the emerging environmental consulting business. She assumed leadership in 1988 and led the company for 32 years, until 2020. As CEO she was instrumental in leading the effort to develop Normandeau from a small regional NH firm to a highly regarded company doing business throughout the United States and internationally. In 2000, she led the effort to make the company 100% employee-owned (ESOP) and has been a trustee of the ESOP since its inception. Prior to becoming CEO, she held several other positions in the company and is now an executive vice president. She also served on the board of directors for 20 years, from 2000 to 2020, and was chairperson from 2015 to 2020. She has over 50 years of experience in the environmental consulting business and is a recognized business leader.Pam is passionate about corporate social responsibility including employee ownership and empowerment, civic and community engagement, volunteerism, and support of charitable organizations. She has served on numerous non-profit boards, many times in leadership roles. Past boards include the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) where she served as director from 1995 to 2020 and treasurer from 1997 to 2019; the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire (NHBIA) Executive Board; NHBIA Institute for Business, Community and NH’s Economy (chair); NH Chapter of The Nature Conservancy where she was a founding board member, vice chair, and chair and served for 17 years; Seacoast Science Center (NH) where she was treasurer, vice chair, and chair and served for six years; Society for the Protection of NH Forests; the NH Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership (Coastal America); and Vivamos Mejor/USA Advisory Board. In addition, Pam was a gubernatorial appointee to the NH Land and Community Heritage Commission, which helped develop the NH land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP). She was an Incorporator of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and was also a member of advisory committees that helped establish both the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in NH and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve in Maine. Current board and council service includes UNH Manchester Advisory Board; the NH (EPSCoR) Research and Industry Council; and Southeast Land Trust (SELT) of NH. She is also Chair Emerita of Volunteer NH, the State Commission for volunteerism, where she was appointed by two subsequent governors and served for nine years (four as Vice Chair and four as Chair).

Pam has a B.A. in Zoology from the University of Connecticut; an M.S. in Zoology (marine science) from the University of New Hampshire (UNH), plus additional doctoral work; a B.S. (summa cum laude) in Business Administration from the Whittemore School at UNH; and considerable graduate level coursework in Urban and Environmental Policy from Tufts University. In graduate school, she was elected to Sigma Xi, an honorary scientific society and Phi Sigma, an honorary biological society, and was awarded an NDEA Fellowship for her academic excellence. In 1998 she received the “Environmental Merit Award” from the Environmental Business Council of New England; in 2012, she was honored by the New Hampshire Business Review as one of “NH’s Outstanding Women in Business”; in 2014 she was honored with an “Above and Beyond” award by the Business and Industry Association of NH (NHBIA); and in 2017, she was bestowed with a “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the NHBIA. More recently, Marquis Who’s Who honored Pam with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. In February 2021, Pam received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Environmental Business Journal/Environmental Business International; and in June 2021 Pam was honored by the Environmental Business Council of New England with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, she has been recognized by Volunteer NH for her commitment to civic engagement and volunteerism.