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Updated as of July 6, 2020

Mission

The mission of the EBC Connecticut Chapter is to identify and address issues of concern and of interest to EBC members and their clients in Connecticut. Issues include legislative, regulatory and policy developments in Connecticut, recent project successes and how they were accomplished, and networking and business development opportunities at the federal, state, regional, and local level. These issues are addressed by providing objective information from up-to-date and reliable sources including government officials, technology developers, and business experts.

To implement this mission statement, the Chapter will:

Create and foster an open and ongoing exchange with legislators and regulators.
Organize focus groups to provide state regulators and policy makers with ideas, experiences and opinions on defined draft policies or regulations.
Organize seminars, workshops or conferences programs on major topics of interest.
Organize matchmaking programs.
Foster networking opportunities that create opportunities for the EBC membership to meet important stakeholders, potential clients and other EBC members.

Topics Include:

Air Quality and Climate Change
Renewable Energy and Energy Issues
Site Remediation and Redevelopment Including Managing PCB Contaminated Caulkiing
Solid Waste Management
Water and Wastewater

Chapter Leadership

Chapter Chair

Dana Huff, Vice President
Tighe & Bond
1000 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton, CT 06484
203.712.1122 // dchuff@tighebond.com

Leadership Team

The members of the EBC Connecticut Chapter Leadership team meet routinely with the committee chair to identify topics for future EBC programs. As part of their responsibility, members of the leadership team will also take on the role of program chair to organize and moderate EBC programs for this Chapter.

Current members of the EBC Connecticut Chapter Leadership Team include:

Tauhirah Abdul-Matin, PE, Department Manager, Environment, New England
AECOM
500 Enterprise Drive, Suite 1A
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
860.263.5746 // tauhirah.abdul-matin@aecom.com

Dean Bebis, Environmental Specialist – Soil & Groundwater Management
Eversource Energy
247 Station Drive, SE270, Westwood, MA 02090
508.654.0492 // dean.bebis@eversource.com

John A. Figurelli, Vice President
Weston & Sampson
273 Dividend Road, Rocky Hill, CT 06067
860.513.1473 // figurelj@wseinc.com

Christopher J. Frey, Senior Project Manager
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
655 Winding Brook Drive, Suite 402, Glastonbury, CT 06033
860.858.3104 // christopher.frey@gza.com

Lucas Hellerich, PhD, PE, LEP, Senior Technical Practice Leader
Environmental Remediation Services
Woodard & Curran
213 Court Street, 4th Floor, Middletown, CT 06457
203.699.6081 // lhellerich@woodardcurran.com

Gary Iadarola, Manager Environmental Remediation
Eversource Energy
107 Selden St, Berlin, CT 06037
860.665.3455 // gary.iadarola@eversource.com

Kyle Johnson, Associate
Brown & Rudnick LLP
185 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103
860.509.6570 // kjohnson@brownrudnick.com

Jeff Martirano, Managing Engineering
Barton & Loguidice, P.C.
247 Route 100 s Suite 2000D s Somers, NY 10589
(203) 470-3534 // jmartirano@bartonandloguidice.com

Diane Mas, Vice President | Chief Resilience Officer
Fuss & O’Neill, Inc.
146 Hartford Road Manchester CT 06040
413.348.9738 // dmas@fando.com

Sean Rigsby, Managing Partner
Rigsby Search Group
34-4 Shunpike Rd #108, Cromwell, CT 06416
860.505.0013 // srigsby@rigsbysearch.com

Carl Stopper, Vice President
TRC Environmental Corporation
21 Griffin Rd N, Windsor, CT 06095
860.298.6231 // cstopper@trcsolutions.com

Ryan Vescovi, Business Development Manager – CT
National Response Corporation (NRC)
92 Commerce Circle Durham, CT 06422
203.268.7046 // rvescovi@nrcc.com

Laura Wildman, P.E., Director, New England Regional Office
Princeton Hydro
931 Main Street, Suite 2, South Glastonbury, CT 06073
860.652.8911 // lwildman@princetonhydro.com

Invitation – If your company is a member of the EBC and you are interested in being considered as a member of the EBC Connecticut Chapter Leadership Team, please send an email with your contact information and a brief bio to Daniel Moon, dmoon@ebcne.org.

Past Meetings

2020

2019

November 7 – Connecticut Chapter Program Planning Luncheon
November 7 – Connecticut Emerging Contaminants Program: Advanced Topics in Disposal and Decontamination of PCB Wastes
October 30 – Connecticut Leadership Program: Update from the Connecticut DEEP Environmental Quality Leadership Team
October 17 – Connecticut Solid Waste Management Update
August 1 – Connecticut Emerging Contaminants Program: Understanding the Toxicity, Fate & Transport & Regulatory Implications of PFAS
July 23 – Connecticut Emerging Contaminants Program: Identifying and Addressing Risks from PCBs in Building Materials
July 10 – Fourth Annual Connecticut Chapter Summer Gathering
June 11 – Connecticut Remediation Program: Primer on the Evolving Remediation Regulations and PFAS in Connecticut
May 16 – Connecticut Chapter Program Planning Luncheon
May 16 – Connecticut Dam Management Program: Emergency Action Planning
April 24 – Connecticut Leadership Briefing from Newly Appointed CT DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes and the CT DEEP Deputy Commissioners
February 20 – Connecticut Career Development Panel: Hosted by the EBC Ascending Professionals and EPOC YEP Committees
January 24 – Connecticut Stormwater Program: MS4 Compliance Resources for Year Two and Beyond

2018

November 26 – Connecticut Chapter Program Planning Meeting
October 19 – Connecticut Program: Connecticut Solid Waste Management Update
October 5 – Connecticut Program: CT DEEP Deputy Commissioner Kaliszewski and Bureau Chiefs
June 21 – Connecticut Program: Contaminants of Emerging Concern – Update on PFAS
June 18 – Connecticut Chapter Program Planning Meeting
May 30 – Third Annual Connecticut Chapter Summer Gathering
May 30 – Connecticut Chapter Program Planning Meeting
April 10 – Connecticut Update from U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Alexandra Dapolito Dunn and Connecticut DEEP Commissioner Rob Klee
March 27 – Connecticut Program: Legislative Briefing on 2018 Connecticut Energy & Environmental Initiatives

2017

December 14 – Connecticut Chapter Program Planning Meeting
November 1 – Connecticut Program: An Introductory Workshop on PCB Assessment and Remediation
October 17 – Connecticut Program: Connecticut Solid Waste Management Update
July 21 – Connecticut Chapter Program Planning Meeting
June 20 – Tighe & Bond Program: Coastal Resiliency in Connecticut – Planning, Implementation, and Funding
June 12 – Site Visit: Archimedes Screw at Hanover Pond Hydro
May 31- Second Annual Connecticut Chapter Summer Gathering
May 4 – Solid Waste Management Program: New England Regional Conference of State Solid Waste Directors
April 19 – Connecticut Program: Extreme Weather and Climate Change Updates – Resiliency, Adaptation, and Mitigation
March 29 – Connecticut Program: Update on U.S. EPA – Region One & Connecticut DEEP Environmental Programs
March 3 – Connecticut Program: Legislative Briefing on 2017 Connecticut Energy and Environmental Initiatives
February 24 – Connecticut Program: Stormwater Management – The New MS4 Permit Regulations are Here – Now What?

2016

May 26 – First Annual Connecticut Chapter Summer Gathering at City Steam Brewery
April 15 – Update on U.S. EPA and Connecticut Environmental & Energy Programs
March 23 – Connecticut Chapter Program: Connecticut DEEP’s New Municipal Stormwater Program
March 3 – Connecticut Chapter Program Planning Meeting
March 3 – Connecticut Chapter Energy Program: Update from Deputy Commissioner for Energy Katie Scharf Dykes
February 26 – Connecticut Chapter Program: Legislative Briefing on 2016 Connecticut Energy & Environmental Initiatives

2015

November 3 – CT Chapter Innovative Technology Program: Unmanned Aircraft Use in the Environmental and Energy Industry
October 13 – Connecticut Chapter Program Planning Meeting
October 7 – CT Chapter Program: Connecticut Solid Waste Management Update
May 12 – Connecticut Chapter Program Planning Meeting
April 21 – Updates from U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Spalding and CT DEEP Commissioner Klee
April 8 – Connecticut Chapter Program: Extreme Weather and Climate Change Program Updates – Resiliency, Adaptation, and Mitigation
March 13 – Connecticut’s Updated MS4 Stormwater Program

2014

November 14 – Connecticut Chapter Program: Urban Soil Management – The Challenges & Changing Landscape
October 30 – Connecticut Chapter Dam Management Program: Update on CT’s Dam Safety Program and Owner’s Guide to Dam Inspections and Emergency Action Planning
October 3 – Connecticut Chapter Program: Connecticut Solid Waste Management – The Transition Update
September 24 – Connecticut Chapter Remediation Program: Managing PCB Impacted Building Materials
August 5 – Connecticut Chapter Planning Meeting
July 10 – Connecticut Chapter Planning Meeting

2013

2012

November 30 – Connecticut Chapter Program: Update from Federal and State Energy & Environmental Leadership
October 18 – EBC Connecticut Chapter Renewable Energy Program: Renewable Energy at Closed Landfills
September 27 – Connecticut Chapter Solar Energy Program: Update on the Connecticut ZREC/LREC Program
September 7 – Connecticut Chapter Seminar: Contaminated Soils Management During Urban Site Redevelopment
May 1 – Connecticut Chapter Seminar: Managing PCB Contamination in Older Buildings
February 15 – Connecticut Chapter Planning Meeting
February 8 – Connecticut Chapter Seminar: Energy Efficiency Programs

2011

November 17 – Connecticut Chapter Site Remediation Program: Hot Topics in Environmental Due Diligence
October 13 – Connecticut Chapter Program Breakfast Program with Connecticut DEEP Commissioner Esty
August 26 – Connecticut Roundtable – Renewable Energy Programs in Connecticut
June 23 – Connecticut Chapter: Solar Energy Programs in Connecticut
May 13 – Connecticut Chapter: Solid Waste Management in CT- In Transition
April 13 – Connecticut Chapter: Site Remediation Program Hot Topics in Environmental Due Diligence
March 30 – Connecticut Chapter Seminar: Management of PCB Contaminated Caulking in Older Buildings

2010

September 17 – Connecticut Chapter Brownfields Seminar
June 23 – Connecticut Chapter Seminar: Managing PCB Caulking in Older Buildings
June 7 – EBC CT Chapter / CBIA – U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman and American Power Act
March 12 – Connecticut Breakfast Program with Curt Spalding, US EPA Regional Administrator
February 25 – Connecticut Breakfast Program with Connecticut DEP Commissioner Marrella

2009

November 4 – Connecticut Stormwater Management Workshop
October 22 – Connecticut Chapter Seminar: CT Solid Waste Management – In Transition

2008

December 18 – Connecticut Chapter Planning Meeting
October 2 – Connecticut Wine and Networking Event presented by Triumvirate Environmental
July 24 – Connecticut Chapter Networking Event at Rock Cats Baseball Game
April 3 – Connecticut Chapter Breakfast: Report from the Connecticut DEP Bureau Chiefs

2007

2006

November 30 – Connecticut Chapter Reception: An Evening with Commissioner Gina McCarthy
October 17 – Connecticut Chapter Seminar: Environmental Alternative Dispute Resolution in New England: Trends, True Stories, and Tricks of the Trade
May 16 – Connecticut Chapter Seminar: The Evolving Role of the Environmental, Health & Safety Manager in 2006
January 18 – Connecticut Chapter Networking Event

2005

November 30 – Connecticut Chapter Luncheon with Connecticut DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy
March 24 – “Confessions of a Perfect Storm Sailor”
January 26 – Planning and Organizational Meeting

2004

November 15 – New Source Review
June 29 – EBC’s CT Chapter Networking Event
March 19 – Planning Meeting

2003

March 14 – Breakfast with U.S. EPA Region I Administrator Bob Varney

2002

December 12 – Luncheon – The Evolving Role of the Environmental, Health & Safety Manager in 2003
October 2 – CT DEP Air, Water and Waste Bureau Programs for 2003
April 9 – Joint Meeting of the CT Bar Association Environmental Law Section/Planning & Zoning Section and EBCNE CT Chapter
February 27 – Business Development Briefing – Contracting Opportunities with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
January 9 – Meeting – Contracting Opportunities With Con-Ed