The Connecticut Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association, New England Section, is a group of environmental professionals with related scientific, engineering, and health backgrounds from private sector companies, government agencies, and academia. Regular meetings are scheduled throughout the year and include evening dinners with speakers on current environmental topics of interest, other educational events, and site tours. The Chapter supports CT student science fairs and sponsors an annual scholarship for high school and college students.
September 11, 2019 (6:00 PM to 8:30 PM) - Dinner Meeting. An Evening with CTDEEP's Commissioner Katie Dykes. Dakota of Rocky Hill, CT.
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Please join the CT Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA) for an insightful and lively discussion with CTDEEP’s Commissioner Katie Dykes. Come hear firsthand what Ms. Dykes views as the top priorities, issues, challenges facing CTDEEP and the regulated community including Ms. Dykes 20 by '20 initiative. The 20 by '20 initiative will set forth 20 measurable process improvements between today and December 31, 2020 aimed at increasing predictability, efficiency, and transparency of DEEP’s regulatory processes, with accountability provided through a public dashboard of key indicators.
Ms. Dykes was nominated by Governor Ned Lamont to serve as the Commissioner of CTDEEP, and was confirmed on February 20, 2019. She previously served as Chair of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) from 2015-2018, and as Deputy Commissioner for Energy at Connecticut DEEP from 2012-2015. Katie also served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. (RGGI) from 2014 to 2017.
As always, food and drink and discussion with your fellow attendees will add to the evening.
| Event | Photo |
|---|---|
| July 24, 2019 - Two Roads Brewery "Area 2" Tour - Stratford, CT |  |
| February 26, 2019 - CTDEEP Air Bureau Chief Tracy Babbidge - Dakota Restaurant - Rocky Hill, CT |  |
| June 25-28, 2018 - A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition - Connecticut Convention Center - Hartford, CT |  |
The Connecticut Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association has initiated a scholarship program to improve knowledge and skills in the fields of air and waste management. Applicants must be Connecticut residents and high school seniors accepted as full-time college students or full-time college students. Applicants must be pursuing or planning to pursue courses of study in science or engineering leading to careers in the environmental field, especially air quality or waste management.
The Chapter will award one scholarship with a value of $1000 for the upcoming academic year to the most qualified individual meeting the requirements.
Applications (click here to download) must be submitted by April 15, 2020.
For questions or information about membership in the Connecticut Chapter of A&WMA-NES, please contact the Chapter at [email protected].
| Position | Name | Affiliation | Phone | |
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| Chair | David Krochko | Woodard & Curran | 888-265-8969 | [email protected] |
| Vice Chair | Iain Kinsella | Yale University | 203-436-8034 | [email protected] |
| Treasurer | Michael Newman | Woodard & Curran | 888-265-8969 | [email protected] |
| Secretary | Jennifer Beaulieu | Woodard & Curran | 888-265-8969 | [email protected] |
| Immediate Past Chair | Dana Lowes-Hobson | TRC | 860-298-6203 | [email protected] |
| Position | Name | Affiliation | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Ledge Chamberlain | Retired | [email protected] | |
| Director | Dennis Demchak | Retired | [email protected] | |
| Director | Lee Hoffman | Pullman & Comley | 860-424-4315 | [email protected] |
| Director | Steve Holtman | Woodard & Curran | 888-265-8969 | [email protected] |
| Director | Robert Isner | CT Dept of Energy & Environment Protection | 860-424-3264 | [email protected] |
| Director | Doug Murray | TRC | 860-298-6240 | [email protected] |
| Position | Name | Affiliation | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Evan Bali | Canomara LLC | 860-865-1166 | [email protected] |
| Position | Name | Affiliation | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Imre Berty | Leidos | 203-483-6398 | [email protected] |
| Position | Name | Affiliation | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Patrick Wright | TRC | 860-298-6295 | [email protected] |