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External Advisory Board

The purpose of the External Advisory Board EAB-of IESP is to provide guidance on the relationship of IESP and its programs to current trends and opportunities in research, the regulatory environment, and new models of environmental management outside of the university. Its members will suggest new directions for IESP, offer commentary on existing programs and results of ongoing research at UIC, and assist in mobilizing resources for underwriting IESP initiatives. .

The membership of the EAB is drawn from knowledgeable experts from industry, government federal and local), non-government agencies, and academia. Members are appointed for three year renewable terms by the Director, with consultation from the IESP staff and Steering Committee.

2009 External Advisory Board Meeting Presentations

2008 External Advisory Board Meeting Presentations

2007 External Advisory Board Meeting Presentations

External Advisory Board Members

Bill Abolt
Chicago Office Manager
Shaw Environmental Inc.
100 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1130
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-499-3525
Fax: 312-499-3505
E-mail: Bill.Abolt@shawgrp.com

Frank Avila, P.E., P.L.S.
Comissioner
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
100 East Erie Street, Suite 209
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-751-5620
Fax: 312-751-5625
E-mail: Frank.Avila@mwrd.org

David Berdish
Corporate Governance Manager
Ford Motor Company
One American Road
Dearborn, MI 48126
Phone: 313-248-1431
E-mail: dberdish@ford.com

Gregory R. Biddinger, PhD
Natural Land Management Program Coordinator
ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc.
800 Bell St., Room 4155F
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-656-4978
Fax: 713-656-1512
E-mail: gregory.r.biddinger@exxonmobil.com

Ron Burke
Midwest Office Director
Union of Concerned Scientists
Phone: 312-730-6672
E-mail: RBurke@ucsusa.org

Heriberto Cabezas, PhD
Chief
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sustainable Environments Branch
26 West Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Phone: 513-569-7350
E-mail: cabezas.heriberto@epa.gov

Ilsa Flanagan
Director of Sustainability
University of Chicago
5555 S. Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Phone: 773-834-8508
E-mail: iflanagan@uchicago.edu

Walter Kovalick
Assistant Regional Administrator
USEPA REGION 5 (Mail Code: M-9J )
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Phone: 312-886-0147
E-mail: kovalick.walter@epa.gov

Timothy T. Loftus
Project Director
NE Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-386-8666
E-mail: tloftus@cmap.illinois.gov

Suzanne Malec-McKenna
Commissioner of the Environment
Chicago Department of the Envrionment
30 N. LaSalle Street
25th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-744-7609
E-mail: smalec@cityofchicago.org

Ishwar P. Murarka, PhD
Executive Scientist & President
Ish Inc.
804 Salem Woods Drive, Suite 201B
Raleigh, NC 27615-3313
Phone: 408-892-3233
E-mail: ishwar@ishincusa.com

Jeffery P. Perl, PhD, CHMM
President, Principal Engineer
Chicago Chem Consultants Corporation
Chemical & Environmental Engineers
14 North Peoria Street
Suite 2C
Chicago, IL 60607-2609
Phone: 312-226-2436
E-mail: jefferyperl@chichem.com

Melinda Pruett-Jones
Executive Director
Chicago Wilderness
8 S. Michigan Ave, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-580-2156
E-mail: mpruett_jones@chicagowilderness.org

Paul Robillard
Director, World Water Watch
955 Massachusetts Avenue, #263
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 888-254-1973
E-mail: pdr@worldwaterwatch.org

Joseph Shacter
Consultant to Western Illinois Regional Council and Illinois EPA
3752 N. Leavitt Street
Chicago, IL 60618
Phone: 773-388-8511
E-mail: jshacter@gmail.com

John R. Smith, PhD
Section Head
Alcoa Technical Center
EHS Sciences and Technology
100 Technical Drive
Alcoa Center, PA 15069
Phone: 724-337-5432
E-mail: John.R.Smith@alcoa.com

Deborah L. Swackhamer, PhD
Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Co-Director, Water Resources Center
Water Resources Center
173 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue
University of Minnesota, St Paul, 55108
Phone: 612-625-0279
E-mail: dswack@umn.edu

Nancy Tuchman
Director
Center for Urban Environmental Research & Policy
Quinlan Life Science Building
Loyola University Chicago
6525 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL, 60626
Phone: 773-508-2475
E-mail: ntuchma@luc.edu

David Ullrich
Executive Director
Great Lakes Cities Initiative
Northeast-Midwest Institute
177 N. State Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-201-4516
Fax: 312-553-4355
E-mail: david.ullrich@nemw.org

Laurene Von Klan
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 North Cannon Drive
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 773-755-5150
Fax: 773-755-5144
E-mail: lvonklan@naturemuseum.org

Michael Wang
Vehicle and Fuel Systems Analyst
Center for Transportation Research
Energy Systems Division, Building 362
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439-4815
Phone: 630-252-2819
E-mail: mqwang@anl.gov

Charles Wheelan
Author and Lecturer,
Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago
839 W. Fullerton Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 312-744-8045
E-mail: cwheelan.enteract@rcn.com

Steve Wise
Natural Resources Program Manager
Center for Neighborhood Technology
2125 W. North Avenue
Chicago, Il 60647
Phone: 773-278-4800 x4042
E-mail: SWise@cnt.org

Claire Woolley LEED AP
E-mail: claire_woolley@hotmail.com