{"id":126,"date":"2022-11-28T18:24:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T18:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/airquality\/cleanaircouncil\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:43:14","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/cleanaircouncil\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1671051317214{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 75px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/cleanaircouncil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/cacheroimage-landing-scaled-e1671051147283.jpg?id=135) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1669728429497{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title-gradient&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"shadow\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Meet the Clean Air Council Members<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row el_class=&#8221;mt-4&#8243;][vc_column][breadcrumb-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675697154918{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>RICHARD E. OPIEKUN, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><em>Chair \/ Representing: NJ Dept. of Health<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><b>Council Member Since: <\/b>September 2010<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b>\u00a0New Jersey Department of Health in the field of environmental public health tracking<br \/>\n<b>Occupation:<\/b>\u00a0Scientist<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school:<\/b>\u00a0Bachelor of Arts (Biology); Temple University, Master of Arts (Physiology); Temple University, Master of Science (Environmental Health and Industrial Hygiene); Temple University, Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Science); Joint Degree, Rutgers University and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you?:\u00a0<\/b>As a lifelong resident of New Jersey, I am keenly aware of the numerous environmental challenges faced by our environment and our residents. By serving on the Council, I feel as though I am helping to shape the environmental policies that will ensure a healthy and safe environment for current residents and future generations that call the Garden State their home.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;R. Opiekun Biography&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fcleanaircouncil%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F94%2Frichard-opiekun_cac_2020.pdf|title:Biography|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;167&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675697168314{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>KIMBERLY SCARBOROUGH<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><em>Vice Chair \/ Representing: Public<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><b>Council Member Since: <\/b>October 2023<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b> PSEG<br \/>\n<b>Occupation:<\/b>\u00a0Manager, Corporate Citizenship Strategies<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school:<\/b>\u00a0BS in Chemical Engineering \u2013 University of Pennsylvania, JD \u2013 Rutgers School of Law, Camden<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you?:\u00a0<\/b>Breathing clean air should be a fundamental right for all citizens.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1390&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675696523613{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>ALLEN A WESTON II<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><em>Representing: NJ Association of Counties<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><b>Council Member Since:<\/b> Officially October 2017, but an additional 4 years as a non-voting member<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b>\u00a0New Jersey Association of Counties<br \/>\n<b>Occupation: <\/b>Government Affairs Representative<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school:<\/b>\u00a0B.S. Economics from the Pennsylvania State University<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you?:\u00a0<\/b>The CAC has a long history of helping to shape important environmental policy in the State of NJ; and, I am honored to serve as the member representing the State\u2019s 21 county governing bodies.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;A. Weston Biography&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fcleanaircouncil%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F94%2Fbiography-of-allen-a-weston-ii.pdf|title:Biography|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;160&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675697075576{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>LEONARD BIELORY, M.D.<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><em>Representing: Public<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><b>Council Member Since: <\/b>June 2004<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b>\u00a0University Asthma and Allergy Associates.<br \/>\n<b>Occupation:<\/b>\u00a0Physician<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school:<\/b>\u00a0B.S. &#8211; Fundamental Sciences &#8211; Lehigh University School of Engineering ; M.S. Molecular Biology, Lehigh University; M.D. &#8211; Rutgers University &#8211; New Jersey Medical School; Fellowship &#8211; National Institute of Health &#8211; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (trained under Dr. Fauci who was my attending as a fellow) Allergy &amp; Immunology, Diagnostic laboratory Immunology.<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you?:\u00a0<\/b>Environmental impact on health is a critical part of allergic disorders and immune system. As vice chair of the Aerobiology Committee and the National Allergy Bureau of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology that has developed and certified pollen counters throughout the United States ( and presently the oldest pollen counting station in the State of New Jersey), the Clean Air Council represents the appropriate interface between various air quality components and the health status of our citizens of New Jersey. It remains a service and a honor to serve!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;L. Bielroy Biography&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fcleanaircouncil%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F94%2Fleonard-bielory-bio.pdf|title:Biography|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;161&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675697091599{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>MICHAEL EGENTON<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><em>Representing: The NJ State Chamber of Commerce<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><b>Council Member Since:<\/b> June 1995<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b>\u00a0NJ State Chamber of Commerce<br \/>\n<b>Occupation:<\/b>\u00a0Executive Vice President, Government Relations<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school:<\/b>\u00a0MPA<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you?:\u00a0<\/b>As a representative of the NJ business community and a long-time member of the NJ Clean Air Council, several of our recommendations and initiatives proposed over the years have become law and have made a difference towards improving air quality for our state and the region. Our collaboration and work with the NJDEP staff has elevated the CAC and has positioned us as a top-level respected advisory body to the Governor\u2019s office and the New Jersey State Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;M. Egenton Biography&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fcleanaircouncil%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F94%2Fmike-egenton.pdf|title:Biography|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;163&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675697106528{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>TOBY HANNA<\/h4>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #008080\">Representing: NJ Society of Professional Engineers Inc.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><b>Council Member Since: <\/b>March 2005<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b>\u00a0ERM.<br \/>\n<b>Occupation:<\/b>\u00a0Environmental Consultant<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school:<\/b>\u00a0BS Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you?:<\/b> I\u2019m proud to play a part in improving air quality.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;T. Hanna Biography&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fcleanaircouncil%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F94%2Fhanna-toby-bio.pdf|title:Biography|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;164&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675697125622{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Kelly Steimle<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><em>Representing: Dept. of Agriculture<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Council Member Since: <\/b>September 2025<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b> New Jersey Department of Agriculture<br \/>\n<b>Occupation:<\/b> Agricultural Resource Specialist 1<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school: <\/b>Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (School of Environmental &amp; Biological Sciences)<br \/>\nB.S., Animal Science with a specialization in Animal Industries-Agricultural Business May 2011;<br \/>\nDouble Minor in Equine Science and Companion Animal Science<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you: <\/b>I was born and raised in the Garden State, and I am proud to call New Jersey home. I believe every resident of our state deserves access to clean, healthy air. I care deeply about protecting the environmental and natural resources that make New Jersey such a special place. As a member of the Clean Air Council, I want to help contribute to shaping policies that safeguard public health, strengthen our communities, and ensure that future generations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1927&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675697139722{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>STEPHEN MILGROM<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><em>Representing: Dept. of State<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><b>Council Member Since: <\/b>November 2020<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b>\u00a0New Jersey Business Action Center (BAC). Housed within the New Jersey Department of State, the BAC\u2019s core mission is to help create and retain jobs while encouraging private capital investment in the Garden State.<br \/>\n<b>Occupation:<\/b>\u00a0Business Advocate<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school:\u00a0<\/b>Ithaca College<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you: <\/b>First, economic development and environmental justice have to go together. When we take the time to strategize about where and how a company should build their facilities, it is good for our economy. Children who develop asthma because of air quality caused by a factory that is built in the wrong place, is tragic and it costs us all in the long run. Second, I believe that the council has the best interest of the State as well as the businesses community in the State. The diversity of interests on the council helps to ensure positive outcomes and encourages fair legislative action and regulations. In my opinion, when developers and businesses understand where the environmental community stands, it makes decision making easier not harder. Most businesses want to do the right thing. What I learn from the council I share with my constituent companies.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;S. Milgrom Biography&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fcleanaircouncil%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F94%2Fstephen-milgrom-bio.pdf|title:Biography|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;888&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675697168314{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>JOHN VALERI, JR., ESQ.<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><em>Representing: Public<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><b>Council Member Since: <\/b>May 2015<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b>\u00a0Chiesa, Shahinian &amp; Giantomasi, PC<br \/>\n<b>Occupation:<\/b>\u00a0Attorney \u2013 Member and Practice Group Leader of the Environmental Law Group<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school:<\/b>\u00a0Bucknell University, 1987, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, magna cum laude, Tau Beta Pi; New York University School of Law, 1990<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you?:\u00a0<\/b>Serving on the Clean Air Council allows me to contribute to the improvement of New Jersey\u2019s air quality, and assist the Commissioner of NJDEP in developing policies which will continue that improvement well into the future. The Council has produced many reports on a variety of timely air quality issues directly impacting New Jersey citizens. Many of our recommendations have been incorporated into clean air policies and influenced new legislation. I am fortunate to have been involved in this important work.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey has done much to improve air quality in the past several decades. Much more needs to be done, particularly to protect our most vulnerable citizens, while at the same time advancing our economy in the State. These issues are complex, evolving, and influenced by so many factors, such as the policies of our upwind state neighbors. I am afforded a great opportunity to work with the best NJDEP staff, as well as Council colleagues from a variety of backgrounds, to work on these extremely important clean air issues.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;J. Valeri Biography&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fcleanaircouncil%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F94%2Fjohn-valeri-cac-bio.pdf|title:Biography|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;169&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675697168314{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>ROBERT LAUMBACH<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><em>Representing: New Jersey American Industrial Hygiene Association<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><b>Council Member Since: <\/b>October 2023<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b> Rutgers University<br \/>\n<b>Occupation:<\/b>\u00a0Physician-scientist, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school:<\/b>\u00a0BS Rutgers University, MPH Columbia University, MD Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you?:\u00a0<\/b>Clean Air is vital for the health and wellbeing of the people of New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1382&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675697168314{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>SHARON BROWN<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><em>Representing: Public<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><b>Council Member Since: <\/b>October 2023<br \/>\n<b>Day job employer:<\/b> Contractor &#8211; Merck<br \/>\n<b>Occupation:<\/b>\u00a0Energy Consultant (Engineer)<br \/>\n<b>Education \u2013 degree(s) and school:<\/b>\u00a0Bachelor of Science &#8211; Marine Engineering, United States Merchant Marine Academy (1986) Master of Engineering &#8211; Engineering Management, Widener University (1989)<br \/>\n<b>Why is serving on the Clean Air Council important to you?:\u00a0<\/b>As a lifelong New Jerseyan, I view serving on the New Jersey Clean Air Council (NJCAC) as an honor and impactful civic engagement. 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