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Lynn L. Bergeson,born Grosse Pointe, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America (J.D., 1979). Member: Catholic University of America Law Review, 1977-1979. Author: Law and Regulation of Nanotechnology, ABA (2009); “Chemical Regulation: Preparing to Address the Challenges Ahead,” The Environmental Forum (January/February 2009); Genomics and Environmental Regulation: Science, Ethics, and Law, John Hopkins University Press (2008) (co-author); Nanotechnology and the Environment, CRC Press (2008) (co-author); Nanotechnology Deskbook, ELI (2007) (co-author); TSCA and Engineered Nanoscale Substances, Nanotechnology Law and Business (2007); “Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know: 2006 Annual Report” in Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2006, ABA (2007); The Nanotechnology-Biology Interface: Exploring Models for Oversight, Center for Science, Technology & Public Policy, University of Minnesota (2006); “Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know: 2005 Annual Report — The Risks and Benefits of Nanoscale Materials,” in Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2005, ABA (2006); “Selected Challenges in Applying Toxicogenomic Data in Federal Regulatory Settings,” Proceedings of Workshop on Genetics and Environmental Regulation (2005) (co-author); “The RCRA Practice Manual,” ABA (2004); “The TSCA Basic Practice Book,” ABA (2000); “The FIFRA Basic Practice Book,” ABA (2000); “Pesticides Law Handbook,” Government Institutes (1999); “Avoiding Liability for Hazardous Waste: RCRA, CERCLA and Related Corporate Law Issues” Bureau of National Affairs, Corporate Practice Series (1999); Chapter 7 — Liability, “Environmental Law Practice Guide,” Matthew Bender (1992); “The Expanding Scope of Liability for Environmental Damage and Its Impact on Business Transactions,” The Corporation Law Review (Spring, 1985). Editorial Board, Nanotechnology Law and Business, 2008–; Press Advisory Board, Environmental Law Reporter, Environmental Law Institute (ELI), 2007–; Editorial Advisory Board, The Environmental Forum (ELI), 2004–; Contributing Editor, Environmental Quality Management, 2002–; Editorial Advisory Board, Environmental Quality Management, 2002–; Editorial Advisory Board, Chemical Processing, 2002–; Contributing Editor, Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, 2002–; Editorial Advisory Board, Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, 2002–; Editorial Board, Manufacturing Today, 2002–; Editorial Advisory Board, EPA Administrative Law Reporter, 1996–; Contributing Editor, The Environmental Corporate Counsel Report, 1994–; Editorial Advisory Board, The Environmental Corporate Counsel, 1994–; Contributing Editor, Corporate Legal Times, 1992–; Contributing Editor, Pollution Prevention Review, 1990–; Editorial Advisory Board, Pollution Prevention Review, 1990–; Editorial Advisory Board, Pollution Engineering, 1990–; Legal Editor, Pollution Engineering, 1987–. Member, Earth Day Network Board of Directors, 2007–; Member, Earth Day Network Executive Committee, 2007–; Member, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group (PCAST nTAG), 2007–; Member, EPA’s Steering Committees for the Pollution Prevention Through Nanotechnology Conference, 2007–; Member, Steering Committee for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology: Fostering Green and Innovation-Lead Growth Conference, 2007–; Member, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ISO Technical Committee 229 on Nanotechnologies, 2007–; Member, ALI-ABA Environmental Law Advisory Panel, 2006–; Chair, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER), 2005-2006; Chair, ABA SEER Committee on Pesticides, Chemical Regulation and Right-to-Know (PCRRTKC), 2006-2008; Vice Chair of the PCRRTKC, 2008–; Member, ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel (NSP) Steering Committee, 2004-2005. Founding Member, The Society of Women Environmental Professionals. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; American Bar Association (Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources); Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia; The Cosmos Club. [Martindale-Hubbell® Lawyer Profile Page]

Lisa M. Campbell, born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1985, Arizona; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 1982); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1985). Co-Author: “The TSCA Basic Practice Book,” ABA (2000); “The FIFRA Basic Practice Book,” ABA (2000); “Pesticides Law Handbook,” Government Institutes (1999); “Treated Article Exemption: Going, Going, Gone?”, BNA Chemical Regulation Reporter, Apr. 17, 1998; Chapter 7 — Liability, “Environmental Law Practice Guide,” Matthew Bender, 1992. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. [Martindale-Hubbell® Lawyer Profile Page]

Of Counsel

Bethami Auerbach, born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1974, California; 1975, District of Columbia. Education: Pomona College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1974); University of Iowa (M.F.A., 1983). Board of Editors, Stanford Law Review. Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Joseph T. Sneed, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1974-75. Office of General Counsel, EPA, 1977-1980. Visiting Associate Professor of Law, University of Iowa College of Law, 1981-1983. Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Temple University Law School, 1984-1985. Co-Author: “Pesticides Law
Handbook,” Government Institutes (1999). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California (inactive). [Martindale-Hubbell® Lawyer Profile Page]

Timothy D. Backstrom, born Mauston, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1973); Yale Law School (J.D., 1979). Office of General Counsel, EPA, 1979-2004. While in EPA’s Pesticides and Toxic Substances Division of the Office of General Counsel, Mr. Backstrom was responsible for negotiations with paint and coating manufacturers, which led to the elimination of mercury compounds used in paints and coatings. He also supervised extensive litigation involving the chemical dinoseb, including nine federal court actions and four formal administrative adjudications. Mr. Backstrom managed complex litigation involving hazardous air pollutants (HAP) and fuel additives while in EPA’s Air and Radiation Division. He also worked on a variety of rulemakings implementing the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, including issuance of various emission standards for HAPs, delisting of particular HAPs and source categories, and review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit; Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Lisa Rothenberg Burchi, born Larchmont, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); The National Law Center, George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1995). Co-Author: “The TSCA Basic Practice Book,” ABA (2000). George Washington University Journal of International Law and Economics, 1994-1995. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; The New York Bar (retired). [Martindale-Hubbell® Lawyer Profile Page]

Michael F. Cole, admitted to bar, 1966, New York; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, with honors, 1963); New York University (L.L.B., 1966); Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Root-Tilden Scholar. Research Editor, New York University Law Review. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; The New York Bar; New York State Bar Association. [Martindale-Hubbell® Lawyer Profile Page]

Non-Attorney Professionals

James V. Aidala, born Akron, Ohio. Education: undergraduate and graduate studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Brown University; and Harvard University. Former Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) (now the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)) (2000-2001); former Associate Assistant Administrator for OPPTS (1993-2000); Senior Professional Staff member on the Government Operations Committee, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he was in charge of oversight of EPA’s implementation of FIFRA and TSCA (1991-1993); Director of Policy Development at the Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture (1990-1991); policy expert on FIFRA and TSCA at the Congressional Research Service (1983-1990), which is part of the U.S. Library of Congress; Professional Staff member for the U.S. Senate Committee on Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Energy (1981-1983).

Christopher R. Bryant. Education: University of Maryland (B.S. in Animal Science). Mr. Bryant has over 20 years of experience in environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance and legislative, regulatory and policy issues. Previously, he was the Managing Director of the Chemical Products and Technology Division at the American Chemistry Council where he directed strategic efforts on improving support to the chemical industry. He managed a broad array of issues, including federal and state legislative activities, product de-selection, and advocacy with EPA and state environmental agencies. Prior to his tenure at the American Chemistry Council, Mr. Bryant consulted General Electric (GE) on EHS matters. He assisted in the implementation of GE’s EHS management system across all GE business units. He conducted EHS management system training sessions for GE business leaders, which led to significant improvement in GE’s EHS performance. He also conducted audits, operating reviews, and management system reviews at GE facilities. Additionally, he provided regulatory consulting on hazardous waste, hazardous materials transportation, clean air, and OSHA regulatory programs. Mr. Bryant was formerly President of The Technical Group, LLC, which specialized in hazardous substance and OSHA matters. He was the Director of EPA’s RCRA/Superfund Industrial Assistance Hotline and a field chemist with GSX Services, Inc.

Sheryl Lindros Dolan. Education: Cornell University (B.A. in Chemistry); The National Law Center, George Washington University (J.D.). Ms. Dolan has significant experience in chemical regulation and pesticide registration matters. She has assisted both domestic and international clients in obtaining pesticide registrations through EPA. Ms. Dolan worked previously for The Shaw Group and Stone & Webster-JSC Management Consultants, Inc. (formerly Jellinek, Schwartz & Connolly, Inc.). Ms. Dolan regularly manages corporate-wide TSCA and FIFRA compliance audits, prepares and obtains TSCA PMNs and related TSCA submissions, and is heavily engaged in developing compliance strategies involving TSCA’s new Inventory Update Rule requirements. Ms. Dolan also has particular expertise in federal environmentally preferable and bio-based product procurement programs and in assisting clients in leveraging product attributes into sales opportunities.

Henry M. Jacoby, born Sheboygan , Wisconsin . Education: St. Norbert College (B.S. in Chemistry); Frostburg State University (M.S. in Management). Mr. Jacoby has over 34 years of experience in assisting pesticide, insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, antimicrobial, wood preservation, and antifouling paint manufacturers and formulators in the area of environmental science and applications for federal and state pesticide registrations and tolerance petitions. Twenty-five years of his experience were gained at EPA, where he worked in the Office of Pesticide Programs as a Chemist, Product Manager, Senior Staff Member, and Branch Chief. Upon retiring from EPA, Mr. Jacoby joined the consultant firm of Charles , Conn & van Gemert, LLC as Director of Environmental Affairs. In 2001, Mr. Jacoby established his own regulatory consultant business.

Leslie S. MacDougall, Education: Old Dominion University (B.S., 1988); The University of Maryland (post-graduate education in Toxicology, 1990); John Hopkins University (post-graduate education in Risk Assessment, 1992). Ms. MacDougall has extensive experience in chemical-related matters. Previously, she was the Programs Manager for the OECD SIDS Program and the ICCA Initiative for EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (1997-2006). During her tenure at EPA, Ms. MacDougall functioned as a liaison for EPA, industry representatives, OECD, and OECD member country governments. Also, Ms. MacDougall served as the U.S. representative on technical REACH-related issues; reviewed OECD and ICCA programmatic directives to formulate the U.S. position; performed peer review of assessments for test plans, dossier/robust summaries, and SIDS Initial Assessment Reports for individual chemical and categories; and functioned as an advisor to the High Production Volume Chemicals Branch Chief and Risk Assessment Division Director. Ms. MacDougall performed health and environmental effects screening level assessments of existing chemicals in support of other office programs, which included: the High Production Volume Challenge Program (HPV Challenge Program), TSCA Sections 4 and 8(e), the Risk Management 1 (RM1) process, and data evaluations on FYI submissions. After leaving EPA, Ms. MacDougall established her own regulatory consultant business, M8, Inc., where she consulted with clients on international developments in chemical management, direct industry submissions under the OECD SIDS Program, TSCA Section 4 matters, and REACH-related issues.

Joseph E. Plamondon, Ph.D., born Dubuque, Iowa.  Education:  Loras College (B.S. in Chemistry); University of California at Berkeley (M.S. in Bio-organic Chemistry); University of California at Davis (Ph.D.).  Dr. Plamondon brings a wealth of experience in the regulatory arena and is well known in the industrial chemical community.  He has spent over 25 years working on TSCA matters and more recently on REACH.  Dr. Plamondon has extensive experience working within the regulated community in positions with the Rohm and Haas Company and Akzo Nobel, and has published a book based on his 25 years of experience entitled The Underlying Foundation of Science Used in the Regulation of Industrial Chemicals.  The book addresses chemical identity and nomenclature issues, along with risk assessment and toxicology, under both TSCA and REACH.  In addition to his work within the chemical industry, Dr. Plamondon has spent over ten years consulting with chemical companies on a broad range of TSCA issues.  Projects have included providing strategic preparation and submission of premanufacture notifications (PMN) designed to avoid TSCA Section 5(e) consent orders and other adverse regulations, as well as offering guidance to companies in the determination of whether certain health and safety information is reportable under TSCA Section 8(e).  Dr. Plamondon has presented at many conferences and professional meetings, e.g., the American Chemistry Council’s Global Chemical Regulations Conference (Living with TSCA), among others, and has spoken at major global REACH conferences sponsored by the Rapra group in Boston in April 2008, Houston in January 2009, and Amsterdam in June 2009, and a conference sponsored by Fresenius in Cologne in December 2009.  Dr. Plamondon had written extensively on chemical regulatory matters prior to the book publication.  Recent publications include TSCA and Engineered Nanoscale Substances, Nanotechnology Law and Business (2007) (co-author) and The DuPont TSCA Enforcement Action:  Implications for the Chemical Industry, Environmental Quality Management (2006).

Kathleen M. Roberts, born Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.S., 1986). Ms. Roberts has over 17 years of experience in domestic and international science and policy program management. She was a Senior Director with Regulatory and Technical Affairs at the American Chemistry Council where she directed strategic efforts on improving the current chemical management system, including creation of legislative proposals, communication documents, and educational materials. Under the American Chemistry Council’s product stewardship programs, she developed guidance materials and performance measures, advocated Council policies, and provided managerial support to several action groups engaged in regulatory advocacy and public outreach activities. Ms. Roberts has served as a spokesperson for industry at national and international conferences, including the Association of International Chemical Manufacturers, ChemCon Americas, Responsible Care^® Conference, and GlobalChem Conference. As part of the American Chemistry Council’s CHEMSTAR team (now Chemical Products and Technology Division), Ms. Roberts managed multiple chemical-specific groups, with individualized membership, budgets, and strategy plans, which included advocacy, research, communication, education, and litigation activities.

Susan Hunter Youngren, Ph.D., born Agana, Guam. Education: Michigan State University (B.S. in Microbiology and Public Health, 1977); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (M.S. in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, 1986); and George Mason University (Ph.D. in Environmental Biology and Public Policy, 1996). Dr. Youngren has more than 18 years of experience in the field of risk assessment, with particular emphasis on exposure assessment. Dr. Youngren has served as the project manager/senior scientist for a diverse range of risk assessments required under FIFRA, including residential, dietary, and microbial exposure assessments, under Proposition 65, including MADL and NSRL development, and under RCRA, including CERCLA/RCRA hazardous waste site assessment. Dr. Youngren is well-versed in the preparation of individual, aggregate, and cumulative residential and consumer product exposure assessments using deterministic and Monte Carlo techniques. Dr. Youngren has managed and conducted numerous residential and occupational exposure assessments on behalf of clients to assess dermal, inhalation, and oral exposures to humans from pesticide products, such as termiticides; flea and tick products for pets, carpets, and turf; fungicides for turf and home gardens; and indoor and outdoor insecticide fogger products. Dr. Youngren has held positions with environmental science consulting firms involving the conduct of exposure assessments to support human health risk assessments responding to a wide range of regulatory requirements. She is a member of the Society of Risk Analysis (SRA) and the International Society of Exposure Analysis (ISEA), and is a Counselor for the ISEA. At the SRA, Dr. Youngren served on the Editorial Board of the SRA Residential Exposure Assessment Project and as post-Chair of the SRA Exposure Assessment Specialty Group.

Allison J. MacDougall Davidson, Manager of Non-Attorney Professional Staff, born Dedham, Massachusetts. Education: Bentley College (A.S. Degree in Paralegal Studies, 1988).

Carla N. Hutton, born Adelphi, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., with honors, 1991); Washington College of Law (J.D., 1994).

Barbara Christianson, Legal Assistant, born Pensacola, Florida. Education: University of Maryland (B.A. in History, 1995).