The members of the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) PFAS, 1,4-dioxane and HCBs Teams wish to acknowledge and thank the individuals, organizations, and agencies that contributed to this online Risk Communication Toolkit document.
The PFAS Team was led by: Bob Mueller, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Ginny Yingling, Minnesota Department of Health.
The 1,4-dioxane team was led by: Heather Barbare, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Gladys A. Liehr, Florida Department of Health, and Kirsten Hiortdahl, formerly of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
The HCBs team was led by: Ben Holcomb, Utah Department of Environmental Quality and Angela Shambaugh, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.
The team leaders were assisted by Program Advisors: Lesley Hay Wilson and Jim Rocco of Sage Risk Solutions LLC for the PFAS Team; Matt Placky of GDIT for the 1,4-dioxane Team; and Cherri Baysinger of Cymbella Consulting, LLC for the HCBs Team. Tadbir Singh, ITRC/ECOS Program Associate provided support to the teams.
During the development of the Risk Communication Toolkit the team received many comments and reviews from experts across U.S. EPA, U.S. DOD and U.S. DOE, state agencies, consultants, stakeholders and academic institutions. This input was invaluable to the development of this ITRC product. The teams greatly appreciate the many others who offered advice, suggestions, reviews and comments.
Specifically, the teams wish to thank and recognize the efforts and important contributions of the following ITRC members.
State and Local Government
Rachel Blomberg
Colorado DPHE
Jeff Biggs
City of Tucson Water Department
Randy Chapman
Virginia DEQ
Jesseka Forbes
Florida DOH
Julie Kadrie
Minnesota DOH
Dan Kendall
Iowa DNR
Annalisa Kihara
California State Water Resources Board
Kevin Lund
Michigan EGLE
Mike Murphy
Virginia DEQ
Christine Osborne
UT DEQ
Daniel Pena
Minnesota DOH
Kerry Kirk Pflugh
New Jersey DEP
Victor Poretti
New Jersey DEP
Gloria Post
New Jersey DEP
Brian Reese
Idaho DEQ
Divinia Ries
Michigan EGLE
Tadbir Singh
ITRC/ECOS
Matt Smith
Orange County Sanitation District
Richard Spiese
Vermont DEC
Rebecca Stanton
California OEHHA
Lanita Walker
City of Tallahassee
Federal Government
Caroline Baier-Anderson
USEPA
Melissa Forrest
US DOD NMCPHC
Hannah Holsinger
USEPA
Patsy Kerr
US DOD NMCPHC
Kendra Leibman
US DOD Navy
Yvette Lowney
SERDP-ESTCP
Academia, and Emeritus, Public and Tribal Stakeholders
David Bond
Bennington College
Lenny Seigel
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
Edward (Ted) Emmett
University of Pennsylvania
Peter Strauss
PM Strauss & Associates
Industry Affiliates
Melissa Harclerode
CDM Smith
Katrina McCullough
GHD
Lisa McIntosh
Woodard & Curran
Francis Ramacciotti
GHD
Dan Schneider
Terracon
