Karin Fickerson, QEP, CPP, CAPP, works as the Air Quality Team Lead in

Environmental Services for SoCalGas. Prior, she worked as an environmental air

quality consultant for 20 years where she provided air quality compliance and

permitting support to the oil & gas, power, and manufacturing sectors.

Karin is the current Chair of the West Coast Section and a Past Chair of the Channel

Islands Chapter. She has previously presented papers at the A&WMA Annual

Conference & Exhibition on topics including the Evolution of the Power Market and

Energy Efficiency Programs.

Karin Fickerson, QEP, CPP, CAPPAir Quality Team Lead, Environmental Services

Southern California Gas Company

Wayne Nastri was unanimously appointed by the SCAQMD Governing Board as Executive Officer in December

2016. Previously in his career, he served from Oct. 2001 through Jan. 2009 as U.S. EPA's Regional Administrator

for Region 9 – Southwest Region, which has jurisdiction over California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and the Pacific

Islands. In that position, he was responsible for policy development and operations, exercising management

oversight for nearly 1,000 employees and an annual budget exceeding $700 million. Mr. Nastri also focused

Region 9 efforts on development of strategies to address emissions associated with ocean-going vessels and

marine ports. Before his federal position, he served as Governor's Appointee on the SCAQMD’s Governing Board

from Aug. 1997 to Aug. 1998.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Nastri served on the site mitigation external advisory committee for Cal/EPA's

Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the zero-emission vehicle implementation advisory committee for

the California Air Resources Board, and the site manager's advisory committee for the Office of Environmental

Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). He also served as the Legislative Director for the Cal Env Bus Council.

In his earlier private sector experience, Mr. Nastri served as co-president of E4 Strategic Solutions, Inc., a

consulting firm focused on negotiating mutually effective solutions for complex environmental & energy issues

faced by regulatory authorities, elected officials, and executive management at local, state and federal

levels. Earlier employments also include: Senior Vice President and Co-Chair of the Energy & Environment

Practice of mCapitol Management; Sr. Vice-President of Dutko Worldwide; President of Environmental

Mediation, Inc.; and Vice President, Environmental Affairs of the Jefferson Group in Washington D.C.

Mr. Nastri holds a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of California, Irvine.

Wayne NastriExecutive Officer

South Coast Air Quality Management District

Dr. Krishna Nand is the Principal at the Environmental Management Professionals (EMP). He

established EMP in 2005 and has been participating and managing the preparation of air permit

applications for power generating facilities, California as well as EPA Risk Management Plans and

Process Safety Management Plans for power generating facilities and water treatment facilities.

Prior to establishing EMP, Dr. Nand worked at Parsons (Pasadena, CA) for 22 years and was

responsible for managing environmental projects, including air quality impact assessments, compliance

studies, preparation of air permit applications, management of the preparation of AFCs for power

plants, air emissions estimation, emission inventories for criteria pollutants, toxic air contaminants,

including AB2588 “Hot Spots” emission inventories, air dispersion modeling, multipathway HRAs, risk

assessments for the release of toxic and flammable materials, and California as well as EPA Risk

Management Plans and Process Safety Management Plans.

Dr. Nand has worked as Environmental Program Manager for a wide range of industrial projects,

including power plants, incineration, petrochemical, petroleum refineries, gas processing plants,

pipelines, water, wastewater and water reclamation plants, transportation, and other development

projects. During his professional career, Dr. Nand has managed or participated in more than 300

environmental projects and authored more than 50 technical papers. Dr. Nand is a current Board

Member and past chair of the A&WMA’s West Coast Section.

Krishna Nand, Ph.D., QEPPrincipal

Environmental Management Professionals

Dr. Philip Fine is the Deputy Executive Officer for the Planning, Rule Development & Area

Sources Division at the South Coast Air Quality Management District. In this role, Dr. Fine

oversees all activities of the Division, including development of State Implementation Plans

and the Air Quality Management Plan, strategies and rules for air pollution control,

meteorology and forecasting, air quality evaluation, air toxics risk assessment, emissions

inventories, transportation programs, and enforcement for area sources. Dr. Fine serves as

SCAQMD’s member for the California Air Resources Board legislatively mandated Research

Screening Committee. Prior to his recent positions, Dr. Fine’s responsibilities at SCAQMD

included oversight of ambient air monitoring, laboratory services, quality assurance, and

source testing.

Prior to joining the SCAQMD, Dr. Fine was a Research Assistant Professor at the University of

Southern California, Los Angeles where he taught courses and conducted extensive research

on particulate pollution and its health effects, resulting in over 45 peer-reviewed scientific

publications. He received his Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology in Environmental

Engineering Science, and his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Materials

Science & Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Philip Fine, Ph.D.Deputy Executive Officer Planning, Rule Development & Area Sources

South Coast Air Quality Management District

Tracy Goss is a Planning and Rules Manager with the South Coast Air Quality

Management District (SCAQMD) and has been with the agency for more than 29 years.

He currently oversees rulemaking activities for New Source Review, Particulate Matter and

NOx/SOx Strategies, including the RECLAIM program, in the Office Planning, Rule

Development, and Area Sources. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

and is a licensed Professional Engineer in that area of discipline.

Tracy A. Goss, P.E.Planning and Rules Manager

South Coast Air Quality Management District

Michael Carroll is a partner in the Environment, Land &

Resources Department and the global Co-chair of Latham's

Project Siting & Approvals practice group. His practice focuses

on permitting, entitlement and environmental review of

complex infrastructure projects, with an emphasis on energy

projects.

Michael CarrollPartner, Orange County

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

Mr. Wayne Jones has over 20 years of experience with a large US based power

generating company with increasing responsibility ranging from plant engineer to

special projects manager to plant manager of a gas turbine plant in Argentina.

He also has 6 years of experience as a Sr. Project Manager for a large US

electric utility and another 2 years as a Sr. Project and Department Manager at

large US based engineering firm. His responsibilities included managing SCR

projects on both new and retrofit applications firing fuels such as coal, gas and

biomass as well as simple and combine cycle SCR gas turbine projects. For the

last 11 years Mr. Jones has been with Haldor Topsoe, Inc. as Sales and Business

Development Manager, Power Generation focusing on the design and sale of SCR

catalyst, including process engineering and consulting functions, for all types of

power applications with some emphasis on SCR systems for both the chemical and

refinery businesses. Mr. Jones has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Texas

A&M University.

Wayne S JonesBusiness Development Manager

Haldor Topsoe, Inc.

Mr. McGinty is a Senior Emission’s Control Product Manager for Mitsubishi

Hitachi Power Systems and is responsible for the development and support

of the SCR system business for the Americas.

Bob has been in the emission control market 27 years working on pre and

post-combustion emission control systems in power, petrochemical and

industrial applications, involving Selective & Non-Selective Catalytic

Reduction, Low NOx Burners and Continuous Emissions Monitoring systems.

Prior to joining MHPS, Bob worked for Research Cottrell, Environmental

Labs, Applied Utility Systems and Johnson Matthey in the field of air

pollution control. He has worked throughout the world in North & South

America, Asia and the Middle East.

Robert McGintySenior Product Manager, Gas Turbine & Industrial SCR Systems

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.

Dr. Laki Tisopulos is the Deputy Executive Officer (DEO) of the Office of Engineering & Permitting at

SCAQMD. This multi-unit office of approximately 160 skilled professionals engaged in permitting of

equipment, processes and state-of-the-art control equipment employed by more than 27,000 local

stationary sources. In his current capacity, he is actively pursuing efforts to upgrade, modernize and

streamline SCAQMD’s permitting activities, improve transparency and customer service.

Prior to his current position, Dr. Tisopulos served as the Assistant DEO for the Office of Science &

Technology Advancement at the SCAQMD, where he led the ambient air and special purpose

monitoring, source testing, laboratory analysis, and quality assurance functions of the agency. During his

tenure with the Office of Science & Technology, he actively pursued modernization efforts of SCAQMD’s

monitoring and analytical capabilities through the introduction and experimentation of state-of-the-art

instrumentation, fenceline optical remote sensing technologies and air quality sensors. Dr. Tisopulos has

also served as Assistant DEO of Planning, Rule Development & Area Sources and was extensively

involved in developing many regulatory flexibility programs, as well as coordinating development

activities of the Air Quality Management Plan.

Dr. Tisopulos joined SCAQMD in February 1988. He holds a Doctorate and Master's Degree in

Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California. He is a member of and volunteer for

the A&WMA, where he previously served as a Director and Vice President for its Board of Directors

and Chair of its West Coast Section.

Laki Tisopulos, Ph.D., P.E.Deputy Executive Officer

South Coast Air Quality Management District

Michael Krause earned his Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of

Mines in Golden, Colorado. Mr. Krause worked in the oil industry and the environmental consulting field

before launching his 26-year career with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).

Recently promoted to Planning and Rules Manager, Mr. Krause oversees the preparation and release of

the Draft 2016 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) complimenting his work as Program Supervisor

over the 2012 AQMP. Previously, he oversaw the preparation of all environmental assessments in

accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for SCAQMD rule development and

air quality permit projects, as well as the led the effort to create the California Emissions Estimator

Model (CalEEMod) in 2010, chairing the statewide CalEEMod Focus Group within the California Air

Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA), periodic updates and improvements to the model,

along with assisting and advising users in its operation. Mr. Krause began his career at the SCAQMD as

an Air Quality Engineer permitting a variety of air polluting and toxic sources followed by preparing

over 120 environmental assessments in accordance with the requirements of the CEQA for new and

modified rules and regulations as an Air Quality Specialist; and managing the development of CEQA

documents for 45 permit projects, including large refinery and utility projects. Mr. Krause has co-

designed and developed the SCAQMD’s CEQA website, was co-creator of SCAQMD 400-CEQA form,

and has been an active member on a number of working groups developing approved significance

thresholds for PM2.5, localized impacts, and greenhouse gases (GHGs) for industrial sources.

Michael Krause Planning and Rules Manager

South Coast Air Quality Management District

Kevin Durkee is SCAQMD’s Senior Meteorologist, supervising the

Meteorology/Air Quality Evaluations and Point Source Modeling group.

His group’s responsibilities include: air quality forecasts and public alerts;

air quality data evaluations for routine and special monitoring;

implementation of meteorological field measurement programs; and permit

modeling. Based on his experience with measurements and providing air

quality information to the public, Kevin has a lead role in the rule team for

development SCAQMD Proposed Rule 1180, Refinery Fenceline and

Community Air Monitoring.

Kevin DurkeeSenior Meteorologist

South Coast Air Quality Management District

Clinton MacDonald is a Vice President and manager of the Meteorology,

Measurements, and Outreach Division at STI. His responsibilities include

designing field programs to meet clients' scientific objectives, overseeing

projects to ensure that they meet client needs and the highest quality

standards, and supporting the design and implementation of data analysis

and modeling solutions to address scientific questions. His areas of

expertise include meteorological and air quality analysis; air quality

forecasting; air quality meteorological measurements; and designing and

managing complex field studies. He has extensive experience with

instrumentation, data validation, data analysis, and modeling.

Clinton MacDonaldVice President and Manager of the Meteorology, Measurements, and Outreach Division

Sonoma Technology, Inc.

Carl Kamme has a Master of Science degree in Engineering Physics from

the Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden.

He has been working with gas monitoring techniques and applications for

25 years, specifically UV-DOAS open path systems.

He has managed:

The EPA application for equivalency designation of the Opsis UV-DOAS

system for criteria gases: SO2, NO2 and Ozone.

The ETV program verification of the UV- DOAS system for

measurements of Benzene, Ammonia and Nitric Oxide.

The EPA applications for equivalency designations for Opsis SM200

dust monitor for PM10 and PM2.5

Carl is the Sales Director for the Americas at OPSIS.

Carl KammeSales Director

OPSIS

Joseph Hower is the Air Quality Practice Leader of Ramboll Environ's Southwest operations. He

has over 35 years of experience in air health risk assessment, pollution control engineering,

regulatory compliance, litigation support, expert witness work, and risk management. Specific

projects have ranged from multi-pollutant air pollution control evaluations for cargo vessels, to

managing the installation and start-up of multi-million dollar air pollution control systems in

wood fired boilers and glass furnaces. Joe also leads Ramboll Environ's work in the area of

emissions trading. His service on the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)

Advisory Council for nearly five years has provided him with an excellent understanding of

regulatory processes. He uses this information to negotiate complex technical agreements and

permits with agencies, assist facilities with compliance programs and provide technical

expertise to litigation teams. Joe teaches air quality permitting and air pollution control

courses at the University of California-Los Angeles. He also serves on the American Association

of Port Authorities Environment Committee. Joe is a current Board Member and past chair of

the West Coast Section of the Air & Waste Management Association, a member of the

FuturePorts Board of Directors, and a past member of the CleanTech Orange County Board of

Directors. Joe is an Officer of the Los Angeles County Business Federation and Co-Chair of its

Environment and Energy Committee.

Joseph HowerPrincipal

Ramboll Environ

Heather Tomley is the Director of Environmental Planning for the Port of Long

Beach. She joined the Port in 2005 and progressively moved into positions of

greater responsibility. She was named to her current post as Director in

February 2014.

Ms. Tomley leads the Division most directly responsible for the Port's signature

environmental programs, such as the Green Port Policy, and coordinates

programs to improve air, water and soil quality, preserve wildlife habitat and

integrate sustainability into Port practices. She co-wrote, implemented, and

assisted with updates to the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP),

which serves as a guideline for programs focused on cleaning Port related air

emissions. She is also responsible for developing the Port’s Energy Initiative.

Ms. Tomley earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from California

Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and her Master of Science degree

in Environmental Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Heather TomleyDirector of Environmental Planning

Port of Long Beach, California

Christopher Cannon is the Director of Environmental Management for the Port of Los Angeles, a position he has held

since October 2010. In 2015, he was named Chief Sustainability Officer of the Port.

In this role, Mr. Cannon is responsible for balancing commerce and growth with ecological sustainability and social

responsibility at the nation’s busiest container port. The Environmental Management Division provides full

environmental services related to water, soils and sediments, air and biological resources, and is responsible for

preparation of environmental impact assessments mandated by state and federal law; special studies involving

dredging, noise abatement, water quality and air quality; site restoration, remediation and contamination

characterizations; wildlife management; and establishment of policies regarding environmental quality issues.

Mr. Cannon first worked at the Port of Los Angeles as a consultant, starting in 2004, where he worked with the Port

Environmental Management Division’s Air Quality and CEQA groups, supporting the development of key air projects

such as the Clean Air Action Plan as well as the Harbor Department’s efforts to complete critical environmental impact

reports for Port-related projects. In 2008, he helped to develop and served as the Project Manager of the Port’s

highly successful Clean Truck Program.

Mr. Cannon has 21 years of experience in the environmental services industry, working on a range of projects while

employed by ENVIRON International Corporation and TRC Environmental Solutions.

Mr. Cannon also spent two years as a legislative assistant for environmental policy on the Washington, D.C. staff of

U.S. Representative Martin Sabo of Minnesota.

Cannon received a bachelor’s degree in Government from Dartmouth College and a law degree from University of

California at Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Christopher CannonDirector of Environmental Management and Chief Sustainability Officer

The Port of Los Angeles

Michael Lee is the Clean Transportation Research, Development, and Demonstration

Project Manager, at SoCalGas. The main focus of his area is to develop and demonstrate

new technologies for clean transportation including Near Zero Emissions Engines, CNG

hybrid vehicles, low pressure and conformable CNG storage tanks and natural gas

infrastructure. He holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona

and has worked in the energy efficiency and automotive industries throughout his career.

Michael LeeClean Transportation Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Manager

Southern California Gas Company

Joe Heinzmann is the Senior Product Manager for General Electric’s Power

Services Business.

In this role, Joe is responsible for developing cost effective technical solutions

for GE’s customers around the world that maximizes the sustainability,

economics and efficiency of our customer’s and utilities energy systems.

Joe has led directly to the placement of large scale Battery Energy Storage

Systems in various applications such as: Hybrid Electric Gas Turbines,

Balancing areas , load management for Industrial customers, and renewable

integration applications worldwide.

Joe holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree from the California Maritime

Academy.

Joseph R HeinzmannSenior Product Manager –Battery Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine systems

GE Power Services

Kate McGinnis is the Western US Market Director for AES Energy

Storage. She leads business development and sales in the region for the

AES Advancion® platform. Prior to joining AES, she led development of

stationary storage projects co-located with oil & gas infrastructure

globally at Chevron. While there, she was also involved with renewable

projects including geothermal, solar thermal and wind. Kate is treasurer

and a board member of the California Energy Storage Association and

on the steering committee for Energy Access SF. She holds a BS in

Environmental Science from George Washington University and an MBA

from Cornell.

Kate McGinnis Western US Market Director

AES Energy Storage

Sara J. Head, QEPPrincipal Scientist

Yorke Engineering, LLC

Sara J. Head, QEP, is a Principal Scientist in Yorke Engineering’s Newbury Park,

CA office. She has been an environmental consultant for 40 years. Sara’s focus

for the past 20 years has been on permitting power generation throughout the

southwest, including both fossil-fueled and renewable power plants, and she

has recently become involved with waste to energy projects. Sara is the Chair of

the Ventura Co. APCD Advisory Committee. She is also a Past President of the

Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA), and is currently on the Board

of A&WMA’s West Coast Section and is a member of A&WMA’s Honors and

Awards Committee. Sara is the Past Chair of A&WMA’s Technical Council, where

she works with the group that is putting together the technical program for

A&WMA’s 111th Annual Conference & Exhibition to be held in Hartford, CT on

June 25-28, 2018.

805-320-8059SHead@Yorkeengr.com

Joshua BledsoeCounsel, Orange County

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

Jillian is a Planning & Rules Manager at the South Coast Air Quality Management District

(SCAQMD) where she is responsible for the CEQA and CEQA-IGR, AB2588,

Socioeconomic, Point Source Modeling and Meteorology/Air Quality Evaluations

programs within the Planning, Rule Development, and Area Sources division. Jillian

received her Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from the University of California, Riverside

where she conducted her research in atmospheric reactions of VOCs at the Air Pollution

Research Center. Prior to joining SCAQMD, she worked as an environmental consultant,

specializing in air quality analyses and health risk assessments for various CEQA and

NEPA projects. In addition to published journal articles, white papers, conference

presentations, and participation on various technical panels and advisory committees,

Jillian was the State/Local modeling co-representative for NACAA and US EPA and is

currently the Chair of the CAPCOA Planning Managers committee.

Jillian Wong, Ph.D.Planning & Rules Manager

South Coast Air Quality Management District

Joseph Hower is the Air Quality Practice Leader of Ramboll Environ's Southwest operations. He

has over 35 years of experience in air health risk assessment, pollution control engineering,

regulatory compliance, litigation support, expert witness work, and risk management. Specific

projects have ranged from multi-pollutant air pollution control evaluations for cargo vessels, to

managing the installation and start-up of multi-million dollar air pollution control systems in

wood fired boilers and glass furnaces. Joe also leads Ramboll Environ's work in the area of

emissions trading. His service on the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)

Advisory Council for nearly five years has provided him with an excellent understanding of

regulatory processes. He uses this information to negotiate complex technical agreements and

permits with agencies, assist facilities with compliance programs and provide technical

expertise to litigation teams. Joe teaches air quality permitting and air pollution control

courses at the University of California-Los Angeles. He also serves on the American Association

of Port Authorities Environment Committee. Joe is a current Board Member and past chair of

the West Coast Section of the Air & Waste Management Association, a member of the

FuturePorts Board of Directors, and a past member of the CleanTech Orange County Board of

Directors. Joe is an Officer of the Los Angeles County Business Federation and Co-Chair of its

Environment and Energy Committee.

Joseph HowerPrincipal

Ramboll Environ

Dr. Krishna Nand is the Principal at the Environmental Management Professionals (EMP). He

established EMP in 2005 and has been participating and managing the preparation of air permit

applications for power generating facilities, California as well as EPA Risk Management Plans and

Process Safety Management Plans for power generating facilities and water treatment facilities.

Prior to establishing EMP, Dr. Nand worked at Parsons (Pasadena, CA) for 22 years and was

responsible for managing environmental projects, including air quality impact assessments, compliance

studies, preparation of air permit applications, management of the preparation of AFCs for power

plants, air emissions estimation, emission inventories for criteria pollutants, toxic air contaminants,

including AB2588 “Hot Spots” emission inventories, air dispersion modeling, multipathway HRAs, risk

assessments for the release of toxic and flammable materials, and California as well as EPA Risk

Management Plans and Process Safety Management Plans.

Dr. Nand has worked as Environmental Program Manager for a wide range of industrial projects,

including power plants, incineration, petrochemical, petroleum refineries, gas processing plants,

pipelines, water, wastewater and water reclamation plants, transportation, and other development

projects. During his professional career, Dr. Nand has managed or participated in more than 300

environmental projects and authored more than 50 technical papers. Dr. Nand is a current Board

Member and past chair of the A&WMA’s West Coast Section.

Krishna Nand, Ph.D., QEPPrincipal

Environmental Management Professionals

Bhaskar Chandan, P.E., QEPSupervising Air Quality Engineer

South Coast Air Quality Management District

Bhaskar Chandan joined the SCAQMD in 2001, and is currently a

Supervising Engineer in the Energy, Public Services and Terminals Permitting

team. He has over 25 years of experience in the Air Quality/Air Pollution

Control field.

Prior to joining SCAQMD, Bhaskar worked for 12 years with several

private companies involved in source testing, consulting and engineering.

He has Process Engineering and Project Management experience in air

pollution control, and has implemented several NOx and VOC control

projects. In his current capacity, Bhaskar supervises a team of permitting

engineers responsible for implementing air quality regulations for the local

power plants and other sources.

Bhaskar received his Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Manipal

Institute of Technology, and earned is M.S. from Oregon State Univ. He

currently servs as Vice-Chair of the A&WMA’s West Coast Section.