AARST_Radon_Reporter_July_2022

The Symposium Planning Team It takes a year to plan the annual symposium with dozens of volunteers donating their time and expertise to produce an exciting program. The Planning Committee changes from year to year; the Association President appoints the Chair who then seats their committee, supported by AARST staff. The goal of the planning committee is to create an educational and social event by professionals for professionals whilst supporting the Association with their leadership. This year’s committee members are: THE RADON REPORTER | 9 (Chair) Dawn Oggier, Manager of Market Dev. with RadonAway and an AARST BOD, owned a geology firm for 12 yrs and installed 100s of radon mitigation systems. Enjoys teaching others how to measure, mitigate, and troubleshoot radon mitigation systems across the country. Shannon Cory, ACI is CEO of 5 Star Environmental Services, Inc. and holds numerous certificates in building codes and environmental testing and analysis. Cory presently conducts trainings as well as running his business. Felicia Flanders presently manages the testing division for Cascade Radon in Portland, Oregon. With a background in Project Management, Flanders is new to the radon industry. James Fraley, owner of Elite Radon Team and an AARST member as are his entire team, has been certified since 2016 and owns a test/mitigation business in Georgia that serves the Southeast for commercial projects. David Gillay Partner in Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Indianapolis Office, heads up the Remediation, Redevelopment, & Environ. Transactions practices. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg LLP over 20 years, worked as an environ. consultant on remediation and redevelopment projects throughout the US. Clark Hines currently works for Tennessee Radon Services and is working on his certification. Phil Jenkins, PhD holds the position as Sr. Health Physicist at Bowser-Morner, Inc. With a background in engineering and health physics, Jenkins has been involved with the radon industry for over 30 years. Jessica Karns works presently as the National Sales Director at A-Z Solutions, Inc. Karns has over a decade of experience in Vapor Intrusion Mitigation and has been involved in the radon (VI) industry for 12 years. Michael Kitto, PhD , holds the role of the AARST Symposium editor. With a background in nuclear chemistry, Kitto has been involved in the radon industry for 32 years. Ksenia Kolyeva works for Ecosense as their marketing manager. With a background in oil & gas engineering, Kolyeva has been involved in the radon industry for over a year. Paul Melilo, CHMM currently works at Protect Environmental as the Dir, National account. In his 20+ year career as an environmental professional, Melilo found that inhalation is the dominant human health pathway in the vast majority of site conceptual site models. Jill Newton presently works as a Radiological Engineer at Spruce. With a background in Nuclear Engineering, she has been involved in the radon industry for over 10 years. Uttam Saha is the Senior Public Service Associate at University of Georgia Extension. With a background in Environmental Sciences, Saha has been involved in the radon industry for 12 years. Amber Vaughn DrPH, MPH , presently works as a Senior Professional Research Assistant at the Colorado School of Public Health. With a background in public health, Vaughn has been involved in the radon industry for three years. Duane West , Owner of 3Rs Construction and Healthy Home Club of America has a background in remediation of mold, radon, mycotoxins and remodeling and has been involved in the radon industry for 27 years. Nicole Chazaud, AARST Symposium Manager, has facilitated the past 6 symposiums. Working in membership and communication roles for 13 years with AARST, she has attended 10 symposiums. October 24 - 26