Gulf Coast Chapter
April 9, 2013
Meeting Announcement
Gulf Coast Chapter
Speakers:
Topic:
Time:
Location:
Chair
Malcolm Richards
CH2M HILL
Malcolm.Richards@ch2m.com
Ron Curry, EPA Region Six Regional Administrator
Current EPA Activities in Region 6
11:00 a.m. -- Sign-In and Networking
11:30 a.m. -- Lunch with presentation immediately
following
Brady’s Landing Restaurant
8505 Cypress St.
Houston, TX 77012
Located on the Houston Ship Channel
(713) 928-9921
PayPal
At
door
A&WMA Intl./GCC Members
$25
$30
Non-Members
$35
$40
Regulators and Full-Time Students
$20
$25
Luncheon Costs
Full-Time Environmental Students
Vice Chair
Bill Smalling
C William Smalling, PLLC
cwsmalling@aol.com
Secretary
Christopher Campbell
CDM Smith
campbellcl@cdmsmith.com
Treasurer
Linda Steakley
Steakley Enterprises, Inc.
lsteakley@att.net
Senior Director
Bruce Davis
DuPont Engineering Technology
Bruce.C.Davis@usa.dupont.com
Cost:
RSVP:
2013 DIRECTORS
Free for 1st 10
Please reserve on-line using the following website:
http://www.awmagcc.org/member/online_reservation.php
no later than Friday, April 5th, 2013.
Please contact Bill Smalling at
cwsmalling@aol.com
with suggestions for future speakers or if your company is interested in
being a corporate sponsor.
Junior Director
Robert Osborn
Spirit Environmental, LLC.
rosborn@spiritenv.com
Freshman Director
Lisha Salathiel
Kinder Morgan
Education Scholarship Committee Chair
James Smith
Golder Associates Inc.
james_smith@golder.com
Membership Committee Chair
Roberto Gasparini
Spirit Environmental, LLC.
rgasparini@spiritenv.com
Past Chair
R.M. “Pat” Patrick
Enercon Services, Inc.
PPatrick@enercon.com
About the Speaker and Presentation
Ron Curry, has more than 36 years of management experience in local, state, and federal government, as well
as the private sector.
Most recently, Ron worked with the University of New Mexico on the development of their
Energy/Water/Environment Nexus Studies program. Prior to that, Ron spent eight years serving in former New
Mexico Governor Bill Richardson’s administration as cabinet secretary of the Environment Department. In that
position, he oversaw the regulation of the Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories and the implementation
of standards to protect the air, water and land of New Mexico. He has extensive experience working closely with
the EPA, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as industry. He also
served as administrator for the Village of Los Ranchos and as a city manager in Santa Fe.
Earlier in his career, Ron was a senior public affairs specialist for Gram Inc. and vice president of CEI
Enterprises, a manufacturing firm. Ron has over 20 years of experience in private business including 10 years
owning a small business franchise started with his father.
Ron’s interest in the environment grew during his manufacturing career while marketing products to the South
Coast Air Quality District in California. He brings to the EPA a keen understanding of federal environmental
regulations impacts on business owners and entrepreneurs as well as state and local governments.
Directions to Brady’s Landing
Brady’s Landing is located on the Houston Ship Channel.
8505 Cypress St.
Houston, TX 77012
(713) 928-9921
From 610, take 225 West to Broadway. Take a right on
Broadway and continue north (~ 0.5 miles). Take a right
on Cypress and Brady’s Landing will be on the left.
Visit our website to get detailed directions and a map to
Brady’s Landing from your office!
Next Meeting
We are confirming arrangements for our May meeting,
and we will circulate an announcement once plans are
finalized.
A&WMA-GCC Sustaining Sponsors
For only $300, your company can support our Education
and Scholarship Program by becoming a Sustaining
Sponsor for one year. Sustaining Sponsorship includes
three one-year Local Associate Memberships in the GCC,
plus you will get its name in lights by recognition in GCC
materials including all monthly meeting announcements
(such as this one) and our website. For more information
on this program, please contact Roberto Gasparini at
rgasparini@spiritenv.com or (281) 664-2845.
Interested in becoming a Committee member? It is
a great way to become involved with others in the
environmental profession and become active in your
A&WMA Chapter with a small time commitment as
your part in promoting environmental responsibility
in the local community. Do not hesitate to contact
your Board Members directly if you have any
questions or need additional information about
committees or the association. Information is also
available on the A&WMA-GCC website address
below.
International A&WMA Organization Home Page: www.awma.org
A&WMA Gulf Coast Chapter Home Page: www.awma-gcc.org