Environmental Business Council –
Rhode Island Chapter
RI Association of Environmental Management
RI Society of Environmental Professionals
National Association of Environmental Mgmt – New England Chapter
Seminar
Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety Management in
Today’s Changing World
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Quonset Development Corporation
95 Cripe Street - North Kingstown RI
This EBC Rhode Island Chapter program features corporate EHS managers who
have various levels of responsibility for environmental, health and safety within their
organizations.
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EHS Management
Sustainable Business Practices
Climate Change – Carbon Management
Environmental Stewardship
Energy & Energy Efficiency Management
Environmental Business Council NE
18 Tremont St. Suite 402
Boston MA 02108
617-725-0207
www.ebcne.org
Agenda
8:00 a.m. Welcome
Craig Swanson, Chair EBC RI Chapter
8:05 a.m. – First Panel
Moderator: Kristen Sherman
 Paul F. Durkin, Director
EH&S and Risk Management
Cookson Electronics
 Robert C. Brayley, Executive Director EHS
Textron , Inc.
 Susan Mayo
EHS Manager
Johnson & Wales University
 Jeff Silva, EHS Manager
Aspen Aerogels
10:00 a.m. - Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. - Second Panel
Moderator: Brian Lesinski
 Joseph Kwasnik,
Head of Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility
National Grid US Service Company, Inc
 Barbara Ray, Safety and Risk Management
University of Rhode Island
 Mike Conway, EH&S Manager
Toray Plastics America
12:00 noon – Networking & Adjourn
SPEAKERS
Robert Brayley
Executive Director, Environmental, Health & Safety & Disability Management
Textron Inc.
40 Westminster St., Providence, RI 02903
401- 457-2440
rbrayley@textron.com
Bob has over 25 years of Environmental, Health and Safety experience in large manufacturing companies.
Currently he has company-wide responsibility for environmental, health & safety, disability management and
loss prevention. In this role Bob serves as chairman of the Environmental, Health and Safety Council
(EHSC), which in turn advises Textron's leadership on matters of EHS policy and strategy. Bob has a B.A. in
Industrial Engineering Technology from Roger Williams College. Bob is a Textron certified Six Sigma Green
Belt.
Paul F. Durkin
Director - EH&S and Risk Management
Cookson Electronics
One Cookson Place, Providence, RI 02903
401 228-8813 pdurkin@cooksonelectronics.com
Director of EHS for Cookson Electronics - a global materials science company that provides high
performance materials, chemistry and technology solutions to the electronics and surface finishing industries
with expanding operations in Asia. Mr. Durkin has 20 plus years manufacturing experience in EHS field,
mainly in the electronic and chemical manufacturing fields, with Digital, Raytheon, Parlex Corporation,
Textron, EG&G and now Cookson Electronics. Paul currently manages new business integration/ divestitures
and global EHS compliance programs for the division. Paul went to University of Lowell, MA, graduating with
a MS in Eng. in Environmental Studies.
Jeffrey Silva, EHS Manager
Aspen Aerogels
East providence, RI
401-432-2612 x4104 jsilva@AEROGEL.COM
Jeff Silva is the EH&S Manager for Aspen Aerogels, a manufacturer of the most efficient insulation. Jeff has
been an EH&S professional for over 14 years. He is a licensed professional environmental engineer and a
certified safety professional.
Joseph Kwasnik
Head of Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility
25 Research Drive, Westborough, MA 01582
508-389-3399 Joseph.Kwasnik@us.ngrid.com
Joe Kwasnik is Group Head of Climate Change for National Grid. Prior to this appointment, he was the Vice
President of Environment for the US businesses of National Grid. In his current capacity, Mr. Kwasnik
develops corporate policy, strategy and implementation of initiatives to achieve a low carbon and more
energy efficient business. He has been employed at National Grid for over 29 years and has a Bachelors
Degree in Geology and a Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering.
Barbara Ray, Coordinator of Hazardous Materials
Dept. of Safety and Risk
University of Rhode Island
177 Plains Road, Kingston, RI 02881
401-874-7993 ray@gso.uri.edu
Barbara Ray has been Coordinator, Hazardous Materials and Chemical Waste for URI since 1998 where she
is responsible for laboratory safety; RCRA compliance; training programs, chemical inventory; supervises
chemical hygiene officers; various environmental reports. From 1971-1998 she was a Marine Research
Specialist at the Center for Atmospheric Chemistry Studies, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI.
Education: B.S Chemistry (Univ. of New Hampshire), M.S Chemistry (Univ. of Hawaii), MMA (Univ. of Rhode
Island) Marine Affairs; certified chemical hygiene officer.
Susan Mayo, Environmental, Health & Safety Manager
Johnson & Wales University
Risk Management Department
office 401.598.2213 smayo@jwu.edu
Sue Mayo has over 25 years of Environmental, Health & Safety experience. In industry for 22 years, she
came to Johnson & Wales University in 2000 to manage EHS compliance for the four campus locations
(Providence, RI; Charlotte, NC; North Miami, FL and Denver, CO). Her experience includes environmental
and safety program development, training and reporting, toxics use reduction, emergency response, and
wastewater treatment. Sue also serves as a member of the university Crisis Management Team, manages
Brownfields remediation, and is a member of several local and state emergency response committees and
the International Emergency Managers Association (IAEM).
Michael Conway
Director, Environmental Management and Compliance
Toray Plastics (America), Inc.
50 Belver Ave., North Kingstown, RI 02852
401.667.4501
mike.conway@toraytpa.com
Mike Conway is responsible for environmental affairs and product stewardship for Toray Plastics (America),
Inc. – a manufacturer of polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate films, and olefin foams.
After obtaining a JD, Mike worked as an environmental and safety professional for over 15 years with
Polaroid, International Specialty Products, a specialty chemical manufacturer, and in his current role. He was
responsible for compliance at a TSDF and eventually closed the facility; at major sources of air emissions;
various wastewater facilities subject to categorical standards; and TSCA. Previous to that, he held various
assignments in manufacturing, quality control, and plant engineering. This included operation of wastewater
facilities and a power plant. In his community, he was a member of a land trust and the municipal Wetlands
Conservation Commission.
In addition to compliance his current focus is on sustainability. Toray has reduced its landfill disposal of solid
waste to zero by sending its waste streams to energy recovery and by recycling materials previously sent to
landfill. Energy efficiency is very important to Toray which has attacked the low hanging fruit, added a
cogeneration unit, and is reviewing the use of wind turbines, solar, and a gasifier at its Rhode Island facility.
Mike holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Boston
University. He received his JD from Suffolk University and is a member of the Massachusetts bar.
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