CHAIR
Rebecca Rentz
Rebecca Rentz is recognized as a leading lawyer in the environmental field, and she is currently Counsel with Bracewell & Giuliani. Her leadership in the development of complex, cutting-edge environmental public policy was noted in 2007, when she was named Environmental Regulator of the Year by a local professional group. From 2006 to 2008, Ms. Rentz served as the Houston Air Quality Director and Counsel to the Executive Director of the TCEQ, working on regulatory matters including air permitting, investigation and enforcement of regulatory entities in Harris County. Prior to joining the TCEQ, Ms. Rentz was an associate attorney at Bracewell for five years during which time she represented clients on a wide variety of environmental issues. In addition to her environmental law efforts, she helped to craft health policy while serving as the Policy Director for Environmental and Health Issues under Harris County Judge Robert Eckels. |
PAST CHAIR
James Smith
ERM Southwest
james.smith@erm.com
James Smith is currently a senior project manager for ERM. He has over 16 years of experience in the environmental field, with primary focus in air quality. In his career, he has served clients in the refining, petrochemical, power, pipeline and wood products industries, primarily along the US Gulf Coast. He has managed numerous projects involving permitting, regulatory analyses, modeling, risk management, and compliance / due diligence audits. Mr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering (1986) and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (1994) from LSU. He has been an active member of the Air & Waste Management Association's Gulf Coast Chapter since 2003. |
VICE-CHAIR
Peter Belmonte
ERM
peter.belmonte@erm.com
Peter Belmonte, P.E. is currently a Sr. Associate with ERM. He has over 20 years experience in the environmental field, with primary focus in Air Quality and Power Engineering. In his career, he has served clients in the power, steel, and pulp & paper industries throughout the United States. He has managed numerous projects involving permitting, regulatory analyses, modeling, risk management, and compliance/due diligence audits. Prior to his consulting experience, Mr. Belmonte was the former Director, Environmental Engineering for SUEZ Energy in Houston. Mr. Belmonte earned both a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering (1991) and a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering (1996) from Manhattan College in NY. He has been a member of the Air & Waste Management Association since 1998 and the Gulf Coast Chapter since 2003. He also served as the liaison between AIChE and A&WMA nationally and chaired A&WMA’s executive committee group in 2004 to improve the Annual Conference & Exhibition. |
SECRETARY
Elizabeth Stanko
RMT, Inc.
elizabeth.stanko@rmtinc.com
Elizabeth Stanko is an Air Quality Specialist at RMT, Inc. in Houston, Texas. Elizabeth has over 10 years of experience in providing air quality and meteorological services. Her background includes providing air permitting applications for clients in a variety of industries and performing atmospheric dispersion modeling studies in support of air quality permit applications and litigation activities. Before joining RMT, Elizabeth worked for an environmental consulting firm in Houston predominantly working on site-wide modeling and air quality projects. Elizabeth has also worked as a Chief Meteorologist at the Houston Weather Research Center. Her professional affiliations and honors include being awarded the AMS’ Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) designation in 2008. Ms. Stanko has a B.A. in Biological Sciences from the University at Buffalo and a B.S. in Meteorology from Oswego State University, State University of New York. |
TREASURER
Malcolm Richards
TITAN Engineering
(281) 880-7800 ext. 103
mrichards@titanengineering.com
Mr. Richards is a senior project manager at TITAN Engineering's Houston Office. He has 16 years of environmental consulting experience specializing in air quality related projects. This experience includes air permitting, regulatory compliance assessments and reporting, regulatory analysis and interpretation, NOV and Agreed Order negotiations, and Mass Cap and Trade emissions trading and banking. This experience has been for the chemical/petrochemical, refining, electric generation, oil and gas, aluminum, steel, and manufacturing industries in thirteen states. Mr. Richards' initial A&WMA membership was in 1996 and includes a paper and presentation at the 2000 International Conference. |
SENIOR DIRECTOR
Bruce Davis
DuPont Engineering Technology
Bruce Davis is currently employed with DuPont in their engineering department as an Air Pollution Technology specialist. His 40-year work experience includes both consulting and industrial experiences in environmental and process engineering matters. Bruce holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Chemical Engineering, and is also a Qualified Environmental Professional, as approved by the Institute for Professional Environmental Practice (IPEP), which is associated with A&WMA International. Bruce is IPEP's local representative in Houston and is an advocate for QEP registration. He is in the final year of a three-year term as A&WMA Gulf Coast Chapter Director, and his other A&WMA experience includes: former Vice Chair of A&WMA national Fugitive Emissions Technical Conference; Hot Air Topics planning committee and speaker; and various paper presentations at the A&WMA Annual International Conference. |
JUNIOR DIRECTOR
Scott Hyden
Spirit Environmental
Scott Hyden is an air quality consultant and project manager for Spirit Environmental, LLC. He has provided air quality consulting support throughout the United States for nine years. Scott has served a diverse group of industrial clients with focus on air quality permitting, regulatory compliance support, auditing and air dispersion modeling. Scott earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Texas Christian University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He has been a member of A&WMA since 2007. |
FRESHMAN DIRECTOR
Mala Haynes
TestAmerica Laboratories
Mala Haynes is an account executive for TestAmerica Inc. She previously served on the A&WMA-GCC Board in 1999 through 2004 and has been a member of A&WMA for 13 years. She has been serving the environmental community for 15+ years and has served a diverse group of industrial clients with focus on regulatory compliance support. After attending The University of Mississippi, Mala worked on LDAR programs and Source Emissions Testing and currently supports Environmental Laboratory Services. |
EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR
Myriam McChargue Mills
MillsMM@cdm.com
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR
Roberto Gasparini
Source Environmental Sciences, Inc.
roberto@source-environmental.com
Roberto Gasparini is a managing consultant and partner at Source Environmental Sciences, Inc., where he manages projects primarily relating to air permitting, modeling, and compliance. Roberto serves a myriad of industrial clients all across the country but mainly in Texas. Born and raised in Houston, Roberto graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Meteorology along with M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Atmospheric Sciences. His graduate research focused on particulate matter and included measurements of local pollution. Roberto joined A&WMA in 2008. |
