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Howard N. Apsan, Ph.D.
University Director of Environmental Health and Safety, The City University of New York
Howard Apsan serves as the University Director of Environmental Health and Safety, and is responsible for environmental health and safety (EH&S) management and compliance throughout CUNY. Before joining CUNY, Howard worked in the environmental field for almost twenty years, including several years with the New York City Sanitation Department and eight years as a Principal, and ultimately National Director, of a nation-wide consulting firm. He advised industrial, commercial, and public sector clients on a range of environmental, health and safety issues, with a primary focus on management, compliance, risk minimization and transactional support. He has worked throughout the United States and has extensive international experience.

In addition to his management and consulting activities, he has been a member of the faculty at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs since 1986. He has also served on the United States Technical Advisory Group (US TAG) for ISO 14000, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Environmental Committee (E-50), and chaired the New York Chamber of Commerce Environment and Energy Committee. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Environmental Quality Management, and writes and lectures regularly. He also holds several EH&S licenses, certifications and accreditations.

Donald Carli
President and Founder, Nima Hunter Inc.
Donald Carli is President and Founder of Nima Hunter Inc., a marketing research consultancy founded in 1986 that offers strategic planning, market research, technology assessment and marketing advisory services to clients on a worldwide basis. Nima Hunter Inc. clients include Adobe, DuPont, Fujifilm, Hewlett Packard, Kodak, Presstek and Xerox. Mr. Carli has over 25 years of experience in the application of qualitative and quantitative marketing research methods and has conducted major marketing research studies for GAMIS, NPES and AIGA and has conducted numerous proprietary market forecasts and research studies. He has also conducted major international studies addressing environmental management, corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

Mr. Carli is a Sloan Foundation Industry Studies Program affiliate and a member of the faculty at New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York as well as a Senior Research Fellow with the non-profit Institute for Sustainable Communication. He is Technology Editor for Graphic Arts Monthly and Packaging Digest magazines and a contributing editor to Gravure magazine as well as a consulting editor to Actuel Grafisk Information magazine in Sweden.

Vincent T. Franconere, CHMM
Director of Environmental Health and Safety, University at Albany, SUNY
Vincent Franconere is the Director of EH&S at the University of Albany. He is an alumnus of the University at Albany, SUNY and has been professionally affiliated with the University of Albany since 1978 advancing from the Radiation Safety Officer to the Director of EH&S in 1983. Vincent is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Certified Radiation Equipment Safety Officer, and Licensed Medical Physicist in the practice of Medical Health Physics & Diagnostic Radiological Physics. He is a charter member, past President, and current Executive Board Member of the SESHA Environmental Health and Safety Association of NY, Inc. Vincent was the recipient of the 2004-05 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service.

Al Iannuzzi, Ph.D.
Executive Director, WorldWide Environmental Affairs, Johnson & Johnson
Al is employed by Johnson & Johnson as Executive Director in the WorldWide Environmental Affairs group. Some of his responsibilities include: coordinating the WW Medicines & Nutritionals group environmental programs, spearheading Johnson & Johnson’s Design for the environment program, Healthy Planet 2010 Sustainability goals, regulatory initiatives, talent management, environmental cost accounting and remediation programs. He also has experience as an environmental consultant and worked as a hazardous waste inspector for the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. Al received his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Policy from the Union Institute & University in Cincinnati where he researched voluntary compliance and self-regulation. He authored the book “Industry Self-regulation and Voluntary Environmental Compliance” (CRC Press, 2002).

Riva Krut, Ph.D.
VP and Regional Manager, Cameron-Cole, LLC
Dr. Krut is a Vice President in the Strategic Services practice of Cameron-Cole, LLC, and Regional Manager of their New York office. Dr. Krut has worked, written, and consulted for 20 years in the area of voluntary environmental management, communications and public reporting. This has included working on EMSs, supply chain management and sustainable development. Dr. Krut has authored or co-authored eight major published reports in these areas, including a book on ISO 14001, and numerous articles. She led the implementation of ISO 14001 at the NYC Transit Authority, the first public transportation agency to achieve this certification; and the award-winning ISO 14001 EMS design and implementation at a national waste-hauling company. Current or recent clients include several Fortune 500 multinationals as well as a handful of national companies.

Steven Lanou
Deputy Director, Environmental Programs Office, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Steven Lanou is a Deputy Director in the Environmental Programs Office leading the office’s campus sustainability program. In this capacity, Mr. Lanou works to develop, promote, and coordinate MIT-wide policies and initiatives to advance the Institute’s commitment to sustainable practices. Mr. Lanou is an environmental planner with 15 years experience in environmental policy development and program implementation. He holds a Bachelors degree in international economic development from Brown University, and a Masters degree in environmental policy and planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Rich Miller
Director, Environmental Policy, University of Connecticut
Rich Miller develops policies and coordinates initiatives for reducing UConn’s ecological footprint, protecting natural resources, and ensuring green building and low-impact design. He works on sustainability issues ranging from climate change to recycling, water conservation and environmental literacy, and oversees compliance with land use, water, air and other environmental requirements.

Before joining UConn with the creation of the Office of Environmental Policy in 2002, Rich had previous jobs as an energy and environmental lobbyist, practicing environmental and land use attorney, corporate environmental manager, and adjunct professor of environmental law and management. He served as a member of the Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality for five years and is a long-time member and current chair of his town’s Inland Wetlands & Conservation Commission.

Michael C. Quinlan
Associate Vice President for Business Services, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Michael Quinlan has over 25 years of professional experience in environmental, health, and safety practice at both public and private institutions. This has included serving as a compliance officer for the USDOL Occupational Safety and Health Administration; a staff industrial hygienist at ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia and at Princeton University. Formerly the Director of the Environmental Health and Safety Department at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, he was appointed in 2003 as the Associate Vice President for Business Services. He currently manages a number of auxiliary functions including the EHS operations at Rutgers.

Peter Schneider
Executive Director, Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Boston Univerity
President, Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence
Peter Schneider is the Executive Director of Boston University's Office of Environmental Health and Safety and the President of C2E2. Prior to joining BU in 1997, he was a Vice President and Associate Principal with GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. providing consulting services in strategic environmental management. Peter is a Certified Environmental Professional. He holds a BS from Northeastern University and a Masters degree from BU. He has taught graduate courses Environmental Management at both Tufts University and BU.

Ralph Stuart
Environmental Safety Manager, University of Vermont
Ralph Stuart has been in the Risk Management Department at the University of Vermont since 1985. He has led the development of the Environmental Safety program there since that time, including participation in the Lab XL project for regulatory reinvention with the EPA. He has a bachelor's degree in geologic engineering from Cornell University and a master's degree in environmental engineering from UVM. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and is active in the C2E2, American Chemical Society's Division of Chemical Health and Safety and the UVM Environmental Council.