Clean Air Plan
Table of Contents | Executive Summary | Air Quality | Voluntary Measures | Appendix/Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
About the authors:
Ellen Garvey
Ellen has more than 25 years of experience in the public sector working on
environmental issues. Ellen was the Executive Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District from 1996-2002. During her tenure, she was responsible for all air
quality policy and programs for the nine-county region. Prior to this, Ellen was the
Director of the BAAQMD's Technical Division. Ellen has extensive experience in power
plant and refinery permitting, drafting regulations, and testifying before Boards and
Commissions. As a consultant, Ellen has provided clients air quality policy advice on a
national as well as local level. She has also drafted energy and transportation reports,
analyzed various air quality control options, and analyzed state and national legislation. Ellen received a BS in Environmental Engineering from Pennsylvania State University,
and a Certificate of Business Administration from UC Berkeley, graduating with
distinction. Dave Howekamp
Dave Howekamp has more than 30 years of experience in the public and private sector
working on environmental issues. He was the Director of the Air Division for EPA's San
Francisco Regional Office, where for nearly 20 years he was the principal advisor to the
Regional Administrator on policy, technical and political issues involving air quality
management and radiation. He has extensive experience in administrative and judicial
enforcement, permitting of new facilities, developing State implementation plans,
developing emission limiting rules, and development of emissions trading programs. As
a consultant, Dave has provided clients expert witness reports in complex Clean Air Act
litigation matters, developed air quality plans for local government, analyzed impacts
and controls for port expansion projects and analyzed remediation costs for recovery
from insurance carriers. He received both a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA
from the University of California at Berkeley.
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