Gulf Coast Chapter November 11, 2014 Meeting Announcement Gulf Coast Chapter Speakers: 2014 BOARD Chair Bill Smalling The Law Office of C.William Smalling, PC [email protected] Steve Hagle, P.E. Deputy Director, Office of Air, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Topic: TCEQ Office of Air Update Time: 11:00 a.m. -- Sign-In and Networking 11:30 a.m. -- Lunch with presentation immediately following Location: Secretary Bianca Kapadia Tetra Tech [email protected] Treasurer Chris Hobson DiSorbo Consulting [email protected] Brady’s Landing Restaurant 8505 Cypress St. Houston, TX 77012 Located on the Houston Ship Channel (713) 928-9921 Senior Director Robert Osborn Spirit Environmental, LLC. [email protected] Cost: 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 RSVP: Vice Chair J. Scot Vann, P.E. Edge Engineering and Science [email protected] Free for 1st 10 Please reserve on-line using the following website: http://www.awma-gcc.org/member/online_reservation.php no later than Friday, November 7th. You can reserve online and pay at the door by cash, credit card, or check. Junior Director Bruce Davis DuPont Engineering Technology [email protected] Freshman Director Cliff Walk [email protected] Education Scholarship Committee Chair James Smith Golder Associates Inc. [email protected] Membership Committee Chair Roberto Gasparini Spirit Environmental, LLC. [email protected] Website Committee Edul Chikhliwala Nicholas Nussbaum EcoChem Analytics TRC [email protected] Please contact J. Scot Vann at [email protected] with suggestions for future speakers or if your company is interested in being a corporate sponsor. Past Chair Malcolm Richards CH2M HILL [email protected] Special Thanks to our Sustaining Corporate Sponsors The Law Office of C. William Smalling PLLC About the Speaker Steve Hagle is the Deputy Director for the Office of Air at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Steve has also worked as the Director and Assistant Division Director of the Air Permits Division; in the Office of Air Quality Deputy’s office; and the New Source Review Permits Division as a permit engineer, Technical Specialist, and manager of the Chemical and Technical Specialist Sections. He joined the Texas Air Control Board in 1987. Prior to 1987 he worked for NL Industries conducting laboratory evaluation of enhanced oil recovery prospects and field work with Measurement-While-Drilling well logging tools. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering. 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 next meeting, which will be the annual joint Christmas party with TAEP and SAME on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Saint Arnold’s Brewery. 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 [email protected] 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