Waste Management and Prevention Division Contact Information

Matt Chapman - Director

Simonne Valcour - Legal Counsel

Lisa Brassard - Administrative Services

Diana Lee - Administrative Services

Eamon Twohig - Program Manager

Residuals Management (wastewater sludge, biosolids, septage, short paper fiber, wood ash) & Emerging Contaminants with primary focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Josh Burns

Residuals Management (wastewater sludge, biosolids, septage, short paper fiber, wood ash) & Emerging Contaminants with primary focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and microplastics

Anna Bourakovsky - Hazardous Materials Program Manager

Oversees the Hazardous Materials Program. Focus areas: Regulatory Interpretation, contained-in determinations, Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) Rules.

Wendy Edwards

Hazardous Waste: Manifests, Site ID Forms, Generator Fees, Hazardous Waste Taxes, Toxic Use and Hazardous Waste Reduction Fees.

Storage Tanks: Operating Permits, Annual Permit Fees, Compliance Test Reports, A/B Operator Certifications, Self-Certification, Financial Responsibility, AST-Red Tag List.

Drew Youngs

Regulatory Compliance Assistance, Toxic Use and Hazardous Waste Reduction (TUHWR) Planning and Reporting, Public Outreach.

Michael Nucci

Hazardous Waste Compliance Inspections, Facility and Emergency Permitting, Regulatory Interpretation, RCRA Corrective Action, Spill Program Member

Cindy Grimes

Hazardous Waste Compliance Inspections, Facility and Emergency Permitting, Regulatory Interpretation, RCRA Financial Assurance.

William Sisson

Hazardous Waste Compliance Inspections, Facility and Emergency Permitting, Regulatory Interpretation, Spill Program Member.

Michael Nahmias-Storage Tanks Section Supervisor

Underground Storage Tank (UST) and Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) Compliance, Spill Program Member.

Jaymi Cleland

Underground Storage Tank (UST) Compliance, Closure, and Install inspections, Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) compliance,  Section Technical Lead, Public Outreach/Training, Spill Program Member.

Sue Thayer

Underground Storage Tank (UST) compliance inspection at permitted facilities, UST removal report review, UST Installation Permits, Residential UST Home Heating Oil Financial Assistance.

Patricia Coppolino

Senior Environmental Program Manager

Sarah Bartlett

Environmental Program Manager & Brownfields Program Coordinator

Matt Moran

Environmental Program Manager & PCF Administrator

Caitlyn Bain

Hazardous site manager & Brownfields Program

Anastasia Bartsch

Hazardous site manager

Matthew Becker

Hazardous site manager

Grahame Bradley

Hazardous site manager & Brownfields Program

Kimberly Caldwell

Hazardous site manager & Brownfields Program

James Donaldson

Hazardous site manager & Spill Program

Shawn Donovan

Hazardous site manager, Brownfields program, Spill Program & "Preferred Site" certifications

Rob Farley

Hazardous site manager

Kristi Herzer

Hazardous site manager, Brownfields Program, Technical Program Lead

Kasey Kathan

Hazardous site manager

Kassandra Kimmey

Hazardous site manager & Brownfields Program

Zachary Neudeck

Hazardous site manager

Eben Pendleton

PCB Coordinator

Lynda Provencher

Hazardous site manager & Brownfields Program, Rules & Procedures Program Lead

Kristin Schultz

PCF Administrator & AST Financial Assistance

Richard Spiese

Hazardous site manager

Rachel Twerdowsky

Hazardous site manager

Malayika Vincent

Hazardous site manager

Josh Kelly - Solid Waste Program Manager

Oversees the Solid Waste Management Program, consisting of the following sections: Certification, Compliance and Materials Management. Focus areas: Legislative, policy and implementation strategies.

Dennis Fekert - Certification Section Supervisor

Responsibilities include oversight of permitting and technical staff. Focus areas: facility certifications.

Sarah Amatruto

Responsibilities include: permit writing, technical review, field work, and special projects. Focus areas: Act 175 (architectural waste), Act 250 (collection, aggregation, & temporary storage of solid waste to be transferred to a certified transfer station), asbestos, asphalt shingles, Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste (i.e. drywall, asphalt shingles, clean wood, etc.), road base cover, and tires).

Jeff Bourdeau

Responsibilities include: permit writing, technical review, field work, and special projects. Focus areas: Contaminated soils, debris, NEWS VT landfill in Coventry, and transfer station permits.

Ben Gauthier

Responsibilities include permit writing, technical review, field work, and special projects. Focus areas: composting, food scraps, landfills, Solid Waste facility permitting (HHW, compost and anaerobic digestion, compost technical assistance), regulated medical waste and website updates.

Vacant

Responsibilities include: permit writing, technical review, field work and special projects. Additional responsibilities include hydrogeologic review, and closed landfills. Focus areas: Closed landfill oversight, ReTrac questions, solid waste facilities permitting, water quality at solid waste facilities.

Barb Schwendtner - Compliance Section Supervisor

Responsibilities include: assuring all facilities and general public comply with Solid Waste Management Rules, statutes, permits and certifications. Conducts inspections, prepares enforcement referrals, and receives and responds to complaints.  Reviews clean-up plans for illegal dumps. Focus areas: Solid waste facility and hauler compliance and enforcement.

Aric Brown

Responsibilities include assisting in public compliance with solid waste management rules and statutes, field work, enforcement involvement, and responding to complaints. Focus areas: Compliance with certifications of facilities and haulers; enforcing VT Solid Waste Management Rules.

Charlene Dandrea

Responsibilities include: Transporter Permitting: overseeing all solid, residual, or hazardous waste applications for a new, or renewal of their transporter/hauler permits, and keeping them informed of current regulations.  Focus areas: Review all applications, perform criminal background checks, review VT Corporations listing, determine permit eligibility, and responds to complaints regarding unpermitted haulers. 

Frank Erickson

Responsibilities include: Inspections of solid waste facilities and responding to complaints or compliance questions related to solid waste facilities.  Focus areas: ReTRAC online reporting system for solid waste facilities.

Vince Chiorgno

Salvage Yard Program Coordinator. Responsibilities include inspections of permitted facilities, permit writing, technical review, field work, and special projects. Spill Program Member.

Anne Bijur - Materials Management Section Supervisor

Responsibilities include: oversight and implementation Vermont's Materials Management Plan and Universal Recycling law, as well as Extended Producer Responsibility programs and the Single-Use Products law. Focus areas: waste reduction, recycling and food scrap composting technical assistance.

Emma Stuhl

Responsibilities include: implementation of State Materials Management Plan, Universal Recycling outreach, data analysis, and special projects. Focus areas: Universal Recycling (Act 148), recycling, composting, single-use products (bags, straws, food and beverage containers, etc.), packaging, and waste reduction. Point-person for Addison County SWMD, Chittenden SWD, Central VT SWMD, Mad River Resource Mgmt. Alliance, and Mountain Alliance.

Karen Knaebel

Responsibilities include E-Cycles Program: oversight of the State Standard Program, working with contractor for collection and pick-up of discarded electronics. Mercury program: manufacturer requirements, EPR lamp and thermostat programs, and dental mercury. Focus areas: E-Cycles Program, and mercury take-back programs.

Alyssa Eiklor

Responsibilities include: implementation of the State’s Materials Management Plan, Universal Recycling outreach, website, data management, and special projects. Focus areas: Universal Recycling law (Act 148), recycling, composting, single-use products (bags, straws, food and beverage containers, etc.), household hazardous waste, and waste reduction. Point person for Northwest VT SWMD, Northeast Kingdom WMD, Lamoille Regional SWMD, and northern independent towns.

Vacant

Responsibilities include: implementation of State Materials Management Plan, Universal Recycling outreach, and special projects. Focus areas: Universal Recycling law (Act 148), recycling, composting, food rescue, and waste reduction. Point-person for Bennington County RPC, Rutland County SWD, and Solid Waste Alliance Communities.

Rebecca Webber

Responsibilities include: E-Cycles Program, oversight of manufacturer Opt-Out Program, manufacturer and service provider registrations, reporting, invoicing, product determinations, and database management; beverage container law issues. Focus areas: E-Cycles Program, beverage container law (redemption centers, product registrations, policy).

Mia Roethlein

Responsibilities include: implementation of State Materials Management Plan, Universal Recycling outreach, paint and battery stewardship programs, and special projects. Focus areas: Universal Recycling law (Act 148), recycling, composting, and household hazardous waste. Point-person for Windham SWMD, S. Windsor/Windham County SWMD, Greater Upper Valley SWMD, White River Alliance and Londonderry Group.

Tim Cropley - Program Manager

Spill program manager, underground storage tank inspector

Michael Nahmias

Spill Manager

Vince Chiorgno

Spill Manager

Jaymi Cleland

Spill Manager

James Donaldson

Spill Manager

Michael Nucci

Spill Manager

Shawn Donovan

Spill Manager

William Sisson

Spill Manager