Meet the LSRPA Board of Trustees:Candace Baker, President Candace Baker, LSRP, is a Senior Professional with GEI Consultants and works out of the Bloomfield office. She has 30 years of experience in the environmental field including over 20 years in New Jersey. Ms. Baker holds a BA in Environmental Studies with a Natural Sciences Concentration from Simon’s Rock College and an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She has been an LSRP for 10 years. As an environmental consultant, she manages environmental remediation projects for energy, developer, municipal, industrial, and residential clients. Ms. Baker has experience in all phases of site remediation. Rebecca Hollender, LSRP, is a Sr. Principal Consultant and Office Practice Leader for TRC’s New Providence office and the Director of LSRP Services. She is a Certified Professional Geologist and Licensed Site Remediation Professional since 2009 and has over 32 years of experience. She oversees the work completed by TRC’s LSRPs and has extensive experience in the investigation and remediation of soil, ground water and vapor intrusion impacts at bulk petroleum terminals, refineries, pharmaceutical, residential, commercial and industrial facilities, public entities and utilities. Ms. Hollender has a Bachelors degree in Geology, a Masters degree in Land Resources and Environmental Science and a Masters in Business Administration. Ms. Hollender has been an active member of the LSRPA since 2010, when she joined the Nominating Committee and subsequently served as Co-Chair and then Chair until 2020. Ms. Hollender is the Chair of the DE&I Committee, which she formed in 2021; Ms. Hollender is also a member of the Emerging Contaminants and Marketing committees. Ms. Hollender has served on the Board of Trustees since 2018, and has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2022, formerly serving as the Treasurer and currently serving as the Vice President of Internal Affairs. Marlene Lindhardt, LSRP, has been an LSRP since 2012 and has over 40 years of experience in the environmental industry working for the federal government, emergency response remediation contractors and engineering consultants. Ms. Lindhardt has been responsible for multiple projects ranging from preliminary assessments through site remediation for government and commercial clients. She has addressed wetlands, threatened and endangered species, and historic sites within the scope of site remediation. Ms. Lindhardt has a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. In addition to being on the LSRPA Board of Trustees, she participates in various committees including Risk Management, Governance, Contaminants of Emerging Concern, and Regulatory Outreach. She has been an instructor for several LSRPA and NJDEP training classes for topics including Ethics, Response Action Outcomes, and Remedial Action Permits. Michael Poland, Treasurer Michael Poland, PE, LSRP has over 25 years’ experience in consulting and founded Poland Environmental Consulting, LLC in 2018. He has a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering and a master’s degree in Geo-Environmental Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He has served as Secretary of the LSRPA Board of Trustees and was previously Chair of the LSRPA Continuing Education Committee. In addition to her work with the LSRPA, Ms. Ward is also Chair of the National Chapter of Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP), member and Treasurer of SWEP of Greater Philadelphia, NJSWEP Gala Committee Co-Chair, and an active member of CIANJ, AEG NY-Philadelphia, and AHMP-NJ. Ms. Ward spends time away from work traveling, indulging her love of photography, volunteering for Bucks County Habitat for Humanity and coaching future homeowners, and enjoying time with family and friends. Christopher Dailey, P.E., LSRP Christopher Dailey is a Professional Engineer and business leader in the environmental and engineering consulting industry practicing in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mr. Dailey used organizational skills developed in the Executive MBA Program at Drexel University and the U.S. Army to establish GEI’s Mt. Laurel, NJ office and expand GEI’s environmental and engineering practice in the Region. As an LSRP, Mr. Dailey has used problem solving skills to develop innovative solutions for his clients to remediate contaminated properties and revitalize local economies. He managed projects ranging from Phase I environmental site assessments to multi-million dollar remediation projects, including final regulatory closure of former Manufactured Gas Plants and high profile Brownfield Sites. Chris received his BS in Civil Engineering from West Point and MS in Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri. He served for 8 years in the U.S. Army and is a Veteran of the First Gulf War and Bosnia. Chris is a former member of GEI Consultant’s Board of Directors. Currently, Chris serves as a Trustee for the Southern New Jersey Development Council and is a Co-Chair of their Energy and Environment Committee; Chris is a member of Rowan University’s Civil Engineering Advisory Board; and is an Adjunct Professor at Drexel University’s College of Engineering where he has instructed student for over 25 years. Rakesh Ganta, LSRP With over three decades of dedicated experience in environmental consulting, Rakesh Ganta excels in technical and leadership roles, specializing in the petroleum, construction, and manufacturing sectors. As President of RLG Environmental, Inc., located in Elmwood Park and Bound Brook, NJ, he spearheads innovative initiatives in environmental consulting and contracting. Brandi Gray, LSRP Ms. Gray is a Senior Project Manager at Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC. She has over 20 years of experience as an environmental consultant, and has been a New Jersey Licensed Site Remediation Professional since 2013. Ms. Gray has also maintained her New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Subsurface Evaluator and Underground Storage Tank Certifications since 2007. Kassidy Klink, LSRP Kassidy Klink is an Associate with Peak Environmental, a Nova Group GBC company. He has almost twenty years of environmental consulting experience in New Jersey, providing technical oversight and management for a variety of industrial and commercial clients. Kassidy, a graduate of both Kean University (BS Earth Science: Geology Option) and the University of Florida (MS Environmental Science), currently holds both Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) and Professional Geologist (PG) licenses. He has managed and conducted numerous subsurface investigation and remediation projects at various types of commercial, government, and industrial facilities. Kassidy has been happily married to his wife, Lisa, for fifteen years. He has two incredible children, Olivia (14) and Amelia (11), who attend high school and middle school, respectively. The Klink household is enthusiastic for sports, particularly soccer (New York Red Bulls) and ice hockey (New Jersey Devils). As each child plays for club teams, there are a lot of sports going on at home in real life or being watched on television. Kassidy, a long-time resident of Old Bridge, enjoys listening to science fiction and fantasy audiobooks in his free time, especially when Anita Locke, LSRP Anita Locke is a Senior Scientist at Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. She has 24 years of experience in consulting including assisting clients with a wide range of environmental investigations, assessments and remediation in New Jersey. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Delaware. She has performed, managed and directed varied investigation and remediation projects for private and commercial entities including the industrial manufacturing, development, warehousing and petroleum sectors. Alexander Saltzman, LSRP Mr. Saltzman is an LSRP with more than a decade of consulting experience working on a variety of projects featuring residential, governmental, commercial, and industrial sites. He is proficient with various environmental laws, regulations, and associated technical guidance documents that have been established for New Jersey. Mr. Saltzman also has experience navigating compliance for sites within the regulatory frameworks of New York and Pennsylvania. Mr. Saltzman has directed environmental investigations and remediation for various groups of contaminants, including solvents, petroleum products, metals, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and emerging contaminants, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and 1,4-dioxane. He has assisted numerous clients in the industrial manufacturing, chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, and redevelopment sectors. Mr. Saltzman has been involved in international transactional due diligence related to property acquisition and divestiture. He also has experience coordinating large-scale, cross-functional projects requiring input from several departments and their respective project managers, including geotechnical, survey, civil, and land use permitting departments. Additional consulting experience includes managing the investigation and remediation of former manufactured gas plant sites for a major former energy sector client. Mr. Saltzman is familiar with the Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) and has worked with owners of industrial properties to attain compliance with ISRA requirements. As Senior Project Manager, Mr. Saltzman is responsible for overseeing the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites and helping to manage the daily performance of the environmental professional staff. His duties include mentoring staff, technical oversight, Quality Assurance/Quality Control review, and project implementation. Mr. Saltzman also serves as a Continuing Education Course Instructor for the LSRPA. In addition to his role as a member of the Board of Trustees for LSRPA, he serves as the chair for both the Aspiring Professionals and Marketing Committees and member of Communications, Membership, and Fundraising Committees. Jaan Haus, Esq. Jaan M. Haus, a Partner in Riker Danzig’s Environmental Group, has a multifaceted practice assisting clients on a broad array of transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters involving state and federal environmental law. Mr. Haus advises clients from a wide range of industries, including real estate developers, real estate investors, lenders, energy companies, commercial and industrial manufacturers, specialty chemical companies, aerospace companies, pharmaceutical companies, food distributors, and small commercial businesses. Mr. Haus frequently manages contaminated site remediation matters from start to finish, which includes overseeing environmental consultants, negotiating access and service agreements, managing relationships with regulatory agencies, developing cost-effective and business-practical cleanup strategies, and counseling clients on long-term management and disposition of properties. He has assisted numerous clients with cleaning up and developing brownfields sites, including obtaining regulatory approvals, negotiating liability transfer agreements, obtaining funding, and implementing risk management and mitigation strategies, particularly through obtaining environmental insurance. Mr. Scagnelli is a Partner and Past Chair of the Environmental and Land Use Law Group at Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC. He previously worked at Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan, a New York City firm, and served as Managing Partner of the firm’s Newark, New Jersey office and Chair of the firm’s Environmental Law Practice Group. Prior to that, Mr. Scagnelli worked at the Clapp & Eisenberg in Newark, New Jersey, where he served as Chair of the firm’s Environmental Law Department. Mr. Scagnelli also served as legal counsel with Chesebrough-Pond’s, Inc. and as Vice President and General Counsel of Allied Maintenance Corporation, a subsidiary of Ogden Corporation. Mr. Scagnelli has also served as special environmental counsel to public authorities and municipalities, including the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Authority, and the Jersey City Redevelopment Authority, and the cities of Elizabeth and Hoboken, among others. |