Jeri Weiss
74 Agassiz Ave
Belmont, MA 02478
weiss.jeri@epa.gov
EDUCATION
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Master's Degree - 6/1989
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Bachelor's Degree - 5/1983
WORK EXPERIENCE
Environmental Protection Agency, Region I 12/2008 - Present
Resource Conservation Challenge Team Lead
Support EPA’s solid waste management, recycling, source reduction, organic composting
Office of Science Advisor, Special Project 6/2008 – 12/2008
Plan and organize technical workshop for EPA's Council of Regulatory Environment Modeling (CREM) in the Office of the Science Advisor to respond to the National Academy of Science report on Environmental Modeling for Regulatory Decision Making.
Regional Mercury Coordinator 11/2004 – 12/2008
Coordinates regional program to reduce impacts from mercury pollution through prevention programs, research, emissions reductions, and outreach to reduce exposure to mercury.
Maine Air/RCRA Coordinator 11/1996 – 10/2004
Coordinator for EPA Region I and Maine DEP's Air and Waste Bureaus. Supported and obtained funding for special Air and Hazardous Waste projects for ME DEP.
Air Toxic Coordinator 4/1993 - 9/1996
Interpreted and implemented the Air Toxic regulations under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
Risk Assessor 10/1990 – 4/1993
Provided technical guidance and analysis of potential health risks to RCRA and Superfund facility managers and EPA management.
Women in Engineering and Science (WISE) Chair 8/1990 - 9/1991 Reactivated and re-energized the WISE organization in the Region.
RCRA Facility Manager 6/1989 - 3/1990
Wrote, implemented, and managed hazardous waste permits at industrial and manufacturing facilities. Reviewed and commented on facility plans to investigate the nature and extent of contamination.
Planning and Management 9/1988 - 5/1989
Supported the completion of the comparative risk report “Unfinished Business in New England: A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Problems.”
MA Department of Environmental Protection
Air Quality Intern 6/1988 - 8/1988
Developed and documented growth factors for area sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that contribute to ozone pollution.
