PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA NOMINATES A CERTIFIED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGERR (CHMMR) AS NEXT EPA ADMINISTRATOR

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PRESIDENT-ELECT

OBAMA NOMINATES A CERTIFIED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGER® (CHMM®) AS NEXT

EPA ADMINISTRATOR

P.

, CHMM, Former New Jersey

Environmental Commissioner, Tabbed for Post

BETHESDA, MD & ROCKVILLE, MD,

December 16, 2008 -

President-elect Barack Obama has nominated P. , CHMM®, for the

top post at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

most recently served as the commissioner of the New Jersey

Department of Environmental Protection, where she managed a staff of 3,400

professionals and programs to protect, sustain and enhance the state's

water, air and land resources.

The U.S. Senate must confirm

before she assumes the position as EPA administrator in the Obama Administration.

" This nomination places a huge amount of trust in , her

professionalism and her professional training provided through the CHMM

certification program, " said Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials

Managers (ACHMM) President J. Mandracchia, CHMM, who worked for at the New

Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

" We are extremely proud of for being the nominee for the EPA

administrator post and prouder still that she, like many of the 4,000

members of ACHMM, is a holder of the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

credential, " continued Mandracchia. " If confirmed by the Senate

will do a tremendous job for the people of the country just as she did

for the citizens of New Jersey. "

The CHMM credential, which is administered by the Institute of Hazardous

Materials Management (IHMM), is the standard of excellence within the

hazardous materials management community. The CHMM credential recognizes

those professionals who have demonstrated superior competency, knowledge

and expertise in hazardous materials management.

ACHMM

members are environmental, health, safety and security (EHS & S)

professionals who are highly experienced in protecting the public and

ensuring that the environment is sustainable for the future. These

professionals work in such critical areas as air pollution control, clean

up and disposal of hazardous materials, emergency planning and response,

environmental impact, environmental compliance, hazardous waste management,

safety management, waste minimization and pollution prevention, water

pollution control and many other related fields.

At the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Essentials of

Hazardous Materials Management (EHMM) course is an integral part of the

agency's cross-training and hazardous materials education program.

More than 200 federal, state and local government employees have taken the

EHMM course offered by the NJDEP, either for cross-training or to prepare

for the CHMM exam. As a result, nearly 50 current agency employees have

earned the CHMM designation after successfully completing the challenging

credentialing exam.

took the EHMM course to prepare for the CHMM exam, a move that illustrates

her commitment to the profession and her recognition of the quality of the

course.

Prior to being nominated by New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (D) to lead the

state's environmental oversight agency, led the department's land use

management program. She joined the agency in 2002 as assistant commissioner

of compliance and enforcement and led groundbreaking compliance sweeps in Camden and Paterson.

Before moving to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

worked for 16 years in the Superfund Program at EPA,

developing key hazardous waste cleanup regulations, overseeing hazardous

waste cleanup programs and directing multimillion-dollar cleanup

operations.

was the keynote speaker at the 2006

ACHMM National Conference in Orlando,

Florida.

About IHMM

IHMM (www.ihmm.org) is a nonprofit organization that protects the public's

health and safety through the administration of credentials recognizing

professionals in the government, private, and corporate sectors who have

demonstrated a high level of knowledge, expertise, and excellence in the

management of hazardous materials. More than 14,000 homeland security,

environmental protection, engineering, health sciences, transportation, and

public safety professionals have earned IHMM's accredited Certified Hazardous

Materials Manager (CHMM) credential. IHMM also administers the Certified

Hazardous Materials Practitioner (CHMP) credential and the Hazardous

Materials Manager-in-Training (HMMT) program.

About ACHMM

ACHMM (www.achmm.org) is a nonprofit organization that fosters the

professional development of its members through educational programs, peer

group interaction and recognition of the Certified Hazardous Materials

Manager® (CHMM®) credential as the standard of excellence in the industry.

ACHMM is made up of more than 56 chapters in 37 states and more than 4,000

hazardous materials managers residing throughout the world.

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