EPA Region 4

Among the EPA Region 4 staffers who will be online on July 11 are: (L to R) Brian Holtzclaw, L'Tonya Spencer, Cynthia Puerifoy and Annette Hill.

• Elizabeth K. Bartlett received a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and is an Engineer in Training. She has worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since May, 1988. Ms. Bartlett worked for 10 years as an Environmental Engineer responsible for RCRA permitting and state oversight with special emphasis on hazardous waste combustion. She currently works as an air permitting engineer with emphasis on environmental justice and public involvement.

• Brian Holtzclaw currently serves in the Environmental Justice (EJ) Program in the EPA Region 4 (Southeast) Waste Division. Brian collaborates with various stakeholders on EJ and community involvement issues associated with the Superfund law, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as well as Federal Facilities (Department of Energy and Department of Defense), and Brownfields sites. He also works with the cross-divisional EJ team, regional and national workgroups. Over the past 16 years, Brian brings forth work experiences from EPA, a state environmental agency, the corporate private sector, and EJ/environmental organizations(pro bono volunteer work).

• Cynthia Peurifoy currently serves as the Acting Manager of the Environmental Justice Community Liaison Staff Office, Environmental Accountability Division, EPA Region IV. Her Office's mission is to ensure integration of environmental justice into agency programs. She is charged with developing a regional program to address any environmental issues that have disproportionate any adverse impacts on minority and/or socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Additionally, she provides guidance and advise on community involvement issues. Her other primary responsibilities include coordinating EPA's efforts in support of the Charleston/North Charleston Community-Based Environmental Protection Project. Prior to taking this position, Cynthia served as a Community Involvement Coordinator in the Waste Management Division at EPA. Ms. Peurifoy has served in this capacity for over 10 years. Cynthia was responsible for managing community involvement aspects of most Superfund Sites in South Carolina. Cynthia is a strong and steady advocate of community involvement, as well as environmental justice. Cynthia expertise has been noted on the national level. She is frequently called upon for advise from other Regions and EPA Headquarters.

  Cynthia's career with EPA spans over 20 years. Cynthia has worked in various positions and program areas, including coordinating the Regional Response Team, working with the Community Right -To-Know Program, and working in the Office of Civil Rights.

  Cynthia's a former member of the National Association of Public Participation Practitioners, as well as the 1998 recipient of the Superfund Community Involvement Coordinator of the Year Award. Cynthia has served as the Region's Black Employment Program Manager since March 1999.

• L'Tonya Spencer is a Public Affairs Specialist for the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Atlanta, Georgia. She has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and minor in Accounting from Clark Atlanta University and a graduate degree in Public Administration and Management for Troy State University. Her duties as a Public Affairs Specialist (Community Involvement Coordinator) at EPA include community activities for sites in the state of Florida, as well as sites in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and Spartanburg, SC. She is also the Technical Outreach Service for Communities (TOSC) and Environmental Justice (EJ) liaison for the Community Involvement Team in Region 4.

• Betty L. Winter began working with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, DC in 1977. Until 1990, she worked in Special Pesticide Review, Pesticide Programs, Toxic Substances regulation, the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), Superfund State Involvement Program, and the Superfund Community Involvement Program. She also served as a special assistant to the Assistant Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances in EPA Headquarters. In 1990, Betty joined the Region 4 Superfund staff as a community involvement specialist. She worked with communities and local governments in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi until 1998 around Superfund sites. Since October 1998, Betty has served as the EPA Region 4 Quality Service Manager. Betty is responsible for promoting citizen-centered government and quality service throughout the Atlanta Regional Office. Betty also joined the Region 4 Sustainable Development Team in 1998 because of her interest in promoting a sustainable environment for future generations. Betty has a Masters Degree in communication from Auburn University and over twenty years experience in environmental regulation and policy development and implementation along with fifteen years experience in community involvement and outreach. Betty has 2 daughters and spends her time outside work serving as a Cheerleading Team Mom, and Odyssey of the Mind Coach, and a PTA officer.