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HOW THE PROGRAM OPERATES
Board of Directors
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Paul
M. King, Chairman of the Board
Paul is the Executive Director of RiverQuest, a
non-profit educational organization that operates a river learning
center for students, teachers and the community of Southwestern
Pennsylvania. He was the Director, Environmental Health and Safety
for Duquesne University until January 2009. He was formerly the
Executive Director for the Institute of Professional Environmental
Practice (www.ipep.org), Director of the Certificate Program in
Environmental Law, Science and Policy at the University of Pittsburgh
School of Law, an environmental management consultant and an environmental
attorney. He previously held environmental management and environmental
law positions with PPG Industries, Inc. He holds a B.S. degree
in business administration from Duquesne University and a Juris
Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
Paul is a member and chair of the Allegheny County Board of Health
and has served as an adjunct professor of environmental management
at Duquesne University’s Environmental Science and Management
Program for 12 years and as an adjunct professor of environmental
law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law for 20 years.
He has been a member of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection Solid Waste Advisory Committee and has served as chairman
of the Board of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council for 12
years. He was a recipient of the Pa Bar Association Environmental
Law Committee award for distinguished service to the profession
in 2002.
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Senator Jay Costa
Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1996, Jay
is now serving his third full term as state Senator from the 43rd
District. The Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman, he serves as
Democratic Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and is a
member of the Community, Economic an d Recreational Development;
Public Health and Welfare; and Policy Committees. Formerly, he
served as Allegheny County Deputy Sheriff (1984-1989) and Register
of Wills (1992-1996). Jay has also served as an adjunct professor
to the Community College of Allegheny County and a member of the
Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Association. He earned his
Juris Doctorate at Duquesne University and is a shareholder of
Grogan, Graffam, P.C. In addition to the 3 Rivers Wet Weather
Board, he serves on the boards of many Pittsburgh organizations,
including Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional
History Center and the Neighborhood Legal Services Board. He attended
the Allegheny County Policy Academy in 1985 and earned a Bachelor
of Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1979.
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Representative Harry Readshaw
A life-long resident of the City of Pittsburgh, Harry has
been serving the 36th Legislative District as a Pennsylvania State
Representative, since his 1995 election. He began his seventh
term in office in January 2007 and serves on the Professional
Licensure (Democratic Secretary), Consumer Affairs, and Game and
Fish Committees. The first certified funeral practitioner in Allegheny
County, he is the third-generation owner-operator of Readshaw
Funeral Home, founded in 1912. Along with his membership in dozens
of groups, he also serves as chairman of ALCOSAN, the Secretary-Treasurer
of the Allegheny County Redevelopment Authoirty and Chairman of
the Allegheny League of Municipalities. Harry is a former chairman
of the committee on Excellence for Pittsburgh Public Schools and
committee on redistricting; past president of the Carrick Business
Association and Carrick Community Council. He has received two
citations from the PA House of Representatives for community and
professional services. History Center and the Neighborhood Legal
Services Board. He served in the Marine Corps and attended Duquesne
University and the Pittsburgh Institute of Morturary Science.
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Patricia
M. Schaefer
Pat is Vice President of Edgewood Borough Council,
where she is serving her second term as an elected official. She
is Edgewood Council’s representative to the Turtle Creek
Council of Governments and Chair of the 3 Rivers Wet Weather Eastern
Basin Group, a position she has held since the creation of the
basin groups in 2001. A local expert on the wet weather issue,
Pat has spoken on the economic and intergovernmental impact of
the wet weather problem at the University ofPittsburgh Environmental
Issues Conference and the 3RWW Annual Sewer Conference. The Local
Government Academy graduate also serves on the Municipal Advisory
Committee to ALCOSAN. She is the Clinical Research Coordinator
for the Division of Hematology at the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center. A registered nurse, she earned a BSN from Carlow
College and a Masters of Divinity from the Pittsburgh Theological
Seminary.
Staff
John
W. Schombert, Executive Director
With more than three decades of waste management
experience, John is our resident authority on wet weather sewage
overflows and played a key role in turning 3 Rivers Wet Weather
from a concept into a reality. As Executive Director, he sets
the strategic direction for the organization and leads a team
of six professionals in implementing programs and reaching goals.
Prior to joining 3RWW, John worked for nearly 30 years in the
Allegheny County Health Department's water pollution, public drinking
water and waste management programs. Most recently, he served
as chief of Public Drinking Water and Waste Management.He is a
member of the Pennsylvania State Board for the Certification of
Sewage Treatment Plant and Waterworks Operators and a Board Member
of the Hollow Oak Land Trust. A Thiel College physics graduate,
John is also a registered environmental health specialist and
a Pennsylvania-certified sewage enforcement officer.
Jerry D. Brown,
Municipal Support Manager
As someone with decades of municipal experience, Jerry
walked in the door perfectly suited for 3RWW's Municipal Support
Manager. Prior to joining 3 Rivers (in 2009), he served as the
manager of the South Fayette Township Municipal Authority where
he was responsible for day-to-day operations of the sewer authority,
which serves a population of 12,500. He was employed by SFMA for
the last 21 years. A certified PA DEP Class E collection system
operator, he is well-versed on the sewage and stormwater overflow
issue, the requirements of the municipal consent orders, and the
challenges facing communities as they work toward a long-term
control plan that will ultimately protect our water quality. Jerry
earned an associate degree in air and water pollution from Triangle
Tech and completed extensive engineering training at the University
of Pittsburgh and Geneva College.
Tracy E. Schubert, Public Outreach Manager
Tracy can frequently be found "reaching out to the public"
to raise awareness, educate myriad audiences and position 3 Rivers
Wet Weather as a valuable resource on sewer-related issues. She
joined the 3RWW team in 2000 to plan and implement the organization's
extensive public outreach program. Prior to joining the nonprofit
organization, she served as corporate relations manager for Lender's
Service, Inc., public relations manager for Development Dimensions
International (DDI), a community relations professional for St.
Margaret Memorial Hospital and a reporter for the Beaver County
Times. She earned a B.A. in Communications from Slippery Rock
University.
William L. Hixson, Business Operations Manager
Bill is our "go-to" guy for anything operational--finances,
contracts, human resources, grants and overall office management.
Joining the 3RWW team in 2009, he brought with him extensive experience
in overseeing daily operations for a variety of businesses, in
both the profit and non-profit sectors, including Eelo Foundation,
the International Book Project and Brother's Brother Foundation.
We are counting on Bill to ensure 3RWW remains a financially strong
and sustainable organization well into the future, while keeping
with the organization's mission and compliance requirements. He
received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh
and an MBA in Management from Robert Morris University.
Madeline T. Izzo, Contracts and Accounting
Manager
Madeline describes her professional experience as "eclectic"
and we agree, which is why we didn't waste any time adding her
to the 3RWW team. While she has a wide range of talents, in her
current role with 3RWW, she records and reports all of the organization's
financial transactions and reviews all professional service and
other contracts to ensure compliance with federal requirements.
Before joining 3RWW, she held a variety of positions including
auditor for Harvard University and writer for a number of organizations,
most recently the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She earned an M.A.
in Journalism and Mass Communication from Point Park University
and and an M.S. in Accounting from Bentley College, Waltham, MA.
Harry Geis, Senior Equipment Technician
If you have questions about "calibrating, flow monitoring
and data downloading," Harry is your guy. As the senior equipment
technician, he ensures that flow monitoring equipment, the rain
gauge network and gas hazard monitor equipment are calibrated
and installed properly; he also downloads and graphs important
data that helps to support the organization's goals. Before beginning
his role at 3RWW in 1999, Harry worked as an instrument and control
technician for LTV Steel Corp. A certified GPS survey technician,
he has an Associate Degree in mechanical engineering from Penn
State University and has completed NASSCO certification for pipeline
assessment and extensive training in flow measurement technology
and TV inspection.
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