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HOW THE PROGRAM OPERATES
Board of Directors
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Jerry D. Brown
As the manager of the South Fayette Township Municipal
Authority, Jerry is responsible for the day-to-day operation of
the sewer authority, which serves a population of 12,500. A certified
ABC Class II collection system operator, he is also an instructor
for the PA Department of Environmental Protection/Department of
Community and Economic Development's Environmental Training Partnership
and team leader for the Operator Outreach Program for wastewater
collection systems. Prior to his role with the Authority, Jerry
worked for Schneider Consulting Engineers on sewer system evaluation
studies and Chester Engineers on municipal projects involving
sewer system rehabilitation and new construction. He 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. Jerry is currently co-chair
of the Western PA Water Pollution Control Association's Wastewater
Collection System Committee and a member of the Pennsylvania Water
Environment Association.
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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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Paul M. King, QEP
Paul is executive director for the Institute of Professional Environmental
Practice, Associate Director of the Certificate Program in Environmental
Law, Science and Policy at the University of Pittsburgh School of
Law and an environmental management consultant and an environmental
attorney. He previously held environmental management and environmental
law positions with PPG Industries. 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
of the Allegheny County Board of Health and is a member of the Environmental
Committees of the national, state and county Bar Associations. An
adjunct professor of environmental management at Duquesne University
and environmental law at the University of Pittsburgh, he is vice
chair and a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce Environmental
Technologies Trade Advisory Committee, chair of the Air and Waste
Management Association Environmental Commerce Council, and chairman
of the Board of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council.
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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 of Pittsburgh 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 3RWWDP,
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. In October 2002, Schombert
was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Board for the Certification
of Sewage Treatment Plant and Waterworks Operators and recently
appointed to the Board 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.
Cindy Hasenjager, Deputy Director
When the executive director, John Schombert, hired Cindy in 1999,
3 Rivers was just beginning to establish the organization's framework
to tackle the area's wet weather problems, so he was seeking someone
who could do "just about everything." Cindy fit the bill.
Since that time, she has provided the right balance of strategy,
creativity and pure hard work that helps steer the organization
toward accomplishing its goals. Prior to joining the 3 Rivers Wet
Weather team, Cindy gained experience in non-profit management and
regulatory and public outreach in the alternative fuels arena. A
graduate of California State University at San Bernardino, she is
a member of the Air & Waste Management Association.
Janie French, Watershed Programs Manager
When 3 Rivers began its search for a Watershed Programs Manager,
we were seeking not only a strong team member, but someone with
the ability to maintain and establish key partnerships critical
to the success of the program. 3RWW easily found those skills
in Janie, who most recently served as the Outreach Manager for
Canaan Valley Institute, where she was responsible for partnerships,
strategies, revenue and grant applications for the Institute across
four states—Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
At 3RWW, Janie will be responsible for developing, coordinating
and implementing watershed and stormwater policies and improving
stormwater planning throughout the region. A graduate of Pennsylvania
State University with a B.S. in general sciences and a minor in
horticulture, she has also completed master’s credits in
agricultural communication.
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) and a reporter for the Beaver County Times.
A graduate of Slippery Rock University, she is certified in several
DDI training courses, including leadership, customer service and
teamwork. Tracy is an active member of the Public Relations Society
of America.
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, including
research, writing and planning special events, in her current
role with 3RWW, she will be putting her accounting/financial management
skills to good use by recording and reporting all of the organization's
financial transactions and reviewing all professional service
and other contracts to ensure compliance with federal requirements.
Before joining 3RWW, she held a wide variety of positions including
auditor for Harvard University and journalist/freelance 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.
Carol Szeg, Administrative Assistant
It's Carol's friendly voice you're likely to hear when you call
3 Rivers Wet Weather. She's the one who keeps the staff organized
and the office communications running smoothly. When she joined
3 Rivers Wet Weather in December 1999, Carol brought a wealth of
customer service skills and office experience from her role as an
independent contractor with Marketing Service Associates, an industrial
marketing research company that conducted customer satisfaction
surveys for large corporations.
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