IEC/OC - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board Members Mehran Ebrahimi, GSI Environmental Inc., President Nikki Gilmore, Oakley, Treasurer |
BOARD MEETINGS
Board meetings are typically held on the second Wednesday of every other month. Contact us for location information or to propose agenda items. |
IEC/OC Committees
Membership
John Gleason James Westbrook Programming
James Westbrook
Mehran Ebrahimi Elizabeth Zernik
Marketing & Website
Elizabeth Zernik Tiam Novin D.S.R.K. Srinivas
Regulatory
Seneca Dykes
Helene Jouin
Election
James Westbrook John Gleason
Scholarship
Brenda Palermo Michael Weddle | Subcommittees Air Quality Subcommittee - Helene Jouin, James Westbrook Water Subcommittee - Mehran Ebrahimi, Brenda Palermo HazMat/HazWaste Subcommittee - Hari Gupta, Kevin Cosgrove, Dean Freed, Marc Brown Safety Subcommittee - Michael Weddle |
Board Member Bios
Mehran Ebrahimi is a Senior Engineer with over 17 years of environmental consulting experience focusing on developing NPDES permit compliance strategies. He provides stormwater and wastewater program support to a variety of industrial facilities in California covered under the Industrial General Permit including landfills, wineries, foundries, recycling, and manufacturing facilities. He has developed site-specific water balance models and hydrologic calculations to design stormwater treatment and infiltration systems. His experience with water treatment includes treatability evaluations, hydraulic design, data management, field oversight, sampling, and system troubleshooting. He has also led the design, operation and maintenance, and optimization of stormwater treatment and infiltration projects. Mehran is a California-licensed Professional Civil Engineer, a Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP) Trainer of Record (ToR), and a Scrap Metal Qualified Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Developer (SM-QSD).
Elizabeth Zernik is designated by the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) as a Certified Trainer of Record (ToR) for the Industrial General Permit (IGP). CASQA based the selection on experience in the California Industrial General Permit (IGP) implementation, academic credentials, and training competencies of the applicants. Ms. Zernik is part of an inaugural set of ToRs qualified to conduct training required under the California IGP. Ms. Zernik has over 20 years of experience in environmental and stormwater quality compliance. Ms. Zernik has provided construction and industrial stormwater support services to a wide range of clients. She maintains a current understanding of stormwater regulations and the practical implications to a client site. She has taught field and classroom compliance training courses. She is currently working to provide ongoing content support to the IGP Training Team, developing the training for the Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP) Certification.
Camille Murray is a Business Development Manager at Eurofins. She has over 12 years of experience in the laboratory industry, that includes Project Management, Laboratory Technician, and supervision of assistants in carrying out procedures. Ms. Murray coordinates and manages customers’ projects through all phases of laboratory operations, ensuring fulfillment of commitments to client permits, environmental sampling, project required method detection limits, permit review, compliance checks and final reports. As a project manager, Ms. Murray generates and reviews all analytical reports to ensure that all project data quality objectives are met. She monitors compliance with environmental industry regulations, contractual agreements, program management processes, and program specifications.
Helene Jouin is a Senior EHS Engineer, specializing in air quality. She has 12 years of experience in the environmental, health, and safety sector. Helene has led diverse projects in air permitting, criteria, toxic and greenhouse gas emissions reporting, air quality impact analyses, and compliance with local, state and federal rules and regulations for a variety of industries. She has worked with multiple air districts within California and possesses in-depth knowledge of California Air Resources Board’s (CARBs) mobile source regulations and emerging zero-emission initiatives. In addition to her focus on air quality, Helene has direct experience in managing environmental and safety audits and leading root cause analyses to determine optimal corrective action measures. She is passionate about developing innovative and scalable solutions to adapt to new regulations, working closely with stakeholders to achieve compliance and sustainability goals.
Nikki Gilmore is an experienced Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Senior Manager currently working at Oakley, Inc. With over 20 years of expertise in the EHS field, Nikki's primary responsibilities include managing environmental programs such as air quality, wastewater management, stormwater control, hazardous waste management, and chemical compliance. She is well-versed in facility permitting and reporting requirements. Before joining Oakley, Nikki spent two decades at Toyota Motor North America, where she became a subject matter expert (SME) in chemicals and dangerous goods. In her current role, she leverages her background to oversee the environmental, health, and safety programs, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and promoting sustainability within the organization.