Event Info: We will discuss what our program structure, what we do, and how the state program compliments and supports federal CERCLA mandates. We intend on highlighting examples of current site-work and how chemistry is integral to the field of environmental protection, as well as playing a part in protective and sustainable community redevelopment.

Bio: Sheri is a Registered Professional Geologist with over 24 years of experience in the environmental field, specifically in contaminated site characterization & remediation, regulation development, and beneficial reuse. After a brief stint performing geotechnical work in private consulting Sheri started with KDEP in 2000 as a Geologist with the tanks program, becoming a supervisor in the Superfund Branch in 2007.  Between 2007 and 2012, Sheri supervised the State Superfund Section, then the Federal Superfund Section before accepting the branch Environmental Scientist Consultant position.  As an E.S. Consultant, she focuses on scientific research, and regulation & policy development for Kentucky’s Superfund, Brownfields, and other programs.  In addition, Sheri serves as the technical lead for Kentucky's high priority clean-up sites. Outside of her career with the commonwealth of Kentucky, Sheri is on the Board of Advisors to the Kentucky Geological Survey and a long-time active member of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, cycling, reading, fiber arts, and creating stained glass.