ANDREA PAPADOPOULOS, Ph.D.
Arista Associates, Inc.
188 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA 02301
Tel: 508.583.3303
Fax: 508.583-3633
Email: Aristaassociatesinc.com

SUMMARY

Sixteen years experience in government relations and public health and environmental protection. Demonstrated leadership in high-profile project management and Brownfields. Successful track record in policy, research, operations, and regulatory compliance programs. Strategic planning expertise, extensive technical knowledge and effective communication skills. Reputation of high quality performance, organized, reliable, hard-working, and results-oriented.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, Washington DC 1983 Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Honors: With Distinction

M.S. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC 1981 Department of Physiology and Biophysics

B.S. TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Medford, MA 1979 Chemistry Department, Honors: Dean's List

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRESIDENT 2/98-present Arista Associates, Inc., Brockton, MA

• Environmental consulting services to government, municipal, industrial, commercial clients.
• Services in Brownfield restoration, land use, ASTM/21E environmental site assessment, compliance assistance, risk assessment, community relations, expert testimony and research.
• Awarded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and U. S. Department of Commerce (U.S. DOC) Brownfield Assessment contracts in Taunton, Brockton and New Bedford, Massachusetts. Phase II environmental site assessments completed.

DEPUTY REGIONAL DIRECTOR 8/92-1/98 Department of Environmental Protection, Lakeville, MA

• Directed a departmental regional office with 100+ environmental engineers, geologists, and scientists providing service to 75 southeastern Massachusetts cities and towns.
• Created and implemented internal operating systems to measure annual outputs and monitor environmental infrastructure and cleanup projects totaling $400 million dollars, annually.
• Led state activities of the $250 million dollar cleanup at the Otis Air Force Base, MA.
• Secured $10 million dollars of funding for cleanup activities in southeastern Massachusetts.
• Developed and instituted model programs in environmental enforcement, permitting, waste site discovery, regional service center structure, and innovative technology development.
• Provided technical assistance to municipalities on Brownfields/urban redevelopment issues.
• Led Total Quality Management Team project resulting in agency-wide streamlined permitting procedures, improved agency access, and over 50% permit processing efficiencies.

ACTING DIRECTOR 10/90-6/91

• Directed the Department's Office of Research and Standards and staff of ten scientists.
• Managed environmental research, health standards and risk assessment programs.
• Developed streamlined risk management criteria and ecological risk assessment protocols.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1/90-8/92

• Managed the agency's environmental research program with annual $500,000 dollar budget.
• Secured $100,000 private sector dollars to develop a public education campaign on recycling.
• Conducted technical review of air emissions from Ogden Martin municipal waste incinerator.
• Made policy and program recommendations on public health and environmental issues.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST 7/88-12/89

• Negotiated the service agreement with the University of Massachusetts to perform research.
• Developed and implemented research contracts with principal investigators on environmental issues including wetlands protection and mapping strategies, municipal and hazardous waste management, contaminant migration, Boston Harbor water quality, private well water quality.
• Developed and coordinated annual agency-wide technical training agenda.

POLICY ANALYST 10/85-7/88 Senate Post Audit Bureau, Massachusetts Senate, Boston, MA

• Performed audit investigations and public policy research on select public agency operations in special education, public health and environmental management.
• Prepared reports on research findings and briefings for state legislators.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 12/83-10/85 Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC

• Conducted medical research on biochemical mechanisms associated with health and viability of premature infants and synthesized manuscripts for scientific journal publications.

TEACHING ASSISTANT 9/81-5/83 Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

• Instructed college students on physiology, anatomy and microbiology.

HONORS

• September 2001 — National Presenter at Brownfields 2001 Conference, Chicago, IL
• October 2000 — Massachusetts House of Representatives Commendation for Recognition
• October 1997 — Commonwealth's Citation for Outstanding Performance. Massachusetts Military Reservation/Otis Air Force Base Cleanup Project.
• March 1993 — Governor's Quality Improvement Council Award. Total Quality Management Pilot Project on Streamlining Environmental Permitting.
  
• Spring 1990 — Commissioner's Pride in Performance Certificate.

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAININGS

• 2000 — Women's Business Enterprise, State Office of Minority & Women's Business Assistance
• 1997 — Environmental Strike Force Training: Enforcement Response Guidance
• 1997-2001 — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8 Hour OSHA Refresher Training
• 1995 — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Certification on 40 Hour OSHA Training
• 1994 — Tier III Training Certification in Managing Operations in Public Agencies
• 1993 — Tier IV Training Certification in Managing Operations in Public Agencies
• 1993, 1992 — Governor's Quality Improvement Council on Total Quality Management
• 1992 — Attorney General's Training on Environmental Crime: Investigation and Prosecution

AFFILIATIONS

Environmental Business Council-Board of Directors, Women's Transportation Seminar, Licensed Site Professional Association, MetroSouth Chamber of Commerce, Tufts University Alumni Council, New England Society for Risk Analysis, New England Water Works Association