MARCH 1993   EPAHS N 93 003    NEWS FOf  ABOUT, AND BY
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EPA EMPLOYEES
       Administrator  Fills Two  Top  Posts
     EPA Administrator Carol Browner has
      named Loretta Ucelli as Associate
      Administrator for Communications,
Education, and Public Affairs. Loretta is also
serving as the Agency's chief spokesperson.
Born in Staten Island, NY, Loretta began her
career in communications after graduating from
West Virginia University. Before she worked  on
President Clinton's transition team, Loretta
held a number of senior positions in
communications, including communications
director for a pro-choice organization, vice
president for public affairs for the National
Association of Broadcasters, and director of
communications for the American Federation of
Government Employees. "Unlike the
Administrator," Loretta told her employees
recently, "I  don't jog, bike, or knit. But one
thing we do have in common: we're happy to be
here!"
  Administrator Browner has also announced
her selection of Bob Hickmott as Associate
Administrator for Congressional and Legislative
Affairs. In this position, Bob serves as the principal
advisor to the Administrator on all congressional
and legislative matters. A summa cum laude
graduate of Boston University, Bob received his law
   degree from Georgetown
   University. A native of Wilmington,
   Delaware, Bob was chief of staff for
   former Senator Tim Wirth (D-CO),
   political affairs director for
   Congoleum Corporation, and public
   affairs counsel for E.I. duPont
   Company.
     As EPA InSight went to press,
   a number of the Administrator's
   key staff positions had been
   filled. In alphabetical order,
   the new employees are:
   •  Cathy Chung, Special
     Assistant
   •  Chuck Fox, Special
     Assistant
   •  Ann Hardison, Deputy
     Chief of Staff
   •  Cheryl Holstrom,
     Confidential Assistant
   •  David Maloney, Associate
     Deputy Administrator
   •  Allison Rainey, Special Assistant
   •  Leigh Shein, White House Liaison
   •  Mike Vandenbergh, Special Assistant
      Bob Hickmott
  InSide
  HEADS UP	2
  WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH	3
  ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS	4/5
  EARTH DAY	6
  PEOPLE AND PROGRESS	7
  CALENDAR	8
Senator Glenn Convenes Hearing
Will EPA Be Promoted To Cabinet Status?

       On February 18, EPA Administrator Carol
       Browner testified before the Senate
       Committee on Governmental Affairs on
elevating the Agency to Cabinet status. "It is time,"
she said, "for a Department on the environment to
function as a permanent and equal partner in the
President's Cabinet."
  The Committee Chairman, Senator John Glenn
(D-OH), called for a prompt elevation of the Agency
and said that his legislation, S.171, would establish a
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 tteade   Up
A QUICK LOOK AT EPA NEWS AROUND THE NATION
EPA HEADQUARTERS
•  Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response 0 The
Senior Executive Association Professional Development League
recently honored Rich Guimond, Acting AAforOSWER. Rich
was one of seven winners of the 1992 Executive Excellence
Award for Executive Achievement. Only 50 executives have
received this award since it was first presented in 1985—Rich is
the first winner for EPA. Rear Admiral Guimond is an Assistant
Surgeon General in theU.S. Public Health Service (PHS) and the
highest ranking PHS Officer in EPA. (Contact: Scott McMurray,
202-260-4527.)"
•  Office of Information Resources Management, OARM 0
March 10 is EP A's Computer Security Awareness Day. From
9 AM to 4:45 PM that day, in the EPA Auditorium, government
and private industry experts will discuss computer security
issues affecting EPA. EPA employees are invited to attend—
first come, first served. (Contact: Don McGinnis, 202-260-8671.)
•  Office of the Comptroller, OARM 0  Al Pesachowitz,
Acting Comptroller,  sent a memo to  all  Headquarters
employees dated January 22 about the new ATM Travel
Advance Program in Headquarters. This program will enable
Diners Club cardholders to obtain travel advances before and
while they are in travel status through Citicorp's Automatic
Teller Machines (ATM). A four percent transaction fee will be
charged for each travel advance. (Contact: A designated Program
Office  ATM Coordinator or Customer Assistance,  Room
3407M, 202-260-5116.)
•  Office of Civil Rights 0 The Black Employment Advisory
Council will launch its new "Distinguished Scientist Program"
on March 24 in the EPA Auditorium from 10 AM to noon. Dr.
Kenneth Olden,  Director of the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences in RTP, NC, will be the guest
speaker. EPA employees are invited to attend—first come, first
served. (Contact: Darlene Watford, 202-260-7891)

EPA REGIONS
•  Region 1 0 EPA recently took its first enforcement actions
under a major Clean Air Act requirement (see EPA SnSiglit,
December 1992): small containers (fewer than 20 pounds) of
motor  vehicle air conditioning refrigerant containing
stratospheric ozone-depleting substances (such as CFCs) may
only be sold or distributed to technicians properly trained and
certified to operate refrigerant recycling equipment. Region 1
inspectors, who discovered the violations during a series of
unannounced inspections at 12 retail outlets, posed as customers.
The proposed penalties ranged from$7,000 to$30,000.
(Contact: Frank Mclntyre, 617-565-9028.)
•  Region 5 0 On January 10, Region 5
employee Larry Wimbley died of a heart
attack. Larry was a supply clerk in the region's
Facilities Management Branch who joined EPA
almost 14 years ago. In "Inside Story," Region
5's employee newsletter, editor John Rapsys
said, "Larry will be remembered by his friends
at EPA as a quiet guy, quick with a smile, and
      Renee Nicholas
   ready to lend a helping hand...(We) extend sincere condolences
   to his family, relatives, and friends." (Contact: John Rapsys,
                             312-886-6693.)
                             •   Region 10 0 Each month,
                             Region 10's Public Information
                             Center  (PIC)  answers an
                             average of 3,000 telephone calls
                             and distributes an average of
                             almost  12,000  brochures.
                             Originally, thisoperation began
                             in November 1990 with only
                             oneperson, Region 10 employee
                             Renee Nicholas, answering a
                             toll-free number. Now a staff of
                             five   uses  computerized
                             databases to locate subject
   experts, order documents, and answer callers'  questions on
   many environmental subjects. (Contact: Renee Nicholas, 206-553-
   1200.)


   EPA LABORATORIES
   •  Environmental  Monitoring Systems Laboratory,
   Cincinnati, OH 0 Scientists at EMSL are working on a model to
   predict the risks of soil contaminants to predatory mammals
   and birds. The first stage of their research involves earthworms
   and shrews  The Least Shrew is heavily exposed to soil
   contaminants and accumulates them  through a diet of soil-
   dwelling invertebrates (e.g., earthworms).  The shrew then
   serves as a source of contaminants to larger mammals and birds
   who prey on them. The research is expected to be completed by
   1995. (Contact: Dr. Bernard Daniel, 513-569-7401.)
   •  Air and  Energy Engineering Research Laboratory,
   Research Triangle Park, NC 0 The Thai Embassy recently
   requested urgent technical assistance in addressing  an air
   pollution emergency m Northern Thailand (see EPA InS/giit,
   January 1993). The emergency is believed to be caused by 11
   power plants burning lignite. AEERL is providing air pollution
   control technology expertise and leading a  five-member
   Environmental Action Team in Thailand to assess the pollution
   problems.  The team includes an epidemiologist from ORD;
   two monitoring specialists from the World Health Organization;
   and a control technology specialist from the Department of
   Energy. (Contact: Richard Stern, 919-541-2973.)
   •  Environmental Research Laboratory, Athens,  GA 0
   The ERL-A Director, Dr. Rosemarie Russo, is the new Chair of
        the Agency's Scientific and Technical Careers Advisory
         Committee.  Dr. Elizabeth Leovey of OPPTS is Vice
         Chair. Thiscommitteewasestablished in 1985 to advise
          the Administrator and the Office of Human Resources
        -*' Management on ways to improve the quality of workkfe
           for EPA's scientific and technical staff. Committee
           initiatives include a sabbatical program for non-SES
            employees and greater outreach to  the Agency's
             scientific and technical employees. (Contact: Bob
             Ryans, 706-546-3306.)

Dr Rosemarie Russo

                              EPA InSight • MA.RCH 1993

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	Women's  History  Month  At  EPA
Up The Ladder With GLO
                                   Carol Glasgow
                                   and Laurie Remer
by Carol E Glasgow, Ph.D. OPPTS

     EPA's GLO Program is alive and well and
     gearing up for its llth straight class (see
     below). What does GLO stand for'
Greater Leadership Opportunities. That's
what the program is designed to provide its
graduates, who are primarily female and
minority mid-level employees with
supervisory potential
  Started in 1988, GLO is a year-king
training program with several key
elements:
   •  Each participant selects a mentor,
     usually a senior-level Agency
     employee, to give advice and
     support, as needed.
   •  Participants are strongly encouraged to develop networking skills, both
     within and outside the Agency
   •  One of the most exciting opportunities offered by the program is a rotation
     assignment to another program office From this experience, participants can
     acquire a broader understanding of the Agency's functions.
   •  Another popular feature for participants is "shadowing" a member of El'A's
     Senior Executive Service.
   •  Of course, there's homework, too. Participants must read at least three books on
     management, including "Civil Sen'ice 2000." At least two interviews with EPA
     executives are also required
  How do I know so much about GLO?  I am a graduate of Class #9  Along with
27 other members of my class, 1 began my GLO training in November 1991
Region 7 was the host region for our first week of training, which covered
management-oriented subjects, such as effective negotiations and cultural diversity.
We also broke into five "focus groups," each of which had six months to complete a
project involving leadership
  The GLO Program is open to EPA employees Agencywide on a competitive
basis. For more information, please contact Laurie Remer, National GLO Program
Manager, OHRM, 202-260-4156.


Program Announcements from  OARM...

• Em'ipt of memo from Ken Dmi'sei/, Dnector, Office of Hitiiinn Resoi/ice^Mnnngeinent, toAAs,
  RAs, etc , dated January 27- "We are pleased to announce the eleventh class of the Greater
  Leadership Opportunities (GLO) Program This program will be hosted by Region 1 in
  Boston from April  26-30, 1993.... The  final nominations for GLO #11 must be
  submitted to the National GLO Program Manager, Laurie  Remer, by Friday, March
  26,1993.... Over 27".. of GLO graduates ha\ e been promoted to supervisory positions
  within EPA. Your personal commitment to the GLO participants from your organiza-
  tion is essential to the continued success of the program.
• Excerpt of memo from Ounce Gm/loid, Office of Enviioniuental Eijinti/, to nil EPA Managers
  and Supervisors, dated F elm inn/12 - "I am writing to invite your participation in the 1993
  Minority Environmental Summer Associate (MESA) Program and the Environmen-
  tal Associate Program (EAP).... The (MESA participants) are drawn from a culturally
  diverse pool of over 200 students... nominated by their institutions based on academic
  achievement, extracurricular activities and stated interest in pursuing an en\ ironmental
  career. The deadline for project submission is March 19,1993.... The EAP applicant
  pool includes all applicants to MESA, as well as hundreds of other (mostly majority)
  candidates. Since this program is available throughout the year, there is no deadline for
  project submissions for EAP. .  If you have  any questions about either of these
  programs, you can call. .Linda Smith (202-260-4604) or Renee Coins (202-260-5745). "
        March Is
       National
       Women's
        History
         Month
       As recently as 1977,
        women's history was
        virtually unknown as a
topic of study in the K-12
curriculum.  To address this
omission, the Education Task
Force of the California Sonoma
County Commission on the Status
of Women started a "Women's
History Week" in 1977 for the
county's schools. The week of
March 8 was chosen to incorporate
"International Women's Day," an
established event, into the
celebration.
  In 1981, Senator Orrin Hatch
(R-UT) and then-Representative
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), now a
U.S. Senator, co-sponsored the
first Joint Congressional
Resolution for National Women's
History Week.  Gradually the idea
spread across the country and
gained support from many
women's organizations, colleges
and universities, and state
departments of education. As a
result, in 1987, the national
celebration was expanded to the
entire month of March.
  The theme of this year's event is
"Discover A New World:
Women's History." EPA is
celebrating "National Women's
History Month" throughout the
Agency. For more information,
please contact your local Federal
Women's Program Manager.
EPA InSight • MARCH 1993

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 All  The   News...
EPA Observes

"National Poison

Prevention

Week"

March 21-27

by Darlene Hill, OPPTS

   In 1991, an estimated 79,000
   children in the United States
   were involved in common,
household-related pesticide poi-
sonings or exposures. In an effort
to educate the public in preventing
such incidents, the Office of Pesti-
cide Programs (OPP) in OPPTS has
joined forces with the National
Poison Prevention Week (NPPW)
Council to support "National
Poison Prevention Week" March
21-27. This event has been
observed for 32 consecutive years.
  On March 16, the NPPW
Council will hold a news con-
ference at Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital. Representing
EPA will be Stephen Johnson
of the Communications Branch
in OPP.  The news conference
will stress three important
messages:
• Use child-resistant packages
  properly because they can save
  lives.
• Keep medicines and household
  chemicals out of the reach of
  children.
• In case of poisoning, call the
  nearest poison control center
  immediately.
  Since 1981, the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) has required most
residential pesticides to use the
word "danger" or "warning" in
child-resistant packaging. Such
packaging is designed to prevent
Carol Browner To Address Conference

Big Turnout Expected

For "Watershed '93"

by Janet Pawlukiewicz, OW

        Watershed '93 is a major national conference on "holistic
         watershed management" that will take place March 21-24 in
         Alexandria, VA.
  EPA Administrator Carol Browner, Representative Gerry Studds (D-
MA), and Michael Robinson, director of the National Zoo, are among
the more than 200 speakers slated to address the conference. Watershed
'93 is expected to draw 600-1,000 participants.
  Other keynote speakers include nationally-known watershed
specialists Warren Fairchild, formerly with the Water Resources Council,
and John Cairns, Jr., of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University. John Waters, chairman of the board, Tennessee Valley
Authority, will also speak.
  Field trips are included in the conference, with participants visiting
nearby watershed management projects, including the Monocacy River,
                   the Patuxent National Wildlife Research Center,
                   the Potomac River Water Treatment Plant, and
                   the Occoquan, Seneca Creek and Weems Creek
                   watersheds.
                     Watershed '93 will take to the airwaves on its
                   final day, concluding with a live national satellite
                   video conference broadcast  in miniconferences
                   throughout the country. Participants will
                   observe a panel discussion on the future
                   direction of watershed management from the
                   federal, state, and local levels.
                     Major conference sponsors include EPA, the
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the
Tennessee Valley Authority, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and the Federal Highway Administration.
  For more information, please call 202-833-8317.
Carol Browner
most children under the age of five
from becoming exposed to the
pesticide, or at least delaying the
exposure.
  Over the last 30 years, the
annual total of deaths among
children under five from
poisonings (including pesticides)
has declined dramatically: from
450 in 1961 to 55 in 1989.' The
NPPW Council and EPA attribute
the decline to:
                           • the effectiveness of child-resis-
                             tant packaging;
                           • the availability of 100 poison
                             centers in the United States; and
                           • the public's increased awareness
                             of the danger of accidental
                             poisons.
                             For more information, or copies
                           of fact sheets, please contact the
                           Communications Branch, Field
                           Operations Division, OPP/
                           OPPTS, 703-305-5214.
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                                                           ... That  Fits
EPAAndNOAA Develop Software
"CAMEO:" A Full  Partner
In  Emergency Responses
by Kathy Bishop, OSWER

   Inagine getting a call that there's a chemical spill near
   in elementary school. Think of the questions you'd
   ieed to ask, such as... What chemicals are stored in
that area? What type of safety gear do we need? What
are the weather conditions there?
  In 1988, EPA (through the Chemical Emergency
Preparedness and Prevention Office, or CEPPO) and
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion, Department of Commerce, developed a software
system to answer vital questions about emergencies.
Called CAMEO,  this system helps firefighters, emer-
gency planners and responders, chemical safety manag-
ers, and others to handle chemical accidents.
Specifically, CAMEO contains the following:
— Response information on more than 4,000 chemicals
  commonly handled in the United States.
— Mapping capability to help identify and locate po-
  tential hazards to sensitive populations.
— An air dispersion model that can be used to evaluate
  spill scenarios  and evacuation options for 700 air-
  borne toxic chemicals.
— Information on fire and explosion hazards,
  firefighting techniques, first aid, health effects, and
  spill cleanup procedures.
                                                                 CAMEO has assisted in responding to many chemical
                                                                        accidents, such as this one
  CAMEO is
quickly becom-
ing a major part
of the United
Nations effort to
assist local
governments
worldwide with
chemical pre-
paredness,
prevention, and
response. Says CEPPO Director Jim Makris, "What
started out as a modest effort to help one U.S. city pro-
tect itself from  emergencies has now become the most
significant system of its type anywhere."
  Recently, EPA and NOAA jointly sponsored the third
annual CAMEO workshop in Chicago. More than 600
CAMEO users attended, including fire chiefs from major
metropolitan cities and hazardous materials experts
from companies such as Kodak and Dow Chemical.
  For more information, please contact Melanie Hoff,
CEPPO/OSWER, 202-260-4514.
Printen To Examine Alternatives to Chemicals
EPA Presses On With "Design for the Environment"
by Cathie Patnus. OPPTS
Q        March 10 and 11 in Washington, D.C., EPA's    influencing their
        'Design for the Environment" (DfE) will take     commitment to change
        another leap forward in addressing industry      chemicals in the
                                                 printing process.
                                                   Performance testing of
                                                 substitutes by printers is
       '. March 10 and 11 in Washington, D.C., EPA's
      I "Design for the Environment" (DfE) will take
       another leap forward in addressing industry
environmental problems—in this case, the printing
industry. More than 100 industry representatives,
including printers and printing suppliers, will join EPA
to look at substitutes for hazardous chemicals used in
lithographic blanket washes, flexographic inks, and
screen reclamation products.
  The March meeting is intended to provide the
printing industry with current available data on
substitutes and to encourage the industry to look for
additional substitutes and product formulations.
Participants will also learn about the results of 18 printer
focus groups that convened in nine cities over the past
few months to identify, among other things, the factors

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                                                 scheduled to begin in April. Later this year, EPA staff
                                                 will incorporate the results of these tests into
                                                 information materials for use in small- and medium-
                                                 sized printing facilities. The materials are expected to
                                                 cover performance and risk findings, as well as
                                                 comparative cost data.
                                                   For more information about the March meeting or the
                                                 DfE Printing Project, please contact the Pollution
                                                 Prevention Information Clearinghouse, 202-260-1023;
                                                 U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW (PM-211 A), Washington,
                                                 D.C.20460.

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 Earth   Pay  le  April  22
Volunteers Needed!

All EPA Employees— Please Volunteer Your Energy and Talent
On Earth Day. Contact Your Local Earth Day Coordinator If
You'd Like To Volunteer For Activities Such As:
          • Speaking at Area Schools
          • Planting Trees
          • Cleaning Up Neighborhoods
          • Biking To Work
          • Setting Up/Managing Exhibits
          • And Many More!
Headquarters Coordinators
OVERALL HQ - BETH
TAYLOR (OAR)
AO - DIANE BAZZLE
OAR-DENIZHAMARAT
OARM - MARY MCCAFFERY
OE- CHARLIE GARLOW
OGC-EUDORA EDWARDS
OIA- BRYAN WOOD-THOMAS
OPPE- NATHAN WILKES
ORD -JERRY MOORE
OSWER- NANCY ALLINSON
OW-PATBONNER

Regional Coordinators
Region 1 - HEIDI VALETKEVITCH
, 202-233-9216
202-260-4057
202-233-9337
202-260-1153
. 202-260-1088
202-260-8070
202-260-6983
202-260-4910
202-260-7343
202-260-5615
202-260-0599

Region 2 -
Region 3 -
Region 4 -
Region 5 -
Region 6-
Region 7 -
Region 8 -
Region 9-
Region 10-



YVETTE HARRIS
MEALIE LIBERTZ
ALICE CROSBY
DENISEGAWLINSKI
SANDY SEVIER
ROWENA MICHAELS
NOLA COOKE
IDATOLLIVER
MELANIE LUH



617-565-9175
212-264-9368
215-597-9817
404-347-3004
312-886-9859
214-655-2200
913-551-7003
303-294-1100
415-744-1581
206-553-1107



Lab Coordinators
OVERALL ORD LABS -
RON SLOTKIN
EPA Cincinnati - PATI COOKE
EPA Cincinnati - THELWIA
JOHNSON
EPA Las Vegas -MARIANNE
CARPENTER
AEERL, RTPand
RREL Cincinnati - BALA
KRISHMAN
ERL-Athens. GA - IDA ROSA
RIO-HEBER
HERL, RTP, NC- BARRY
HOWARD
ERL-Duluth MN - BOB
DRUMMOND

202-260-7671
513-569-7966
513-569-7212

702-798-2168

202-260-2583
706-546-3524
919-541-2729

218-720-5733
Will EPA Be Promoted?
from page i

Bureau of Environmental Statistics within a
"Department of the Environment," a
commission to study the management and
implementation of environmental laws and
programs within EPA's jurisdiction, and an
international energy conference.  Introduced on
January 21, S.171 is nearly identical to S.533,
which was introduced by Senator Glenn and
passed by the full Senate in 1991.
  Senator Bill  Roth (R-DE), the Committee's
Ranking Minority Member, also spoke of the
need to elevate EPA, but  said "the issue for us is
not whether to  elevate EPA, but how." On Feb-
ruary 17, Senator Roth introduced S.380, which
he described as a "clean bill" that would create a
"Department of Environmental Protection."
  Administrator Browner told the Committee
that the White House is discussing how best to
reassign the responsibilities of the Council on
Environmental Quality (which President Clinton
has proposed to abolish).
  As EPA InSiglit went to press, no further
hearings had been scheduled in either the House
or the Senate.

Editor's Note: Special thanks to Bob Hickmott
and Anne Metcalf,  Office of Congressional and
Legislative Affairs, and Katie Attwood, Office of
Administration and Resources Management, for
contributing to this article.
                                                              EPA InSight • MARCH 1993

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                             People and  Progress
Quality
Begins  With
Each Of Us
by Matt Coco. Region 10
w
Where There's  Life
...There's  Hope
by J Pekar. AEERL, RTF, North Carolina
I
        "e hear a lot about
         Quality Action
         Teams. But quality
improvement begins with the
empowerment of individual
employees. Each of us brings
a unique, first-hand
perspective to the work we do.
Here in Region 10, Debbie
Larsen demonstrated this
point beautifully...
  As a Contracting Officer for
Superfund, Debbie found it
cumbersome to work with the
nine-part Procurement
Request Form (this form is
used to purchase products or
services under $25,000).
Information had to be typed
manually on these forms, so
any error on one copy
automatically became  nine
errors! When Debbie
consulted with her customers,
she found out that eight  of the
nine copies were rarely, if
ever, used.  "So," Debbie asked herself, "if no one needs
these copies, why produce them?"
   She then worked with Paul Steele in our Comptroller
Branch, who taught her how to use Office Forms
Facilitator, a software  program for preparing purchasing
forms. Debbie then developed program guidance for her
customers and trained them on how to use the new
computerized purchase form.
  The customers were delighted.  Much of the
information required on  purchase forms could now be
"saved"  in a computer and uploaded, when needed, with
a single key stroke.  The  processing time for completing
purchase forms was cut by two-thirds. Debbie's
achievement is also a good example of pollution
prevention and paper reduction.
  Region 10 is looking for new ways to improve its
contracting operations. If you have any success stories in
this area, please share them with D. J. Lovelady, Lead
Contracting Officer, 206-553-1770.
                                                                             J "Russ" Pekar
   :was born with cataracts in both eyes. The
   world appeared as though I were looking
   through a window covered with oil. Form
and color were barely perceptible.
  In 1949, my family emigrated to the United
States from the Ukraine. At first, my teachers
thought I was retarded because of my poor eyesight
and because I didn't speak English at the time. But I
did fairly well at a school for the blind and then later in high school.
  At the University of Pennsylvania, however, the chemistry and physics
classes gave me trouble. I couldn't see the blackboard. So I split a pair of
mini-binoculars and mounted them on a surgical headband. I looked like a
" cyclops," but at least I could see better.
  In 1976,1 designed a new device that was less obtrusive but equally
effective.  It's a small flat box which runs across the top of the frame of a pair
of glasses. To get a magnified view, the user need only tilt his/her head—
similar to wearing trifocals. From concept to reality, the device took ten
years to get on the market. Now I run a small company which manufac-
tures and sells them.
  In 1986, due to a sight-threatening disease (narrow angle glaucoma), I had
eye surgery for the first time. Fortunately, the operation was successful and
I have (with glasses) 20/40 vision.
  At present, I'm 53 years old, have a Ph.D. in linguistics, and am a full-time
Program Analyst at the Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory in
Research Triangle Park.
  Not giving up hope has helped me and, I hope, others.
                                                            A Thank You Note To
                                                              EPA Employees

                                                      Thanks to each of you throughout the
                                                      Agency who so generously supported
                                                      me through the Leave Bank and who
                                                      worked to ensure that I received the
                                                      benefits of the Leave Bank Program.
                                                      Also, thanks for providing me with a
                                                      temporary detail  to the Houston
                                                      Laboratory. I have returned to work in
                                                      Region 6 and I look forward to being in
                                                      contact again with my friends in other
                                                      regions and Headquarters.

                                                                  Maria Daniel, Region 6
                                                                       Hazardous Waste
                                                                   Management Division
EPA InSight • MARCH 1993

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Calendar
Women's  History Month 1993
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March 10 EPA Computer Security Awareness
Day (see p 2)
March 1 1 EPA InSight Editorial Board
Teleconference
Anril ? Conv deadline for Mav EPA InSinht
 Taking The High Road

 To Environmental Awareness

a         April 12, four EPA employees will begin a 650-mile,
        3re-Earth Day bike tour from EPA Headquarters to
        Cookeville, Tennessee.  Ted Coopwood, Greg
 Marshall, and Brian Nester from the Office of Water, and Jim
 Lazorchak, EMSL/Cincinnati, are gearing up for this first-time
 event. Along the way, the foursome plans to stop in cities like
 Charlottesville, Virginia, and Knoxville, Tennessee, to promote
 environmental awareness. How?  By talking with students
 about their responsibilities for protecting the earth's resources.
   At the end of the ride, on April 17, Ted, Greg, Brian, and Jim
 will speak at an environmental fair. Expected to attend are high
 school students, local county officials, environmental groups,
 community leaders, corporate sponsors, and local citizens. The
 fair is being sponsored by, among others, the Tennessee Tech-
 nological University.
   The four employees are also trying to raise money  for the
 Putnam County (TN) Clean Commission. This Commission is
 dedicated to preserving and restoring environmental resources
 through strong volunteer and environmental awareness pro-
 grams.
   Sponsors include Washington Gas, which is organizing a
 "kick-off" event that Administrator Browner will attend, and
 Performance Bicycles, which is providing  the bikers with
 equipment and riding apparel.
   If you have any questions, or if you would like to volunteer some
 time to these worthy causes, please contact Ted (202-260-8327),
 Greg (202-260-7745); Brian (202-260-8317), or Jim (513-533-8114).
                  EPA InSight

                  Carol Browner
                  Adiitinistrntoi
                  Dick Morgenstern
                  Acting Deputy Adnnni^tintot
                  Loretta Ucelli
                  AA, CoinruiiniLfltioiis, Education,
                  and Public Ajfmrs
                  Charlie Osolin
                  Director, Edltot till Set vice* Division
                  Kym Burke
                  Editoi
                  Gloria Koch
                  / idd Editor (Feb-Maich). RTP/AREAL
                  Shelley Levitt
                  Assisfimf Fdifor {Feb-Mtucli),
                  OSWER/CEPPO

                  EDITORIAL BOARD
                  Labs/Tield Offices
                  Rhoda Ritzenberg, RTP/OSORD
                  Randy Brady, RTP/OARM
                  Barbara Robinson, RTP/1IER1
                  Gloria Koch, RIP/AREAl.
                  Pat Sharpe, RTP/AEERL
                  Bob Ryans, Athens
                  Cairoll Wills, NFIC
                  Nancy Tcrhaar, Corvalhs
                  Mike Grucnfeld, Edison
                  Tom Osberg, Fnv Photo
                  Terry Grady, LV/EMSL
                  Pati etiokf,"Cmd/OSORD
                  Sandy Bowman, Cinci/OARM
                  Charlotte Cottnll, Cmci/ECAO
                  Linda Ransick, Cinci/HMSL
                  Debbie Ober, Cmci /RREI.
                  Trudy Ohv er, Stennis
                  loan Elliott, Ada
Bob Drummond, Duluth
Jan Pragci, Narragansett
Betty Jackson, Gull Breeze
William Whitson, Gulf of Mex
Charles Petko, Montgomery
Regions
Frank Mclntyre, Region 1
Paul Hedley, Region 2
Ruth Podam, Region 3
Norman Black, Region 4
John Rapsys, Region 5
Linda Thompson, Region 6
Rov\ena Michaels, Region 7
Linda Adams, Region 8
John Duff, Region 9
Cindy Colgate, Region 10
Headqiiarteis
Belt) Wonkovich, AO
Karen Smith, OAR
Craig Hooks, OARM
Anne Metcalf, OCLA
Sandie Fnedland, OCR
Bill Frank, OF
Wanda Ford,OEX
Ciaign Annear, OGC
Dale Medeans, OIA
lom Maloney, O1G
Pam Herman, OPPF
Tom Kean, OPPTS
FredBlosser.ORD
Brenda Greene, OROS/LR
Scott McMurray, OSWER
Sandy Gennann, OW

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