2017 Environmental Merit Awards Program


environmental merit awards 2017 welcome

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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency

Welcome to the 2017 Environmental
Merit Awards Ceremony

Congratulations to all of EPANew England's 2017 Environ-
mental Merit Award Winners! Each year I, along with all of
the public servants in EPA Region 1, look forward to honoring
you—New Englanders who have achieved on-the-ground
environmental successes across sectors. Protecting human
health and the enviromnent is EPA's mission, and we couldn't
be as successful as we are without your continued passion,
commitment, and stewardship.

This year we are awarding community leaders, scientists,
government officials, business leaders, schools, students, and
many more. These awards represent a variety of professional
sectors, states and communities. Today's takeaway message
is that here in New England we have a lot of enviromnental
progress to celebrate.

Today's ceremony brings together a community of environ-
mental stewards from every corner of New England. This is a
community you should feel proud to be part of. Your work is
truly making a difference in your communities and across New
England to improve our environmental health.

On behalf of my colleagues at EPA New England and myself,
thank you for all of the work you do, and keep up the good work.

Congratulations to all of today's winners.

Sincerely,

Deb Szaro

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environmental merit awards 2017 in service to states

Ira Leighton

"In Service To States"

Annual Award

The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control
Commission (NEIWPCC), the Northeast States for
Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), the
Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association
(NEWMOA), in coordination with the New England
state Environmental Commissioners and the United
States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1
(EPA) have initiated the Ira Leigliton "In Service to
States" Environmental Merit Award as a tribute to
our long-time colleague and friend, Ira Leigliton, who
passed away in 2013, after serving forty-one years at
the US EPA. Ira's dedication and passion for protecting
the environment was evident to all who knew tea He
was a constant presence in New England; a force who
took ideas and made them actionable tasks that resulted
in measurable improvements.

Ira W. Leighton, Jr.

1945-2013

Dedicated EPA public servant since 1972

"Over more than four decades of service, Ira's leadership
brought innovative solutions to America's conservation
challenge and he will be remembered for his commitment
to making our environment safer and healthier."
—President Barack Obama

A true friend, a mentor and a lover of New England.
He will be missed.

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environmental merit awards 2017 in service to states

Saluting the Ira Leighton

"In Service to States" Annual. Award Recipient

Thomas Burack

New Hampshire Department of Em'ironmentalServices

Thomas Burack, who recently finished 10 years of
distinguished service as commissioner of the New
Hampshire Department of Environmental Services,
has had an outsized impact in the state, the region,
and nationally. Considered a man of unequalled
integrity and superb listening skills, he has a pas-
sion for not just improving, but revolutionizing how
government works to achieve environmental protection. He was the first state
co-chair of E-Enterprise for the Environment, a joint, collaborative effort of
the states and EPA to modernize deliver, of environmental protection and he
continues to work on this as a "labor of love." Tom was a founding member
of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an effort of nine northeastern states
and the nation's first mandator}, market-based program to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions. He served on the Ozone Transport Commission, which secured
voluntary emissions reductions from upwind power plants. At the state level,
he was chair of the Governor's Climate Change Policy Task Force, which
developed the NH Climate Change Action Plan. He also chaired the State
Energy and Climate Collaborative and was on the NH Water Sustainability
Commission and the steering committee for NH Lives on Water, an effort
to develop a stakeholder group to promote stewardship of water resources.
Before joining DES, Tom was chair and board member of the NH Land and
Community Heritage Investment Program and the Audubon Society of NH.

Tom has been a leader in promoting the use of Lean, a method of getting greater
efficiencies in government work, as well as other improvement strategies. He
was instrumental mbringing the New England states togetherto share innova-
tions and successes. Tom's work is marked by many achievements that have
significantly improved air and water quality and cleaned up contaminated
sites. Under his leadership, DES concluded historic MTBE litigation that
provided the resources to address the impacts of MTBE contamination and
created a trust fund to protect drinking water sources and improve drinking
water infrastructure. As one of Tom's admirers observed, he puts "problem-
solving above personal accomplishment, consensus above contention and
engagement above antagonism." These traits, and his passion and commitment
to improving how government solves enviromnental challenges, make Tom
worthy of the Ira Leighton Award.

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environmental merit awards 2017 lifetime achievement

Mayor Scott Avedisian

Warwick, BJrnde Island

Throughout nearly three decades
in public service. Mayor Scott
Avedisian has used his position
to advocate for programs and
policies to protect and restore our
natural resources. During Mayor
Avedisian's tenure, Warwick has
preserved more than 200 acres for
open space and passive recreation, including Rocky Point
park, and land in Passeonkquis Cove and Conimicut Marsh.
He has remained steadfast in his belief that, with 39 miles of
coastline in Warwick alone, there is a particular responsibility
to be stewards of the community's waterbodies. More than a
decade ago, the city was the first municipality to partner with
two sea captains on an effort to remove large debris that has
been littering shoreline areas around the bay for decades. Now
known as CleanBays.org, the group has removed more than
1,200 tons of debris.

Mayor Avedisian also supported a partnership among the city,
academia and non-profit groups to get green infrastructures in
place in coastal areas. The city works to reduce stonnwater
pollution and is closing some unimproved roadways along the
shoreline to allow the coastline to reclaim its natural form. The
mayor has supported the Warwick Sewer Authority's efforts
to expand service, as well as improvements at the treatment
plant to reduce the amount of phosphorus discharged into the
Pawtuxet River. Several years ago, a group of Westerly stu-
dents approached the mayor about expanding their innovative
cooking oil project into Warwick. He immediately embraced
the program, and the City now lias several collection sites for
used cooking oil, which is recycled and converted to biodiesel
fuel credits for needy families, keeping fats, oils and grease
from our waste stream. The may or is also supporting Southern
Sky's proposal to construct two solar parks in Warwick. From
Earth Day activities, to embracing new ideas and programs, to
visiting schools and advocating for legislation Mayor Avedisian
has been a champion of environmental causes.

Paul Anastas

Yak Unmrsify

Paul Anastas has dedicated his
professional life to pursuing a
healthier, more sustainable world
through green chemistry—a field he
conjured, founded, and catapulted
forward in just two decades. His
principles and scientific advances
have changed the way we practice
chemistry and grasp its potential. At Yale University, where
Paul teaches, he inspires a generation of scientists and engi-
neers. He has redirected the chemistry conversation away from
cleaning up problems toward designing problems out of the
picture. In addition to the health and enviromnental benefits,
green chemistry litis been an economic boon. Paul's work has
contributed to new products, processes, patents and start-up
businesses. Because of Paul, new drugs, safer technologies and
products are entering markets. Academic programs in dozens
of countries, research networks worldwide, scientific journals,
thousands of published papers, and numerous small businesses,
courses and books are devoted to the topic.

In 1989, Paul began as a chemist in EPA's chemical regulatory
program, where he coined the term "green chemistry." After
a decade, he moved to the Office of Science and Technology
Policy in the executive office of the President until 2004, when
he became founding director of the American Chemical So-
ciety's Green Chemistry Institute. Next was Yale, where Paul
directed the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineer-
ing until he returned to be assistant administrator and chief
scientist at EPA, where he stayed until returning to Yale a few
months ago. At EPA, Paul was a leader in agency responses
to national crises, including the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
and the Fukishima Nuclear Incident in Japan. Paul's principles
have been embraced by scientists, environmental leaders
and public health professionals worldwide. The Pan African
Chemistry Network, which Paul helped found, launched its
first Green Chemistry Congress in 2010 and similar networks
have launched elsewhere Paul has conveyed his message with
equal enthusiasm to CEOs, United Nations officials, acade-
micians, congressmen, small business owners, grass-roots
organizations, leaders of developing nations, and students.
Green Chemistry, which started as a thread of an idea, is now
being sewn into the fabric of our education systems, academic
conversations, policy decisions and manufacturing schemes.

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environmental merit awards 2017 lifetime achievement

John D. Aber

University of New Hampshire,
Durham

Over the course of his career John
D. Aber has broken new ground
in the biogeochemistry of forest
ecosystems. An expert on nitrogen
cycling and saturation ecosystem
management, climate change, and
the effects of acid rain on forest,
John developed a computer simulation that allows scientists
to study immensely complex forest ecosystems. Likewise,
his pioneering use of high spectral resolution remote sens-
ing to provide data on foliar chemistry over large areas has
let researchers monitor forests on a global scale. John's 200
publications include Terrestrial Ecosystems, the standard
textbook for his field, and Forests in Time: The Environmen-
tal Consequences of 1000 Years of Change in New England.

At the University of New Hampshire, where John attained
the distinction of "University Professor," a title held by only-
four professors at a time, he led UNH in its efforts to become
a model for campus greenhouse gas emission reduction. As
a researcher-turned-administrator, he established the UNH
Sustainability Institute, created the UNH Energy Task Force
- the formal working group behind UNH's Climate Change
Initiative - and adopted sustainable practices for UNH's daily
operations. As part of that, he put in place a landfill gas-to-
energy project that provides up to 85 percent of the campus's
energy needs. During John's tenure as provost, UNH received
a Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education. With his leadership,
UNH is seeking to become the second institution of higher
education to achieve Platinum status. In 2012, US News &
World Report named UNH as one of its Top Ten Eco-Friendly
Colleges. Since his tenure as provost. John has returned to
research, with a focus on sustainable ecosystem management.
One of Ms projects focuses on nutrient and energy balances
of UNH's Organic Dairy Research Farm, with the goal of
reducing dependence on external sources of energy. John's
commitment to sustainability and protecting the environment
in New England and beyond lias spanned decades.

Deborah Markowitz

Vermont A-«en
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John Boldqc

Cambridge, Alassadmsetts

During 20 years as Cambridge's
environmental planner, John
Bolduc lias distinguished himself
as a thoughtful leader in emerg-
ing technology and in his policy
responses to climate change
impacts. John realized that one
of the biggest problems facing
U.S. cities, including Cambridge, would be the impacts from
climate change. A realistic planner interested in building
a community that can withstand the weather predicted by
climate scientists, John led Cambridge to become an early
adopter of the International Council for Local Environ-
mental Initiatives, which helps local governments reduce
carbon pollution. John shepherded Cambridge's first climate
protection plan in 2002, which called for reducing nearly
500,000 tons of C02. With the Cambridge City Council
vote to support making Cambridge a Zero-Net Energy city,
John became a national leader in zero-net energy planning.

John has his fingers in every aspect of Cambridge's footprint.
He oversaw the green renovation of City Hall Annex, which
earned a LEED Gold rating by the U.S. Green Building
Council, making it the world's first LEED certified historic
municipal building. He succeeded in making Cambridge
a Massachusetts Green Community, a state program that
offers incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and
increasing energy efficiency of municipal buildings. And he
worked with the City Council to adopt a more stringent set
of building efficiency codes than is required by state law.
Among the green policies John initiated was an ordinance
that requires businesses to report their energy use, thus
encouraging them to become more energy efficient. And he
was instrumental in the city forming a Climate Protection
Action Committee.

John is a leader in the MetroBoston group of 14 Boston-area
communities collaborating on vulnerability assessments,
and reviewing the vulnerability of critical infrastructure
needed by the metro area. John knows climate change is a
global concern and local actions will be critical. His deep
knowledge of environmental issues, his ongoing research into
best practices, his willingness to share his knowledge, his
collaborative approach, and his quiet but effective advocacy
make John deserving of this award.

H. Curtis Spalding

Cranston, BJrnde Island

Curt Spalding, administrator for
the New England office of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
from December 2009 to January
2017, has demonstrated through-
out his career a deep commitment
to protecting the environment. As
EPANew England's administrator,
he worked to bolster coastal resil-
ience, clean New England's lakes and rivers, and improve
the region's communities through innovation and science.
Among his priorities was bettering stormwater pollution
controls. Curt's interest in involving those who have a stake
in an environmental issue led to EPA's first real-time water
quality reporting tool, which relies on citizen scientists,
professional researchers, and a myriad of other groups for
data and outreach.

Curt has routinely lead the way in finding innovative, coop-
erative solutions to difficult problems. Curt joined Sen.
Whitehouse and Sen. Reed to establish the Southeastern
New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program. A
collaboration of government agencies, researchers and non-
governmental organizations, this program works to protect
and restore coastal watersheds by addressing excess nutrients
and other pollutants. The program has made available over
$ 12 million to improve coastal water quality, restore coastal
ecosystems, and address nutrient pollution. Curt has also
championed programs to clean the waters of Cape Cod and
restore Lake Champlain. His work in Boston Harbor is a
national success story, turning one of the most toxic harbors
in the country in the 1980s into one of the cleanest urban
beaches in the nation.

Before becoming EPANew England's regional administrator.
Curt was executive director of Rhode Island's Save the Bay
for nearly two decades. There, he oversaw construction of
the Save the Bay Center in Providence. This award-winning
center transformed a former landfill into a landmark facil-
ity that provides classroom spaces for Save the Bay and
serves as a living example of the organization's approach to
environmentally friendly shoreline development. Under his
leadership. Save the Bay grew into a nationally recognized,
20,000-member environmental advocacy and education
organization. Curt's passion for his work and his vision for
a vibrant, resilient New England shaped the work of our
region's environmental and coastal communities for the last
three decades.

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environmental merit awards 2017 lifetime achievement

Doug McYay

Khode Island Dept. of Enaronmental

During nearly 40 years at the
Rhode Island Department of Envi-
ronmental Management. Doug
McVay played a major role in
developing and putting in place
virtually every major air quality
program in the state, leaving resi-
dents breathing cleaner air as a

result of his efforts Doug, who retired in March, started as
an air quality engineer in 1977 and moved up the ranks to his
most recent position as chief of the Office of Air Resources.
There, he served as acting chief for nearly four years before
becoming chief in 2012. In 1996, Doug was honored with
DEFvl's Distinguished Service Award, which recognized that
he maintained the highest level of commitment, leadership,
and humble service throughout his career.

Doug was instrumental in leading the air pollution control
programs, had a direct role in development and passage of
many of the state's air quality and climate change statutes,
and was the department's lead expert in implementing the
federal Clean Air Act, as well as in the review of virtually all
air pollution control permit applications that came before the
department. He has also been the department's lead technical
person for air pollution issues, supporting its involvement in
the Environmental Council of States and the New England
Governor's Conference Committee on the Environment.
Doug was involved in developing most of DEM's 50 regu-
lations. He had responsibility for developing the Title V air
permitting program for Rhode Island. In addition, Doug
has served and continues to serve on many regional and
national committees. He has represented Rhode Island as a
board member of the Northeast States for Coordinated Air
Use Management, the Ozone Transport Commission and the
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. An expert, leader, and
colleague at DEM, Doug was highly valued for his expertise
and commentary, both on air pollution issues and all things
related to his beloved New England Patriots.

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environmental merit awards 2017 individual

Jon Schaefer

Berkshire Hast Mountain Resort
Charlemont, Massachusetts

Alpine ski areas usually leave large carbon footprints,
especially when their energy is derived from fossil fuels.
By investing in renewable energy sources, Berkshire
East not only reduced its carbon footprint but also
expanded its summer operations, created new jobs
and continued to provide recreational opportunities
to thousands of children and families. Jon Schaefer
has led Berkshire East Mountain Resort to become
the only ski area in the world to power 100 percent of
operations with onsite renewable energy. Jon directed
projects that lead to the installation of a 900 kilowatt
wind turbine, which came on line in 2011. The next
year, Jon installed 90 solar trackers that produce 700,00
kilowatt hours a year. These two systems insured the
future for Berkshire East and have allowed the resort to
add zip line tours, a bike park and a mountain coaster.
Jon also initiated several energy saving projects that
cost nearly $3 million dollars, including installing 500
LED lights, snowmaking and pumping upgrades, and
a water optimization program. He installed a wood-
burning system that uses wood from the resort and
built a sawmill to produce finished lumber. Jon plans
to take the resort completely off the grid. Excess heat
produced by an energy storage system will be captured
to heat resort buildings. The resort's Renewable Energy
Classroom gives tours, presentations and workshops,
welcoming students, organizations and representatives
from other ski areas. While many family ski areas have
closed, Jon and his family at Berkshire East became
industry leaders.

Anthony (Tom") Ferri

Riist-Okum Corporation
Attleboro, Massachusetts

The Ten Mile River running through downtown Attle-
boro has long been an energy and operations resource
for manufacturing. Wildlife habitat and water quality
improvements continue to be priorities. When Tony
Ferri began in 2009 as enviromnental health and safety
manager for Rust-Oleum, he took note of one of Rust-
Oleum's core values - community stewardship. Later,
working with Attleboro's fire department to make sure
firefighters were trained and familiar with his complex
facility, he learned that not all businesses had the back-
ground for robust chemical management. With support
from management, Tony began to educate other local
businesses about community and emergency responder
health and safety as well as about other regulatory
and enviromnental measures related to chemicals. At
Rust-Oleum, Tony led projects to use chemicals under
tighter controls. As processes became more efficient
and new equipment replaced old, less space was
needed for production and storage. Tony's efforts raised
awareness of regulatory obligations, which resulted in
improved chemical stewardship by the businesses. At
Rust-Oleum, upgrades reduced emissions, minimized
the potential for chemical release, and increased worker
safety. Rust-Oleum's investments prevent pollution,
reduce water use and improve groundwater recharge.
Tony leveraged the results of rehabilitation to return
riverfront space to vegetation and restore the riverfront.
Tony proved businesses can share knowledge for overall
improvement in shared enviromnents and that envi-
romnental restoration succeeds as a companion piece
to revitalization projects. Also, as businesses became
better equipped to manage chemicals, demands placed
on the fire department eased.

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environmental merit awards 2017 government

New Hampshire Dept. of
Environmental Services

Drinking Water & Groundwater
Bureau

Cindy Klevens, Kelsey I ranghn, Christine Bowman, Pierce
Rigrod, Paul Susca

About half of New Hampshire homes use private
wells for water. A significant percentage of those wells
produce water with unsafe levels of naturally occurring
contaminants. This award recognizes a program of New
Hampshire Department of Environmental Services that
allows well owners to test their water and get treat-
ment options. Well owners, responsible for testing
and treating private well water, may be confused by
technical water treatment systems. They may also get
conflicting recommendations, leaving them unable to
address contaminants. In 2013, the Drinking Water and
Groundwater Bureau at DES was awarded $290,000
from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
to evaluate treatment options for multiple contaminants,
at varying concentrations, entered by the user from a
water test laboratory report. A resulting report interprets
test results, summarizes health risks, and provides
recommended water treatment options. The guidance,
known as Be Well Informed, or BWI, has educated
homeowners about their well water and treatment
methods. Atest of nearly 3,000 private wells found more
than half exceeded standards for arsenic and for radon.
About 21 percent indicated stagnant lead levels above
the drinking water action level. B WI's water treatment
recommendations are based on a series of unique logic
models that evaluate hundreds of different combinations
of contaminants at varying concentrations with water
treatment recommendations adjusted accordingly. This
tool highlights the importance of testing private wells.

Soak Up the Rain NH

Barbara McMillan, Lisa Loosigian, Rob Livingston, Jillian
McCarthy, Steve Landry, Eric Williams

The Soak Up the Rain Team of the New Hampshire
Department of Enviromnental Services created and put
in place Soak Up the Rain NH, an innovative program
unique among New England states to encourage prac-
tices to reduce runoff. More than 90 percent of water
pollution in New Hampshire are caused by pollutants
carried in stormwater runoff. The SOAK team works
with citizens and local partners to encourage practices
that restore NH waters. The team works with homeown-
ers and students, local officials and planning commis-
sions, and landscaper training programs, to name a
few. SOAK NH has participated in watershed-based
professional events. Discover Wild NH Day, the 4th
Grade Drinking Water Festival and Science Fair , and
joined EPA at the 2016 Boston Flower and Garden
Show. The SOAK Facebook page and website inform
homeowners how to reduce runoff, including the NH
Homeowner's Guide to Stormwater Management:
Do-it-Yourself Stormwater Solutions. Local SOAK NH
groups can get outreach and training materials. Since
the program began in 2012, it has worked with about
15 partner groups on 26 installations that include rain
gardens, water bars, infiltration trenches, rain barrels,
a dry well and a buffer. The group projects are soaking
up and estimated 569,214 gallons of runoff; 12,257
pounds of sediment; 6 pounds of phosphorus; and 16
pounds of nitrogen.

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environmental merit awards 2017 government

Shelton, Connecticut

Mayor Mark A.. Lauretti and James E. Ryan

Mayor Mark Lauretti and James Ryan had the vision and
leadership to clean and revitalize Shelton's former mill
district. A1975 fire that destroyed 10 acres of industrial
buildings and displaced 2,400 workers left a legacy of
hazardous materials and petroleum contamination in
the Shelton Canal & Industrial District. Upon becom-
ing mayor, Mark worked with James Ryan, director
of the Shelton Economic Development Corporation,
to advance a vision that included a mix of housing,
commercial, retail, and open space along the river. They
built a team with varied expertise to address compli-
cated brownfields issues and to seek funding. Since
2000, the city and development corporation have been
awarded seven EPA assessment grants for more than
$600,000, which led to $ 1.4 million for seven cleanups,
five of which are now finished. EPA's total brownfields
investment in Shelton exceeded $2 million and helped
leverage $1.1 million in federal funds, $10.6 million
in state funds and $80 million from private develop-
ers. Mayor Lauretti and James Ryan confronted the
challenges of brownfields sites and worked with stake-
holders to unlock their redevelopment potential. Most
importantly, they created a culture of accomplishment
and success in Shelton.

Connecticut Department of Energy
and Environmental Protection

Ronald Curran and Patrick Bowe

Ronald Curran and Patrick Bowe of the Connecticut
Department of Energy and Enviromnental Protection
have made extraordinary efforts in the cleanup of the
Raymark Industries Superfund Site in Stratford, a brake
manufacturer that used its toxic waste as fill and offered
this fill to employees, residents, and the town. As a
result, waste was left at locations around town and emer-
gency cleanups were done at more than 40 residential
properties and a school. Groundwater in the area was
also contaminated and vapor mitigation systems were
installed at over 100 homes. For two decades, Ronald
and Patrick advocated for a cleanup that would protect
human health and the enviromnent. They participated
in exhaustive discussions and contentious meetings.
As work ramped up at this large and complex site,
they both looked for constructive ways to put in place
a controversial, and expensive cleanup, slowly building
consensus. Ron's deep knowledge of Raymark activities
and face to face discussions with residents and business
owners, and Pat's connection to the town where he
grew up helped build trust, resulting in a $95 million
cleanup plan that will protect the community, remove
the Superfund stigma, cost significantly less than other
cleanup options, and provide redevelopment opportuni-
ties. Due to their committed desire to protect the health
of residents and business owners, Ron Curran and Pat
Bowe made substantial and significant contributions to
the Town of Stratford.

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environmental merit awards 2017 government

Maine Department of
Environmental Protection

Thomas F. Downs

Thomas F. Downs, chief meteorologist with the Maine
Department of Enviromnental Protection, has put in
place significant local, regional, and national ambient
air quality programs. Tom invests much time and effort
to analyzing air monitoring data gathered in Maine
and throughout the eastern United States. Many states,
regional organizations and EPA depend on his work to
demonstrate the success of various transported pollution
control programs that impact ozone levels and regional
haze, and to appropriately plan for the future of these
programs. The results of past efforts to use lower-sulfur
fuels, improve efficiencies in mobile sources, operate
cleaner-burning heating appliances and improve the
natural gas infrastructure show that these strategies are
working. Tom's work provides a consistent approach
to data analysis, making the results easier to compare
and understand, which is crucial given problems that
could arise if analyses were performed differently by
different organizations. Tom's analyses let environmen-
tal leaders make data-driven decisions on ambient air
quality issues. His analytical and technical background
has helped him anticipate the progression of regional
and national air quality improvement efforts. Tom
often foresees the need and advantage of analyzing
data in a different manner, which helps guide decisions
by enviromnental leaders before they recognize the
question. Tom is widely respected by his colleagues as
highly intelligent with a tremendous knowledge base
pertaining to a myriad of complex air-quality issues. His
dedication to the improvement of the enviromnent and
his 25 years of service have earned Tom this recognition.

Chicopee, Massachusetts

Chicopee Public Schools - Food Service

The agricultural sector is the second highest source
of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Flooding and
droughts challenge the resiliency of our food system.
Forecasts project U.S. obesity rates exceeding 50
percent of the country by 2030. ChicopeeFRESH, an
initiative of the Chicopee Public Schools Food Service
department, has set an ambitious goal to increase
the amount of fresh local, and sustainably produced
food served in the schools. By 2018, the organiza-
tion expects to source 20 percent local totaling about
$350,000. It has developed local, healthy menu items,
many prepared from scratch, to protect the environ-
ment and the health of Chicopee students. Through the
ChicopeeFRESH program, so far Chicopee schools
has increased the amount of local/sustainable foods
it buys from $10,000 in 2014 to $160,000 last year
and expects to increase to $250,000 in the next year.
The school lunch program was revitalized with local,
seasonal items nearly every day of the year. Buying local
keeps money in community, preserves farms, reduces
transportation costs, protects landscapes, and ensures
fresh, healthy food stays available and affordable. In
2016 Chicopee Public Schools was awarded a grant
to establish a program aimed at teaching peer school
districts to reach their local food sourcing goals. In its
first year, Chicopee Schools consulted with schools in
Greenfield, Ludlow and Amherst, Massachusetts, as
well as Hartford, Connecticut.

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environmental merit awards 2017 business

Hypertherm, Inc.

Hamper, New Hampshire

As an employee-owned manufacturer, Hypertherm
has a triple-bottom line mission with a core value of
enviromnental stewardship. Since 2010, the company
has worked toward challenging enviromnental goals
for 2020 that guide products, logistics, and operations.
It aims to send zero waste to the landfill and reduce
all waste streams, and has found ways to recycle or
reuse materials that were once landfilled. In 2016 the
company created a regional waste cooperative, working
with its waste hauler. Hypertherm and other businesses
combine waste to get the quantities needed for recycling
markets. It has also reduced the amount of waste it
receives from suppliers through returnable packaging.
Overall, Hypertherm reduced waste to landfill from
42 percent in 2010 to 2.2 percent in 2016. To reach its
goal to reduce energy use by 30 percent, the company
pursued projects ranging from compressed air waste to
installation of LED lighting and building management.
Machine warm-up times have been reduced and lighting
schedules optimized. A goal for 50 percent reduction
in the carbon impact of its operations was reached in
2012 after it bought renewable energy credits for all
its power and began a program rewarding associates
for walking, biking, carpooling, or taking mass transit
to work. To reduce the enviromnental impact of its
products, the company measures new products through
life cycle assessments and a "Design for Sustainability
Scorecard." A product released in 2016 was 11 percent
more energy efficient and had a 13 percent lower carbon
footprint than its predecessor.

Ken's Foods

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Ken's Foods joined EPA's Smart Way Transport Partner-
ship to reduce emissions from shipping. Air pollution
emissions have grown as freight activity in the U.S.
has increased by over 50 percent since 1990, despite
increased fuel efficiency. Ken's is one of only 250 ship-
pers nationwide who motivate thousands of carriers to
save fuel by choosing SmartWay-registered trucking
companies to carry its product. Ken's Foods, a Smart-
Way partner since 2011, in that time has increased the
amount of goods shipped via Smart Way carriers by 10
percent, covering almost all of its outbound finished
goods. The company lias persuaded its carriers to join
SmartWay, if they hadn't already, and when looking
for new carriers, it has sought providers already in the
program. Ken's Foods has also undertaken other green
initiatives. The company has its own on-site wastewa-
ter treatment facility which in 2008 was redesigned
and commissioned as the world's largest anaerobic
membrane bio-filter. This alone increased treatment
capacity by 25 percent. A new co-generation system
commissioned in December, when fully optimized, is
expected to generate about 7 million KWH of electricity
and use about 17,280 millionBTUs of heat recovery for
steam and hot water. This system utilizes both natural
gas and methane, a byproduct of wastewater treatment.
The company predicts it will use a blend of 70 percent
bio-gas to 30 percent natural gas once the system is
fully optimized. They estimate this will reduce their
greenhouse gas emissions by about 342 tons per year.

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Ocean Spray Cranberries

Middkborongh, Massachusetts

Ocean Spray, which has its largest plant in Middle-
borough, has focused on smart logistics by locating its
plants close to where fanners grow fruit, meaning fewer
miles driven to move ingredients and distribute product.
To reduce freight emissions. Ocean Spray joined EPA's
voluntary SmartWay Transport Partnership in 2008.
Ocean Spray is one of only 250 shippers nationwide,
and 21 based in New England, to choose SmartWay
carriers that save fuel and optimize their supply chains
to make them more efficient. As of 2016, 91.98 percent
of all freight moved by Ocean Spray nationally was
by SmartWay partners with the remaining 8 percent of
goods moved by small, local carriers that support the
local economies. By using Smartway carriers. Ocean
Spray has reduced carbon dioxide emission in the last
5 years by over 65 percent. In addition to green fleets.
Ocean Spray has also focused on innovative packaging
to reduce excess material and to move more products
per pallet and fewer pallets per truck, thus reducing the
number of shipments needed. The redesign last year of
a 25-pound box of dried cranberries yielded additional
enviromnental benefits of 22 percent forest fiber savings
and reduced plastic packaging by 34 percent. Finally,
Ocean Spray has taken a creative approach to further
reduce transit emissions through its waste stream. The
Middleborough plant has a waste diversion rate of 97.4
percent. Nearly 96 of its waste is re-purposed into new
end uses or composted.

The TJX Companies, Inc.

Marlborough, Massachusetts

TJX lias long been committed to pursuing initiatives that
are smart for business and good for the enviromnent.
This growing, international business increased its global
store count by over 215 stores in 2015 and understood
that its growth could increase its enviromnental foot-
print and greenhouse gas emissions. It has committed to
focusing on meaningful initiatives that help reduce its
environmental impacts and demonstrate its commitment
to sustainability. Among the initiatives, it will focus on
reducing the use of electricity and natural gas; reduc-
ing the amount of fuel use in operations and evaluating
best practices for new construction, building opera-
tions and maintenance; reducing the amount of waste
generated; disclosing enviromnental data. Its goal is to
reduce greenhouse gas emissionby 30 percent by 2020,
against a 2010 baseline. So far it is on track. Two areas
of particular focus have been transportation logistics
and new construction and building operations. Through
modeling software that improves the efficiency of its
delivery network, working to better use trailer space
or testing new alternative fuel vehicles, the company
is striving to improve the movement of merchandise.
TJX has been a member of EPA's SmartWay Transport
Partnership since 2007. As a SmartWay shipper, the
company is committed to using SmartWay-certified
transport carriers. In 2015, about 98 percent of TJX's
U.S. land transportation mileage was with SmartWay-
certified carriers. To achieve this, TJX encouraged carri-
ers to participate in SmartWay. Even with an increase
in miles shipped in the last five years, the company has
reduced C02 emissions. Since 2013, TJX has worked
with one of its transport carriers to operate compressed
natural gas trucks in two major metropolitan markets.
It lias increased the number of trucks used in each of
the past three years. They estimate these trucks produce
about 22 percent less C02 emissions per mile than
diesel trucks.

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Energize CT House of Worship Team

Bridgeport, Connecticut

SheriBorelli, Pat McDonnell, Amy Thompson,

Samantha Sojka

This pilot program in Bridgeport has worked with
houses of worship to successfully reduce eneigy use and
costs, freeing up money for other missions of religious
organizations. The Energize CT House of Worship
Team used EPA's software program to score churches
and temples, then compare these scores to similar
buildings nationwide. Program administrators form the
local power company. United Illuminating, met with
representatives from the religious organizations and
spelled out rebates and incentives that could improve
energy efficiency. After buildings were benchmarked,
projects were identified that saved 1 million kWh and
involved over $ 1 million in zero percent interest loans.
One church used the money saved to give out an extra
1,000 turkeys at Thanksgiving, and another feeds 140
people at their Friday night community meal instead
of 40. This project promoted the benefits of energy
efficiency to the faith community. Partly as a result of
this team and its efforts, every EPA regional office has
some involvement in promoting energy efficiency to
the faith community. EPA's Region 5 is benchmarking
2,500 Catholic churches; Region 4 is working with 10
churches in a pilot project. A house of worship work-
group meets every quarter in conference calls. The next
phase of the program, kicked off in November, involves
Eversource power company and targets 30 houses of
worship in New Haven and 30 in Hartford.

Hickory Hills Landowners Inc.

Lunenburg, Massachusetts

Fanwort, an invasive weed species, has threatened the
diversity of plants and animals in the 319-acre Hickory
Hills Lake in Lunenburg. Highly aggressive, fanwort
can displace native species, reduce biodiversity, hamper
recreation, reduce property value and hurt water quality.
Since discovered in 2011, multiple strategies have
been tried to control fanwort, all without chemicals
and by volunteers, including quarantines on infested
areas, diver-assisted suction harvesting, placing barri-
ers, and pulling by hand. Fanwort can be maintained
but not eradicated, so it requires constant monitoring
and removal. After barriers did not work, volunteers
converted a 21-foot pontoon boat into a dive- assisted
suction harvester. They created a diver certification
program and trained volunteer deck hands. Three teams
of two divers and four deck hands are scheduled up to
22 hours per week to remove fanwort. If fanwort is
found, the location is marked and teams are notified.
Once plants are harvested, the location is re-marked so
removal can be verified. This check and balance system
has allowed volunteers to remove or mitigate more than
90 percent of reported locations. In 2016, volunteers
gave nearly 1,000 hours for surveying, suction harvest-
ing, and applying barriers. The Hickory Hills Lake
Management Plan, written by volunteers, is considered
among the best and most comprehensive in the state.
Lake groups from other states also fighting fanwort have
consulted with Hickory Hills Lake on techniques and
visited the lake to see the suction harvester and survey
techniques in action.

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Raytheon

Tetvksbury, Massachusetts
Datid K Chamberlain

David Chamberlain at Raytheon has worked within the
ENERGY STAR program to help his company take a
comprehensive approach to energy efficiency. David
started working with EPA in 2015 to create the Best
Practices Network, where companies learned from
one another about making their facilities as efficient as
possible. In 2016, the network succeeded largely due to
David's tireless support and outreach to representatives
of other companies. He also mentored a small number
of companies that wanted help getting their own energy
efficiency programs off the ground. The companies in
the Best Practices Network focus on decreasing energy
use and developing energy management systems that
will drive continued reductions. David sets a great
example for other companies, and his willingness to
mentor others at no personal gain to himself or his
company show his commitment to the environment. The
Best Practices Network could be easily replicated, as
the first step is finding companies with common areas
of interest related to energy efficiency. The Network
holds on-site meetings at plants that include a tour of
the facility, which increases the learning impact on
attendees, who in turn do their own efficiency work and
keep the Network growing. David has presented infor-
mation on the Network to ENERGY STAR coordinators
from around the country at the annual ENERGY STAR
meeting in Washington D.C.

GrandyOats

Hiram, Maine

Nat Peirce and Aaron Anker

Nat Peirce and Aaron Anker of GrandyOats in Hiram,
Maine, have shown a commitment to protecting the
environment and to the sustainable production of healthy
food. An oiganic granola and food producer, GrandyOats,
founded in 1979, spent 14 years in the neighboring town
of Brownfield before deciding to move into a larger
space. Constructed in 1979, Hiram Elementary School
was abandoned in 2008 due to Maine's school consoli-
dation. The presence of asbestos-containing building
materials and concerns about former underground fuel
tanks complicated GrandyOats' plans to repurpose the
property. Nat and Aaron worked with the Southern
Maine Planning and Development Commission, who
invested about $25,000 of EPABrownfields assessment
grant funding in 2014 for site assessment. Fortunately,
the cleanup costs ended up being manageable, and
GrandyOats was able to move forward with their plans.
They bought the property and cleaned up and renovated
the abandoned school. Nat and Aaron didn't stop there.
GrandyOats specializes in making healthful food, and
they wanted to make their energy as healthy as their
granola. GrandyOats is on track to be the first net-zero
food facility in New England. With support from the
US Department of Agriculture's Rural Development
program, Nat and Aaron built a new warehouse for
storing raw and organic materials and installed 288
solar panels next to the bakery. The solar panels will
generate enough clean, renewable energy to produce
millions of pounds of granola and offset over 145,000
pounds of greenhouse gases each year—or the amount
of miles equivalent to driving from Hiram, Maine to
San Francisco, California and back 25 times.

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National Wildlife Federation

Montpelier, I rermont

The Great Marsh, on the North Shore of Massachusetts,
is the largest barrier island and saltmarsh complex in
New England. Labelled an Area of Critical Environmen-
tal Concern by the state and an Important Bird Area of
Global Significance by the National Audubon Society,
it is home to numerous state and federally listed species.
Development, storm water runoff, storms, sea level
rise and erosion threaten this coastal ecosystem. With
funding from the Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Grants
Program, the Vermont-based National Wildlife Federa-
tion led a coalition of more than 50 state, federal, and
private entities, including MassBays National Estuary
Program, in a $2.9 million proj ect to reduce the vulner-
ability of communities within the Great Marsh. Aproject
called "Community Risk Reduction through Compre-
hensive Coastal Resiliency Enhancement for the Upper
North Shore, Massachusetts" takes a holistic approach
that includes near-term restoration activities and long-
term modeling and planning. Over the past two years,
invasive pepperweed and common reed have been
eradicated from 400 acres of saltmarsh. About 3,000 feet
of dunes were established in front of vulnerable coastal
infrastructure. Dune restoration efforts engaged more
than 350 youth, 28 educators, and hundreds of residents
in 25 community trainings and planting events. Aplan-
ning team identified 100 adaptation strategies that are
integrated into a comprehensive Great Marsh Coastal
Adaptation Plan. Some 1,200 barriers, including dams,
water crossings and culverts, were identified for retro
fits and upgrades. This project navigated the complex
interconnections between natural resource conservation
and economic and political priorities, jurisdictional
authority, and diverse management values.

Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic
(FLPC) is the first clinic of its kind in the nation, focused
on addressing the health enviromnental, and economic
consequences of the laws and policies that govern our
food system. Directed by Emily Broad Leib, FLPC
strives to increase access to healthy foods, support
small-scale and sustainable fanners in breaking into
new commercial markets, and reduce waste of healthy,
wholesome food, while educating students about ways
to use law and policy to impact the food system. FLPC
focuses much of its work on food waste reduction, and
is at the forefront of the effort to achieve the national
goal of halving food loss and waste by 2030.

Food waste, the largest waste stream disposed in the
country, makes up 70 billion pounds or 21 percent of
our municipal solid waste stream. Meanwhile more
than one in 10 households were uncertain of having
enough food. Food production accounts for 50 percent
of land use, 80 percent of freshwater consumption, and
10 percent of energy use in the country. The Harvard
clinic in 2016 hosted conferences, and issued policy
recommendations, toolkits and a documentary on food
waste. The clinic also walks the talk, donating sur-
plus food to Food for Free, putting into practice one
of its policy recommendations. The Harvard clinic's
recommendations, toolkits and policy analyses have
been widely replicated. For example, its fact sheets
supporting food donation in Massachusetts have been
replicated in Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut, as
well as outside New England. In 2016, Time Magazine
named Leib, one of the 5 Most Innovative Women in
Food and Drink in recognition of the clinic's work to
reduce food waste.

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Outfall Monitoring Science
Advisory Panel

Massachusetts

Andrew Solow, Judith Pederson, Scott Nixon (posthumous),
Robert Kenney, Michael Shiaris, Juanita Urban-Rich,
Jim Shine, Robert Beardsley, Geoffrey Trussell

The Outfall Monitoring Science Advisory Panel was
critical to the success of the Boston Harbor cleanup and
recovery. Over the last 18 years, this panel lias held the
MWRA's feet to the fire to ensure permit requirements
were met and that the recovery of Boston Harbor was
not accomplished at the expense of Massachusetts Bay.
This independent group of academic scientists advises
EPA and the state Department of Enviromnental Protec-
tion on the effects of the discharge of about 320 million
gallons per day from MWRA's Deer Island sewage
treatment plant, which is sent nine miles offshore into
Massachusetts Bay. The panel was formed in 1998
as the NPDES permit was being drafted. This permit
incorporates tools to monitor the effects of the discharge
and notify the public when levels of certain indicators
exceed thresholds judged by the panel to be of signifi-
cance. The panel's most important work is evaluating
monitoring program revisions. The MWRA Outfall
Monitoring Program was one of the first such ambient
monitoring programs established as a NPDES permit
condition, and lias been used as a model for monitor-
ing wastewater discharges in other coastal ecosystems.
For almost 20 years, this independent group of highly
regarded marine scientists lias helped ensure the outfall
discharge does not cause adverse effects, and has
provided accountability and credibility to the public.

Youth Environmental & Social
Society Club (Y.E.S.S.)

Massachusetts

Marine debris, trash that pollutes waterways and
oceans, may sit on the seafloor, get caught on rocks or
coral reefs, or float on the surface. Some marine debris
remains in the marine enviromnent for years, which is
of concern because of its persistence and effect on the
enviromnent, wildlife, and human health. The Youth
Enviromnental & Social Society, an afterschool club
at Bridgewater-Raynliam Regional and Middleborough
high schools, focuses on community activities related
to sustainability and fair trade, along with other social
concerns. In2016, Y.E.S.S. partnered withBridgewater
State University on community projects that taught
students and others about marine debris and wildlife.
In April, Y.E.S.S. students from the schools partnered
with the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance for
an educational activity at the Herring Run Festival in
Middleborough where participants examined marine
debris and determined how long each item would take
to degrade. Y.E.S.S. students cleaned Plymouth Beach
in May, collecting marine debris that washed up on the
beach. They picked up more than 150 cigarette butts
and about 30 plastic bags. Students performed several
other marine debris and land pollution reduction efforts.
They collaborated with local high schools, universities,
and nonprofits and made a video of their activities to
share their projects with other schools and communi-
ties. The students shared the video through Bridgewater
television, at schools and with Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math campers to encourage other
students to participate in Y.E.S.S., support environ-
mental sustainability and obtain a degree in sciences.

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Centro de Apoyo Familiar

Lawrence, Massachusetts

Damans Batista and Walkiria Pool

Centro de Apoyo Familiar was founded in Lawrence in
2006 by Damaris Batista and Walkiria Pool to "revital-
ize communities through economic, social and educa-
tional empowerment in collaboration with faith-based
organizations." Their simple approach continues to get
sustainable results through effective communication to
raise the awareness of communities hurt by environmen-
tal, social and health issues. The train-the-trainer model
that Centro uses is known in Spanish as the "promotora
model." Individuals are trained as community workers
and build local capacity by training disadvantaged
residents. The center's model can be easily replicated,
particularly among immigrant populations who rely on
religious belief and the church for support. It is through
this connection that the organization has successfully
addressed the needs of a largely Hispanic community.
Resident church leaders are trained as promotoras and
work to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of
residents who face poverty, high lead levels, high rates
of pediatric asthma and obesity and an unfair share of
enviromnental burdens. Using this model, Centro has
made incredible in-roads over the past year, training
over 1,000 families and 3,000 individuals in astluna
management at daycare centers and homes. They trained
over 200 individuals in recycling; 1,038 individuals in
healthy eating and better lifestyle choices; mentored
over 100 youth to reduce dropout rates. In 2016, CAF
was recognized by the White House. This model has
also allowed EPA enviable access to under-served
communities that otherwise may not be possible.

Weather Ready Mattapoisett

Mattapoisett, Massachusetts

In 2015, Mattapoisett began looking at their drinking
water and wastewater infrastructure to see how vulner-
able the town would be to future storms and flooding.
At the request of town officials, a group of community
members studied their past to better prepare for their
future. Their resulting projects are models for other
communities and the director of a global policy program
at MIT plans to include this effort in a book about
forging tools to prepare for the future amid changes.
Weather Ready Mattapoisett, as the project was named,
collected stories and pictures from the past and digitized
them to share with the local cable television station.
About a dozen residents provided more than 120 items.
The cable station recorded residents interviewing Matta-
poisett survivors from the 1938 and 1991 hurricanes,
and edited these into short stories that were shared on
a web site. Local officials working with Old Rochester
Cable TV created a video telling citizens how to: get
information about extreme weather, create a commu-
nication plan, and prepare homes to reduce the risk of
hazardous materials and sewer backups. This video airs
before maj or weather events. A Boy Scout marked past
flood levels for an Eagle Scout project. And the group
collected pictures from the 1938 flood and used google
maps to compare them to current views of the same
places. This project represents the best of a community
working together for enviromnental protection.

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environmental merit awards 2017 children's environmental health

Roberta Hazen Aaronson

Childhood Lead Action Project

Roberta Hazen Aaronson lias been a visionary leader
in Rhode Island's childhood lead poisoning movement,
with a track record spanning more than 25 years as
executive director of the Childhood Lead Action Project
and involvement in most of the important statewide
lead poisoning efforts. The Project has worked to
eliminate childhood lead poisoning through education,
parent support, and advocacy. It is known as a leading
resource for lead education and information locally and
nationally. Roberta, who retired this winter, started her
quest as a parent at a time when one in three children in
Providence was poisoned by lead, then continued as an
advocate for the community. Roberta's vision inspired
many to take a creative, highly effective approach,
tailoring outreach to the needs and culture of each
community. She has valued having bilingual staff to
get out the word. She trained case managers so they
could help families identify lead hazards, access lead
poisoning prevention resources, and assert legal rights
to lead-safe housing.

Roberta's advocacy through the Project sparked the
State to pursue its successful landmark lawsuit against

lead paint manufacturers. Her work also helped pass
the Lead Hazard Mitigation Act of 2002, which lias
resulted in lead prevention training for thousands
of landlords and opened up avenues of justice for
families of lead poisoned children. The project taught
realtors and property owners how to control lead
hazards in rental units, and tenants how to avoid
lead poisoning. Some 24,000 parents, immigrants
and refugees, tenants, health workers, homeowners,
and professionals in high-risk communities learned
about lead dangers and resources and 8,000 people
were trained on lead prevention and mitigation. In
addition to education and outreach efforts, Roberta
helped build strong, sustainable networks, such as
the Get the Lead Out Coalition, which advocates
for state and local policies protecting children from
lead exposure. Thanks in no small part to Roberta's
pioneering work, lead poisoning in the state is
significantly reduced. There is little doubt the work
Roberta started will continue until childhood lead
poisoning is eliminated.

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2017 Special Thanks

Vocalist

Danny Rodriguez has worked at the Environmental
Protection Agency for sixteen years. Working at the
EPA, while in high school and college, afforded Danny
the value of understanding the important work of this
Agency in protecting the enviromnent. His efforts in
protecting the enviromnent began at the age of fifteen
where he worked with a team of environmentally-
focused youths in presenting ideas to community lead-
ers for vacant lots, including brownfields sites, in
enviromnental justice communities. Since, Danny has
continued to work on efforts in protecting our environ-
ment. During his early teenage years, Danny began to
sing in his family's place of worship and lias, ever since,
continued to learn the value of singing and music.

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2017 Special Thanks

Accompaniment

Ray Cavicchio and his ama-~ing invention, the Cavichord

Ray's musical career started in Hollywood at age 16 as a marimba artist on the
Lawrence Welk Show. Although the producers wanted Ray and his brother, Rob,
to stay on with the Welk show, the offer was politely declined due to their college
aspirations. Ray has a PhD. from Tufts in Psychology-Medical Engineering, and is
a patent holder. He is a photographer, computer-graphic artist, and an instrument-
rated private pilot.

Ray had classical piano lessons from age 8 to 12, followed by some marimba les-
sons from his dad, Salvy, a virtuoso featured on several popular radio and TV shows in the 1940s and 1950s.
Salvy's brother, Dan, gave Ray an accordion when Ray was in college. Ray soon rigged the accordion with
an electronic bass device using circuitry copied from an organ pedal-board. Unfortunately, a few years later
this unique accordion was stolen along with the special bass device. However upsetting it seemed at the time,
technology had evolved, and Ray patented an innovative circuit, incorporating several improvements, thus
paving the way for his ultimate keyboard instrument, the Cavichord.

Cavichorcl

A standard accordion has bass and chord buttons on the left side, and a piano-style keyboard on the right. The
Cavichord makes good use of this intrinsic triple-section design while adding a fourth section of melody derived
from the highest note played with the right hand. Each of these four sections can play a unique combination
of sounds simultaneously depending on how the Cavichord is squeezed. With practice, it can sound and feel
as though there were a symphony orchestra under one's fingertips with each section responding independently
yet harmoniously. Therefore, all of the music is fundamentally live at all times.

You will hear the exhilarating sound of a harp glissando. No other keyboard in the world has this feature. These
arpeggios were recorded live as Ray played them. He invented special circuitry that allows reproduction of
these arpeggios at will using the chord buttons of the Cavichord.

www.raycaviccliio.com

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Rivanna Natural Designs, Inc.

Green Awards for your next green event

At Rivanna Natural Designs, we believe products
that express gratitude, reward performance, and
celebrate excellence should harm neither the planet
nor the people who create, purchase, or receive
them. We are honored to create these awards for
the EPA's New England Region. The glass for the
awards comes from a 100-year-old family-owned
artisan glass company in West Virginia that trans-
forms crushed bottle glass. The ebony glass awards
are smooth, rich, and sandblast flawlessly. It's diffi-
cult to believe they are made from glass dust that
would otherwise be considered hazardous waste.

The central principal of our business is that, in
its every aspect, our work must reflect our strong
obligation to our clients, coworkers, community,
and enviromnent. A certified woman-owned busi-
ness and B Corporation, we participate in a number
of voluntary programs aimed at minimizing our
environmental footprint, including EPA's Green
Power Partnership and ENERGY STAR® for Small
Business.

www.rivannadesigns.com

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