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CHAPTER 7 

LIST OF PREPARERS 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Levenstein, David 

EIS Responsibilities: Document Manager 

Education: B.S., Entomology, University of Georgia 

 A.A.S., Biotechnology, Farmingdale State College 

Experience: 27 years 

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 

Beatson, Bryan

EIS Responsibilities: Waste Management Lead 

Education: M.S., Environmental Science and Public Policy, George Mason University 

 B.S., Biology, Radford University 

Experience: 13 years 

Burns, Thomas 

EIS Responsibilities: Ecological Risks Lead 

Education: Ph.D., Ecology, University of Georgia 

 M.S., Marine Biology, University of Miami 

 B.S., Biology, University of Notre Dame 

Experience: 30 years 

Cavanaugh, Sydel 

EIS Responsibilities: Public Meeting Coordinator; Manager–Chapter 8, “Distribution List” 

Education: B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies-Personnel and Sociology, University of Maryland, 

 Baltimore County 

Experience: 24 years 

DiMarzio, John 

EIS Responsibilities: Project Manager; Manager–Chapter 1, “Introduction and Purpose and Need for 

Agency Action” 

Education: M.S., Geology, George Washington University 

 B.S., Geology, University of Maryland 

Experience: 28 years 

Dixon, Sharay 

EIS Responsibilities: Infrastructure Lead

Education: B.S., Environmental Management, University of Maryland University College 

 A.S., Applied Science, Weather Technology 

Experience: 11 years 
Draft Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury Environmental Impact Statement 

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Folk, Kevin 

EIS Responsibilities: Geology and Soils Lead; Water Resources Lead; Manager–Chapter 4, 

“Environmental Consequences,” Appendix B, “Impact Assessment 

Methodology” 

Education: M.S., Environmental Biology, Hood College 

 B.A., Geoenvironmental Studies, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 

 A.A., General Studies, Frederick Community College 

Experience: 20 years 

Gagne, Roger 

EIS Responsibilities: Website Manager

Education: A.A., Computer Science/Business Programming, Montgomery Community 

College 

Experience: 18 years 

Gorden, Milton 

EIS Responsibilities: Transportation Risk Lead

Education: B.S., Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University 

Experience: 19 years 

Greene, Aaron 

EIS Responsibilities: Ecological Resources Lead; Manager–Appendix E, “Common and Scientific 

Names of Plant and Animal Species” 

Education: M.S., Environmental Science, Indiana University 

 B.S., Environmental Science, Mansfield University 

Experience: 7 years 

Heiser, Scott 

EIS Responsibilities: Manager–Chapter 2, “Facility Description, Alternatives, and Comparison of 

Environmental Consequences,” Appendix C, “Storage Facility Construction and 

Operations Data,” “Comment Response Document” 

Education: M.S., Engineering Management, University of Maryland 

 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 

University 

Experience: 18 years 

Hoffman, Robert 

EIS Responsibilities: Land Use and Visual Resources Lead 

Education: B.S., Environmental Resource Management, Pennsylvania State University 

Experience: 24 years 

Kaiser, Geoffrey 

EIS Responsibilities: Human Health Risk Lead; Manager–Appendix D, “Human Health and 

Ecological Risk Assessment Analysis” 

Education: Ph.D., Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, 

Cambridge, United Kingdom 

M.A., Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 

B.A., Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 

Experience: 41 years 
List of Preparers 

7–3

Martindale, Susan 

EIS Responsibilities: Public Outreach Support

Experience: 10 years 

Mirsky, Steve 

EIS Responsibilities: Human Health Risk–Accident and Intentional Destructive Acts Analyses

Education: M.S., Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University 

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Cooper Union 

Experience: 33 years 

Papa, Patricia 

EIS Responsibilities: Public Outreach Manager; Manager–Summary and Guide for Stakeholders

Education: B.A., Journalism and Psychology, Syracuse University 

Experience: 24 years 

Pietzyk, Sharon 

EIS Responsibilities: Administrative Record Manager

Education: M.S., Systems Management, University of Southern California 

B.S., Biology, James Madison University 

Experience: 27 years 

Prindiville, Kerry 

EIS Responsibilities: Mercury Inventory Lead 

Education: M.S., Environmental Engineering, Washington State University 

B.S., Environmental Science, Washington State University 

Experience: 13 years 

Rhone, Jacquelyn 

EIS Responsibilities: Document Production Manager; Manager–Appendix A, “The Mercury Export 

Ban Act of 2008, Federal Register Notices, and Other Public Notices” 

Appendix F, “Cooperating Agency Agreements,” Appendix G, “Contractor and 

Subcontractor National Environmental Policy Act Disclosure Statements” 

Education: A.Sc., Radiological Health Technology, Central Florida Community College 

Experience: 37 years 

Robinson, Linda 

EIS Responsibilities: Project Quality Advisor

Education: Executive M.B.A., Loyola College 

B.S. Ed., Earth Sciences, Texas Christian University 

Experience: 36 years 

Robinson, Sandra 

EIS Responsibilities: Cultural Resources Lead 

Education: A.A., General Studies, Frederick Community College 

Experience: 21 years 

Schatzel, Sean 

EIS Responsibilities: Socioeconomics Lead; Environmental Justice Lead 

Education: B.A., Political Economics/Public Administration, Bloomsburg University 

Experience: 2 years 
Draft Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury Environmental Impact Statement 

7–4

Schinner, James 

EIS Responsibilities: Cumulative Impacts Lead; Manager–Chapter 3, “Affected Environment” 

Education: Ph.D., Wildlife Management, Michigan State University 

 M.S., Zoology, University of Cincinnati 

 B.S., Zoology, University of Cincinnati 

Experience: 37 years 

Smith, Alison 

EIS Responsibilities: Editor; Manager–Chapter 6, “Glossary,” Chapter 9, “Index” 

Education: B.A., English Language and Literature, University of Maryland, College Park 

Experience: 3 years 

Smith, Charlotte 

EIS Responsibilities: Public Outreach Support

Experience: 11 years 

Soverow, Walter 

EIS Responsibilities: Administrative Record Coordinator; Public Outreach Support 

Education: B.S., Business Administration, Rochester Institute of Technology 

Experience: 15 years 

Werth, Robert 

EIS Responsibilities: Meteorology, Air Quality, and Noise Lead 

Education: B.A., Physics, Gordon College 

Experience: 35 years 

Wherley, Patricia 

EIS Responsibilities: Responsible Corporate Manager, SAIC

Education: B.A., Geography, George Washington University 

Experience: 39 years 

SPECTRA TECH, INC. 

Stevens, Pam 

EIS Responsibilities: Manager–Chapter 5, “Environmental Laws, Regulations, Permits, and Other 

Potentially Applicable Requirements” 

Education: B.A., Biology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 

Experience: 17 years