The BCONE Regulatory Committee enhances connection and communication among state environmental regulatory agencies with the primary objective to promote the inter-state communication of brownfields-focused regulatory issues, concerns, and approaches to guidance. The committee supports brownfields redevelopment as a mechanism for positive societal impact. Sharing information about successful practices with stakeholders across the brownfields redevelopment community will maximize the benefits of local, State, and Federal brownfields resources.
2024 BCONE Regulatory Committee Members (alphabetical order)
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Michael Deely
Michael Deely is the Manager of the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF) program and the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund program at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. Michael had previously spent 18 years at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection overseeing the HDSRF program and redevelopment projects in the Office of Brownfield and Community Revitalization.
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David Foss
David is the Statewide Brownfields Coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. He works with a broad range of stakeholders including municipalities, developers, property owners, the US EPA, regional planning commissions, and other state agencies to facilitate and promote the assessment and cleanup of Brownfield sites throughout Massachusetts, and return the sites to productive use.
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John Gross
John Gross is the Environmental Group Manager with the PADEP’s Land Recycling Program, responsible for implementing and maintaining the brownfield (Act 2) program.
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Amanda Limacher
Ms. Limacher has worked in the Remediation Division of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection since 2008, overseeing the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites in southwest Connecticut and as a state expert on Environmental Use Restrictions. She has been the Brownfields Coordinator since November 2023. Prior to working for the State, she was employed as an environmental consultant. Ms. Limacher graduated from Champlain College with an A.S. in Accounting, UCONN with a B.S. in Agriculture and Natural Resources, and University of Hartford with a Paralegal Certificate.
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Josephine O’Grady
Josephine O’Grady is a full-time HDSRF Coordinator in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Office of Brownfield & Community Revitalization. In this role, she reviews grant and loan applications for the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund, serves on the Regulatory Committee for the Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast, and assists Brownfield Project Managers in various case management responsibilities in coordination with municipalities. Josephine is specifically passionate abo developing strong relationships with municipalities and redeveloping brownfield properties to increase local outdoor recreation opportunities.
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