2023 EPA Region 8 Radon Stakeholders Meeting

EPA Region 8 Radon Stakeholders Meeting 2023

Attendee List - April 21 2023

Agenda

Quiz Online (CE credit given only for those who attend in person)

Presentations

• EPA Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Centers
• NRPP Update - Diane Swecker
• NRSB Update - Sara Romero
• Heidi Nafman Onda & Dr. Pierre Onda - Lung Cancer Survivor
• Colorado Environmental Public Health Tracking Radon Data - Margaret Horton
  • Colorado Radon Data from EPHT
• Local Health Deparment SIRG funded activities
  • Diego Betts,Walking Mountains
  • Madison Pitts,Jefferson Co.
• Low Income Radon Mitigation Assistance (LIRMA) Program - Chrys Kelley
• CO Dept of Regulatory Agencies - Licensing Regulation - Bruce Snead
• Utah Radon Outreach - Eleanor Divver
  • Utah Radon Lung Cancer Story
  • Utah Radon Lung Cancer Story Follow Up
• International Residential Code Appendix F Adoption for Denver - Bruce Snead, James Sobey, Bryan Coy, Rachel Peterson
• Standards Overview - Brian Hanson
  • HUD & FHFA testing standards
  • Multi-family, large buildings, & schools standards
• CR3 Premier Youth Ambassador Program - Jackie Nixon

Speaker Bios (as supplied)

• KC Becker - EPA Region 8 Regional Administrator
• Diane Swecker - NRPP & AARST
  • Diane Swecker, the new Executive Director of AARST, holds degrees in civil engineering and has more than 25 years of program management experience in both the private and public sectors. With a career serving in multiple leadership roles in technical organizations Diane has proven successes in association and certification work. Recently coming from the American Society of Civil Engineers as director of one of its 9 technical institutes, Diane has a demonstrated track record in membership growth, oversight of certifications, supporting standards development and facilitating the work of diverse and talented teams. 
• Margaret Horton - CO EPHT
  • Margaret Horton is an environmental epidemiologist and a co-program manager of the Colorado Environmental Public Health Tracking program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Her work focuses on the analysis, visualization, and interpretation of environmental health data to promote health throughout Colorado. 
• Diego Betts - Walking Mountains
  • Diego grew up in New Jersey and moved to Colorado in 2015. He started his work at Walking Mountains Science Center in 2021 and took over management of the radon program in Eagle County at that time. Through his work in building science, and having had several close family members affected by cancer diagnoses, radon awareness hits close to home. He hopes to see the impact of the radon program continue to grow in his community. When not in the office, you can find him recreating in the mountains he now calls home.