Leadership

President, Stephen Coe

scoe [at] waterenvtech.com

Stephen Coe brings over 30 years of environmental engineering and planning experience to his role as President of PNWIS. A Senior Engineer at WET since 2019, Stephen leads planning and permitting services with a focus on air quality, stormwater, and mining operations. His expertise spans both private industry and state government, offering a comprehensive perspective on environmental management.

Stephen’s technical background includes air quality permitting, environmental due diligence, regional haze planning, SIP/FIP development, and pollution control system design. He has also contributed to climate action planning, greenhouse gas inventories, and LEED/green building initiatives. His planning portfolio includes Growth Policies, PROST Master Plans, Community Resiliency Plans, and Drought Management Plans.

A strong advocate for community engagement, Stephen has led public outreach strategies for major master plan developments. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in seven states and holds a BS in Environmental Engineering from Montana Tech. He is also a certified planner (AICP) and holds certifications in MS4 Stormwater Management, OSHA HAZWOPER, MSHA, and Six Sigma Greenbelt.

Stephen is an active member of the Air & Waste Management Association and the Montana Association of Planners. He also serves on several local boards, including the Urban Revitalization Agency Board, the Butte-Silver Bow Zoning Board of Adjustment, and the Montana Technological University Industrial Advisory Board.

As PNWIS President, Stephen is committed to advancing the Section’s mission of fostering environmental leadership and providing a neutral forum for education, networking, and the exchange of technical knowledge across the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada.

Vice President, Agata McIntyre

AgataM [at] nwcleanairwa.gov

Agata has been working in the environmental field since 1999 and spent much of her career as an air quality regulator. She’s currently the Engineering Manager at the Northwest Clean Air Agency in Mount Vernon, WA.

Agata has been a member of A&WMA and PNWIS since 2000. She’s served in numerous roles including as the Puget Sound Chapter board president, PNWIS treasurer, PNWIS technical committee co-chair, and helped to organize several PNWIS conferences.

Agata earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Washington, Evans School. She is a registered professional engineer in Washington.

Past-President, Chris Kitchen

ChrisJK [at] pscleanair.gov

Chris Kitchen is a Manager of Inspection at the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.  Chris has 15 years of experience at regulatory agencies, industry, and consulting. Chris has been involved with A&WMA since 2015 in a variety of roles at the chapter, section, and national level. Chris participates in PNWIS because it offers a neutral forum in which to learn about ongoing and upcoming environmental issues, advance his technical knowledge and to network with other environmental professionals in the area. In his spare time Chris enjoys hanging out with his triplet daughters.

Secretary, Selina Lee-Andersen

selina.leeandersen [at] gmail.com

Selina Lee-Andersen practices environmental and Aboriginal law in Vancouver, Canada. Selina’s practice spans a range of industries from energy and oil and gas, to mining and infrastructure. Selina also specializes in climate change law, where she advises clients on offset systems, emissions trading, regulatory compliance and clean technologies. She advises pro bono clients on a range of environmental and regulatory issues, including plastic pollution in the marine environment. Selina is also an active member of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), and is a volunteer trainer with Supporting Inclusive Resource Development in East Africa, a project sponsored by the CBA and Global Affairs Canada.

Treasurer, Robyn Jones

rjone81 [at] gmail.com

Robyn Jones is an environmental engineer with the Northwest Clean Air Agency in Washington state. She has spent a decade in the air quality field as a consultant, a petroleum refining industry professional, and a regulator. Her involvement with A&WMA started when she was a student at Louisiana State University, and continued after her move to the PNW where she served as a board member of the Puget Sound Chapter and now PNWIS. Robyn believes the networking and educational opportunities provided by A&WMA have helped her grow both professionally and personally. Outside of work you can find Robyn sailing, biking, or breaking sewing machine needles.

Treasurer-Elect, Lyn Tober

LynT [at] nwcleanairwa.gov

Lyn Tober is a chemical engineer with the Northwest Clean Air Agency in Mount Vernon, WA where she works on permitting and regulatory compliance for a variety of industrial sources. In addition to Treasurer and Treasurer-Elect, she has been PNWIS Board Secretary.  Lyn participates in PNWIS because it offers a neutral forum in which to learn about ongoing and upcoming environmental issues and to network with other environmental professionals in the area. And for the dancing at the annual PNWIS conference!

Director, Aïssata Cissé (2024 – 2026 term)

AissataC [at] pscleanair.gov

Aïssata Cissé is an Inspection Manager at the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency in Seattle, WA. She also has 9+ years of experience in environmental management in all media and health and safety compliance. She earned her Masters and Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

Aïssata has joined A&WMA for couple years, having been a Puget Sound Chapter Board member and recently the past Chair. In her spare time, she loves to explore the Pacific Northwest outdoors.

Director, Marcus Holland (2024 – 2026 term)

mholland [at] waterenvtech.com

Marcus Holland is a Project Engineer at Water & Environmental Technologies in Butte, Montana. Marcus graduated with an MS in Environmental Engineering from Montana Technological University with research focused on usage of bacterial mats as membrane filters for point-of-use water purification. Professionally, Marcus has 8 years’ experience in consulting, with a focus on contaminated site investigation, remediation, and monitoring, along with Environmental Site Assessments.

Marcus began involvement with PNWIS as a student in 2018, and became an A&WMA member in 2024.

Director, Jenelle Scott (2025 – 2027 term)

jscott [at] maulfoster.com

Jenelle is a Project Air Quality Specialist at Maul Foster, and Alongi. She has over 12 years of experience in environmental consulting, including air quality permitting and compliance, hazardous waste management, water quality permitting and compliance, and ISO 14001 auditing.  She also has 8 years of experience in high volume manufacturing.

Jenelle has been a member of A&WMA since 2013 serving as chapter president of the Inland Northwest, board member of the Inland Northwest chapter, and co-chair of the first post-COVID PNWIS annual conferences in 2022 (Coeur d’Alene, ID).

Director, Rafe Christopherson (2025 – 2027 term)

rafe.christopherson [at] gmail.com

Rafe Christopherson is a licensed professional engineer with 27 years of environmental engineering experience.  Rafe obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.   While most of Rafe’s work experience has been in air quality, he also has experience in other environmental medias including hazardous waste, stormwater, and wastewater.  Rafe is currently working at Intel as the Technology Development Environmental Manager where his work is focused on various compliance and permitting activities in Oregon and California.  Prior to joining Intel, Rafe worked for the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency for 2 years, in the biofuel industry in the midwest for 7 years and in consulting for 8 years.  Rafe is currently serving as the A&WMA Oregon Chapter Chair and he also served on the PNWIS 2024 Conference Planning Committee.  In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, playing board games, and cheering for the Seattle Seahawks and Mariners!

PNWIS 2025 Executive Board Summary

• President: Stephen Coe,  SCoe [at] waterenvtech.com
• Vice-President: Agata McIntyre, AgataM [at] nwcleanairwa.gov
• Past-President: Chris Kitchen, ChrisJK [at] pscleanair.gov
  Term: 2024
• Secretary: Selina Lee-Andersen, selina.leeandersen [at] gmail.com
  Term: 2023
• Treasurer: Robyn Jones, rjone81 [at] gmail.com
• Treasurer-Elect: Lyn Tober,  LynT [at] nwcleanairwa.gov
• Director: Aïssata Cissé, AissataC [at] pscleanair.gov
  Term: 2024-2026
• Director: Marcus Holland, mholland [at] waterenvtech.com
  Term: 2024-2026
• Director: Janelle Scott, jscott [at] maulfoster.com
  Term: 2025-2027
• Director: Rafe Christopherson, rafe.christopherson [at] gmail.com
  Term: 2025-2027

*Note, PNWIS Chapter Chairs are also voting members of the PNWIS Board.

PNWIS Board – Committees

**Website & Communications Committee**

The Communications Committee maintains the PNWIS website and social media pages. The committee also manages PNWIS’s email communications system. The committee also assists with development and maintenance of PNWIS newsletters, conference displays, and official documents. Each PNWIS Chapter also maintains web/communications contacts who are included as members of the committee.

• Chair:       Kurt Richman: KRichman [at] landauinc.com

• Vice-Chairs:
  Christopher Lindsey: ChrisDLindsey [at] gmail.com

**Finance Committee**

The Finance Committee is comprised of four permanent seats (committee chair, PNWIS Vice President, treasurer, and incoming treasurer), and ideally 2-3 other seats. Our function is to develop financial policies for Board approval, evaluate and make recommendations for investment options, complete financial-related action items identified by the Board, and provide assistance and support for the treasurer as needed.

• Chair: John Haney
  
• Agata McIntyre, Lyn Tober, Chris Kitchen, Robyn Jones, Steve VanSlyke

**Blue Sky Committee**

The purpose of the Blue Sky Committee is to develop and conduct Blue Sky planning events and promote execution of activities and programs to meet Blue Sky goals within PNWIS. The Blue Sky strategic planning initiative was developed to assess progress against the PNWIS strategic plan, to revisit and revise the strategy in preparation for the future, to foster greater communication within the PNWIS family, and to build a consensus around a vision, mission, and actions for PNWIS

• Blue Sky Chair: Mark Milner,  McMilneris [at] gmail.com
• Norma Job, Maggie Corbin, Aïssata Cissé, Stephen Coe, Kellye Dundon

**Awards Committee**

The Awards Committee prepares the Annual Section Awards List for approval by the Board, for presentation at the Annual Conference (plaques and certificates of appreciation, etc.). The Committee also assists the Nominations Committee in providing nominations for consideration by the International Air and Waste Management Association for Annual Awards.

• Chairs: Roylene Cunningham, Cunningham.Roylene [at] epa.gov
  Laurel Peterson, lpeterson [at] slrconsulting.com
• Maggie Corbin

**Young Professionals Committee**

The role of the Young Professionals Committee is to develop and maintain programs and activities focused on early career professionals (up to 35 years old) and promote participation and membership.

• Chair and YP Coordinator:  Betsy Cochran, Betsy [at] springenvironmental.com
• Mark Milner

**Technical Committee**

The role of the Technical Committee is to support technical specialty conferences throughout the PNWIS region on relevant topics of interest/current changes in regulations for industry, consultants, agency employees, and the general public.

• Chairs: Agata McIntyre and Krista Kinsey
• Jeromy Adams, Catie Baldridge, Chris Kitchen, Roylene Cunningham

**Student Programs Committee**

The role of the Student Programs Committee is to evolve and maintain the Environmental Challenge (EC) competition for university-level students in the PNWIS region as well as foster and maintain relationships with regional Universities to promote student participation and membership in the A&WMA.

• Chair: Melody Kieneker
• Kim Marcus, David Finley, Keylin Huddleston

**Conference Committee**

The role of the Conference Committee is to provide assistance and resources to the Annual Conference Planning teams as they plan and prepare for PNWIS annual conferences.

• Chairs: Chris Kitchen, Roylene Cunningham

PNWIS A&WMA Board Members

A&WMA Board Member – Director Kim Marcus KMarcus [at] landauinc.com
A&WMA Board Member – Director Tony Ward Tony.Ward [at] umontana.edu
A&WMA S&C Representative Jay Willenberg – JWillenberg [at] comcast.net

PNWIS Board – Chapter Chairs

• Alaska Chapter — Catie Baldridge — Catie.Baldridge [at] conocophilips.com
• B.C./Yukon Chapter — Mark Milner — MMilner [at] hemmera.com
• Idaho Chapter — Leah Arnold — Leah.Arnold [at] deq.idaho.gov
• Inland Northwest Chapter — David Finley — davidfinley17 [at] gmail.com
• Montana Chapter — Benjamin Schmidt — BSchmidt [at] co.missoula.mt.us
• Oregon Chapter — Katie Kolesar — kkolesar [at] airsci.com
• Puget Sound Chapter — Annika Wallendahl —  Annika.Wallendahl [at] Geosyntec.com
• Vancouver Island Chapter — Markus Kellerhals — Markus.Kellerhals [at] gov.bc.ca

PNWIS Board – Student Chapters (Faculty Contacts)

• Boise State University — Dale Stephenson — DaleStephenson [at] BoiseState.edu
• Huxley (Western Washington Univ.) — Ruth Harper — huxley.awma [at] gmail.com
• Montana Tech. University — Kumar Ganesan — kganesan [at] mtech.edu
• University of Montana — Tony Ward — Tony.Ward [at] mso.umt.edu
• University of Puget Sound — Dan Burgard — dburgard [at] pugetsound.edu

PNWIS – Annual Conference
Planning Committee Chairs

2024 Eugene
Katie Kolesar, kkolesar [at] airsci.com

2023 Suquamish 
Roylene Cunningham, Chris Kitchen
Cunningham.Roylene [at] epa.gov, ChrisK [at] pscleanair.org

2022 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Jenelle Scott
Jenelle [at] springenvironmental.com

2020 and 2021 — Cancelled due to the pandemic

2019 Montana Tech
Kumar Ganesan
KGanesan [at] mtech.edu

2018 Nanaimo
Mark Milner, Rob Dalrymple
mmilner [at] hemmera.com, robdal@shaw.ca

2017 Idaho
Steven Cory StCory [at] q.com

2016 Juneau, AK
Ann Danielson ADanielson [at] slrconsulting.com

2015 Skamania, WA
Jeromy Adams JAdams2 [at] ci.tacoma.wa.us

2014 Spokane, WA
Beth Hodgson Beth [at] springenvironmental.com