Leadership
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.
Vice-President, Kellye Dundon
kellye.dundon [at] nwnatural.gov
Kellye Dundon is NW Natural’s Environmental Policy Manager, based in Portland, Oregon. In this role, she oversees carbon compliance, greenhouse gas reporting, energy efficiency customer programs, operational sustainability initiatives, and environmental policy development at the federal, state, and local levels. She is passionate about educating employees, customers, policymakers, and the general public on the future of the gas system. Kellye is an active member of NW Natural’s Strategic Energy Management Team and Sustainability Team, which focus on reducing the company’s energy use and environmental impact. Her professional background is in air quality and acoustics, including permitting and regulatory compliance.
Kellye has been deeply involved with A&WMA and PNWIS, serving in multiple leadership roles, including PNWIS Director (2023–2025), 2024 PNWIS Conference Planning Committee, Oregon Chapter Chair (2019–2021), Oregon Chapter Vice Chair (2017–2019), and Oregon Chapter Secretary (2013–2017). In addition to her A&WMA involvement, she serves on the boards of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and Our Nation’s Energy Future (ONE Future), an organization working to reduce fugitive methane emissions across the entire natural gas value chain. Kellye plans to bring her leadership experience and knowledge of non-profit management back to the PNWIS Board and strengthen membership involvement and program offerings.
Kellye is a proud environmental sciences graduate of UC Berkeley, Go Bears! Outside of work, she enjoys chasing around her three-year-old, exploring Portland’s restaurant scene, working in her gardening, and watching college football.
Past-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.
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 Nabstedt
RobynN [at] nwcleanairwa.com
Robyn Nabstedt is an environmental engineer with the Northwest Clean Air Agency in Washington state. She has spent 13 years 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. The networking and educational opportunities provided by A&WMA have helped Robyn grow both professionally and personally and she shows her gratitude by volunteering her time. Outside of her environmental work you can find Robyn sailing, biking, or trying to convince people to telemark ski.
Treasurer-Elect, Lyn Tober
LynT [at] nwcleanairwa.gov
Director, Jenelle Scott (2025 – 2027 term)
jscott [at] maulfoster.com
Jenelle is a Project Air Quality Special at Maul Foster & Alongi, bringing eight years of experience as a process and productivity engineer with Intel Corporation and 13 years in environmental health and safety compliance. Over two decades of professional experience, she has tackled everything from air quality permitting, compliance monitoring, and spill planning to waste characterization, hazardous waste management, and stormwater management, as well as wastewater permitting and safety planning. Jenelle has consulted for a variety of industries in both the private and public sectors. Her broad base of experience includes aerospace, agriculture, construction, electronic materials, food products, nuclear cleanup, painting, plastics and composites fabrication, pharmaceuticals, wood products, utilities, and surface and underground mining.
Jenelle has been a member of A&WMA since 2013 serving as a Director on the PNWIS board, leading and supporting the Inland Northwest Chapter and co-chairing the first post-COVID PNWIS annual conference 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!
Director, John Pavitt (2026 – 2028 term)
jpavitt11 [at] gmail.com
John Pavitt is a former US EPA air inspector, retiring in 2024 with a Regional Distinguished Career Award. He inspected hundreds of facilities over 36 years, including oil and gas wells, pipelines, military, gold and silver mines, power plants and asbestos job sites.
John recently started Pavitt Environmental Consulting LLC, focusing on air compliance review. He teaches air compliance classes to state and local agencies under contract with EPA’s air program. He is a Director on the AWMA PNWIS, AK Chapter Board and also serves on the Alaska Pacific University (APU) Environmental Public Health external advisory committee, dropping in occasionally to meet students and give presentations.
Director, Norma Job (2026 – 2028 term)
norma.job [at] ashgrove.com
My name is Norma Job and I am the Environmental Manager for the Durkee Oregon Ash Grove Cement facility for the past 20.5 years. I have been active in the AWMA – PNWIS since 2009 and started helping with the planning of the annual conferences since 2012 and currently work on the registration side of the planning. I was previously on the Board as a Director from 2016-2018 and then again from 2020-2021 and received the Robert Stockman Distinguished Achievement Award last year. I graduated from Montana Tech many moons ago and received a BS degree in Environmental Engineering . I worked for the State of South Dakota and the Commonwealth of Virginia in the water permitting programs prior to moving to Oregon.
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.
- Chairs:
Marcus Holland: mholland [at] waterenvtech.com
Kurt Richman: KRichman [at] landauinc.com
- Vice-Chairs:
Christopher Lindsey: ChrisDLindsey [at] gmail.com
Jay McAlpine: jdmac6 [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
- Members: 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
- Chair: Jenelle Scott
- Members: Mark Milner, Norma Job, Maggie Corbin, 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 - Members: 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: Aïssata Cissé
- Members: Melody Kieneker, Mike Wirtz, Robyn Nabstedt
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
- Members: Jeromy Adams, Catie Baldridge
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
- Members: 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: Catie Baldridge and Bill Henne
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PNWIS Board - A&WMA
A&WMA Board Member – Director: Kim Marcus Kim.Marcus [at] erm.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 — Stacy Lamar — SLamer [at] Carollo.com
- Inland Northwest Chapter — David Finley — davidfinley17 [at] gmail.com
- Montana Chapter — Marcus Holland — mholland [at] waterenvtech.com
- Oregon Chapter — Rafe Christopherson — rafe.christopherson [at] gmail.com
- Puget Sound Chapter — Nancy Liang — nliang [at] trinityconsultants.com
- Vancouver Island Chapter — Mark Milner — MMilner [at] hemmera.com
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
- Washington State University — Courtney Gardner
- Eastern Washington University — Carmen Nezat
- University of Puget Sound — Dan Burgard — dburgard [at] pugetsound.edu
PNWIS – Annual Conference: Planning Committee Chairs
2027 Montana
Bill Henne
2026 Alaska
Catie Baldridge
2025 Boise
Krista Kinsey
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
