Chuck Epperson (President)
- Honored by the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) with a Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contributions to protect and promote the health, welfare, and safety of the American public and our environment.
- Honored by the State Bar of Texas for successful management of the Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP).
- Formulated business plans, drafted operating budgets, and contracts as an executive officer in a brownfield acquisition business that generated more than $2 million in profits.
- Drafted language for three state environmental laws including the Texas VCP, Texas Innocent Owner/Operator Program (IOP), and the Texas Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) and regulations that initiated these programs that serve to protect public health, safety, and the environment.
- Managed the TCEQ Voluntary Cleanup Program for seven years during which more 1,200 properties entered the program and over 300 received certificates of completion.
- Worldwide real estate due diligence manager responsible for assessing potential risk due to environmental contamination at acquired or divested properties for a Fortune 500 company.
- Closed more than 60 environmental projects for more than 40 private sector clients on matters regarding environmental due diligence in real estate transactions, Superfund, Corrective Action,
- litigation support, and regulatory compliance.
- Testified before the Texas State Legislature and to EPA headquarters regarding VCP and Superfund reform issues.
- Drafted technical recommendations for numerous enforcement orders before state and federal environmental agencies.
- Inspected over 50 hazardous and solid waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities for compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
- M.S. – Biology - Texas State University (1985)
- B.S. – Biology - Texas State University (1983)
- litigation support, and regulatory compliance.
Deanna Epperson (CEO)
B.S. Biology, M.S. Chemistry, Texas State University
Deanna is the majority owner of the company - woman-owned (HUB) business. She reviews potential employee qualifications, conducts interviews and employee reviews, and monitors employee performance. She has been in the environmental industry for over 30 years.
Specialties:
· Indoor/Ambient Air Monitoring Expert – She collects air samples at optimal locations to ascertain the air quality concerning soil and sub-slab soil vapor intrusion exposure. These results are compiled and reported to the State and Federal agencies to obtain approval of adequate human health and environmental safety.
· Chemical Data Quality Assurance Specialist – She reviews data from the laboratory for compliance with State and Federal regulations regarding the analysis of chemicals of concern and usability for report submittals.
· Environmental Design CAD Specialist – She constructs and draws environmental site property maps for report submittals to State and Federal agencies on behalf of our clients.
Completed analytical data trend reports, laboratory raw data sheet reviews, and TCEQ TRRP-13 Data Usability Summaries for commercial clients. Wrote Quality Assurance Project Plans for more than 20 State and Federal Superfund sites. Management of Site Assessment Investigations. Supervised soil and groundwater field sampling QA/QC for more than 30 contaminated property site assessments.
- Independent Contractor - QA/QC Data Validation Chemist - 2002-2011
- Successfully completed analytical data trend reports, laboratory raw data sheet reviews, and TCEQ TRRP-13 Data Usability Summaries for environmental consulting firms and commercial development companies including Intera, Inc., Epperson Consulting, LLC, and Brownfields Stewardship Fund.
- TCEQ - QA/QC Manager - 1992-1997
- Developed and managed QAPPs and QA/QC activities for State and Federal Superfund sites within the Superfund Site Discovery and Assessment Program and Preliminary Assessment Site Investigation Program. Provided analytical expertise to the Assessment Team, coordinated with the laboratory, and provided oversight of the data validation of thousands of samples submitted for the complete analytical suite: (volatile and semivolatile) organics, RCRA metals, pesticides, and PCBs.
M.S. - Chemistry - Texas State University (1990)
- B.S. - Biology - Texas State University (1984)
Cathy Kobylinski
Environmental Project Manager
B.S. Bioenvironmental Sciences – Texas A&M University 2011
M.S. Soil Science – Texas A&M University 2019
Before working in the environmental consulting field, Cathy worked in public health as an Environmental Health Specialist before returning to school to obtain her Master’s in Soil Science. She has been with Epperson Environmental Group since October 2019 and serves as an Associate Environmental Project Manager.
Duties and specialties include:
· Groundwater, surface soil and soil boring sample collection, soil identification, and description, monitoring well installation & development, and surveying.
· Writing and compiling various reports including Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments, Affected Property Assessment Reports, Municipal Setting Designation, Response Action Plans, Response Action Completion Reports, and others. Construction of soil boring logs using the program Strater. Creating groundwater gradient maps. Environmental data organization and analysis.
Cathy is currently working closely with a Professional Geologist to obtain her own Professional Geologist certification with a focus on soil science.
