Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board
The Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) is established in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to provide consensus advice, information and recommendations on issues related to:
- Enhancing EPA's measurement programs
- Facilitating the operation and expansion of a national environmental accreditation program
History and Mission
In 1995, Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) was initially solely established to solicit consensus advice from the environmental laboratory community on the formation of the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) process and standards. Since then, ELAB’s Charter has been expanded to now provide consensus advice, information and recommendations to:
- Forum on Environmental Measurements (FEM)
- EPA’s Science Advisor
- EPA’s Administrator
ELAB enhances the EPA’s measurement programs in areas such as:
- Validating and disseminating methods for sample collection and for biological, chemical, radiological and toxicological analysis
- Developing scientifically rigorous, statistically sound and representative measurements
- Employing the performance paradigm in environmental monitoring and regulatory programs
- Improving communications and outreach between EPA and its stakeholder communities
- Employing a quality systems approach that ensures that the data gathered and used by the Agency are of known and documented quality
ELAB facilitates the operation and expansion of a national environmental accreditation program. In this regard, ELAB will provide advice and recommendations to EPA on issues that impact the non-governmental community that are related to:
- The operation and expansion of a national environmental accreditation program characterized by an acceptance of the program by all states and suitable for accrediting environmental laboratories or entities of all sizes and types
- Steps that need to be taken in order to facilitate the further implementation of the performance paradigm in the nation’s environmental monitoring and accreditation programs
Members
ELAB is composed of approximately 15 members who are representative of the stakeholder community. Members are selected who have relevant backgrounds and expertise and may include individuals from:
- Trade associations for the environmental laboratory industry
- Trade associations from EPA's regulated community
- Environmental public interest groups
- Academia
- Federal, local and tribal governments
- Laboratory assessment bodies
All ELAB meetings are open to the public and any interested persons may attend at any time. Below is the current membership roster for the Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB).
| ELAB Member | Representing | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
|
Dr. A. Dallas Wait, Chair
|
Consumer Product Ind.
|
Gradient
20 University Road
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 395-5000
A. Dallas Wait (dwait@gradientcorp.com)
|
| Dr. Henry Leibovitz, Vice Chair | APHL | Rhode Island State Health Laboratories 50 Orms Street Providence, RI 02904 Phone (401) 222-5578 Henry Leibovitz (henry.leibovitz@health.ri.gov) |
| Dr. Kim A. Anderson | Oregon State University | Oregon State University 1007 Agric. Life Sciences Bld Corvallis, OR 97331 Phone: (541) 737-8501 Kim Anderson (kim.anderson@orst.edu) |
| Ms. Ann K. Bailey | Puget SoundKeeper Alliance | Puget SoundKeeper Alliance 46313 SE 134th Street North Bend, WA 98045 Phone: (425) 281-0899 Ann Bailey (abailey134@gmail.com) |
| Dr. Brian T. Buckley | Rutgers University | Environmental & Health Sciences Institute 170 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 Phone: (848) 445-0202 Brian Buckley (bbuckley@eohsi.rutgers.edu) |
| Ms. Patricia M. Carvajal | Watershed/Restoration |
San Antonio River Authority
PO Box 839980 San Antonio, TX 78283 Phone: (210) 302-3672 Patricia Carvajal (pmcarvajal@sara-tx.org) |
| Dr. Michael F. Delaney | MWRA | Massachusetts Water Resources Authority 190 Tafts Avenue Winthrop, MA 02152 Phone: (617) 660-7801 Michael Delaney (mike.delaney@mwra.com) |
| Mr. Michael Flournoy | Eurofins Env. Testing US | Eurofins Frontier Global Sciences Inc. 11720 North Creek Parkway N., Suite 400 Bothell, WA 98011 Phone: (425) 686-3562 Michael Flournoy (michaelflournoy@eurofinsus.com) |
| Dr. Keri C. Hornbuckle | University of Iowa | University of Iowa 4105 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts & Sci. Iowa City, IA 52245 Phone: (319) 384-0789 Keri Hornbuckle (keri-hornbuckle@uiowa.edu) |
| Dr. Deyuan (Kitty) Kong | Chevron | Energy Technology Company 100 Chevron Way, 50-1263 Richmond, CA 94802 Phone: (510) 242-1654 Kitty Kong (kitty.kong@chevron.com) |
| Mr. Jeffrey M. Loewe | Industry - NiSource | NiSource Environmental 801 E. 86th Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410 Phone: (219) 647-5249 Jeffrey Loewe (jloewe@NiSource.com) |
| Mr. Brad Meadows | BSK Associates | BSK Associates 1414 Stanislaus Street Fresno, CA 93706 Phone: (559) 497-2888 x211 Brad Meadows (bmeadows@bskassociates.com) |
| Ms. Sharon Mertens | The NELAC Institute | Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District 260 W. Seeboth Street Milwaukee, WI 53204 Phone: (414) 277-6384 Sharon Mertens (smertens@mmsd.com) |
| Ms. Lara P. Phelps, DFO | EPA | USEPA/OSA 109 T.W. Alexander Drive (E243-05) Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Phone: (919) 541-5544 Lara Phelps (phelps.lara@epa.gov) |
| Dr. Mahesh P. Pujari | NACWA | Env. Monitoring Div., City of Los Angeles 12000 Vista Del Mar Playa del Ray, CA 90293 Phone: (310) 648-5836 Mahesh Pujari (mahesh.pujari@lacity.org) |
| Mr. Elan Rieser | Utility Water Act Group | Con Edison Company of New York 31-01 20th Avenue, Building 138 Astoria, NY 11105 Phone: (718) 204-4192 Elan Rieser (riesere@coned.com) |
| Ms. Debra A. Waller | State of NJ Dept. of Health | NJ Department of Environmental Protection 401 E. State Street, Mail code 401-02D Trenton, NJ 08625 Phone: (609) 984-7732 Debra Waller (debra.waller@dep.nj.gov) |
Meetings and Events Calendar
The upcoming schedule of Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) meetings and other events relevant to the work of the board are listed below. Please contact the Designated Federal Official (DFO), Lara Phelps (phelps.lara@epa.gov) or (919) 541-5544, if you are interested in joining any of the board's meetings via teleconference.
| Meeting/Event | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ELAB Monthly Teleconference | 2/17/16 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) |
| ELAB Monthly Teleconference | 3/16/16 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) |
| ELAB Monthly Teleconference | 4/20/16 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) |
| ELAB Monthly Teleconference | 5/18/16 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) |
| ELAB Monthly Teleconference | 6/15/16 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) |
| ELAB Monthly Teleconference | 7/20/16 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) |
| ELAB Face-to-Face Meeting in Orange County, CA | 8/8/16 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm (PT) |
| Forum on Laboratory Accreditation; Orange County, CA | 8/8/16-8/12/16 | Schedule Varies |
| ELAB Monthly Teleconference | 9/21/16 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) |
| ELAB Monthly Teleconference | 10/19/16 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) |
| ELAB Monthly Teleconference | 11/16/16 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) |
| ELAB Monthly Teleconference | 12/21/16 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) |