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Emma A. Kowalenko

President, LEED Associate, Senior Environmental Planner, Business and Professional Development Coach and Mentor, Communication, Technical Writing and Editing, and Foreign Language Specialist Ms. Kowalenko holds a Master's Degree in History and has more than 25 years of professional experience.  

 

Under her ownership and management Kowalenko Consulting Group, Inc. (KCG) has been providing management, engineering, environmental, transportation planning, research, training, information technology, and technical support services to a variety of public and private sector clients. She manages Environmental Site and Impact Assessment as well as Change Management projects.

 

She directs research efforts related to historical land use, feasibility, alternatives, and socio-economic and historical impact studies. Ms. Kowalenko is fluent in Spanish, French, Polish, Ukrainian, and Russian and has a working knowledge of additional Romance and Slavic languages.

 

She has trained professionals in communication skills and facilitated team building as well as foreign language immersion workshops.

 

Ms. Kowalenko is an active member of the Society of American Military Engineers, Chicago and Lake Michigan Posts. She has served as Communication Chair, Board Member, and President of the S.A.M.E. Lake Michigan Post beginning January 2010. She serves on the Outreach, Yellow, Ribbon and Small Business Committees. Though the latter she has facilitated and served on the organizational team of the yearly Small Biz Expo sponsored by Lake Michigan Post. She is also active with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Illinois Chapter. She facilitates the collaboration between professional organizations such as USGBC and SAME and nonprofit organizations such as the Youth Conservation Corps. Through Ms. Kowalenko's volunteer efforts, Youth Builds a program of the Youth Conservation Corps and SAME have held mentoring events for at risk youth served by this organization. .

 

Poet and photographer Ms. Kowalenko is a founding member (2001) of the East on Central a Journal of Arts and Letters Board of Directors in Highland Park Illinois. She is active with the Highland Park Community Arts Network (HP CAN) and with local arts organizations promoting art as a vehicle for enhancing community economic development. She was instrumental in organizing art walks in business districts and participated as an artist and organizer of gallery exhibits featuring mixed media of visual art, poetry, and music.

 

Anthony J. Bilotti, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Director, Environmental and Transportation Services,

 

Anthony Bilotti is a career environmental professional who has advised industry and government agencies at all levels. His skills and experience include:

• planning and implementing of environmental impact and health assessment initiatives;

• conducting scientific research;

• developing university-based education and training curricula and mentoring young professionals;

• managing environmental studies of federally-funded, mass transit improvements in the Midwest;

• assessing and mitigating environmental risks in commercial and industrial redevelopment;

• directing retrospective and prospective environmental studies and investigations for major public  works and infrastructure projects, including brownfields;

• collaborating with governmental agencies to develop and maintain emergency plans and  response actions,

• serving as appointed drainage district Commissioner in funding and implementing riverbank  stabilization, channel restoration, and wetland mitigation projects.

 

He has directed teams of engineers, geologists, urban planners, public health scientists, industrial hygienists, information systems analysts and technicians in the process of assessing the risks and benefits of planning and redevelopment initiatives.  Throughout his 30-year career, he has built and nurtured working relationships with municipal, county, and state officials and agency staff, non-profit organizations and professional societies. He has teamed with community organizations to promote new partnerships aimed at improving environmental quality and protecting human health.

 

He holds the Ph.D. in Public Health Policy and Master of Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Bilotti is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, and serves as a Co-Director of UIC's Emergency Management and Continuity Planning Program.

 

Prior to joining KCG in 1993, Dr. Bilotti held several positions in UIC's Midwest Training Center for

Environmental and Industrial Health from 1985 to 1993. He was also Senior Planner with a nationally-

recognized engineering/architectural firm, managing the conduct of environmental assessments associated with major infrastructure projects.

 

Dr. Bilotti is a Commissioner of the East Skokie Drainage District of Lake County, Illinois and served as

an Environmental Commissioner for the City of Highland Park, Illinois. He is an active member of the

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) - Lake Michigan, Chicago, and Rock Island Posts.

Dr. Bilotti currently serves as the Regional Representative of the Readiness and Homeland Security Committee.

 

Carolyn Cullen

Environmental Planner, GIS and Information Systems Manager, Carolyn Cullen holds M.S. and B.S. degrees in Computer Science and an M.A. degree in Geography & Environmental Studies. During more than ten years with KCG Ms. Cullen has served in key roles in transportation and environmental projects. She leads the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) practice at KCG. Her responsibilities include GIS database development and customization to transportation, ecological, environmental planning. She manages information management related to environmental assessment, impact, transportation feasibility, socio-economic, and ecological studies. Ms. Cullen brings her valuable technical writing and information technology skills to every task. In addition she has conducted railroad noise measurement and modeling. Her information project development background includes the full spectrum of software development, from conception and specification writing through design, implementation, testing and documentation.

Suzanne Kilner, AICP

Senior Environmental Planner, Suzanne Kilner has over 30 years of experience in the environmental, natural resources, and land use planning arenas. She holds a Master of Forestry Science Degree in Resource Management, Terrestrial Ecology, and Land Use Planning. For KCG Ms. Kilner conducts NEPA related studies for a variety of transportation projects. During her career, her responsibilities have been far ranging in the private and public sectors. Clients have included the Illinois and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation. She has also completed municipal and regional solid waste plans that included marketing and cost studies as well as ecological sampling, water quality analyses, wetland delineation quality control, and socio economic studies. She has prepared stormwater permits, implemented environmental regulations for hazardous materials and municipal recycling plans, and formulated zoning ordinances for sensitive natural resource areas.

 

Hoss Najjar-Pour, P.G.

Senior Geologist, Environmental Scientist, Hoss Najjar-Pour has over twenty years of consulting experience in construction and environmental-related projects including indoor air pollution studies, lead and asbestos project management, environmental property assessments, subsurface soil investigation, groundwater sampling and monitoring, and underground storage tank removal. He holds a Master of Science degree in Earth Science and is a licensed Professional Geologist. He is a certified Asbestos Project Manager and Air Sampling Professional. As Senior Environmental Geologist/Project Manager for KCG, his responsibilities include monitoring of work practices for compliance with OSHA/EPA and other governmental regulations, supervision of monitor well installations, and map preparation. In addition Mr. Najjar-Pour performs building asbestos and lead surveys for schools, federal facilities, and private sector structures. During these, he reviews asbestos management plans and particular site technical specifications, keeps track of contractor's submittal, performs background, clearance, and on-going air sampling duties, and writes final technical reports according to Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) regulations.

 

Mark C. Simmons

Environmental Scientist, Project Manager, Indoor Air Quality Specialist, Mark Simmons has more than twelve years of experience conducting and managing industrial hygiene and environmental projects, ranging from environmental investigations of residential, commercial and public buildings to full-scale abatement projects in schools, commercial and public buildings. Mr. Simmons holds a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Biology and is a state approved Asbestos Inspector and Contractor/Supervisor Instructor in Illinois and Indiana. For KCG projects Mr. Simmons utilizes his skills in his areas of expertise that include indoor environmental quality surveys; asbestos and lead surveys; mitigation/abatement project design, contract documents and management; hazardous materials surveys; OSHA compliance monitoring; safety audits and risk assessments; and construction management. Clients include school districts, insurance companies, non-for-profit organizations, financial institutions, municipalities and property management companies.

 

 

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