Bio for Georjean Adams
Education
University of California (San Diego, CA) B.A. - Biology
Washington University (St. Louis, MO) M.S. - Environmental Policy
St. Thomas University Business School (St. Paul, MN) - several MBA courses
EHS Strategies, Inc.
President 2005 - present
TSCA - Working with clients to improve their compliance programs, submitted IUR reports, and advised on an enforcement case. Contributed to the American Chemistry Council's TSCA Awareness Manual. Taught a TSCA Basics Course and gave lectures on TSCA for classes at the University of Minnesota and the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers.
Product Stewardship - Prepare Product Stewardship Summaries for members of the American Chemistry Council under Responsible Care®. Steering Committee member of the Consumer Product Specialties Association Product Care™; presentations on environmental marketing claims, life cycle considerations for packaging, active contriubtor to "green chemistry" policy development. Speech to the Society of Government Meeting Professionals on green meetings. Moderated panel for Manufacturers Alliance on "Lean and Green."
Sr. Lecturer, University of Minnesota - presentations to classes on life cycle management, company EHS and sustainabillity issuesa nd TSCA. Teaching a semester course: "Regulatory and Ethical Frameworks for Corporate Environmental Management," Spring 2008.
3M
Through 24 years, a progression of management positions in product environmental, health and safety (EHS) area, culminating in Operations Manager, 3M Corporate Product Responsibility (aka Product Stewardship) staff and budget. Represented 3M in national trade associations, working with leading companies and USEPA to achieve safe management of chemicals and holding various leadership positions on committees and task groups focused on TSCA and product stewardship.
Regulatory Affairs – supervised senior staff and contributed personal expertise on chemical regulations such as TSCA, FIFRA, CAA, Prop 65, MSDS and international counterparts that impact product commercialization.
Information Services – project sponsor for re-engineering multi-million relational data base on materials information, including MSDS creation and management.
Life Cycle Management – developed and implemented a practical process for evaluating products for environmental, health and safety impacts from research, manufacture, use to disposal.
Policy - Senior contributor to 3M corporate EHS policy development and implementation, chairing corporate committees on Persistent Chemicals, TSCA 8(e), Environmental Marketing Claims Review
Laboratory EHS - Responsible for annual EHS management system planning and implementation, including maintaining written standards and processes for safe practices in laboratory operations. Managed environmental and indoor air quality issues for this site.
Environmental Agencies
USEPA Regulatory Specialist, Office of Toxic Substances, US Environmental Pollution Agency
TSCA reporting regulations author, work group member for development of early TSCA and RCRA regulations
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Supervisor, Water Division
Sludge land-spreading and waste rules development
Association Memberships
American Chemical Society - Committee on Environmental Improvement
Minnesota - Chamber of Commerce/Environmental and Natural Resources Committee; Manufacturers Alliance; Minnesota Environmental Initiative
On behalf of 3M: American Chemistry Council (formerly Chemical Manufacturers Association) and Consumer Speicalty Products Association (formerly Chemical Specialties Association), Coalition for Effective Environmental Information
