ABOUT GAIL:•Small business owner/entrepreneur, environmental consultant, attorney•Licensed attorney in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.•Member of American and Philadelphia Bar Associations •Served as one of six national U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) peer review experts that included evaluating two Asbestos Demolition Demonstration Projects September 2008; which were conducted through the Office of Research and Development. The selection was based on the experts’ broad experience and demonstrated scientific expertise in the following areas: asbestos science, demolition engineering, monitoring, industrial hygiene, and human health risk.•Recognized by the United States Chamber of Commerce, Chester County Chamber of Commerce, and Great Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce•Business Woman of the Year Award by Great Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, Chester County•Cover of Black Enterprise magazine August 1998 - Women Business Achievers•Member, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Citizens Advisory Council•Member, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee (AQTAC)•Member, Delaware Valley Environmental Inn of Court (Affiliate of American Inns of Court) with specialty in environmental, energy, and natural resources•Former board member/trustee of Immaculata University•Elected Obama delegate from PA - 7 to the 2008 Democratic National Convention•Prior to 1988, served as a scientist in the private sector, a state asbestos coordinator, and an environmental specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources•BS in Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison•JD, Widener University School of Law