Kat West Email & Phone Number

Kat provides expert environmental consulting services to U.S. EPA, state and local government, community and business clients with a focus on contaminated property redevelopment. Extensive experience in bridging the gap between agency regulators, municipalities and developers to successfully manage risk and streamline projects. Kat helps clients successfully navigate the often-complex array of federal and state liability protections, agreements, and tools available, saving them time and money. She also helps clients build cases for action, developing compelling project narratives that win the support of regulatory decision-makers, local governments and communities.

Portland, Oregon Area

Responsible for directing policy and programs for a national healthcare advocacy organization. Duties include: Spokesperson, bill drafting and legislative testifying, strategic planning, policy and program development, and budgeting.

Portland, Oregon

Responsible for directing sustainability efforts at one of the greenest government operations in the nation and partnering with the community on innovative policies/projects to ensure prosperous, socially equitable and environmentally responsible outcomes.Duties include: Recommending and implementing Multnomah County’s sustainability agenda and priorities, working with elected officials and community leaders to develop and implement sustainability policies/projects, partnering with state and local government partners on cross-jurisdictional programs, program and project management including fundraising, budget development, staff supervision, and outreach.Experience includes:Political and legislative advocacyCoordinating with state and local government partnersFacilitating community projects and partnershipsProgram development, management, and strategic planningPolicy analysis and developmentStaff supervisionBudget development and managementProject and facilitative team managementDevelopment of performance measures and tracking protocolAdvisory committee development and managementFundraising and grant administrationEvent organization and promotionSpokesperson, media outreach, community outreach, and public speakingAccomplishment highlights include:2012 Sustainable Jail Project2011 No Idling "Air Toxics" Campaign2010 Multnomah Community Food Action Plan2010-12 Multnomah Food Summits2010 House Bill 2763 “Local Food Purchasing Legislation”2009 Sustainable Purchasing Policy2009 Portland/Multnomah Climate Action Plan2008 Sustainability Liaison Program 2008 Green Building Policy2008 Central Library Eco-Roof Funding2007 Multnomah County Sustainability Film Series

Region 4 - Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Enforcement Attorney of federal environmental laws.Experience includes:Complex case management, legal analysis, negotiation, policy analysis and development, conducted public meetings, depositions, and drafted court documents. Brownfield & Land Revitalization Legal Coordinator for the revitalization of contaminated property. Responsible for EPA Region 4’s legal land revitalization program across 8 states and national initiatives. Experience includes: Nationally recognized expert on land sustainability issues including brownfield, Superfund, RCRA, and federal facility revitalization.Policy analyst and advisor on EPA national work groups.Worked with business owners and industry to develop private-public revitalization partnerships. Innovated a working and enforcement relationship between business and government in order to secure the best environmental result.Contributing member to the development and drafting of 6 national EPA guidance, including Prospective Purchaser Agreement guidance and Brownfield Amendment guidance.Program management: strategic planning, development of tracking/performance measures for revitalization, development of sustainability goals, and communication outreach.Issue manager for attorneys, project managers, and cost recovery specialists on revitalization projects. Development of public education and outreach efforts (hybrid comfort letters, fact sheets, and web sites) for the public to maximize EPA’s “sustainability toolbox”, including the "Top Ten Questions to Ask When Buying a Superfund Site".Development of the business-friendly Prospective Purchaser Inquiry Service which provided a customer-service model to the public for revitalization assistance and resulted in the issuance of a national record of over 250 comfort letters in 3 years.Program capacity development by developing political support, fostering internal culture change and delivering success stories.Frequent speaker/panelist

Litigation preparation: case development and assisted in all phases of discovery

Legal research and writing on environmental law issues and Native American law

Legal research on takings article published in Natural Resources & Law Institute News

Clean Water Act research and writing for water rights non-profit organization

J.D., Certificate, Environmental And Natural Resources Law

Education record

Bs, Psychology, Criminology & Law