Lisa R. Cox Email & Phone Number

Portland, OR, US

Portland, Oregon Area

• I work to reduce the use of toxic chemicals and other pollutants by integrating safer chemical alternatives, prevention pollution and education. I focus on building long-term partnerships leading with equity and.
• Develop, fund and implement programs to successfully administer Oregon's Pollution Prevention program achieving human health, well-being and environmental protection goals.
• Apply for and manage 1.1 million dollars in grants; write, oversee and execute five contracts annually; prepare and track budgets, ensure 100's of deliverables and and project goals are complete.
• Created and developed seven innovative programs that include an internship program, safer alternatives replacement program and green chemistry training. These programs have led to measurable environmental reductions.
• Lead and develop requests for project proposals, funding announcements and facilitate communications with applicants, principal investigators, reviewers, panel members and students.

United States

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Portland, Oregon

We've partnered with Oregon Sea Grant to deliver a free, sustainability internship program. We match students with Oregon businesses to help them reach their sustainability and waste prevention goals.

Vancouver, WA

• Manages the municipal stormwater permits in the southwest region. Works with local governments, environmental groups and other state agencies to interpret, apply and resolve complex permit compliance issues.Represents.
• Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership Board
• DEQ Municipal Stormwater Permit Advisory Committee
• Lower Columbia Toxics Reduction Working Group
• Lower Columbia Regional Status and Trends Monitoring Working Group
• Develops tools and strategies to ensure environmental compliance and pollution prevention.

• Coordinated and executed many aspects of the City’s environmental compliance programs, including planning and managerial functions, technical analysis, and project management.
• Developed and lead the City’s sustainability program from origination. Secured support of management to provide guidance on program parameters and strategy. Gained executive management approval for objective statement.
• Collected operations data for energy use, recycling rates and fleet and fuel alternatives.
• Collaborated with maintenance, public works and parks staff to coordinate interconnected sustainability projects simultaneously.
• Served as external environmental spokesperson. Participated in community working groups and webinars to share expertise and develop common tools.
• Annually inspect city facilities for pollution prevention and good housekeeping practices.

• Responsible for reviewing statewide Clean Air Act permit requirements for compliance purposes, interpreted regulations, and conducted outreach and education to stakeholders.
• Performed inspections and visual opacity tests of Title V facilities including power plants, concrete batch plants, manufacturing facilities and landfills.
• Worked closely with facility representatives to ensure compliance with regulations by analyzing Clean Air Act permit requirements.
• Developed the Bureau’s Supplemental Environmental Project policy and several subsequent proposals.
• Initiated new, internal interpretation documents for Title V regulations.
• Designated as the liaison between Bureaus for a new, coal-fired power plant that required coordinating staff, writing summaries of permit requirements and speaking to the public.

EarthWorks is a laboratory that comes to life when young people take on the role of scientists who work to determine the health of a habitat. Scientific teams collaborate to determine whether a habitat can continue to sustain life.

The Kansas City region's premier resource for environmental education and action, Bridging The Gap (BTG) has over a dozen diverse environmental programs aimed at making our region more sustainable for the future. When BTG began in 1991 as a small group of concerned citizens, no one thought a volunteer-based movement could last. Today, BTG has evolved to.