The San Francisco Bay Branch is pleased to present:

PFAS in California: Core Scientific
Principles and Policy Recommendations 

Andria Ventura, Toxics Program Manager, Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund
&
Anna Reade, Staff Scientist, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

PRESENTATION:

This presentation is an overview of what we know about PFAS in California drinking water sources and what is happening to better characterize the true scope of the problem. It also provides an update on potential policy initiatives that are being considered at the state and national levels to address PFAS at the source, as well as contamination that has already occurred.

SPEAKER BIO:

Andria Ventura left a corporate career in publishing in 1995 to work for Clean Water Action's New Jersey chapter. There she served as an organizer and policy advocate working on a wide array of issues, including drinking water, pollution prevention, and source water protection. She supplemented this work by serving on her town's environmental commission. Andria joined the California Clean Water staff in May 2003, after a two-year hiatus in Hawaii volunteering with the Waikiki Zoo's elephant program and working at Hawaii’s Oceanic Institute. She developed and implements Clean Water Action's TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load), drinking water contaminants, and chemical policy programs and has been a stakeholder involved with the development of California's Green Chemistry program, the state Division of Drinking Water’s Direct Potable Reuse Advisory Group, and various county pharmaceutical waste policy initiatives. She has served on the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water's Program Advisory Committee and now represents Clean Water Action as a participant in the Safer States Coalition working on PFAS and other toxic initiatives, as well as the national BizNGO Policy Work Group.

Anna Reade works to reduce and eliminate harmful exposures to toxic chemicals for the safety of people and the environment. Prior to joining the Healthy People & Thriving Communities team, she worked in the California State Senate as a Policy Fellow with the California Council on Science and Technology. She holds a bachelor’s degree in cell and developmental biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a PhD in developmental biology from the University of California, San Francisco, where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Reade is based in San Francisco.

DINNER COSTS:

• $50 for Members
• $55 for Non-Members
• $10 for Student attendees

Walk-ins are always welcome with payment by check or cash (please bring exact change if possible).

MEAL OPTIONS:

• Starter
  • Mixed Green Salad
• Main Course
  • Dijon Panko Encrusted Chicken Breast
  • Salmon Alla Bella
  • Pasta Primavera

Walk-ins are always welcome with payment by check or cash (please bring exact change if possible). Meal selection for walk-in registrants will be chosen by the venue and may or may not be from the stated menu. Efforts will be made to accommodate dietary restrictions when possible.

SPONSOR:

QUESTIONS:
Contact the Branch President, Bill DeBoer (Bill.DeBoer@Jacobs.com) at 925-212-1630.

GRA San Francisco Bay Branch is interested in supporting university science students. Our Scholastic Sponsorship Program is an opportunity to publicize your business while contributing toward a good cause. Please contact Abigail Madrone at amadrone@westyost.com for details.

We are actively looking for potential speakers. If you have a topic or suggestion, please contact the Branch President.