Thank you to our 2022 Speakers

After 20 years in the private sector as a consultant, Steve Sanders joined TDEC in 2019 as the director of the Division of Remediation. He served as the southeast regional manager for PSI, prior to working in state government. Steve’s extensive experience in brownfields redevelopment allows him to bring a full understanding of the issues facing owners and developers during the brownfield redevelopment process and to help mitigate those issues through a creative and collaborative process. His experience in brownfield redevelopment includes numerous projects utilizing a variety of technologies to mitigate vapor intrusion concerns in both new construction and retrofitting existing buildings. Steve holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from Middle Tennessee State University, is married with one child, and lives in LaVergne, TN.

Experienced manager and regulator with 28 years of experience in state government . Skilled in Technical Writing, CERCLA, and RCRA. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

David is a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office. His current practice is focused on environmental regulation, enforcement, environmental liability insurance, and transactional matters. He works with businesses and government institutions to ensure that their operations are compliant with environmental law. He provides advice to businesses that helps minimize operational and legal risks. In his work, he appreciates clients’ desires to keep the environment clean and safe.

Prior to joining Vorys, David served as chief of the criminal enforcement unit for U.S. EPA Region VI in Dallas, Texas. He also served as a RCRA enforcement attorney for the U.S. EPA. His federal court enforcement experience includes trial and litigation work, where he worked closely with the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys Offices, and other state and federal regulatory agencies.

Jennifer Borski transitioned to the Vapor Intrusion Team Leader position with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in June 2019. She is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and leads the state’s Drycleaner and Vapor Intrusion Team (DVIT) within the Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program. The team works to identify policy issues, develop guidance and provide training regarding the vapor intrusion pathway and state’s Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Program. Jennifer also serves as the WDNR’s liaison with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services related to vapor intrusion issues. Prior to June 2019, Jennifer served WDNR for 20 years as a Hydrogeologist in the RR Program regulating the investigation, remediation and redevelopment of contaminated properties in east-central Wisconsin, including discharges from dry cleaners, paper mills, metal plating facilities and other historical industrial and commercial operations. She continues to serve as DNR Project Manager for a handful of these sites. Jennifer contributed to ITRC as a team member on the Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Training Team and instructor for the internet-based training. Jennifer graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree for Geology and Mathematics.

Ben Bentkowski, P.G. is a hydrogeologist in the Technical Services Section of Superfund Division in the Atlanta EPA office. As part of his EPA duties, he is the Vapor Intrusion Point of Contact. The majority of his 35 year career has been spent in Atlanta in environmental consulting on federal contracts. He joined EPA in 2007. He is a member of the Georgia Professional Geologist Board and is active in the Atlanta Geological Society.

Rick Galloway, P.G. has been a Project Manager and Hydrologist for the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Remediation Section (DNREC-RS) for 19 years. Mr. Galloway graduated from Franklin & Marshall College with a degree in Geology. Mr. Galloway has more than 15 years of experience with vapor intrusion investigations and remediation. He has been involved with multiple national teams on vapor intrusion including the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) Team for the Vapor Intrusion Pathway: A Pathway Guideline and the ITRC Team for Vapor Intrusion Mitigation. In addition, Mr. Galloway was the Project Leader for the recently completed ASTM Standard D8408/D8408M-21, “Standard Guide for Development of Long-Term Monitoring Plans for Vapor Mitigation Systems”. He is also on EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) Research Area Coordination Team (RACTs) for Vapor Intrusion. The RACT provides guidance and reviews EPA’s latest VI research.

While at DNREC-RS, he has developed numerous vapor intrusion sampling standard operating procedures (SOPs), vapor barrier inspection guidance documents and risk assessment processes for vapor intrusion evaluation. Mr. Galloway also reviews designs for vapor mitigation systems when required on DNREC-RS sites. He is currently leading the team updating the DNREC Vapor Intrusion Guidance which will be an integrated petroleum and chlorinated solvent vapor intrusion evaluation and cleanup guidance document.

Nicole is a Research Scientist for the NJDEP’s Bureau of Environmental Evaluation and Risk Assessment in the Site Remediation Program. She is responsible for providing technical support for all aspects of site remediation, particularly vapor intrusion and soil contamination, and handles the technical regulatory oversight of several high-profile contaminated sites in New Jersey. Nicole is the NJDEP contact for vapor intrusion investigation and mitigation and serves as the Chair of the NJDEP Vapor Intrusion Technical Guidance Committee.

She is also a co-lead for technical guidance in the evaluation of extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and is an ecological risk assessor. Nicole holds a Master of Science in Environmental Management and Policy from the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, and a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and Biology from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina.