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Authors and Acknowledgements
AUTHOR
Stephen P. Ashkin
Stephen Ashkin is president and founder of The
Ashkin Group, LLC a consulting firm whose mission is to reduce
the health and environmental impacts associated with cleaning and the Executive Director of the Green Cleaning Network, a non-profit educational organiziaton deadicated to accelerating the adoption of green cleaning practices in the marketplace.
He has been in the cleaning industry since 1981, where he has
held key management positions in leading commercial and household
products companies, and has been working on the issue of Green
Cleaning since 1990. Known as the "Father of Green Cleaning", Mr. Ashkin is a prolific author and speaker on the
subject and his impressive list of accomplishments,
awards and recognitions include being an Excellence Award
Winner from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for his work
protecting children from environmental risks and the Green
Building Advocate of the Year from the Leonardo Academy for introducing
Green Cleaning to the US Green Building Council’s LEED for
Existing Buildings Rating System. Stephen also serves as technical
advisor to the Healthy Schools Campaign and has introduced Green
Cleaning to numerous school districts across the country.
Executive Editor
Rochelle Davis
Rochelle Davis is the founding Executive Director
of the Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC), which advocates for policies
and model programs that allow students and staff members to learn
and work in healthy school environments. HSC acts as a resource
to school districts, professional associations, parent organizations
and other groups and individuals who share a commitment to a clean
environment, healthy children and better education. She is co-author
of Fresh Choices, a cookbook which explores the relationship
between food, the environment and children’s health (Rodale,
2004). For more information visit www.healthyschoolscampaign.org.
Lead Content Developer
Claris Olson
Claris Olson is the Environmental Health Manager at the Healthy Schools Campaign and the Lead Content Developer on the Green Clean Schools Initiative. Her background includes 15 years with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (EPA R9). She is an experienced public speaker and has worked with school and community stakeholders on environmental issues.
Acknowledgements
The Healthy Schools Campaign would like
to acknowledge the following for their valuable assistance and
support:
Popely & Company, Inc., for editorial packaging of the
Guide, along with ongoing writing, editing, design, production
and marketing services.
Mark Bishop, Deputy Director, Healthy Schools Campaign, for
content and technical support, and HTML development.
Dorian Breuer, IT DIrector, Healthy Schools Campaign, for database development, CD development and MS Excel expertise.
Jeff Bouley, Communications Specialist, Healthy Schools Campaign,
for HTML development and support.
David R. Holly, President of Don't Panic Productions, for his
assistance in content development and expertise on the cleaning
industry.
Tara Kennon, Communications Manager, Healthy Schools Campaign, for graphic design and writing support.
Sylvia Lee, Intern, Healthy Schools Campaign, for research and writing support.
The Housekeeping Channel (www.housekeepingchannel.com)
for their promotional support and financial assistance.
Preethi Raghavan, Editor, Healthy Schools Campaign, for her tireless efforts in editing and reviewing our green cleaning products database.
We would also like to acknowledge the following
individuals for reviewing and providing thoughtful comments on
this Guide:
Scot Case, Founder, Responsible Sourcing Solutions, Reading, Pennsylvania
Paula De Lucca, Chief Operation Officer, Archdiocese of Chicago Food Service
Eva Detloff, Nursing Supervisor, Barrington School District 220, IL
Jery Goldman, National Sales Manager, PortionPac Chemical Corporation
Kevin Greene, Manager Office of Pollution Prevention, Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield, Illinois
Ed Grotte, Director of BUildings and Grounds, Flossmoor School District 161, IL
Tommy Little, Manager of Building Services, Georgia Institute of Technology
Thomas L. Malamos, Indoor Air Quality Manager, Naperville
School District , Naperville, Illinois
Chris O'Brien, Director, Responsible Purchasing Network, Center
for a New American Dream, Takoma Park, Maryland
Maryann E. Suero, Ph.D., Children’s Health Program Manager,
US EPA Region 5
Bill Thompson, Director of Facilities Management for Lockport Township High School
Joseph Zanoni, MILR, Associate Director of Continuing Education
and Outreach, University of Illinois at Chicago
We would also like to acknowledge the following
for providing documents and technical assistance:
Mark Petruzzi, Vice President of Green Seal, for technical
assistance, use of various definitions and documents.
The Center for the New American Dream for Graffiti Remover Research and Field Test Report: The Search for Safer Products, Stacey Stack , 2003.
Inform Inc. for Cleaning for School Health: Astmagens
in Institutional Cleaning Products and information on disinfectants.
Thomas Barron, Civil Engineer, Lafayette, CA for the information
in “Common Hazards in Janitorial Projects” from
the Janitorial Products Pollution Prevention Project.
The New York State Office of General Services for the use of the
Cost Calculator that was developed as part of the State's
"Green Cleaning" legislation for school districts
statewide.
Ruth Kerzee, Safer Pest Control Project.
The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities for the Do school Facilities Affect Academic Outcomes, Mark Scheider 2002.
The Office of the Environmental Executive for the pollution
prevention calculator, http://www.ofee.gov/janitor/index.asp
Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center for the use of the Explanation
of Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and the Sample MSDSs that
were excerpted from the “Buy Clean Initiative Training Manual
for Eastern Kentucky School Districts" through funding from
U.S. EPA Region 4.
Tolle Graham, Healthy Schools Coordinator for Massachusetts
Coalition for Occupational Safety for her support and for the
use of the Sample Healthy Cleaning Policy for
Massachusetts School Districts.
Last but not least, we would like to thank
the following foundations that have provided support for HSC's
environmental health work:
The Lumpkin Family Foundation
The New York Community Trust
Polk Bros. Foundation
Warsh/Mott Legacy
The Jenifer Altman Foundation
Henrietta Lange Burk Fund
The Belden Fund
The Chicago Community Trust
The Field Foundation of Illnois
Legacy Fund
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