TSCA Developments 2023

Terry has spent more than 15 years as a reporter, editor and digital news team leader providing information for legal and regulatory professionals across a variety of topics, including health care, clean energy and climate change, occupational health and toxic substances. He joined Chemical Watch News & Insight in 2020.

Prior to joining Chemical Watch News & Insight in 2015, Kelly managed regulatory affairs for several trade groups in the building products industry. Her academic background is in English and Spanish.

Michal Ilana Freedhoff is the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), effective June 2021. Prior to that, she joined EPA as the Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for OCSSP in January 2021.

Mark Duvall has decades of experience with TSCA, having worked both as in-house TSCA counsel with major chemical companies and for 14 years at Beveridge & Diamond, where he co-leads the chemicals and products practice. He was significantly involved in the legislation that led to the 2016 amendments to TSCA.

Maryann Sanders has a M.S. in Occupational and Environmental Health from Wayne State University and has worked in Product Stewardship for 25 years. Her work tenure has included time at BASF, NSF International and global consulting firms.

Alexandra (Alex) Dunn is a Partner in the Environmental, Safety, and Incident Response group at the international law firm of Baker Botts with 27 plus years of practice at the local, state, and federal levels of government. Her deep relationships across the nation and reputation for transparency, fairness, and equity, make her an effective presence in the difficult settings. Alex works with companies of all sizes – from multi-national corporations to startups – and with national organizations on environmental justice and risk communication, sustainability, the regulation and management of emerging contaminants, chemical regulations, enforcement and compliance assistance, and risk communication. .

As Vice President of the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Division, Kimberly oversees the development of ACC’s policy positions in response to regulatory and legislative proposals. She also leads a staff of experts to identify, analyze and create technical and policy materials to serve as the foundation for ACC’s activities.

Lynn L. Bergeson has earned an international reputation for her deep and expansive understanding of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the European Union Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), and especially how these regulatory programs pertain to nanotechnology, industrial biotechnology, synthetic biology, and other emerging transformative technologies. She counsels clients on a wide range of issues pertaining to product stewardship; chemical hazard, exposure, and risk assessment; risk communication; minimizing legal liability; and product lifecycle strategy.

ob Sussman is the principal in Sussman and Associates, a law and consulting firm that offers advice and support on energy and environmental policy issues to clients in the non-profit and private sectors.  Bob serves as counsel to Safer Chemicals Healthy Families (SCHF), a coalition of non-profit environmental and public health groups.

David Fischer advises clients on environmental, policy, and health and safety matters, with a concentration on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, David was the Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) at the EPA serving as a policy advisor to the EPA Administrator.

Martha Marrapese is a sought-out legal and policy advisor on matters where technological advancement, environmental protection and governance intersect. Her clients are solving today’s major environmental security issues including climate change, PFAS, and ocean plastics. Martha frequently consults on plastics, electronic waste and battery recycling, and extended producer responsibility. She is a leading expert on chemical control under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as well as initiatives that advance biobased, sustainable products.

Dr. Passarella is an expert strategist in navigating international chemical regulations.  At Intertek, she uses her chemical and legal experience and skill at interpreting complex chemical regulations to design and implement effective policies to protect client’s products.  During her career, Dr. Passarella has advocated for sustainable chemical management to enable the manufacture and sale of products in US and global markets. After completing her Ph.D. in chemistry, she formulated products, managed R&D groups, and managed global Product Stewardship and Sustainability. It was during this time that she pursued a law degree at night school, and is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  Her combination of industry experience, and an in-depth knowledge of chemistry and the law enables her to translate regulatory trends and requirements into business and compliance action plans.

Greg directs a division of attorneys, scientists, engineers, and inspectors responsible for developing and implementing national policy for the Toxic Substances Control Act enforcement program, as well as FIFRA, RCRA, CAA section 112(r) and EPCRA/CERCLA civil administrative and judicial enforcement programs. The division also directly assures compliance with, and initiates and resolves enforcement cases under, each of the above statutory areas. Greg has previously worked as an attorney and manager in Superfund and RCRA corrective action enforcement. Greg’s B.A. is from Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, and J.D. is from the American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. He is a member of the New York state bar.

Nidia Mariana Calvo Mendez joined Enhesa Product Intelligence's Expert Services team as Managing Analyst almost 3 years ago. She oversees regulatory content and service relating to products in the Americas, and coordinates the global analyst team from her base in Guadalajara, Mexico. Prior to joining Enhesa Product Intelligence, Nidia spent her career in industries conducting regulatory analysis and risk management mainly for Latin America. She also has experience in TSCA, GHS, performing audits, and obtaining ISO 140001 certification

Cally is a proven compliance program leader with experience developing, communicating, and executing company goals and strategies. She is a subject matter expert on product materials compliance as well as market access certifications and has a background in program and process development to support regulatory compliance requirements. Cally possesses over 27 years of experience in developing and managing global compliance programs at Rockwell Automation and Kohler Co.