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January 8, 2003:
Deborah
Hockman, Ph.D., Elected to Chairman of Environmental
Research and Education
Foundation
Alexandria, Va. - Deborah Hockman, Ph.D. was elected on December 13, 2002 to Chairman of the Board of the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) based in Alexandria, Virginia. EREF is a non-profit organization that funds the development of environmental solutions through research and education. Her election to Chairman is for a one-year term.
Dr. Hockman is a consultant in the food testing industry based in Chicago. Prior executive positions have included: Vice President Quality Management and Technology (2001-2002) and Vice President-North American Operations (1999-2001) for Silliker Group, Corp.; various executive and leadership positions at Waste Management, Inc. - Vice President, EHS & Technology (1995-1998); Director, Environmental Monitoring Laboratories (1991-1995); and Assistant Director, Environmental Monitoring Laboratories (1987-1995). She was also a Scientist in pharmaceutical research as a Group Leader R&D for American Cyanamid (1984-1987); Research Investigator, R&D, G.D. Searle (1982-1984); and Spectroscopist, Analytical Services Lab, Northwestern University (1982).
Dr. Hockman received her B.S., Chemistry from Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, and her Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry from Loyola University, Chicago, IL.
Her
civic and professional memberships and affiliations include: Editorial
Board Member, Managing the Modern Laboratory (1994-present); Board
Member of the American Council of Independent Laboratories (2002-present);
Environmental
Research & Education Foundation Board Member (1996-present); Packer Group
Board Member (1999-present); Illinois Institute of Technology, Board of Trustees
(1996-1999); Past President, International Association of Environmental Testing
Laboratories (1995-1997); American Chemical Society-Member.
The Environmental Research and Education Foundation is an
independent public charity; its funding base is derived from donations from
corporations and individuals who are committed to EREF's mission to develop
environmental solutions for the future.
For more complete information on EREF, go to its website www.erefdn.org
or call 703.299.5139.
Contact: Anne M. Brauer, Director of
Development and Communications
703.299.5139 or abrauer@erefdn.org
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