Building the RAC Air Health Monitor

Speaker Bios

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  Janice Lam Snyder

  Program Manager, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

  Janice Lam Snyder is an accomplished Program Manager with an extensive history in the environmental regulatory industry. Her expertise lies in Air Quality Management, Environmental Monitoring, Report Writing, and Policy Analysis. She holds an MS in Environmental Planning and Management from Johns Hopkins University, along with a BS in Applied Physics from UC Davis. Currently, she provides strategic direction for Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District's air monitoring, planning, rules and emission inventory programs. Janice has pioneered projects like the first Community Monitoring Study and led significant air quality initiatives.
  

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  Bill Hayes

  Air Quality Program Coordinator, Boulder County Public Health
  

  Bill Hayes is a seasoned Environmental Engineer and Licensed Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience at Boulder County, focusing on air quality and health. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and an MS in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. As the Air Quality Coordinator for Boulder County Public Health, he provides critical insight into air pollution issues and guides the public on health protection measures. He actively promotes air quality awareness and assists in developing strategies to combat climate change and improve air quality.
  

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  Jennifer DeWinter

  VP of Product Management, Sonoma Technology

  Jennifer DeWinter is the Vice President of Product Management at Sonoma Technology where she leads interdisciplinary product teams to advance technology initiatives. Since joining STI as an Atmospheric Scientist in 2008, Jennifer has spent much of her career working at the confluence of science and software engineering, developing tools and applications for federal, state, and local air agencies as well as commercial clients. She currently leads the development of ExactAQ, an advanced forecasting model that provides community-scale information about current and forecast air quality that can better enable organizations and the public to make decisions that reduce exposure during fire and smoke events. Prior to STI, Jennifer received a BS in Earth Science (magna cum laude) and a BA in English from California Polytechnic State University.
  

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  Sean Wihera

  VP of Business Development & Partnerships, Clarity Movement

  Sean Wihera is the VP of Business Development & Partnerships at Clarity Movement, a California-based startup providing next-generation air quality management solutions to governments and businesses around the world. Since joining Clarity Movement in 2017, Sean has led Clarity's network deployments into more than 70 countries across 6 continents with numerous government, community, and industrial partners. Prior to joining Clarity Movement, Sean was a Program Manager with the Energy Technologies Area of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) and the Founding Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Berkeley Cleantech University Prize (CUP) at the University of California Berkeley.