Sally Gutierrez
Director of Environmental Technology Innovation Cluster, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA
Sally C. Gutierrez has been recently appointed as ORD's is the
Director of Environmental Technology Innovation Cluster Development
and Support Program. This new effort seeks to advance
environmental protection in tandem with economic development
through the formation of public private partnerships among
environmental technology companies, investors, researchers,
economic development agencies, federal government agencies and
others. Over the past year, she has been instrumental in the
formation of the Cincinnati regional Water Technology Innovation
Cluster. Prior to her appointment, she was the Director of the
National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) in Cincinnati,
Ohio. NRMRL is one of three Federal research laboratories
within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of
Research and Development. The Laboratory is responsible for
conducting engineering and environmental technology research to
support the Agency in development of policy, regulations and
guidance to further environmental protection in the U.S. The
research staff consists of 400 environmental and chemical
engineers, chemists, microbiologists, economists, hydrologists and
other scientists and support staff. Key areas of research
include: treatment and control of contaminants in drinking water,
restoration of ecosystems, control of air pollutants, remediation
of contaminated sites, environmental sustainability and
environmental technology testing and development.
Mrs. Gutierrez was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She
received a Master of Science degree from the University of Texas,
School of Public Health in Houston. Her area of expertise is
water resource management. She has spoken extensively on the
topic of sustainable water resource management to a variety of
technical and other audiences domestically and abroad. She was
appointed NRMRL's Director in 2005. Prior to this appointment
she was the Director of the Water Supply and Water Resources
Division with the Laboratory. During her tenure as Director of
the Water Supply and Water Resources Division, she was responsible
for leading a national technology demonstration program for control
of arsenic in drinking water. Prior to coming to U.S. EPA,
she was responsible for administering water programs for the State
of Texas environmental agency in the areas of drinking water, water
monitoring, wastewater treatment permitting, and utility
rates.
As a member of the Senior Executive Service, she holds the
highest career rank in the Federal government. She is a Registered
Sanitarian in the State of Texas and a member of the American Water
Works Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers and past
President of the Texas Environmental Health Association.