Jon Elliott

Education

  • JD, University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law), 1981
  • MPP (Public Policy), University of California, Berkeley, 1980
  • BSE (Mechanical Engineering), Princeton University, 1977

Registrations and Professional Activities

  • Attorney, California Bar, No. 99631 Member, Executive Committee, Environmental Law Section, The State Bar of California (12/92-10/95); Advisor (10/95-4/99). Chair, Legislation Committee (10/93 - 10/95); member (12/92-12/00).
  • Registered Environmental Assessor (Class I), California, No. 00880
  • Member, Board of Directors, Goldman School of Public Policy Alumni Association (2000-Present), Chair (2003 - Present)
  • Member, Environmental Resources Committee, The California State University - CSU-wide advisory body convened by CSU Chancellor's Office (1995-96)

Professional Experience

Touchstone Environmental, Inc., Oakland, CA - President

Mr. Elliott provides compliance, educational and management services to help clients understand and fulfill their EH&S compliance responsibilities. His ongoing work includes:

Consulting

Manages and/or supports compliance consulting projects. Examples include: Applied Materials, Inc. (assistance with emergency planning efforts); City of Berkeley (revisions to hazardous materials ordinance); General Electric Company - Cardinal Cogen facility (preparation of Risk Management and Prevention Program); Muslim Community Association of San Francisco Bay Area (analysis and advocacy in EIR and permitting for reuse of industrial property as school, mosque and community center); Pacific Gas and Electric Company (EH&S compliance guide for environmental staff; training); Plastikon Industries, Inc. (EH&S compliance audit); San Francisco Water Department (environmental compliance guide for managers, and related training).

Writing

Writes and updates California Hazardous Materials Program Matrix (informational poster summarizing 24 sets of toxics laws) and Commentary (provides narrative summaries of same laws). Oversees preparation of 2 other Matrices and Commentaries. Writes/edits The Complete Guide to Hazardous Materials Enforcement and Liability, and The Complete Guide to Environmental Law (attorneys' guides). Writes/edits Environmental Compliance in California: The Simplified Guide, Environmental Compliance: A Simplified National Guide, OSHA Compliance: A Simplified National Guide; and the "simplified guide" portions of Cal/OSHA Compliance and Auditing. The Guides provide self-audit information regarding federal and state EH&S laws, through series of Yes/No questions based on summaries of requirements and appended resource materials. Writes/edits Directors' and Officers' Liability and Workplace Violence Prevention: A Practical Guide.

Teaching

Has taught required legal framework courses in Hazardous Materials Management Certificate programs of University of California Extension, Berkeley and Santa Cruz. Teaches compliance seminars at conferences. In 1994 Mr. Elliott was honored as the "Outstanding Teacher" in the Santa Cruz Extension program.

EPICS International, Oakland, CA - Principal

As a co-owner of EPICS, Mr. Elliott shared responsibility for corporate development and management, and managed regulatory information services. His projects included compliance consulting projects for private and public sector clients, information subscription services, and teaching UC Extension and compliance seminars.

Ensco Environmental Services, Inc., Fremont, CA - Regulatory Information Program Manager

Mr. Elliott designed compliance responses to integrate new requirements into ongoing operations, for private and public clients. He evaluated new enactments to identify impact on EES' consulting services. He served as in-house counsel on numerous issues. His projects included compliance consulting for private and public sector clients, information subscription services, and teaching UC Extension and compliance seminars. He also team-taught a graduate seminar in toxics policy at the Graduate School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.

Morell and Associates, Oakland, CA - Senior Policy Analyst

Mr. Elliott provided toxics policy analysis and staff support to efforts to coordinate implementation of toxics regulatory programs. He took lead responsibility on behalf of Santa Clara County's efforts to develop countywide coordination of local government hazardous materials programs, and to integrate new federal and state mandates into existing programs. He provided technical support and coordination to interagency toxics working groups within the County. He also organized workshops on underground storage tank regulation, for the Health Officers Association of California.

Toward Utility Rate Normalization, San Francisco, CA -- Staff Counsel

Represented residential ratepayer group in ratemaking and complaint cases before California Public Utilities Commission, involving regulated telephone and energy utilities.

California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA - Advisor to the President

Advised President and Commissioners on pending matters. Prepared CPUC decisions establishing energy conservation programs, nuclear plant decommissioning financing, advocate compensation programs, etc.