Beyond Compliance
Who We Are
Beyond Compliance consists of a versatile and diverse team of professionals to assist with ongoing projects. In addition, we have a nationwide network of environmental professionals to deliver a national presence to our top quality services.
Our Staff
- Gary Lucks, JD, CPEA, Principal Attorney/Scientist
- Susan Sakaki, Senior Program Manager
- Laura McHugh, PE, Senior Engineer
- Lynette Stetler, JD, Environmental Regulatory Specialist Jon Elliot, JD, Senior Attorney/Engineer
- Ann Blake, Ph.D., Senior Scientist
- Douglas Hileman, Senior Environmental Associate
- Tamara Jackson, Administrative Assistant
Gary A. Lucks, JD, CPEA, Principal Attorney/Scientist
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Mr. Lucks is a principal environmental attorney and scientist with over 25 years of regulatory compliance and sustainability experience. He advises clients on pollution prevention and sustainability strategies after exploring the multimedia regulatory compliance implications of these approaches. He also provides legal review and analysis for a variety of laws and regulations affecting the environmental permitting process and environmental auditing compliance.
Susan Sakaki, Senior Program Manager
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Susan Sakaki has worked in the environmental management field for 30 years. She is experienced in regulatory compliance and management, with a broad understanding of the regulatory framework (air, water, solid and hazardous materials/waste management laws) as well as the planning programs (NEPA, infrastructure development, public participation). She also offers expertise in strategic planning, meeting facilitation, communication, and public outreach, and training. Recent project work has focused on pollution prevention and sustainable development.
Laura McHugh, PE, Senior Engineer
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Ms. McHugh is a senior environmental engineer with more than 25 years of regulatory compliance and health and safety management experience. She advises clients on environmental and health and safety management systems, including environmental permit and programs. She has developed and implemented EH&S programs, including environmental compliance and health and safety management programs and systems for companies with international manufacturing operations. These programs were developed to meet ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 requirements.
Lynette Stetler, JD, Environmental Regulatory Specialist
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Lynette ("Lynn") Stetler is an attorney and Environmental Regulatory Specialist with Beyond Compliance. She holds a JD from U.C. Hastings School of Law and a B.S. degree in Conservation and Resource Studies with an emphasis in International Environmental Policy and Law from U.C. Berkeley. Lynette provides regulatory support for environmental compliance audits of facilities including academic institutions, manufacturers, electric utilities, and municipal water systems. She helps clients comply with the terms and conditions of various permits and provides regulatory assessments of audit findings. Lynette also assists clients with applying for environmental permits from local and regional agencies, develops hazardous material business plans, and reviews a wide range of environmental plans for compliance with environmental regulatory standards. Lynette conducts on-going legislative tracking to remain current with environmental and sustainability regulatory developments and develops general and site- and industry-specific training programs to ensure clients stay in compliance with training requirements.
Jon Elliott, JD, Senior Attorney/Engineer
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Jon Elliott has over 25 years of professional EH&S compliance and policy experience and is the founder and President of Touchstone Environmental, Inc. His professional work combines analyzing all EH&S requirements applicable in a jurisdiction or to a specific client. He explains those requirements, individually and in combination -- in books, training courses and meetings with clients and regulators, integrating those requirements into workable enforcement or compliance programs, and preparing compliance programs and individual program elements for implementation by clients, or teaching clients to do so themselves.
Ann Blake, Ph.D., Senior Scientist
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Ann Blake is an independent consultant working with governments, occupational heath, public health and environmental advocates to find viable alternatives to toxic chemicals in manufacturing and consumer products. Dr. Blake's work covers toxics reduction strategies from product content screening and environmentally preferable purchasing to drafting local, national and international legislation and chemicals policies. Prior to consulting, Dr. Blake worked for nine years at the California Environmental Protection Agency's Department of Toxic Substances Control as a hazardous waste inspector, local agency trainer, and Pollution Prevention Coordinator. Dr. Blake has a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. in molecular genetics and neural development from the University of Oregon.
Douglas Hileman, Senior Environmental Associate
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Douglas Hileman has more than 30 years of experience in a broad range of environmental, health, safety (EHS), Sustainability and related risk management issues, including nine years of industry experience and nearly six years at a Big 4 public accounting firm. His areas of expertise include: EHS governance, risk and compliance (GRC); financial reporting and disclosure of environmental issues, Sustainability programs and reporting (internal and external); new and emerging regulations and risks (including climate change); performance metrics, EHS/Sustainability auditing, EHS/Sustainability transaction and integration support; business continuity planning, focused enterprise risk assessments, benchmarking surveys, stakeholder engagement, expert witness (testifying and non-testifying). He has supported clients in nearly every sector, and throughout the U.S. and in Europe, Russia, and Latin America. He is particularly adept at providing business perspective on EHS issues, and working with teams including legal, Internal Audit, CEO/CFOs, Risk Management, Accounting, Business Strategy, Supply Chain/Procurement and others. Mr. Hileman was elected to the Board of Directors of the [EHS] Auditing Roundtable in 3Q08. See www.douglashileman.com.