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As Vice President of the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Division, Kimberly oversees the development of ACC’s policy positions in response to regulatory and legislative proposals. She also leads a staff of experts to identify, analyze and create technical and policy materials to serve as the foundation for ACC’s activities.
Kimberly has more than a decade of experience in the chemical industry, focused on managing science policy issues, scientific research, and product stewardship programs to inform regulatory decision-making. Most recently, she served as Senior Director for ACC’s Chemical Products and Technology Division. In this role, Kimberly supported federal, state and congressional advocacy on specific chemistries and led the development and communication of science policy and research. She also represented industry in chemical policy discussions with various audiences, including testimony to U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Committees.
Previously, she served as a Scientific Advisor for the oil and natural gas industry where she was responsible for regulatory efforts and research programs focused on environmental, health, and safety.
Kimberly received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in biology and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Environmental Toxicology from Texas Southern University.
Innovation and competitiveness are the driving force behind America’s ability to produce the materials and goods our modern and tech-savvy society depends upon. From smartphones to electric vehicles to solar panels to new materials to replace ozone-depleting substances, these products would not be available without advancements in new and innovative chemistries.
While we at the American Chemistry Council (ACC) are celebrating our 150-year anniversary, the landmark Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is approaching nearly half a century of its own. As we mark these milestones, let’s take a look-back (and look-forward) at TSCA, the vital collaboration necessary between ACC and EPA, and the agency’s implementation of this key statute.
Thank you for meeting with members of the American Chemistry Council’s Formaldehyde Panel (the Panel) on January 24, 2018. The meeting provided the Panel with an opportunity to stress the importance of producing a revised formaldehyde IRIS assessment that fully implements and resolves scientifically the recommendations of the 2011 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report. The Panel left the meeting very alarmed and troubled that the revised draft formaldehyde IRIS assessment will not utilize a mode of action framework as the organizing principle to assess hazard and dose response.
We support the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people of every race, color, national origin, and income level in issues related to the implementation and enforcement of environmental policies.
Assessing cumulative risk is a very complex scientific endeavor. In chemical risk assessment policy discussions, cumulative risk is a term generally used to describe co-exposures to multiple chemicals, and/or non-chemical stressors, from multiple sources. As you might expect from that description, whether used in regulatory, community-based, or broad disease causation investigation contexts, cumulative risk involves understanding multiple pieces of scientific information to draw conclusions about human health risk.
This week marked the four-year anniversary of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as reformed by the Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (LCSA). This significant update created clear and enforceable requirements and deadlines for EPA to assess both new and existing chemicals through a risk-based review process and increased public transparency for chemical information.
Black History Month is an opportunity for people of all races to recognize and honor the incredible accomplishments of black scientists.