Hazardous Waste Workshop Library

Jenny Patterson is an Environmental Program Consultant with the Hazardous Waste Section. She has worked with NCDEQ for 24 years with 18 years of those years with the Hazardous Waste Section.

Richard Concepción is an Environmental Chemist with the Hazardous Waste Section covering 44 counties on the Western side of the State. He has been with the Section for 5 years. He has over 30 years’ experience in the environmental management field, for both private and government entities. He taught as a part-time professor for Mortuary Science for 15 years. Richard has a master’s degree in Environmental Science with a Major in Risk Assessment and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He is also a Registered Environmental Manager and member of the American Chemical Society. He enjoys music and plays string instruments.

Aram Kim is an inspector with the Hazardous Waste Section, covering 10 counties in the northeastern region of the State. Aram has been with the Hazardous Waste Section since May of 2020 and she spent 6 years inspecting drycleaners across the state of North Carolina prior to joining the Hazardous Waste Section. She enjoys practicing violin and Zumba dance.

Nick Guglielmi is an inspector with the Hazardous Waste Section. He has 8 years of environmental compliance experience and has been with the Section for 4 years. He is located in Asheville and covers 5 counties in the Piedmont and Foothills. Nick has a degree in Environmental Technology from NC State and enjoys mountain biking and backpacking.

Wes Hare is an inspector with the Hazardous Waste Section, covering thirteen counties in the southeastern region. He has been with the Department for twenty-one years, with duties including compliance and enforcement, environmental assessment, and disaster response. Wes has worked for multiple Divisions and Sections within DEQ, including: Marine Fisheries, Water Resources, the Solid Waste Section, and the Hazardous Waste Section.

Jeff Menzel is an inspector with the Hazardous Waste Section. He has been with NCDEQ for 15 years, 5 of those years have been with the Hazardous Waste Section. He is located in the Asheville area and covers the 17 western most counties in the state. Jeff has a degree in Environmental Science and enjoys mountain biking and fly fishing.

Andrea Stermer is an inspector with the Hazardous Waste Section, covering 27 counties in the northeastern region of the State. Andrea has been with the Hazardous Waste Section for almost two years and comes the Section with over 15 years of sunny Florida hazardous waste experience in local government. She enjoys paper crafting and running and cycling activities.

Rose Pruitt is an inspector with the Hazardous Waste Section covering 10 counties in the central piedmont part of NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University and has 18 years of experience as an inspector with the NCDEQ. Previously, Rose was an inspector with the Water Resources and the Underground Storage Tank Program. Rose joined the Hazardous Waste Section in 2017 and covers ten counties in the central Piedmont area.

Autumn Romanski is an Environmental Chemist with the Hazardous Waste Section that covers Eastern North Carolina. She is a native of North Carolina and a graduate of North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. Autumn was first employed as a sales engineer in the chemical industry for 7 years. She has spent the last 15 years at the NC Department of Environmental Quality and joined the Hazardous Waste Section 3 years ago. She enjoys traveling, and all things water!