Paul King Leaving PA Environmental Council, Search Begins For New President
Paul King has announced he will be retiring from his position as President and CEO of the PA Environmental Council in 2014, a position he has held in an interim and permanent basis for over five years.
Prior to his appointment, King served as chair of the PEC Board for 11 years and is both an attorney and a qualified environmental professional with extensive experience in both the private and nonprofit sectors.
King’s background includes previous leadership positions in environmental management and environmental law positions with PPG Industries, Inc; as the executive director of the nonprofit RiverQuest environmental organization, the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice and director of the Certificate Program in Environmental Law, Science and Policy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He also served as Director of EHS and Risk Management at Duquesne University.
He has served as an adjunct professor of environmental management at Duquesne University’s Environmental Science and Management Program for 12 years and as an adjunct professor of environmental law at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Law for 20 years.
He has also been a member of the Department of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
He is also the past president of the Air and Waste Management Association, a past chairman of the Chemical Manufacturers Association's Environmental Management Committee, a recipient of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Environmental Law Committee award for distinguished service to the profession in 2002, The Catholic Charities Caritas award as a champion of justice in 2003 and a lifetime achievement award in 2009 from the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice.
Search For New President
PEC is now accepting applications for the position of President and CEO through January 27. Click Here for more details. Applications should be sent to: Paul M. King, Att: PA Environmental Council Search, 1315 Walnut St., Suite 532, Philadelphia, PA 19107 or be email to: pking@pecpa.org.
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