LAS VEGAS - EM recently appointed six new members and reappointed 13 others to its Nevada Site Specific Advisory Board (NSSAB).
The new members will serve two-year terms, filling vacancies on the EM Nevada Program’s NSSAB, a volunteer citizen panel that provides advice and recommendations to EM on its environmental cleanup operations on the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). They are William DeWitt and Connie Wissmiller of Amargosa Valley, Nevada; Anthony Graham of Henderson, Nevada; Tanya Henderson of Shoshone, California; and Hepburn Klemm and Janice Six of Tonopah, Nevada.
The reappointed board members will serve additional two-year terms. They are Amina Anderson and Dick Gardner of Beatty, Nevada; Frank Bonesteel, Raymond Elgin, Chuck Fullen, Don Neill, and Dina Williamson-Erdag of Pahrump, Nevada; Karen Eastman and Pennie Edmond of Las Vegas; Autumn Pietras of Henderson, Nevada; Steve Rosenbaum of North Las Vegas, Nevada; Dick Stephans of Boulder City, Nevada; and Richard Twiddy of Mesquite, Nevada.
“During the membership recruitment campaign, we targeted geographic areas that are affected by EM activities at the NNSS, but were not adequately represented on the NSSAB," said Kelly Snyder, the NSSAB’s deputy designated federal officer. "I’m very impressed with the caliber of the new appointees, and I’m confident they will be valuable additions to the current board with their extensive knowledge and experience."
The NSSAB typically meets the third Wednesday of each month in Las Vegas, although meetings are occasionally held in rural communities within southern Nevada.
Meetings of the board are open to the public, and notices are posted on the board’s website. Visit the website for more information on the board members.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
