Manager Management

Karla L. Drenner, Ph.D.

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Education

• Ph.D. Occupational Safety & Health, LaSalle University, 1995

• Ph.D. Public Policy Analysis & Administration, St. Louis University, 1994

• M.S. Environmental Science, Southern Illinois University, 1991

• M.B.A. Business Administration, Fontbonne University, 1989

• B.S. Health Physics, West Virginia State University, 1985

Certifications

• Legislative Health Policy Certificate Program, Georgia State University, 2013

• Internal Environmental Management System Auditor ISO 14001, 2000

• Missouri Real Estate Broker, 1996

• Missouri Real Estate Sales Agent, 1996

• Certified Environmental Specialist, 1994

• Certified Environmental Inspector, 1993

• Registered Environmental Manager, 1992

• National Registered Radiation Protection Technologist, 1991

• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, 1989

Leadership Programs

• University of Arkansas, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Center for the Advancement of Leadership

Skills, 2013

• Council of State Governments National Leadership Center, Toll Fellow, 2012

• Cambridge Leadership Associates, Adaptive Leadership Program, 2012

• Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership Program, 2012

• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Senior Executives in State and Local

Government Program, 2011

• Fleming Leadership Institute-Center for Policy Alternatives, Fleming Fellow, 2006

• Carl Vinson Biennial Institute, Legislative Leadership, 2000-2012

• Barnum Associates, Experience Leaders Compression Laboratory, 1998

Professional Experience

TIMBER & STONE, CORPORATION (Consulting practice)

Principal – Atlanta, GA 2002-Present

• Focus on fundamental business and government issues, managing risk, increasing revenues and controlling

cost that organizations across various industries should address in order to help them meet their strategic and

financial goals.

• Unique experience in strategic planning, business development, government relations, environmental and

energy services and organizational design for improving adaptive challenges for safety management.

VCLEAR RESOURCES, LLC

Vice President-Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs

Vice President- Marketing (AdEdge Technologies) – Atlanta, GA 2011- 2012

• Developed a public policy engagement plan along with all public relations and community

outreach efforts, including representing and advocating with government and public forums.

• Directed overall marketing and strategic planning programs through the creation of Power

Wheel™ and Water Wheel™ models that graphically depicted project information, examining

relationship connections, for the purpose of creating acquisitions or 3P-public-private-partnerships

targets.

MARUBENI- TAQA CARIBBEAN (MTC) LTD

Corporate Director – External Affairs and (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) – Atlanta, GA 2007- 2010

• Managed International External Affairs including Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs

and HSSE compliance activities for the following operating companies: Grand Bahamas Power

Company, Jamaica Public Service Company, Power Generation Company of Trinidad and Tobago and

the Curacao Utilities Company.

• Oversight included a combined staff complement of 65 international employees and subsidiary

operating budgets of $11.24 million/year.

• External Affairs measures supported ISO CSR 26000, World Business Council of Sustainability,

UN Global Compact and International Transparency organizational initiatives.

• Led transformation process ensuring cultural integration and adoption of “best in class” HSSE

practices including the use of ISO 18001 and 14001 management system. Through the use of behavior

based initiatives including safety perception surveys which focused continuous improvement

initiatives on “lagging indicators”. Additionally, designed innovative near miss investigation programs

- Safety Awareness Focus System (SAFE™) and Environmental Awareness Focus System (E-

SAFE™) which achieved weighted average reductions in all key performance metrics.

• Implemented Security programs based on Worldwide Advisory and Information Service reports.

These reports led to operating companies conducting security vulnerability assessments.

STATE of GEORGIA

State Representative, District 85 - Atlanta, GA 2000-

Present

• Gained first-hand knowledge of how government is structured and an understanding of how public

policy decisions are made and implemented.

• Proven success in building bridges between organizations and government decision makers;

Creating strategic and integrated solutions through the use of a range of government relations services

including: Lobbying (Legislative and Executive Branch); Legislative Strategies, Monitoring and

Intelligence; Issues Management; and Coalition Building and Grassroots Advocacy.

FEDEX GROUND, INC.

Regional Safety and Maintenance Manager – Atlanta, GA 1999-2000

• Responsible for Southern Region (15 terminals) terminal/warehouse management and driver

operations in the areas of Safety and Compliance as dictated by OSHA, Department of Transportation

and the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Regulations.

LAROCHE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Corporate Director – Environmental, Safety and Health – Atlanta, GA 1997-

1999

• Responsible for articulating the vision for ESH company-wide strategies and compliance for 33

domestic and international locations regarding environmental, safety and health programs.

• Managed a staff of 15; O&M budget of $21 million/year and CAPEX budgets of $35

million/year.

• Oversaw administration of a multistate Workers Compensation program, reduced losses through

compassionate aggressive claims management and created cost control measures producing a

contribution of $10 million in savings.

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• Performed due diligence activities for acquisitions and divestitures worldwide, including: site

visits; data evaluation; regulatory review; environmental cost recovery claims made under

indemnification provisions of asset sales agreements; remediation management of 15

Superfund/Brownfield’s sites; and removal from PRP lists. Project budgets varied from $100K to $14

million.

• Assessed occupational and industrial risks associated with business activities; recommended

program, procedures, engineering, compliance and administrative controls to prevent and reduce

employee exposures and injuries. Reduced Lost Time Incident rate to zero and recordable rate by 50%

from the previous period.

DCS, INC.

Consultant / Owner – St. Louis, MO 1995-1997

• Responsible for managing up to six technical and administrative employees, including miscellaneous

personnel-related activities.

• Directed sales <$5 million, marketing presentations, management plans and annual budgets,

reviewing and writing proposals, developed training and company programs. Traveled extensively

throughout the United States performing these services and tasks. Coordinated training, industrial hygiene

and fire safety, environmental and indoor air quality (IAQ) surveys with other contractors in delivering

services for government and private clients.

MALLINCKRODT, INC.

Director – Operations (1993-1995) – St. Louis, MO 1988-1995

• Responsible for administration of the following customer-driven service operations: ES&H,

Quality, Material Management, Purchasing, Graphic/ Video Services, Engineering, Information

Services and Finance.

• Directed O&M budget management of $24 million/year, CAPEX budgets of $25-$50

million/year and supervised a staff of 37.

Manager – Operations (1992-1993)

• Procured services including supplier selection, technical specification review, proposal/contract

negotiation and development, quotation analysis and cost monitoring.

• Negotiated $5 million partnership to strengthen buying power through vendor consolidation;

utilized Just-In-Time delivery techniques, resulting in $1.2 million/year in savings.

Manager - Environmental, Safety & Health (1990-1991)

• Responsible for all ES&H activities including: Workman’s Compensation and disability

management, Accident/Incident Investigation, OSHA 200 logs, Engineering design and review,

Auditing, Construction and Contractor Safety, PPE Evaluation, Blood borne Pathogens, Hazard

Communication, Training and Emergency Planning and Response.

Environmental, Safety and Health Compliance Officer (1988-1989)

• Administered NRC broad scope radioactive materials license, emergency preparedness, industrial

hygiene and hazardous waste. (Served as Radiation Safety Officer)

• Developed site comprehensive industrial hygiene program to monitor and assess exposure to

hazardous chemicals and physical agents, including PCBs, asbestos, carcinogens, heavy metals,

organic solvents, noise, etc.

MARTIN MARIETTA ENERGY SYSTEM Senior Health Physicist – Piketon, OH 1986-1987

ISOTOPE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING Senior Health Physicist (1986) – Burbank, CA 1985-1986

Legislative Policy addendum

Committee Leadership Appointments

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• Member, Business Development and Job Creation (2010 – Present)

Subcommittee: Chair, Environmental Regulations, 2009-2010

• Ranking Member, Energy, Public Utilities and Telecommunications (2006- Present)

Subcommittee: Energy

• Member, Health and Human Services Committee (2000-Present)

Subcommittees: General Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse

• Member, Natural Resource and the Environment Committee (2000-Present)

Subcommittees: Chair, Waste and Environment, 2003-2004

Resource Management, Waste and the Environment

• Member, Rules (2008-Present)

Legislative Activities

• Member, Southern Conference of State Legislators: Environment and Energy Committee (2011-

Present)

• Chair, DeKalb County: House of Representative Delegation: Environmental Committee (2009-

Present)

• Chair, House of Representatives Green School caucus (2008-Present)

• Chair, House of Representatives Study Committee: Regulation of Dry-Cleaning Solvents (2008)

• Member, House of Representatives Study Committee: Bio-Economic Development (2007)

• Chair, House of Representatives Study Committee: Regulation of Non-Ionizing Equipment (2007)

• Chair, Georgia Lead Advisory Taskforce: Subcommittee Statues, Code and Enforcement (2004-

2008)

• Chair, House of Representatives Study Committee: Development of Sustainable Energy (2002)

Presentations and Publications

• Air Pollution Control and Monitoring Technology, presented to People’s Republic of China:

Sichuan Provence delegation, Atlanta, Georgia, September 30, 2013.

• Painting by Numbers, presented at Next Generation TED Talk, Washington, DC, July 25, 2013.

• An Overview of the Political Process: Solar and Its Future, presented at the Heating, Ventilation

and Air Conditioning Association, Macon, Georgia, November 8, 2012.

• Government Supervisory Training Program, presented to the People’s Republic of China:

Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Providence delegation, Atlanta, Georgia, October 19, 2012.

• Perspectives on Water and Energy, presented at the Georgia Paper & Forest Products Association,

Atlanta, Georgia, November 9, 2011.

• Commencement Address: The Value of Education, presented at Georgia Perimeter College,

Clarkston, Georgia, December 13, 2010.

• How to be an Effective Leader through improving your Emotional Intelligence? presented at the

Caribbean Electric Utilities (CARILEC) Conference, Freeport, Grand Bahamas, October 8, 2009.

• A Balanced Energy Portfolio: Georgia Initiatives, presented at the Women in Government

Conference, Washington, DC, May 8, 2009.

• Spirituality and Politics, presented at the National Organization of Women Conference, Nashville,

Tennessee, June 12, 2006.

• Risk Perception: A Common Sense Approach to Energy and Environmental Policy, presented at

the Georgia Chemistry Council Association, Lake Oconee, Georgia, November 15, 2005.

• Renewable Energy: An Idea Who’s Time Has Come, presented at the National Solid Waste

Association, St. Simons, Georgia, September 12, 2003.

• Drenner, Karla. L. “One: The True Story of Politics, Prayer and The Power of One” Stars Books

and Stripes. 2002.

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• Drenner, Karla. L. “Creating a Common Language for Hazard Control” Journal of Professional

Safety Management. 1994.

Education Addendum

DeVry University/Keller Graduate School of Management: Professor (Adjunct), School of Arts and

Sciences 2002- Present

Humanities 232: Ethical and Legal Issues

Humanities 410: 20th Century History

Humanities 445: Principles of Ethics

Law 310: The Legal Environment

Political Science 330: Comparative Political Science

Psychology 110: Introduction to Psychology

Psychology 305: Leadership and Motivation

Science 204: Environmental Science

Sociology 185: Culture and Society

Speech 250: Public Speaking

General Management 588: Quality Management

General Management 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior

General Management 599: Strategic Management in a Global Environment

Public Policy Administration 581: Government Budgeting and Finance

Public Policy Administration 600: Public Administration Capstone

Kaplan University: Professor (Adjunct), School of Arts and Sciences (Online) 2013- Present

Public Policy Administration 310: Finance and Budgeting in the Public Sector

Public Administration and Policy 420: Private and Public Sector Partnership

Public Administration and Policy 430: Planning for Economic Growth and Development

Public Administration 650: Public Policy Analysis (Subject Matter expert for course revision)

Public Administration 510: Leadership in the Public Sector

Bauder College: Professor (Adjunct), School of Arts and Sciences 2013 - Present

Communication 203: Organization Communication

Humanities 102: Popular Culture

Political Science 134: American Government

Humanities 201: Applied Ethics

Management 340: Conflict Resolution and Team Dynamics

Strayer University: Professor (Adjunct), School of Arts and Sciences 2013

Public Administration 500: Modern Public Administration and Managing Public and Non Public

Organizations

Herzing University: Professor (Adjunct), School of Arts and Sciences 2013

Science 370: Environmental Science

Science 185: Chemistry

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Central Missouri State University: Professor (Adjunct), Radiation Physics 1989

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