SynTerra VP on CAPCA board

Albright elected as director of air pollution control organization.

Press release (posted December 5, 2019):

Ruth Albright, Vice President of Engineering at SynTerra, will officially become part of the CAPCA board in January. The organization has 600 members.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Ruth Albright, Vice President of Engineering at SynTerra Corp., has been elected to the Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association (CAPCA) Board of Directors for 2020.

Albright — a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in North Carolina, South Carolina, and several other states — will officially become part of the 10-member CAPCA Board in January. She will help lead a 600-member organization that represents local, state, and national air pollution control agencies; a wide variety of regulated industries; environmental consulting and testing firms; equipment manufacturers; and related interest groups.

A longtime CAPCA member, Albright recently led a SynTerra contingent at the 2019 Fall Technical Workshop and Forum. She will help shape the agenda for the next major CAPCA event, the 2020 Spring Technical Workshop and Forum, set for April 15-17 at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina.

“CAPCA is an important regional organization dedicated to disseminating information and developing resources to improve air quality,” said Albright, who has led projects for major industrial firms throughout the Southeast and beyond over the past 30 years. “It is an honor to be elected to the Board and to serve the organization in this capacity. CAPCA celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019, and I hope to help lay the groundwork for another 50 successful years.”

Albright has gained a reputation for developing and implementing creative, cost-efficient solutions on projects for chemical manufacturing operations of all sizes. She has worked extensively with other manufacturing operations, including those related to pulp and paper, industrial equipment, pharmaceuticals, food, and automotive parts and assembly. Her vast experience includes air and wastewater permit compliance, air pollution control equipment operation and maintenance, and ambient air monitoring systems.

In addition to her North Carolina and South Carolina licenses, Albright is a Professional Engineer registered in Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Michigan, Arkansas, and Kentucky. She holds a degree in chemical engineering from Clemson University.

SynTerra is an employee‐owned science and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Greenville, S.C. SynTerra works with clients on industrial, mining, governmental, economic development, and commercial projects. SynTerra also has offices in Charlotte, N.C., Lexington, Ky., Pikeville, Ky., and Birmingham, Ala. Learn more at synterracorp.com.

Contact Ruth Albright at (864) 430-0579 or ralbright@synterracorp.com.

Kathy Webb, P.G.

Senior Market Leader | Principal

Kathy, a founder of SynTerra (previously The Fletcher Group) in 1992, has completed remedial investigations and regulatory compliance projects associated with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) facilities, state and federal Superfund sites, solid waste landfills, brownfield redevelopment, utility coal combustion residual (CCR) management units, and regulated industrial facilities. She has supported litigation as an expert witness related to chlorinated solvents, metals, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Kathy is known for her practical assessment strategy with the perspective of the client’s business objectives. She routinely evaluates groundwater corrective action systems for effectiveness and progress toward achieving compliance objectives. She has also co-authored a trade journal paper with case studies of low-impact remedial strategies. Kathy is a licensed Professional Geologist in North and South Carolina.

Mark Taylor, P.G.

Principal

Mark has worked more than 40 years in natural-resource based industries. His expertise includes mine geology and mine engineering, hydrogeologic and geotechnical investigations, solid and hazardous waste management, and regulatory negotiations. He has published peer-reviewed papers about coal geology, ore geochemistry, mineralogy, and solid waste management. He is a leading expert in mining and environmental permitting for litigation support.

Mark is licensed as a Professional Geologist in South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Washington. He serves on the boards of the Upstate Red Cross and Upstate Forever. He served on the South Carolina Board of Registration for Geologists for six years. Mark holds a Master’s degree in Geological Sciences from The University of Michigan and a Bachelor’s degree in Geological Science from Harvard University.

Andrea Kehn, P.E.

Vice President of Engineering | Principal

Andrea, leader of our Civil & Environmental Engineering Business Unit, has 28 years of experience in chemical manufacturing and environmental consulting. She leads and supervises staff professionals on multidisciplinary projects for a variety of industrial clients. Andrea’s vast experience and expertise includes: air quality construction and operating permitting; air quality modeling; air permit record-keeping and reporting; Oil Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP); NPDES Permitting; water quality modeling; process safety management; risk management compliance and auditing; and RCRA compliance.

Andrea is registered as a Professional Engineer in South Carolina. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University.

Ruth Albright, P.E.

Vice President | Principal

Ruth has led projects for major industrial facilities throughout the Southeast and beyond. She built her knowledge of environmental regulations and their application to manufacturing operations while working for the second largest chemical manufacturing company in the United States. At SynTerra, she has expanded both her knowledge and reputation working for chemical manufacturing operations of all sizes. She has also worked extensively with other manufacturing operations, including pulp and paper, industrial equipment, pharmaceuticals, food, and automotive parts and assembly. Her experience includes air and wastewater permit compliance, solid and hazardous waste management, solid waste construction permitting, hazardous materials transportation, wastewater treatment systems, air pollution control equipment operations and maintenance, and ambient air monitoring systems.

Ruth is a professional engineer registered in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Michigan, Arkansas, and Kentucky. She is an active member of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Environmental Technical Committee and serves as the chair of the water subcommittee. She has previously served as the program and committee chair for the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce Environmental Affairs committee. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University.