Peter Schultze-Allen is a Senior Scientist with over 30 years of experience in the integration of municipal environmental policies and actions with engineering, planning, maintenance, public safety, legal and fiscal programs. He specializes in the integration of public and private green stormwater infrastructure, complete streets, parking lots, parks, sustainable landscaping, and urban forestry practices. With over 18 years of experience in planning, reviewing, implementing, inspecting and monitoring the design, construction and maintenance of green stormwater control measures, and urban regenerative landscapes, he brings the skills needed to assist municipal staff in the development and implementation of Green Infrastructure (GI) plans and compliance with MRP requirements. His past experience includes managing the environmental programs for the City of Emeryville from 2002 to 2013 including the implementation of the City’s award-winning dense, urban Bay-Friendly GI program and the integration of those policies into related municipal plans. Since joining EOA in 2013, he has been providing GI, LID and trash-related technical assistance and program support to SCVURPPP, the San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program (SMCWPPP) and formerly for the Alameda County Clean Water Program. A key member of EOA’s GI team, he helps develop guidance for GI program implementation and planning including tracking and maintaining public GI-related assets.
MPH, MPP
Sue Chiang is the Senior Commercial Toxics Reduction Coordinator at the San Francisco Environment Department. Sue develops and implements strategies to reduce the use of harmful chemicals and encourage the adoption of sustainable practices among San Francisco’s business sector. She oversees initiatives that promote pollution prevention, safer alternatives, and the safe disposal of hazardous materials such as the Green Business and Healthy Nail Salons Programs. Sue and her team implement and support local toxics reduction legislation, such as the Flame Retardant Chemicals in Upholstered Furniture Ordinance and the Antibiotics in Food Animals Ordinance.
Prior to joining SFE, Sue worked at the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) for over 18 years. Among her work there, Sue directed CEH’s Food Program, where she worked with institutional purchasers from a wide range of sectors to harness their collective buying power to eliminate the use of harmful chemicals and expand the market for environmentally preferable products – particularly in food and food packaging. She has over 30 years of experience in the environmental health field through a variety of organizations including as a consultant to the San Francisco Foundation; as Community Health Advocate at Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice; and as a Research Associate at the Environmental Defense Fund in their toxics program.
Sue received a B.A. degree in environmental science from Barnard College, Columbia University and completed a double-masters program at University of California Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and the Graduate School of Public Health, where she was a recipient of the prestigious Switzer Environmental Fellowship.
Aaman Mengis, Board Member
AP Biology Teacher and Sustainability Coordinator, KIPP Northern California
Aaman Mengis is a high school AP Biology teacher, Sustainability Coordinator, and Outdoor Education Lead at KIPP King Collegiate High School in San Lorenzo. He develops climate justice curriculum, organizes student-led environmental initiatives, and coordinates outdoor learning experiences including hikes and multi-day camping trips. As a teacher leader with Oakland Teachers Advancing Climate Action, he supports educators in integrating environmental justice into their classrooms. Aaman holds a Master’s in Secondary Science Education from Alder School of Education and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Maryland, and is a certified California Naturalist and Wilderness First Responder.
