Meet Your Board: Robert E. Chambers, SCAA President

Current SCAA President, Robert E. Chambers, is the Senior Vice President of Environmental Risk Management Solutions for Global Risk Solutions, Inc. (GRS) partnering with clients who have exposure to environmental impairment incidents in order to help them prepare for, manage and mitigate claims, costs and liabilities and to recover costs arising from such events. GRS provides resource tracking, time keeping, and cost control in incident response as executives, stakeholders and government agencies will want to know what resources are available, where they are located and what they cost and claims management technology with cutting edge cloud based database solutions offering real time insight into the claims process as well as automated notifications and reporting customized to each client.

With more than twenty-five years experience in the environmental and emergency response industry his experience includes emergency response and crisis management, environmental regulatory analysis and compliance, contingency and emergency response planning and preparedness, community awareness, and training. He has been involved in the management of more than 700 incidents involving oil and hazardous materials releases and natural disasters.

Mr. Chambers serves as a board member of the Spill Control Association of America and currently elected President. He is an Environmental Professional Certified, Certified Environmental Specialist, Manager, & Consultant and Participates in American Petroleum Institute’s Spills Advisory Group. A member of the Propeller Club of Gulfport. He has also served as a member of the Delaware County Chemical Advisory Team, Local Emergency Planning Committees in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Mississippi, National and Florida Association of Environmental Professionals, Jacksonville Disaster Preparedness Committee, Jacksonville Freeway Management Team, and other environmental and emergency response initiatives.