SPILL
CONTROL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR INFORMATION:
Justin Thomas Russell
(571) 451-0433
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (September
1, 2018) - The Spill Control
Association of America (SCAA) announces today the retirement of Executive
Director John Allen and the appointment of Justin Thomas Russell to fill the
role within the organization. This day marks the end of a transition that
began on August 15th. While Mr. Russell will begin his term effective
immediately, Mr. Allen will remain a member of SCAA as both an individual
member and a member of the Past President's Committee.
Mr. Allen leaves the role of Executive Director
after eight years of serving the industry association. Under his leadership, SCAA saw growth in
membership, and the establishment of critical relationships with legislative
and regulatory leadership within Federal, State and Local Government.
Previous to this role, Mr. Allen worked at the National Response Corporation,
where he served in various leadership positions over a tenure that spanned
eighteen years.
Prior to his role in the spill response and
control industry, Mr. Allen retired as a naval officer after a distinguished
twenty-one years of service.
In his farewell message to the leadership and members of
SCAA, Mr. Allen said: "my involvement in SCAA for the past decade, eight
years of which I served as Executive Director, has been an honor, a great
experience and a labor of love for our industry."
Mr. Russell comes to SCAA with a proven record in spill response operations and management, executive
leadership in a corporate or governmental organization, development and
implementation of government relations strategies, marketing/business
development, and membership management. Mr. Russell is also a twelve year
veteran of the United States Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve where he
specialized in Marine Safety and Environmental Response.
"The oil spill response industry is a
community that I am intimately familiar with," said Mr. Russell.
"For almost thirty years, I have either been an active participant or
maintained connections that have supported the oil spill response
community."
Mr. Russell added, "I’m
thrilled to officially begin my new role and quite frankly… it is good to be
part of an industry that has been such a big part of my life (and paved my road
to DC 15 years ago)."
“I am pleased to have Justin Russell on board,
guiding our association through its next chapter as the Voice of Spill Response
Professionals. There is much to do in front of us, and Justin will be a
great ambassador for our members”, said Devon Grennan, President of the Spill
Control Association of America.
ABOUT SCAA
SCAA is the United Voice
of the Response Industry.
The Spill Control Association of America was organized in 1973 to actively promote the interests of all groups within the spill response community. Our organization represents spill response contractors, manufacturers, distributors, consultants, instructors, government & training institutions and corporations working in the industry. The association is focused on the following:
The Spill Control Association of America was organized in 1973 to actively promote the interests of all groups within the spill response community. Our organization represents spill response contractors, manufacturers, distributors, consultants, instructors, government & training institutions and corporations working in the industry. The association is focused on the following:
- To grow membership by appealing to a broader cross-section of the environmental response/remediation industry.
- To focus on SCAA's resources to support the interests of its members and prospective members in an ever-changing market place faced with challenges of a more stringent regulatory atmosphere.
- To provide a unique forum for networking and best management practice sharing where members of SCAA can mutually address a range of issues and concerns with a wider audience.
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