The Regional Air Quality Planning Committee (RAQPC) is appointed by the H-GAC Board of Directors to assist and advise H-GAC, regional and local governments, transportation organizations and other agencies on air quality issues. The Committee reviews air quality plans for the H-GAC region and recommends actions necessary to improve the region's air quality. RAQPC includes representatives of local government, public health, transportation, industry, business, environmental organizations and citizens drawn from the eight-county nonattainment area.
Voting Members | |
Jed Anderson Business/Industry Craig Beskid Citizen/Environmental Dana Blume (Chair) Business/Industry Rhonda Boyer Local Government Catarina Cron (Immediate Past Chair) Local Government Dee Ann Haney Business/Industry Bud Karachiwala Local Government Steve Kilpatrick Business/Industry Matthew Kuryla Business/Industry Robert Lanham Business/Industry Carol Nixon Local Government Sandra Pickett Citizen/Environmental | Mark Peak Citizen/Environmental Karl Pepple Local Government Ruby Lee Sandars Citizen/Environmental Bentin Santos (Vice Chair) Citizen/Environmental Ronald Schultz Local Government Adam Smith Local Government Jeff Suggs Local Government G. Michael White Local Government Beth Whitehead Business/Industry Mary Ellen Whitworth Citizen/Environmental Paulette Wolfson Local Government |
Non-Voting Members | |
Lola Brown Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Austin Diana Sullivan Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Houston
| Kathy Singleton Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Austin Peggy Wade U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 6 |