Sections & Chapters Council 2022 Vice Chair Election

The Sections and Chapters Council (“S&CC) of A&WMA has opened elections for the Vice-Chair position. The elected Vice-Chair will assume the position January 1, 2022 and will serve as Vice-Chair until December 31, 2024. Upon completion of the Vice-Chair position, this person will assume the S&CC Chair position and serve on the Association’s Board of Directors for three years.

Please note that this vote is not being conducted on an individual member basis. Each Section and each Chapter may only cast 1 vote prior to the May 10, 2021 deadline. Therefore, please coordinate with the leaders within your section or chapter on how to cast this vote. All votes will be validated by headquarters, with the election results being finalized prior to the next S&CC meeting (scheduled for June 8, 2021).

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* 1. Only one response per section and chapter is allowed. Please choose your section or chapter to cast the one vote for your local unit.

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* 2. Please list your name and position within your local unit.

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* 3. Please choose the candidate for 2022-2024 Vice Chair, who will become Chair from 2025-2027.

Bhaskar Chandan, P.E., QEP
Senior Air Quality Engineering Manager
Refinery Permitting, Engineering & Permitting Office
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Diamond Bar, California

Election Statement

Bhaskar Chandan joined the South Coast AQMD in 2001 and is currently a Senior Air Quality Engineering Manager in the Refinery Permitting team.

Bhaskar has over 30 years of experience in the Air Quality/Air Pollution Control field. Prior to joining South Coast AQMD, Bhaskar worked for 12 years with private companies involved in source testing, consulting and engineering. He has Process Engineering and Project Management experience in air pollution control, and has implemented several NOx and VOC control projects. In his current capacity, Bhaskar manages a team of permitting engineers responsible for implementing air quality regulations for the local Refineries and Bulk Loading Terminals. He has also managed teams of engineers responsible for the permitting of Power Plants and Waste Management facilities.

Bhaskar has been an active A&WMA member for over 20 years. He has served as a Director-at-Large for the A&WMA’s West Coast Section 2012-2019, Chair for the West Coast Section 2019-2020, and Chair for the Technical Tours Committee 2014 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Long Beach, CA. He currently serves as the past-Chair of the West Coast Section.

Under Bhaskar’s tenure as Chairman, the West Coast Section was awarded the George T. Minasian Award for Most Outstanding Section in 2020, and the 2020 Membership Performance Recognition Award.

Bhaskar received his Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, India, and his Master’s in Chemical Engineering from Oregon State University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) and a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP).

Michael W. Hult, P.E.
Advanced Environmental Engineering Specialist
3M Company
St. Paul, MN

Election Statement

Michael (Mike) W. Hult is a Chemical Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in air quality, environmental compliance, and process safety. Mike works for 3M’s Central Environment group as an Advanced Environmental Engineering Specialist focused on air quality and environmental auditing.

Mike has been an active member of the Air & Waste Management Association Upper Midwest Section (A&WMA UMS) since 2008. Mike served as the section’s Secretary from 2008-2010, as the Vice Chair, Chair, and Past Chair from 2010-2012, and as a Director from 2014-2018. Mike co-chaired the A&WMA UMS’s Annual Conference on the Environment (COE) in 2012, developed a Student Environmental Challenge Problem for the 2016 COE, and has helped organize and host numerous A&WMA UMS local events.

Mike currently serves the International Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) as the Membership Chair and has been an active A&WMA member, attending several recent Annual Conferences & Exhibitions (ACE), participating in the A&WMA Sections and Chapters meetings, presenting at Periodic Online Sharing Sessions (POSS) focused on membership development in 2019 and 2021, presenting at the 2017, 2018, and 2020 ACE on international environmental compliance, and was part of the host team for the 2017 A&WMA Sections and Chapters Fall Meeting in Minneapolis. Mike attended the A&WMA Leadership Training Academy in 2011.