Visit our 2021 Annual Meeting page for links to presentations from that event.
Links to previous Annual Meetings
The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force was held virtually on November 2nd, 2022 and was attended by 268 people. The Annual Meeting offers an opportunity for the Task Force members to share updates on our work on current issues in spill prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.
Presentations:
Session 1: Jurisdictional Updates
Laurel Nash, Assistant Deputy Minister, B.C. Ministry of Environment and ClimateChange Stratety
Carlos Clemente, Spills Program Manager, WA Dept. of Ecology
Lydia Emer, Administrator for Land Quality Division, OR Dept. of Environmental Quality
Amir Sharifi, Administrator, Office of Spill Prevention & Response, CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Kathy Ho, Deputy Director, HI Dept. of Health
Session 2: Executive Coordinator Update
Executive Coordinator Update – Meg Harris and Hilary Wilkinson
Session 3: Afternoon Keynote: Critical Incident Stress Management
Charlie Strickfaden, National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Session 3: Case Studies
Huntington Beach/P00547 (CA) – highlight Public Health Unit – Speaker: Rachael Fabian, CA OSPR
Session 4: Community-Based Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
Island Oil Spill Association – Speaker: Paul Hamdorf, Interim Executive Director
Georgia Straits Alliance – Speaker: Michelle Young
Engaging remote communities in Alaska – Speaker: Graham Wood, Alaska DEC