Brake Pad Partnership

Steering Committee

Michael Endicott

Representing the Sierra Club
Coastal Program Manager
California Coastal Commission, North Central District

Tim Merkel, Ph.D.

Representing friction material manufacturers

Kelly Moran, Ph.D.

Representing the California Stormwater Quality Association
President
TDC Environmental

Jim Pendergast

Chief, Fish, Shellfish, Beach and Outreach Branch
Office of Water, US Environmental Protection Agency

Bob Peters

Chief Engineer of Friction Material Engineering
Akebono Brake Corporation

Mark Phipps, Ph.D.

Vice President, Research and Development
Morse Automotive

Christopher C. Shepley, M.R.S.C., A.C.M.I.

Director of Research and Development—Friction Materials, Brake Parts Inc.

Technical Advisor:

Mark Schlautman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
Clemson University

Program Manager:

Ashley Boren

Executive Director
Sustainable Conservation

Facilitator:

Jeff Goldfien

Center for Collaborative Policy
(415) 897-3940

Project Manager:

Kirsten Rosselot

Process Profiles
(818) 878-0454