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About Us

Our Principals have a unique mix of extensive experience, honed skills and environmental knowledge that is ideally suited to providing the strategic expertise you need to successfully manage PFAS contamination and upcoming EPA regulation – whether you are already under regulatory investigation or will be when regulations take effect. We apply our environmental contamination knowledge and regulatory experience, as well as our issue management and crisis communications skills, to this new challenge facing many companies and communities.

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KATHLEEN CANTILLON

MARY GADE

Principal

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Kathleen is an expert in public affairs, issue management and crisis communications:

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  • Communications leader on corporate PFAS and climate change issues

  • C-suite advisor for manufacturing, transportation and utility companies

  • Media spokesperson and trainer

  • Master's in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Principal

Mary is an expert on state & federal environmental regulation and enforcement:

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  • EPA tenure including Administrator of EPA Region V 

  • Environmental attorney, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP

  • Director of IL EPA – 8 yrs under Gov. Edgar

  • Co-Founder of Environmental Council of States (ECOS)

PFAS Success Story

We successfully led risk communications and strategy for the past 3 years for one of the largest PFAS contamination sites in Wisconsin. We effectively shared with key stakeholder groups the client's efforts to investigate and remediate the site, minimizing negative impacts on the company. 

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Who You Are

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We are most effective when we work with C-suite leaders, so we can advise on and impact the company’s overall strategy on PFAS contamination and remediation. Typical client leads include CEOs, COOs, General Counsels and heads of Environmental Health & Safety.

 

Top leaders know that if PFAS contamination is not handled well, it can result in huge legal settlements, lower stock prices and/or the inability to sell the private entity/asset. They know it is important to invest upfront to reduce costs in the long run.

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Who We Have Helped

Using our expertise in environmental contamination and regulation and issue management:
 

  • Fire Suppression Company

  • Nuclear Power Plant Operator

  • International Food Conglomerate

  • Utilities

  • National Steel Company

  • International Airplane Maintenance Provider

  • Environmental NGOs

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