Sarah J. Simon, P.E., is a Partner at Apple Creek Associates, an environmental consulting firm. Throughout her more than 30 years in industry, consulting, and government, her work has focused on reducing environmental impacts and emissions, resulting in cleaner energy and more efficient processes. She previously served as Environmental Compliance Manager at Ameresco, a leading renewable energy and energy efficiency company. Her prior experience includes Deputy Director at the Division of Air Quality at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. In that role, she represented the Department on legislative commissions studying Radon Risk and Indoor Air Quality. She was a member of the team that streamlined the permitting process and received an Innovation in Government Award from the Kennedy School of Government. While working at the U.S. EPA, she participated on the award-winning national Acid Rain Program Implementation team. In addition, Ms. Simon led the Environmental Technical Group of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers and was President of the Boston Section of the Society of Women Engineers.