Doug Eisinger

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About Doug Eisinger

Douglas Eisinger is a dedicated environmentalist, educator, author, and community leader. He is the former chair of the U.S. Transportation Research Board (TRB) Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Committee; TRB is part of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. As a docent at the California Academy of Sciences (CAS), Doug supports the CAS mission to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.Doug joined Sonoma Technology, an air quality firm, in 1995. At Sonoma Technology, Doug was Chief Scientist for Transportation Policy & Planning and helped STI promote environmental justice. He served on STI’s Board of Directors and as a 401(k) Plan Trustee. Resources for the Future awarded Doug a Fellowship in Environmental Regulatory Implementation. Also, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials named him a national air quality expert. While a U.S. EPA Section Chief, he received EPA’s Bronze Medal for reducing automotive pollution. For over 12 years, Doug was the U.C. Davis-Caltrans Air Quality Project Program Manager. Doug is a highly-rated professor. He is an Affiliate Professor for the University of Washington Master of Sustainable Transportation Program. He was an adjunct faculty member at the Vermont Law and Graduate School; and, he has taught air quality and climate issues for 20 years at the University of Hawaii. He also taught transportation policy at U.C. Davis (UCD) and worked with Civil & Environmental Engineering faculty at UCD to mentor graduate students. Doug’s book,"Smog Check: Science, Federalism, and the Politics of Clean Air," with a Foreword by Mary Nichols, has been used to teach undergraduate and graduate students, including U.C. Riverside public policy students. As a leader and volunteer, Doug has served many community roles:• Chair of his town’s fiscal advisory committee.• Chair of his community’s elementary school foundation.• Board chair, treasurer, and environmental chair for his community church.• Co-coach of a youth indoor soccer team.• Co-chair of a school bond campaign that raised $35 million.• Photographer for the local public high school Track & Field team.• Board member for a high school foundation.• Docent for the U.S. National Park Service.• Volunteer and Board member for the Friends of the San Anselmo Public Library.Specialties: Teaching, facilitation, policy analyses, program management, writing, public speaking.