Email: tomc@hanfordchallenge.org Tom Carpenter is the Executive Director of the Hanford Challenge. He brings decades of experience in organizing, litigating, and policy oversight in the nuclear field, much of it devoted to Hanford. He is an attorney, a graduate of Antioch School of Law, and has a Masters in Organizational Design and Renewal from Seattle University.
Tom worked as the Director of the Nuclear Oversight Campaign for the Government Accountability Project from 1985 to 2007. He founded Cincinnati Alliance for Responsible Energy (CARE) , which challenged plans to open the defect-ridden Zimmer Nuclear Power Plan. Tom also served on the Cincinnati Mayor’s Environmental Advisory Council.
Through his work at GAP and Hanford Challenge, Tom has visited dozens of nuclear sites in the U.S. and Russia, hosted international conferences on protecting nuclear whistleblowers and examining the legacy of highly-contaminated nuclear facilities, and focusing on the Hanford Nuclear Site in southeastern Washington State.
Tom helped establish and is a Board member of the Hanford Concerns Council (and its predecessor, the Hanford Joint Council) to mediate and resolve difficult and complicated issues relating to Hanford.
Tom has represented numerous whistleblowers and workers at various nuclear sites around the nation, including at commercial and military nuclear production facilities, such as Hanford, Los Alamos, Knolls Atomic Power Lab, Pantex, Lawrence Livermore, Fernald, Mound and others. He has authored numerous reports and articles on the effects of nuclear production on workforce health and safety and the environment, and established and participated in independent environmental sampling programs at Hanford, Los Alamos, and Russian nuclear sites.
Liz Mattson is the Program Coordinator with Hanford Challenge. She brings a refreshing spirit of creativity and reflection to the problems posed by Hanford. Liz has worked closely with Hanford workers to address safety and health problems they are facing, particularly from chemical vapors in the tank farms. She meets with state regulatory agencies and site management to influence their approach to safety issues and their response to injured workers with a goal of having workers’ experience respectfully acknowledged and addressed.
Liz is very active on the Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) where she is the vice chair of the Public Involvement and Communications Committee, encouraging a more strategic approach to public involvement at Hanford. Liz is also involved on the River and Plateau and Health Safety and Environmental Protection Committees of the HAB.
She is a strong advocate of working collaboratively to address the problems posed by Hanford. Dealing with decades of contamination will require an intergenerational, multi-stakeholder approach. By building relationships, encouraging openness and trust and working to understand divergent points of view, the broader community of stakeholders will be better equipped to confront the uncertainties and challenges that face remediation efforts.
Liz graduated from Haverford College in 2003, a small Quaker school in Pennsylvania, and has been living in the Northwest since 2005.
Julia Montagnet is the Operations for Hanford Challenge. She brings over ten years of experience in bookkeeping and accounting to the administrative side of Hanford Challenge. Along with the day to day tasks of general accounting, Julia has experience setting up accounting systems for new businesses and helping with budgets and cash flow analysis. The majority of her experience has been working with non-profits. Her main goal is to keep all financial records up to date and have immaculate reporting available at a moment’s notice, along with maintaining all accounting systems in accordance with G.A.A.P. Outside of work, Julia enjoys being a mom, writing, reading, kayaking and riding her horse, Girlfriend.
Jen Gregory is passionate about her work building and supporting the Hanford Challenge Community. Give Jen a call at 206 292 2850 ext. 23 if you have questions about Hanford Challenge, are interested in volunteering or if you have a story or insight to share. Jen brings to the organization years of experience building bridges between people and their environment. As an Experiential Educator she had the pleasure of exploring Washington’s wild spaces with many youth and families from the Puget Sound region. She continues this work with Hanford Challenge through public outreach and member support.
Jen earned a BA in Geography from the University of Washington. She loves climbing in the Cascades, playing board games and mushroom hunting.
Staff
Tom Carpenter, Executive Director
Email: tomc@hanfordchallenge.org
Tom Carpenter is the Executive Director of the Hanford Challenge. He brings decades of experience in organizing, litigating, and policy oversight in the nuclear field, much of it devoted to Hanford. He is an attorney, a graduate of Antioch School of Law, and has a Masters in Organizational Design and Renewal from Seattle University.
Tom worked as the Director of the Nuclear Oversight Campaign for the Government Accountability Project from 1985 to 2007. He founded Cincinnati Alliance for Responsible Energy (CARE) , which challenged plans to open the defect-ridden Zimmer Nuclear Power Plan. Tom also served on the Cincinnati Mayor’s Environmental Advisory Council.
Through his work at GAP and Hanford Challenge, Tom has visited dozens of nuclear sites in the U.S. and Russia, hosted international conferences on protecting nuclear whistleblowers and examining the legacy of highly-contaminated nuclear facilities, and focusing on the Hanford Nuclear Site in southeastern Washington State.
Tom helped establish and is a Board member of the Hanford Concerns Council (and its predecessor, the Hanford Joint Council) to mediate and resolve difficult and complicated issues relating to Hanford.
Tom has represented numerous whistleblowers and workers at various nuclear sites around the nation, including at commercial and military nuclear production facilities, such as Hanford, Los Alamos, Knolls Atomic Power Lab, Pantex, Lawrence Livermore, Fernald, Mound and others. He has authored numerous reports and articles on the effects of nuclear production on workforce health and safety and the environment, and established and participated in independent environmental sampling programs at Hanford, Los Alamos, and Russian nuclear sites.
Liz Mattson, Program Coordinator
Email: lizm@hanfordchallenge.org
Liz Mattson is the Program Coordinator with Hanford Challenge. She brings a refreshing spirit of creativity and reflection to the problems posed by Hanford. Liz has worked closely with Hanford workers to address safety and health problems they are facing, particularly from chemical vapors in the tank farms. She meets with state regulatory agencies and site management to influence their approach to safety issues and their response to injured workers with a goal of having workers’ experience respectfully acknowledged and addressed.
Liz is very active on the Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) where she is the vice chair of the Public Involvement and Communications Committee, encouraging a more strategic approach to public involvement at Hanford. Liz is also involved on the River and Plateau and Health Safety and Environmental Protection Committees of the HAB.
She is a strong advocate of working collaboratively to address the problems posed by Hanford. Dealing with decades of contamination will require an intergenerational, multi-stakeholder approach. By building relationships, encouraging openness and trust and working to understand divergent points of view, the broader community of stakeholders will be better equipped to confront the uncertainties and challenges that face remediation efforts.
Liz graduated from Haverford College in 2003, a small Quaker school in Pennsylvania, and has been living in the Northwest since 2005.
Julia Montagnet, Operations
Email: juliam@hanfordchallenge.org
Jen Gregory, Communications & Development
Email: jeng@hanfordchallenge.org
Jen earned a BA in Geography from the University of Washington. She loves climbing in the Cascades, playing board games and mushroom hunting.