The Volunteer Income Tax Assistant Program will assist Alfred’s students with their federal and local income taxes on Saturday.
Month: February 2016
EPA Guest Speaker
Paul Simon is a senior official of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 2, which encompasses New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In his current position, he leads EPA Region 2’s climate change efforts. He guides Region 2’s development of strategies for promoting climate change mitigation and climate adaptation, and serves as a liaison on climate change issues with other EPA offices as well as other federal and state government agencies, municipalities and other stakeholders.
Mr. Simon has been with EPA since 1985 and for many years, served there as a managing attorney. As the Deputy Regional Counsel from 2005 to 2010, he worked closely with the Regional Counsel in the management and direction of an office of eighty lawyers providing legal support for the Agency’s implementation and enforcement of many federal environmental laws. He also directly managed the office’s legal efforts relating to the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site. In addition, in 2009, Mr. Simon served on a 4-month detail in EPA Headquarters as Acting Deputy Director of the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
Mr. Simon earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University.
Actasys, Inc.—Using Synthetic Air Jets to Improve Aerodynamics for Trucks, Cars, Wind Turbines and More
On February 12, 2016 the management of Actasys Inc. will have a telephone conference with potential investors and their advisors about the firm’s prospects. I have arranged for Alfred University to have access to this call.
Actasys, Inc. Actasys is developing active aerodynamic systems by leveraging a technology developed for aerospace applications. It is a platform technology that can significantly improve energy efficiency and reduce costs in a wide variety of markets, including transportation, automotive, wind turbines, and buildings. Actasys is currently focusing on the transportation market with a product that increases the fuel efficiency of Class 8 trucks by up to 18%. The technology is based on synthetic jets, actuators that with a minimal amount of power can create very powerful jets of air, redirecting the main airflow in the desired directions.
FTC Guest Speaker
Carol Kando-Pineda has been an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission since 1990. She has served in a number of positions at the Commission. She began as a staff attorney bringing cases about deceptive advertising. She then became Legislative Counsel in the Commission’s Office of Congressional Relations. She now manages outreach partnerships with community organizations and other institutions. She also leads creative teams to create print publications, websites, and videos to give people practical tips and tools to be more savvy consumers.
She earned her A.B. from Harvard and J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law.
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