Pedro A. Gelabert
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Pedro A. Gelabert, a 1956 graduate of Tulane University
in New Orleans, Louisiana
, served as Secretary
of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
from 1993 to 1996 during the governorship of Pedro Rosselló
and as Chairman of the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board
from 1977 to 1984 during the governorship of Carlos Romero Barceló
.
A geologist
, Gelabert also served as Director of the Caribbean Office for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1985 to 1992. At the federal level he has been a part of the United States delegation to the Summit of the Americas
, as well as the meetings to develop the Action Plan of the Wider Caribbean Region of the United Nations Environmental Program, or UNEP. On behalf of the United States of America, he was a signatory at the 1983 Cartagena Convention of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment for the Wider Caribbean Region. He is currently a member of the State Committee of Epscor-Puerto Rico.
-the Environmental Citizen of the Millennium Award by the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board
(1999)
-the Environmental Award for Outstanding Service by the Institute of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors of the Dominican Republic (2002)
-the Dixy Lee Ray
Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(2004)
-the Gold Medal for Exceptional Service from the nvironmental Protection Agency (2000)
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, served as Secretary
Secretary
A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...
of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources was created by Law 23 of June 20, 1972, during the governorship of Luis A. Ferré. In 1973, as a gesture of bipartisanship, Ferré's successor, Gov. Rafael Hernández Colón appointed his predecessor's Puerto Rico Environmental Quality...
from 1993 to 1996 during the governorship of Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001...
and as Chairman of the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board
Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board
The Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board was founded by Governor Luis A. Ferré in 1970, a year before the creation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.The EQB is the principal environmental protection regulator in Puerto Rico...
from 1977 to 1984 during the governorship of Carlos Romero Barceló
Carlos Romero Barceló
Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fifth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001, making him one of the more successful...
.
A geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
, Gelabert also served as Director of the Caribbean Office for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1985 to 1992. At the federal level he has been a part of the United States delegation to the Summit of the Americas
Summit of the Americas
The Summits of the Americas is a series of international summit meetings bringing together the leaders of countries in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Neither the elderly leader nor a representative from Cuba participated in this summit...
, as well as the meetings to develop the Action Plan of the Wider Caribbean Region of the United Nations Environmental Program, or UNEP. On behalf of the United States of America, he was a signatory at the 1983 Cartagena Convention of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment for the Wider Caribbean Region. He is currently a member of the State Committee of Epscor-Puerto Rico.
Honors and Recognitions
During a 50-year-plus career helping protect the environment, Mr. Gelabert has received:-the Environmental Citizen of the Millennium Award by the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board
Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board
The Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board was founded by Governor Luis A. Ferré in 1970, a year before the creation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.The EQB is the principal environmental protection regulator in Puerto Rico...
(1999)
-the Environmental Award for Outstanding Service by the Institute of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors of the Dominican Republic (2002)
-the Dixy Lee Ray
Dixy Lee Ray
Dixy Lee Ray was the 17th Governor of the U.S. State of Washington. She was Washington's first female governor.-Early years:...
Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
(2004)
-the Gold Medal for Exceptional Service from the nvironmental Protection Agency (2000)