Cindy Brooks
President and Founder (Greenfield), Managing Principal (METG)
617-448-9762 | cb@g-etg.com
Cindy Brooks is President and Founder of Greenfield Environmental Trust Group (Greenfield), a multidisciplinary organization that serves as court-appointed environmental response and custodial trustee. Having remediated and redeveloped multiple hazardous waste sites for 35 years, Cindy is one of our nation’s earliest pioneers in brownfields redevelopment and a national expert on hazardous waste site remediation, community-driven revitalization, and public-private partnerships. As the first-ever trustee of an environmental custodial trust, Cindy led the groundbreaking transformation of the Industri-plex Superfund Site in Woburn, Massachusetts (home of A Civil Action) from a tannery/glue plant to an intermodal transportation center, a million-square-foot office park and hotel campus, and 500,000-square-foot commercial space, creating 2,000+ jobs and generating $200 million in annual employment income. Cindy is Managing Principal for Greenfield’s current environmental response and custodial trust appointments, including: Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust (Multistate Environmental Response Trustee), Greenfield Savannah Environmental Trust (Savannah Environmental Response Trustee), Greenfield Penobscot Estuary Remediation Trust (Penobscot Estuary Mercury Remediation Trustee), Greenfield Penobscot Estuary Project Trust (Penobscot Estuary Beneficial Environmental Projects Trustee), and Montana Environmental Trust Group (Montana Environmental Custodial Trustee). As Trustee, Greenfield has taken title to hundreds of contaminated sites across the U.S. and ±$1.5 billion to remediate the sites and facilitate their beneficial reuse. Under Cindy’s leadership, Greenfield has received two national Phoenix Awards for Excellence in Brownfields Redevelopment, the EPA-Region 8 Excellence in Superfund Site Reuse Award, the ACEC National Engineering Excellence Grand Award in the environmental category, and the FIDIC International Engineering Excellence Award. Cindy earned her Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Duke University and Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.
Lauri Gorton is the Director of Environmental Programs for the East Helena Site, with responsibility for all environmental programs and projects under EPA’s RCRA Corrective Action Program. Her responsibilities include management and oversight of the Custodial Trust consultants and contractors involved in the design, permitting, technical studies and implementation of Interim Measures at the former ASARCO smelter. She also oversees the development of key RCRA studies and reports. Prior to joining Greenfield Environmental Trust Group, Inc. in 2013, Lauri spent more than 30 years leading complex, hazardous waste site remediation, redevelopment, regulatory strategy and public outreach initiatives as Senior Program Director and Regulatory Strategist with CH2M Hill. She is widely recognized as a national expert in federal hazardous waste laws, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Liability and Compensation Act (CERLCA). Lauri earned her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University and is a registered Professional Engineer.
As Director of Financial Affairs, Jen Roberts is responsible for all financial plans, budgets, reports, compliance and stewardship activities for the East Helena project. She oversees the technical, financial, and reporting activities performed by the Custodial Trust’s Certified Public Accountants (CPAs). Jen also manages the operations and administration of the East Helena offices and the Information Technology that supports the East Helena project. Prior to joining in 2013, Jen spent 12 years practicing public accounting in Montana and Washington, D.C. Her experience includes managing environmental trust accounting operations as well as audits of non-profit organizations, insurance agencies, and governmental entities. Jen earned her B.S. from Johnson & Wales University. She is a Certified Public Accountant in Montana.
Christine Amrhine is responsible for supporting East Helena communications strategies, plans and programs, including community and public involvement activities. She brings 30 years of experience as a communications manager, public relations coordinator, editor, author, and journalist. The recipient of numerous awards for reporting and public service, Chris earned her B.A. with honors from the University of Virginia.
Erica handles real estate conveyancing, land use, contractual, corporate, and other legal matters for the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust. Erica previously served as assistant general counsel to Meditrust, a healthcare REIT, where she negotiated and supervised mortgage and sale/leaseback financing transactions, litigation and securities regulation matters, corporate debt and equity offerings, and corporate issues. Erica earned her B.A., magna cum laude and with departmental honors, from Brown University and her JD from Boston College Law School.
Anna crafts a variety of communications for the Custodial Trust and supports community involvement and outreach activities. She also provides administrative and project management support to the Greenfield Trusts and its project managers, including at the East Helena site. Anna earned a B.A. in environmental analysis/policy and a B.S. in journalism from Boston University, and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in sustainability.