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LEONARD E. ROBINSON
Chief Deputy Director
Department of Toxic Substances Control
1001 “I” Street, P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
Leonard.Robinson@dtsc.
Telephone: (916) 324-2471
Fax: (916) 324-3158
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Leonard E. Robinson was appointed to the position of Chief Deputy Director for the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in September of 2004. He has over thirty (30) years experience in the environmental management.
Currently serving as DTSC’s Chief Deputy Director, Mr. Robinson oversees the day-to-day operations of the: Office of Legal Affairs; Hazardous Waste Management and Statewide Compliance Program; Site Mitigation and Brownfields Reuse Program; External Affairs; Legislative Affairs; and the Science, Pollution Prevention and Technology Program. DTSC‘s mission is to protect public health and the environment. Mr. Robinson is spear-heading the “California Take It Back! Partnership”. This Partnership is a consortium of: State and Local Government; retail stores; non-profit agencies and utilities that provide free; local and convenient locations for California consumers to recycle their universal wastes. Robinson has been a featured speaker at several functions and conferences including the: California Waste Association (CWA); Air & Waste Management Association; California Certified Unified Program Agencies (Cal-CUPA); Steel Manufacturers Association; Law Seminars International; Environmental Industry Summit and the Product Stewardship Council.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Robinson was the Environmental/Safety Manager at TAMCO Steel. Located in Rancho Cucamonga, it is California’s only steel mill. While at TAMCO Steel, Mr. Robinson started a program that recycled used oil filters into steel reinforcing bar (rebar) for use in the construction industry. Another recycling program started by him was named “Project Isaiah,” a program where firearms delivered by southern California law enforcement agencies were melted and also recycled into rebar. .
Earlier in his career, Mr. Robinson also taught leadership and executive management classes. He was a daily radio talk show host on Radio Station KTIE 590 AM; a lecturer; and a motivational speaker. He has authored two books; “PositivitY” and “Getting Back To Abnormal” that are waiting to be published. Mr. Robinson served as Principal of UC Riverside’s Saturday Academy, which was a program that placed low income children on track for college.
Mr. Robinson’s past Board and Committee activities included:
• Board Member - Scholarship; Opportunities; Achievement and Responsibility (S.O.A.R.)
• Board Member - California Waste Association (CWA)
• Board Member - Public Broadcast Station WETA Advisory
• Board Member – Keep California Beautiful
• Chair - Steel Manufacturers Association Environment Committee
• Member - National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
• Chair - Moreno Valley Ecological Protection Committee
• Adjunct Instructor - Environmental Technology at Chaffey Community College
• Member – Governor’s Emergency Operation Executive Committee
• Member - "Leadership for the Government Executive " Advisory Committee
Mr. Robinson’s two sons attend Tuskegee University and his daughter attends UC Santa Barbara.
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