Speaker:
Don Rivard, Environmental Management Consultant
Abstract:
American public schools host a diverse mix of our youngest and most precious citizens. Schools are also a cauldron of political activity representing the spectrum of educational and administrative approaches. Often under funded, capital and maintenance budgets are strained.
We frequently hear of media reports of sick school buildings, mass evacuations and illnesses. The demand for low-bid, quality workmanship, competes with unfunded mandates, building operations and security, support of social programs, etc.How can we help schools to control their costs and pest problems? Can we create cost effective IPM programs while reducing reliance on pesticides? How do we get more stakeholders involved and accountable? How can we provide credible IPM services and sustainable results?
Biography:
Don Rivard started Rivard's Resources: IPM, a structural IPM consulting company in 1994 to assist organizations with pest and pesticide reduction. He works with pest control firms, health care, public schools and housing and others. He is the IPM consultant to the Healthy Public Housing project that includes Boston’s three graduate schools of public health (Harvard, Tufts and Boston University) in reducing pediatric asthma/allergen generators.
Rivard began in pest control with the U.S. Air Force in 1967 while stationed in Germany and Arkansas. For 22 years, he served as Commercial Service manager with Waltham Chemical (now Waltham Services); he was president of the New England Pest Management Association (1991-92) and its’ executive director for six years (1995-2001).
Don earned a BA in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst and a Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management from Bentley College in Waltham. He is a frequent speaker at programs in the U.S. and Europe.