EDUCATION
Master of Education inMath & Science, June 2001
Bachelor of Science inEnvironmental Science, 1982
Bachelor of Arts in LegalStudies, 1982
TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS
- Massachusetts Secondary Certification in General Science, grades 5-9, Professional.
- MTEL Certifications in Chemistry (March 3, 2007) and Biology (July 23, 2005).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SCIENCE TEACER, September2001 – present
Teacher of PhysicalSciences, Integrated Sciences, Biology, Honors Biology, Chemistry, andEnvironmental Sciences. All are laboratory-based courses. Create curricula,provide modifications, and develop assessments for heterogeneous classroomsettings. Incorporate constructivism philosophy of teaching. Integratetechnology into curriculum. Apply individualized teaching techniques to meetspecialized needs and disabilities of numerous special needs students.Participate in IEP evaluation meetings with parents. Collaborate with specialeducation teachers. Class advisor to Classes of 2006 and 2010. Mentor to threeincoming science teachers. Maintain own teaching website.
TEACHER INTERN, September2000 – May 2001
Eighth-grade teacher ofintegrated, spiral General Science curriculum. Crate curricula, providemodifications, and develop assessments for heterogeneous classroom setting.Collaborate with Math teacher in creating technology-rich projects for the
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCETRAINER, 1988 – 2001
Adult instructor ofenvironmental protocols, teaching environmental consultants and industrypersonnel. Routinely provide environmental compliance training, developtraining curricula, prepare compliance manuals, and compile environmentalpermits for public and private clients.
ENRICHMENT TEACHER, 1998– 1999
Teacher of ten-weekenvironmental science “Earth Explorers” class in grades two to four enrichmentprogram. Created activity-rich science curricula that was integrated withliterature.
ACTIVITIES
Active volunteer in myschool and community serving as:
- Co-advisor of
- Organize the Pentucket Regional High School Walk for Hunger team, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Assistant to Chairperson of Integrated
- Assistant basketball coach for Amesbury middle school girl’s team
- Field Guide for
- Member of the
- Member of the Science and Technology Curriculum Committee, School Committee of Town of
- Parent Representative on the School Council (four years); Project Coordinator, Art & Technology Lab building project.
- Volunteer, Tree Survey, Planning Board, Town of
- Member of Local Emergency Planning Committee, City of
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCEMANAGER, 1988 to 2001
Responsibilitiesincluded:
- Conduct analyses of relevant federal, state, and local environmental requirements to ensure that professional engineering recommendations are in compliance with regulations and guidance.
- International regulatory liaison with Vivendi. Worked with their Paris-based Generale des Eaux (CGE) Water & Wastewater R&D group to develop a prototype database used for establishing operating protocols for water facilities throughout the world.
- Routinely provide environmental compliance training, prepared compliance manuals, and compiled environmental permits for public and private clients.
- Manager of several hazardous waste site remediation feasibility studies, supervising staff and responsible for work plan and budget development, project implementation and coordination, project schedule, and management of budget and monthly cost-to-complete estimations.
- Conduct numerous environmental compliance audits, identifying violations and making recommendations for compliance actions.
- Prepare and implement community relations plans in association with hazardous waste sites.
- As Chair of Planning and Resources Subcommittee, Woburn Hazardous Materials Advisory Board, conducted hazard assessments based on on-site chemical identification and quantification. Compiled this information for presentation to the
SECTION MANAGERSENIORENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER, 1984 to 1988
- Managed and performed work on numerous RCRA and CERCLA projects, providing staff with technical guidance and supervision, and coordinating project work with proposal efforts. Responsible for overseeing management of major subcontract and establishing effective administration procedures and policies for tracking 120 work assignments.
ENVIRONMENTALPLANNERINDUSTRIAL LIASON, 1982 to 1984
- Provided legislative program planning and policy development assistance.
- Created and implemented an industry assistance program that included a newsletter and conference presentations.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS ANDPUBLICATIONS
- McCarron, S. The Impact of International Regulations on the Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids. Presentation delivered to the 5th International SEED Conference,
- McCarron, S. Industries and Communities Coordinating Emergency Response Planning Under SARA Title III. Presentation delivered to 6th National Conference on Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials,
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
- DOT HMTA Management Training, 1993
- RCRA Advanced Hazardous Waste Management Certification, 1990 with annual updates through 2000
- EPA Records Management Training, 1998
- OSHA 40-Hour Health & Safety Training, 1988 with annual 8-hour updates through 2000
- Hazardous Waste Law Graduate Program Certificate, 1994. Northeastern University,
- Wetlands Training, 1995.
CONTACT INFORMATION: sandra_mccarron@post.harvard.edu