Dr. James Marra, executive director of Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness, is pleased to announce the election of new members to the CNTA Board of Directors for 2023-2024.
Susan Ferrara is the Cold War Historic Preservation Program Manager for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions at the Savannah River Site. Her responsibilities include the preservation, management, and treatment of historic properties, equipment, archival records, and documents; Cold War Heritage tourism and outreach; and the partnership with the SRS Heritage Foundation’s SRS Museum. She has a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of South Carolina and has over 33 years of experience in community and government relations, communications, program development and training.
Dr. Michele Harmon is a professor of biology at USC Aiken and the editor of the Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science. She is the coordinator of USCA’s Environmental Restoration and Remediation program and a principal investigator on the SRS Community Reuse Organization WORC grant. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and M.S.P.H. and Ph.D. in environmental health sciences from the University of South Carolina.
Natalia Johnson is the manager of the Environmental Bioassay Laboratory for SRNS. Her responsibilities include laboratory operations, staff leadership, interfacing and partnering with mission support organizations, and serving as the laboratory point of contact. She has a Bachelor's of Science in biology/chemistry from Claflin University and a Master of Science from S.C. State University.
Scott Kirk manages the Environmental Compliance and Waste Disposal Authorities Department for Savannah River Mission Completion at SRS. His responsibilities include compliance with environmental regulatory requirements, waste characterization, waste packaging and transportation, and waste closure activities. He has a Bachelor of Science in geology/physics from Appalachian State University and a Master of Science in environmental health from East Tennessee State University. He is also a Certified Health Physicist.
BooBoo Roberts is the regional technical school loaned executive and the deputy program manager of the Apprenticeship and Pipeline Training Programs for SRNS. She has 23 years’ experience at SRS in a variety of roles including Radiation Protection Technician, Detailed Radiation Protection First Line Manager, and Principal Site Training Specialist. She earned Associates Degrees in Radiation Protection from Aiken Technical College and Mathematical Science from North Greenville University. Roberts has been an adjunct instructor at ATC since 2019.
CNTA would like to thank non-returning board members Roger Burnett and Craig McMullin for their dedicated support and contributions over the last several years.
For more information, call 803-649-3456 or email office@cntaware.org.
