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Patricia Byrd was appointed to the Hearing
Board in June of 2010. Her passion
for the environment and its impact on health began over thirty years ago when
she started her career as a field health inspector in San Bernardino County.
She has since served as an environmental health specialist for both San
Bernardino and Riverside Counties in consumer health protection and hazardous
materials programs. Ms. Byrd has been an adjunct instructor for Chaffey
and Riverside Community Colleges, and an environmental consultant for the Inland
Empire Small Business Development Center. She has served as the
Environmental Programs Director for the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, and
represented the American Lung Association of the Inland Counties as its Director
of Environmental Health. She has also served on various committees and
advisory groups, including: Steering Committee for the Western Regional
Pollution Prevention Committee, Co-Chair of the Southern California Pollution
Prevention Committee, Advisory Committee for the Inland Empire Cal/EPA Permit
Assistance Center, U.S.EPA Tribal Air Quality Designations Work Group, Riverside
County Clean Cities Committee, Board Member for the Center for Community Action
and Environmental Justice, and the SCAQMD Ethnic Community Advisory Group.
Ms. Byrd holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in Biology from Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama and a Master of
Public Health degree from Loma Linda University.
Ms. Byrd has lived in
Riverside for over 20 years and has been recognized for commitment to her
community. She was named Woman
of Distinction by California State Assembly Member Bill Emmerson, and she
received the Riverside African American Historical Society’s Unsung Heroes
award.
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