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Marti Klein was appointed to the position of Public Member
with the AQMD Hearing Board in June 1995. A native of Southern California, she
currently resides in Orange County.
With thirty years of experience in the environmental and
related fields, Ms. Klein brings a multidisciplinary approach to the Hearing
Board. In addition to air quality, her specialties include public health,
economics, and real estate and land use issues. She received her Master of Urban
and Regional Planning degree from San Jose State University, and her bachelor's
degree in Geography from UCLA. In addition, she completed graduate work in
Epidemiology and Environmental Health at California State University,
Northridge.
She began her career in the Los Angeles City and Santa
Clara County planning departments, and as a real estate research consultant to
major Southern California real estate developers. She also served as a research
assistant at the Rand Corporation and as an independent research consultant to
clients such as the U.S. Veterans' Administration and local hospitals and
universities. Prior to joining the Hearing Board, she was employed in the
private industrial sector as a consulting environmental planner and scientist,
and managed environmental compliance programs for a major aerospace
manufacturer.
Ms. Klein is enrolled in the Administrative Law and Dispute
Resolution Certificate programs of the National Judicial College of the American
Bar Association, and is a member of the National Association of Administrative
Law Judiciary. In addition, she is an active member of the Air & Waste
Management Association, serving on the Higher Education Division and Women’s
Professional Development committees of the A&WMA Education Council. Ms. Klein is
also a faculty member for the Advanced Hearing Board Workshop of the California
Air Resources Board, serving as a panel member and developing and presenting
sessions on topics ranging from cultural diversity, ethics, and professional
conduct to excess emissions calculations.
In addition to her duties on the Hearing Board, Ms. Klein teaches Geography at
Saddleback College and Cypress College, and is a member of the American
Geographical Society, California Geographical Society, Association of Pacific
Coast Geographers, and Association of American Geographers. Current research
interests include (1) housing preferences and ethnic population distributions in
Irvine, California, and (2) travel narrative literature, such as R.H. Dana Jr’s
Two Years Before the Mast, as a pull factor for temporary maritime occupational
mobility in nineteenth century America.
Ms. Klein is also co-owner of James Klein Creative, a
corporate communications consulting firm. In addition, she has been active
throughout her career as a volunteer for charitable organizations such as the
March of Dimes and California Mental Health Association and local nonprofit arts
organizations such as the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Orange County
Light Opera Company, and South Coast Repertory Theatre.
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