BrightFields, Inc. is pleased to announce that Kathy Stiller, has joined our growing company as Senior Program Manager. Kathy will support business development efforts to expand BrightFields both geographically and into new service areas.

Kathy recently retired from Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) after a diverse 27-year career. At DNREC, she most recently served as Director of the Division of Water, where she oversaw the management and protection of the state’s water resources. Her programs included: National Pollution Discharge Elimination System, Well Permitting, Water Utility Certification, On-Site Wastewater Discharges, Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands, and the Environmental Laboratory. Previous to her role as Director, Kathy was Manager of the Underground Storage Tank Branch and Program Manager of the Site Investigation and Restoration Section.

“Kathy brings unparalleled project management skills and leadership to our team,” noted Marian Young, President of BrightFields. “We anticipate big benefits from her expertise in developing creative solutions, and her ability to create a collaborative environment. As a state regulator, Kathy demonstrated strong technical and management skills, problem-solving, deadline sensitivity, transparency to the public process, a willingness to take risks to achieve successes, and the highest ethical standards.”

Kathy stated, “I’m looking forward to transferring my experience and passion for environmental restoration to the private sector. I’ve worked with BrightFields for over 20 years and believe joining them is an excellent fit for me at this point in my career. Initiatives that I’ve worked on, such as NPDES and wetland permitting, the adoption of the Regulations Governing On-Site Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, the Brownfields Redevelopment Program, and the Underground Storage Tank and Aboveground Storage Tank legislation and program, are directly applicable with BrightFields’ operations.”
Kathy holds a B.S. in Marine Science from the University of South Carolina, and a M.M.P. in Marine Policy from the University of Delaware. Kathy has served as an alternate Commissioner for Governor Markell to the Delaware River Basin Commission and has been a member of the Board of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials and the Association of Clean Water Administrators.