Kathy joined BrightFields in 2014 after a diverse 27-year career at DNREC where she most recently served as Director of the Division of Water, overseeing the management and protection of the state’s water resources. Her programs included: National Pollution Discharge Elimination Systems, 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 the Site Investigation and Restoration Section.

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.

Initiatives that Kathy 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 was the Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials and a member of the Board of the Association of Clean Water Administrators.

Email Kathy at kstiller@brightfieldsinc.com