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Kara Forsythe, SMS
AHERA Compliance Manager, Senior Environmental Health and Safety Consultant

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Ms. Forsythe has been a senior project manager at RPF Environmental since 2000. Her responsibilities involve
environmental health and safety consultant services for clients throughout northern New England including
educational systems, government, industrial sites, health care, and general construction settings. Routine duties
include conducting indoor air quality surveys and assessments, hazardous material control projects, remediation
project monitoring and clearance testing, performing asbestos NESHAP surveys and AHERA re-inspections, client
safety monitoring, preparing and conducting health programs and training, performing optical microscopy
analysis, and assisting clients with lead-based paint inspections and risk assessments, as well as OSHA and EPA
based lead testing.

Ms. Forsythe manages environmental health and safety projects on sites that are undergoing various forms of
asbestos and lead abatement. She has served in on-site roles such as property owner's representative, OSHA
competent person, industrial hygienist, inspector, risk assessor, regulatory liaison, and project monitor. Ms.
Forsythe has been involved in abatement projects from initial site surveys to final clearance inspections. She was
responsible for designing numerous abatement and O&M programs for properties with lead-based paint. As a
project manager of several prominent asbestos and lead abatement sites, she completed removal estimations for
clients’ budgetary purposes, prepared abatement specifications, bid and contract documents, conducted
contractor proposal invitations and site walks, and reviewed submitted contractor documentation for project
compliance and closure purposes.

Ms. Forsythe has also assisted in environmental health and safety training classes over the past several years with
clients such as St. Paul’s School, University of New Hampshire, Park Construction, Freudenberg NOK, North
Andover Schools, Easter Seals, Sunapee School District, Allenstown School District and many others.

An area of specialty service for Kara has been to help school systems throughout New England manage their EPA
and state compliance programs for 40 CFR Part 763 (AHERA).

RPF Environmental Example Project Experience: Over 18 years of industry project experience. Upon request.

EDUCATION
Keene State College
• Bachelor of Science, Major in Occupational Safety and Health, May 2001
• Bachelor of Science, Major in Management, May 2001

CERTIFICATIONS AND LISCENSING
• Licensed Asbestos Inspector – Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire (approved), Vermont, Connecticut
• Licensed Project Monitor – Massachusetts, Maine
• Licensed Asbestos Air Analyst – Maine
• Licensed Asbestos Management Planner- Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire (approved), Vermont,
Connecticut
• Licensed Asbestos Disposal Site-New Hampshire (approved)
• Licensed Risk Assessor-New Hampshire (approved)
• Maine Radon Air
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals-Safety Management Specialist, 2017

TRAINING and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Over 18 years of training and association memberships. Upon Request.