IDEM Senior Staff Bios
Scott Nally
Title: Assistant Commissioner, Office of External Affairs
Degree(s): Master of Science from University of Wyoming; Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from North Carolina State University
Special license(s): Wastewater Operator certified in Indiana and Virginia; Pesticide Applicator License certified in Indiana
Experience: Regional environmental manager at Perdue Farms Incorporated; numerous publications; held various positions in the environmental and biological sciences; served as president, chairman or board member on various county boards
Daniel Murray
Title: Assistant Commissioner, Office of Air Quality
Degree(s): Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Indiana University
Special license(s): Certified Hazardous Materials Manager; Certified Professional Environmental Auditor; formerly a Class B Wastewater Operator
Experience: Assistant commissioner for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance; six years experience as the Director of Environment and Safety for a Northern Indiana manufacturer; ten years experience as an Environmental and Safety Management Consultant; numerous publications; served on various local and state environmental boards and committees; former vice-president of a local chamber of commerce
Bruce Palin
Title: Assistant Commissioner, Office of Land Quality
Degree(s): Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Special license(s): Professional Engineer
Experience: 31 years of experience working on solid waste environmental programs; Chief of the Technical Support and Solid Waste Compliance Branch; chief of engineering; solid waste landfill permit reviewer; field inspector; served as the Indiana representative on the Midwest Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact since 1988; two-time recipient of an IDEM Environmental Excellence Award
Peggy Dorsey
Title: Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Land Quality
Degree(s): Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Science from Purdue University
Special license(s): Certified hazardous materials manager; formerly held licenses in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, asbestos management and all five licenses for underground storage tank management
Experience: 25 years of environmental experience spent in the private sector and in city, county and state governments
Bruno Pigott
Title: Assistant Commissioner, Office of Water Quality
Degree(s): Master of Environmental Affairs from Indiana University; Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University
Special license(s): N/A
Experience: Chief of the Permits Branch, Compliance Branch and the State Revolving Fund Section for the Office of Water Quality
Martha Clark Mettler
Title: Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Water Quality
Degree(s): Master of Planning in Environmental Planning from Indiana University; Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs from Indiana University
Special license(s): N/A
Experience: 12 years working at IDEM; chief of the Watershed Planning Branch; chief of the Ground Water Section; worked in the Ground Water Section
Rick Bossingham
Title: Assistant Commissioner, Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance
Degree(s): Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health from Purdue University; adjunct studies in Environmental Engineering at Purdue University and Colorado State University
Special license(s): N/A
Experience: 23 years of experience in the environmental field; 12 years at Wabash National Corporation as the Corporate Director of Environmental and Safety Affairs, during which the company was recognized as an industry leader in pollution prevention by IDEM and U.S. EPA; directed the source reduction and recycling technical assistance program at Purdue University; provided consulting for air permitting, environmental management systems, compliance auditing and pollution prevention; served as an environmental regulator at the state and local levels in Colorado
- What should I do with my old computers and electronics?
- Where can I recycle?
- What are “Pay-as-You-Throw” programs?
- How can I get funding for recycling programs?
- What is “household hazardous waste”?
- Where can I find information about available IDEM grants, loans, or funds?
- Why is mercury dangerous?
- What are the benefits of recycling?
- What is composting and how do I do it?
- Where can I find information about flooding?
