CPA Staff

Lauren Heine
Senior Science Advisor (North America)

Lauren Heine is CPA’s Senior Science Advisor. She was formerly the Director of Applied Science for Green Blue Institute (GreenBlue). She develops technical tools and approaches that help organizations integrate Green Chemistry and Design for Environment principles into their product and process design and development activities, thus eliminating toxics and the concept of waste and moving toward economic, environmental and community sustainability. Dr. Heine consults, presents and publishes on issues related to green chemistry, alternatives assessment and sustainable material flows. Lauren earned her doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Duke University.

Alexandra McPherson
Project Director, Clean Production Action (North America)

Alexandra McPherson is CPA’s North American Project Director. As NA American project director, she has written and guided the development of projects and publications including CPA’s toolkit on producer responsibility that advance solutions to some of our most pressing environmental problems. For the past eight years, she has worked in the electronic sector to leverage support for the development of electronic products that are more sustainable throughout their life cycle. She serves on the steering committee for Electronic Take Back Coalition and sits on the national Advisory Board to oversee the administration of EPEAT (Electronic Environmental Assessment Tool). Alexandra earned her BA in Communication from University of New Hampshire.

Mark Rossi
Research Director, Clean Production Action (North America)

Mark Rossi is CPA’s Research Director where he is responsible for leading research efforts to identify safer alternatives to products of environmental concern. Mark has authored numerous publications including CPA’s Green Screen for Safer Chemicals and Healthy Business Strategies for Transforming the Toxic Chemical Economy. Mark is on the Steering Committee of Health Care without Harm. He is a Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Mark has a PhD in Environmental Policy from MIT and has worked since 1989 promoting safer alternatives to toxic chemicals and materials.

Beverley Thorpe
Director, Clean Production Action (International)

Beverley Thorpe is CPA’s International Director. Beverley has researched clean production strategies since 1989. She was the Clean Production liaison technical expert for Greenpeace International on chemical and waste issues. She initiated the first English language campaigns against PVC plastic and waste and introduced EPR as a campaign strategy to waste groups in the USA. She is the author of many publications including The Citizens Guide to Clean Production published by University of Massachusetts. Her current focus is the promotion of Green Chemistry within government chemicals policy and within businesses practices and she is keeping a watching brief on nanotechnology.