Michele Mahoney works on contaminated site restoration within the Superfund program. Michele is researching, compiling, and communicating information on rehabilitation and remediation of damaged soils at contaminated sites. Her major focus is to create easy access to resources and tools available to site managers who want to implement ecological restoration at their sites. Michele recently collaborated with EPA's cleanup programs to publish a cross-OSWER cleanup program directive. There is a session on this topic planned for NARPM 2009.

Michele has worked with EPA for 9 years, and was a consultant to the Agency for 2 years prior to joining. Michele has experience working on organic materials management issues for EPA's Office of Resource Conservation & Recovery (formerly Office of Solid Waste). Michele also worked in EPA's Office of Pesticide Program where she evaluated scientific data and developed hazard and risk assessments on pesticide fate and resulting effect of use on humans and the environment.

Michele earned a B.S. in Agronomy and Environmental Science from Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA, and a M.S. in Soil Science from Washington State University in Pullman, WA. Michele also volunteers as a Master Gardener of Northern Virginia to promote environmental horticulture and land stewardship in her community.