Jack R. Craig, Director, Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center

Named to the post in October 2004, Jack Craig has successfully guided the growth of the EMCBC from a conceptual stage to its present organization of 153 employees. Previously Mr. Craig was the Deputy Manager of DOE’s Ohio Field Office and Director of the Fernald Environmental Management Project.
Prior to joining DOE, he managed environmental projects at Department of Defense facilities for General Dynamics Corporation. He also held several positions with the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the Ohio State University and has completed graduate studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.


Ward E. Best, Assistant Director, Office of Information Resource Management

Ward Best comes to the EMCBC from the Ohio Field Office where he served as Assistant Manager for Compliance and Support as well as holding the position of Chief Information Officer. Prior to that Mr. Best was Project Director for the Ashtabula Environmental Management Project and was Branch Chief for Quality Engineering for the New Production Reactor Program.
Mr. Best came to DOE from the Navy where he was involved in the SUSAFE Program for Submarine Construction and Overhaul. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from Michigan State University (1980).


Robert W. Everson, Assistant Director, Office of Technical Services

Prior to joining the EMCBC, Robert Everson served in a series of Environment, Safety, and Quality related positions within DOE, including HQ-EH, the Ohio Field Office, and the Fernald Closure Project. Most recently, he was an Associate Director at the Ohio Field Office.
Prior to joining the DOE in 1990, Mr. Everson also served in positions with the Naval Sea Systems Command and the Army Logistics Center. He holds a M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Michigan, 1989) and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Virginia Tech, 1984).


Bartley A. Fain, Assistant Director, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity

Bartley began his career with the U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office in 1986. Prior to his current position with the EM Consolidated Business Center, Bartley worked for Office of Science, Oak Ridge Operations Office, where he was responsible for performing liaison duties in the areas of human resources, contractor industrial relations, employee concerns, and diversity for the Pacific Site Northwest Office, In Richland, WA. From 2004 through 2005, Bartley also served as the Acting Diversity Manager the DOE Ohio Field Office and the Office River Protection.
Mr. Fain attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia where he received his undergraduate degree in Psychology (with honors), with a minor in History.


Helene Taylor, Assistant Director, Office of Human Resources

Helene began her career with the Department of Energy in June 1992 at the Oakland Operations Office, Oakland, California. In August 1994, she joined the Human Resources staff at the Savannah River Operations Office where she remained until May 2005, when she transferred to the EMCBC, Office of Human Resources. Prior to her DOE experience, Helene was employed by the Department of Defense at various locations across the United States. Helene has an undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama in Human Resources Management and an MBA from the University of Georgia.


Timothy J. (T. J.) Jackson, Assistant Director, Office of Logistics Management

T. J. Jackson comes to the EMCBC Office of Logistics Management with 25 years of experience encompassing Environmental Restoration, Nuclear Facility Construction and Start-up Operations, Waste Management, Regulatory Compliance and Project Management.  During his 15 years with DOE, Mr. Jackson has been the Acting Deputy Manager of the Ohio Field Office, Associate Director, Deputy Director and Acting Director of the West Valley Demonstration Project and Quality Specialist with the Office of New Production Reactors.

Prior to joining DOE, Mr. Jackson worked for 10 years in the private sector, focused on construction and engineering projects including two commercial nuclear power reactors.  He is a certified Level III Federal Project Director, Senior Technical Safety Manager and a Lead Auditor.  He received a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Technology from Tarleton State University (Texas A&M University System) and has completed graduate level courses at Johns Hopkins University.


Ralph E. Holland, Assistant Director, Office of Contracting

Ralph Holland comes to the EMCBC with over 23 years of experience in Federal acquisition, the last eleven of which have been in support of DOE’s Office of Environmental Management, Ohio Field Office. During his tenure with DOE he has been, at various times, responsible for each of the Ohio Field Office site contracts, the DOE-wide LLW disposal contract, and overall contracting and procurement operations at the Ohio Field Office. Prior to joining the DOE, Mr. Holland served in supervisory and managerial positions with the Defense Logistics Agency with acquisition responsibility for a broad range of goods and services which included weapons systems components, research and development and construction. Mr. Holland holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management from Antioch University, an unlimited warrant as a Contracting Officer for the United States of America and is certified as a Level III Acquisition Professional.


Mell J. Roy, Chief Counsel, Office of Legal Services

Ms. Mell Roy had served, since 1996, as the Chief Counsel at the Rocky Flats Project Office for the U.S. Department of Energy in Golden, Colorado. She joined DOE in 1991 as the Senior Environmental Counsel at the Rocky Flats Site. Prior to her federal service, Ms. Roy practiced seven years as counsel with several government contractor firms. She was Environmental Counsel and Senior Program Manager for multi-million dollar government contracts engaged in environmental consulting, remediation and response action activities for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy, state agencies and private sector clients.
Ms. Roy concurrently earned a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Chemistry and a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Speech Communications from the University of Denver. She conducted her undergraduate research in radiation chemistry. Subsequently, she earned her Juris Doctor degree, also from the University of Denver.


C. Lance Schlag , Assistant Director, Office of Financial Management

Prior to joining the EMCBC, he served in a series of increasingly complex financially related positions, which have equipped him in every respect for the position he now holds. Most recently, he was the Budget Officer for the Rocky Flats Project Office. Mr. Schlag has also served our nation in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve for more than 27 years.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (University of Nevada, 1982), a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science (University of North Florida, 1979), and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Accounting and Finance (DeVry University).