Management Consulting Services; Writer; Researcher
San Francisco Bay Area
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- President at Brenda Sanders & Assoc.
- Past
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- Senior Vice President at Blasland, Bouck & Lee
- Senior Vice President at ARCADIS
- CEO at ARCADIS JSA
- Professor of Biological Sciences at California State University, Long Beach
- CEO at JSA Environmental
- Principal at StressGen Biotechnology Corp
- Education
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- Duke University
- University of Delaware
- Wesleyan University
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Brenda Sanders, PhD’s Summary
Dr. Sanders has over 25 years of experience in ecotoxicology and stress biology and 18 years in executive management experience. She has been a Principal Toxicologist, Senior VP and CEO for several environmental companies and was a tenured professor at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Sanders has served on numerous federal and state panels and committees, including an appointment by the Department of State to the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), an international organization focused on increasing our knowledge and management of ecological resources in the North Pacific. She was the North American Editor of the Ecotoxicology Series published by Chapman and Hall from 1990 to1997 and on the editorial board for CRC’s Reviews in Aquatic Sciences from 1991to 1993. She has acted as a reviewer for the numerous environmental toxicology, physiology and cellular biology journals. Dr. Sanders has also reviewed toxicology research proposals and conducted site visits for NIH, NSF, EPA, DOD and other federal, state and local agencies. She is an active member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), and has chaired numerous sessions and symposia, including a session on Natural Resource Damage Assessments at Hazardous Waste Sites at the 1996 meeting in Washington D.C. She served on the Board of Directors for the Society of Toxicology and Chemistry 1998-2001 and spearheaded strategic planning for the society. Dr. Sanders was a past Vice President and a member of the Founding Board of Directors of the Southern California SETAC Chapter. She sat on of the Board of Directors for Nine Gates Programs from 2001 to 2003.
Brenda Sanders, PhD’s Specialties:
Business Management Consulting: Aligning systems to authentic client focus through strategic planning, organizational structure, M&A, strategic hiring, and marketing strategy .
Brenda Sanders, PhD’s Experience
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President
Brenda Sanders & Assoc.
(Environmental Services industry)
July 2003 — Present (5 years 4 months)
BS&A is a management consulting company focused on helping environmental service companies achieve their goals through alignment of organizational structure, strategic planning, M&A, business development, strategic hiring, and other business functions with client focus.
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Senior Vice President
Blasland, Bouck & Lee
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Environmental Services industry)
July 2001 — July 2003 (2 years 1 month)
Upon acquisition of the ARCADIS risk group by BBL, Dr. Sanders was a senior vice president and co-leader of BBL Sciences. In this role she was responsible for the growth of the sciences business practice including strategic planning, hiring, market development and staff development.
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Senior Vice President
ARCADIS
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ARCAF; Environmental Services industry)
September 1997 — July 2001 (3 years 11 months)
Dr. Sanders was a senior vice president of ARCADIS where she was director of the Risk and Associated Services Business Practice and operations senior vice president for ARCADIS JSA which became a division of ARCADIS January 2000. As director she was responsible for the growth of the risk business practice throughout ARCADIS including strategic planning, hiring, market development and staff development.
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CEO
ARCADIS JSA
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Environmental Services industry)
September 1997 — December 1999 (2 years 4 months)
Wholly owned subsidiary of ARCADIS US specializing in ecological and human health risk services and NRDA.
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Professor of Biological Sciences
California State University, Long Beach
(Accounting industry)
September 1984 — June 1998 (13 years 10 months)
Professor (retired) 1998- present
Professor of Biological Sciences 1991-1998
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences 1986-1991
Associate Director, Molecular Ecology Institute 1984-1995
Dr. Sanders was a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences where she conducted research on the mechanisms of environmental induced damage at the cellular and organismal levels. She has developed biomonitoring techniques, biomarkers of toxicity, and methods to evaluate the bioavailability of trace elements and xenobiotics in the aquatic environment. This strategic research was supported by grants and contracts from industry, and federal and state agencies including, the EPA, NOAA, NIH, DOE and the Air force Office of Scientific Research. -
CEO
JSA Environmental
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry)
January 1990 — September 1997 (7 years 9 months)
Dr. Sanders was a cofounder and the CEO of JSA Environmental for ten years. During this same time period JSA grew to $4.3 million upon its acquisition by ARCADIS. She was a Principal Scientist and senior project manager at JSA 1992-1997.
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Principal
StressGen Biotechnology Corp
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Biotechnology industry)
1990 — 1996 (6 years)
Dr. Sanders was a cofounder of StressGen Biotechnologies, Victoria, BC a biopharmaceutical company that exploits environmental and medical applications of the cellular stress response. Formed in 1990, StressGen went public on the Toronto Exchange in 1996. It was one of the largest suppliers of antibodies and cDNA probes used for investigating the stress response.
Brenda Sanders, PhD’s Education
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Duke University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Physiology, 1981 — 1984
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University of Delaware
Ph.D., Marine Biology & Biochemistry, 1977 — 1981
College of Marine Studies
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Wesleyan University
BA, Biology & Environmental Sciences, 1972 — 1975
Additional Information
Brenda Sanders, PhD’s Interests:
authentic leadership, organizational development, systems theory, permaculture design, regenerative design, the evolution of consciousness, the role of personal transformation in global change
Brenda Sanders, PhD’s Honors:
• 1986 - Gordon Conference on Estuarine Processes (Chair)
From California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)
• 1993 -Distinguished Faculty Scholarly and Creative Achievement Award
• 1991 - Outstanding Non-tenured Faculty TRW Award for 1991
• 1990 - Meritorious Performance, College of Natural Science
• 1990 - Professional Promise Award, College of Natural Science
