Gerry Pollet is Executive Director of Heart of America Northwest, a 16,000 member citizen's group widely known as the northwest region's largest citizens' watchdog group for the cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Pollet also serves as Executive Director and General Counsel for Legal Advocates of Washington, which provides legal advice to non-profit organizations on open government, electoral and hazardous waste issues.

Research Interests:
Risk assessment and cleanup of nuclear facilities and Superfund sites; hazardous waste and contamination cleanup laws; public involvement in cleanup and other environmental decisions