Audits and Approved Auditors

We are working hard to ensure that your auditors are a strong resource for you! Green Tier Approved Auditors have demonstrated that they meet the requirements of an outside environmental auditor as defined in Green Tier law. The auditors listed below are able to conduct Green Tier audits for Tier 1 and Tier 2 participants. Click on each name for a short biography and contact information to schedule your next audit!

Auditor Name  ♦  Auditor Location  ♦  Registrar Affiliation

Sang Albracht  ♦  Grand Rapids, MI  ♦  Intertek

Sang Albrecht
Intertek
Grand Rapids, MI

Email: sang.albrecht@intertek.com

Accepting new clients? Confirm with registrar
Locations Served: International

Registrar Affiliations: Intertek
Standards Audited: ISO: 9001, 14001, 45001

Background: Lead Auditor for over 4 years.

Karissa Anderson  ♦  Cottage Grove, WI

Karissa Anderson
Perfect Environmental Performance
Cottage Grove, WI

Email: tanderson@pep-services.com
Office: 608-839-0129
Mobile: 608-513-5117

Tom Bennett  ♦  Sturgeon Bay, WI  ♦  RCA

Tom Bennett
Total Quality Systems, LLC.
Sturgeon Bay, WI

Email: tqs.tombennett@gmail.com
Office: 920-246-9832
Mobile: N/A

Accepting new clients? No
Locations Served: Brown County, WI, Door County, WI

Registrar Affiliations: RCA
Standards Audited: Green Tier Functionally Equivalent, ISO: 9001, 14001
Specialization: Paper, Printing, Electronics Recycling, Chemical

Background: B.S. Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University, MBA, University of Wisconsin

Consultant/trainer/auditor (15 years) supporting many companies (specializing in small to medium size businesses) to ISO (9001 & 14001), OHSAS 18001 management systems implementation, and improving existing management systems. Implemented corporate quality systems, process control systems, environmental, and Health & Safety management systems, as well as FDA compliance systems.

Retired engineer (28 yrs.) with Fortune 500 Company leading processes and programs in: quality, environmental, manufacturing, materials management. Former consultant with national environmental consulting firm. QMS & EMS & OHSAS lead auditor for at one time 4 Registrars.

Lori Cunniff  ♦  Merritt, FL  ♦  SGP✔ Accepting New Clients

Lori Cunniff
Merritt, FL

Email: LoriCunniff1@gmail.com
Office: 321-217-6654

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: U.S.

Registrar Affiliations: SGP
Standards Audited: Green Tier Functionally Equivalent, SGP
Specialization: Environmental, Print Shops
Additional Services: EMS consulting, Environmental and Safety compliance audits, Gap assessments, Air assessments

Background: Ms. Cunniff has over 35 years in the environmental field. Lori is a Certified Environmental Professional, Academy of Board-Certified Environmental Professionals (CEP); a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS), a Qualified Stormwater Inspector and Instructor (QSI), a Registered Operator Training Provider for Storage Tanks (FL); a Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Materials Prep & Response Instructor and a Sustainable Green Printing auditor. Her degrees include a M.S. in Environmental Management from University of Maryland, MD and a B.S. in Biology, from SUNY, College at Cortland, NY. Lori has a wide range of environmental experience including sustainability, regulatory compliance, auditing, hazardous waste management, management systems and natural resource management.

Monty Fox  ♦  Indianapolis, IN

Monty Fox
MB&J Quality Consulting
Indianapolis, IN

Email: BF873744@aol.com
Office: 317-459-3359

Background: Monty Fox has over 20 years as either an EMS consultant/trainer and/or ISO14001 registrar auditor. He performs around 100 audit days a year to the ISO14001:2015 standard for a variety of industries and companies of all sizes. He compliments that work with ISO9001:2015 registrar audits as well with several of those audits being integrated systems between EMS and QMS.

Martin Gontarz  ♦  Chicago, IL  ♦  DQS

Martin Gontarz
Gontarz Consulting, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Email: gontarz1@gmail.com
Office: 773-636-0561

Registrar Affiliations: DQS

Background: Environmental, Safety and Quality professional with extensive experience managing quality, environmental and other activities in manufacturing environment, working with Domestic and International organizations, and their suppliers. Professional auditor for: Environmental Management System (ISO14001:2015), Occupational health and Safety Management System (ISO45001:2018), and Quality Management System (ISO9001:2015). Team player, strong problem solver, energetic, self-motivated and can-do-attitude than can handle multiple tasks, and work with a team.

April Greene  ♦  Madison, WI   ✔ Accepting New Clients

April Greene, CSP, CHMM
Kestrel Tellevate, LLC
Madison, WI

Email: agreene@goktl.com
Office: 608-799-2166

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: U.S.

Standards Audited: Green Tier Functionally Equivalent, ISO: 9001, 14001, 19011, 45001, International Traffic in Arms (ITAR), Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000, Safe Quality Food (SQF), Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standard (BRCGS)
Specialization: Industries: Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Laboratory, Media: Hazardous Waste, Wastewater, Laboratory Chemicals, Soil, Air
Additional Services: EHS management system development and implementation (ISO 14001/45001), procedure/plan development, safety program development, safety inspections, incident investigations, EHS training, data analysis, waste management, compliance and certification audits, general EHS regulatory compliance support, food safety compliance and certification support

Background: April Greene, CSP, CHMM, is an experienced environmental, health, and safety (EHS) professional with a demonstrated history of working in the environmental services, manufacturing, and food industries. She has significant experience managing safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory compliance in industrial and laboratory settings and is particularly skilled in safety management, quality assurance, sustainability, food safety, data analysis, and analytical chemistry. April has an extensive background in developing and implementing formal EHS management systems according to the ISO 14001/45001/9001 standard, and routinely performs assessment/audit, regulatory compliance, certification support, and procedure and plan development work to ensure compliance with regulatory and certification requirements. April is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and is also a certified ISO 45001 and 14001 Lead Auditor and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Green Tier Auditor.

Diane Hjelter  ♦  Eau Claire, WI  ♦  BSI, Dekra✔ Accepting New Clients

Diane Hjelter
Procurement Group
Eau Claire, WI

Email: dianehjelter@gmail.com
Office: 320-583-5562

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: U.S.

Registrar Affiliations: BSI, Dekra
Standards Audited: ISO: 9001, 14001, 45001
Specialization: Risk Management, Integrated Management Systems
Additional Services: Consulting, Gap Assessments

Background: 25 years' experience in quality and environmental systems in a variety of industries. Exemplar Global Certified Lead auditor ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015.

Doug Johnson  ♦  Amery, WI ✔ Accepting New Clients

Douglas B. Johnson, Ph.D.
Principal Provocateur
KeenWorks, LLC
Amery, WI

Email: doug@keenworks.life
Office: 612-387-3430

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: Wisconsin; Minnesota; Illinois; Indiana; Michigan

Registrar Affiliations: one pending
Standards Audited: Green Tier Functionally Equivalent; ISO: 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001
Specialization: Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, All Environmental Media, Health and Safety, Audit Program Improvement, Audit Data Analysis
Additional Services: EMS Consulting, Strategies and Operations, Metrics Reporting & Management, Gap Analysis, Continual Improvement Value-Add Auditing

Background: Douglas B. Johnson is a long standing approved Green Tier auditor. His style emphasizes strategic management of energy and environment to optimize organizational social and economic performance in the context of society and nature. Dr. Johnson’s audits leave a company with unexpected value and appreciation of the full potential for business value that can be derived from use of the ISO standards or functional equivalency to improve organizational performance.

Rose Koronkiewicz  ♦  Herndon, VA  ♦  BSI

Rose Koronkiewicz
BSI Group America, Inc
Herndon, VA

Email: Rose.Koronkiewicz@bsigroup.com
Office: 703-625-8605

Registrar Affiliations: BSI

Kevin Lehner  ♦  Lake Mills, WI  ♦  PJR✔ Accepting New Clients

Kevin Lehner
ECSI/CorrectTrack
Lake Mills, WI

Email: kalehner@envcompsys.com
Office: 920-648-4134
Mobile: 262-949-2965

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: International

Registrar Affiliations: PJR
Standards Audited: Green Tier Functionally Equivalent, ISO: 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001
Specialization: We have experience with most types of industries. We provide ISO implementation, auditing and training services to our clients.
Additional Services: EMS Consulting, Gap Assessments, Compliance Audits, Risk Database Application Development Support

Background: Kevin is the president of Environmental Compliance Systems, Inc. (ECSI) and has been performing DNR Green Tier and ISO 14001 audits for over three decades. ECSI provides Green Tier, ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 certification and internal audits for accredited certification bodies and other business clients. ECSI professional services include ISO management system consulting and Exemplar Global certified lead and internal auditor training courses.

Kevin is a recognized Expert by the US Technical advisory groups to both ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Technical Committee (TC 207 and TC 283). He represents the US American National Standards Institute (ANSI) position on these standards at international meetings of the technical committees. Kevin is also the lead developer of CorrectTrack, a cloud-based subscription app providing an effective corrective action workflow with supporting resources.

Amanda Lowe  ♦  Indianapolis, IN  ♦  BSI

Amanda Lowe
BSI Group
Indianapolis, IN

Email: Amanda.lowe@BsiGroup.com
Office: 571-216-9546

Accepting new clients? No
Locations Served: Wisconsin

Registrar Affiliations:  BSI 
Standards Audited: ISO: 9001, 14001, 45001, RCRCMS
Specialization: Chemical Manufacturing

Background: ISO 14001, 9001, 45001/OHSAS, RC/RCMS lead auditor since 2014. Have conducted over 400 ISO 14001 audits. 20 years' experience in specialty chemical manufacturing.

Mark McDermid  ♦  Madison, WI

Mark McDermid
Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Madison, WI

Email: mcdermid@wmep.org
Office: 608-512-3378

Background: Mark is a Sustainability Consultant with the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership and provides support for the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council. He is a trained lead auditor for several international standards, including ISO 14001 since 2001. He has guided implementation, facilitated stakeholder engagement, conducted internal audits and provided improvement support for ISO certified and functionally equivalent environmental management systems. He also integrates systems with business systems and sustainability programs for strategic decision making, metrics, credentials, planning and improvement.

Christian Mielke  ♦  Sussex, WI  ♦  Intertek, BSI, SGS✔ Accepting New Clients

Christian Mielke
E2M Environmental and Engineering Management
Sussex, WI

Email: camielkee2m@wi.rr.com
Office:262 370 3796

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: International

Registrar Affiliations: Intertek, BSI, SGS
Standards Audited: Green Tier Functionally Equivalent, ISO: 9001, 14001, 14017, 14064, 17021, 45001, 50001, RC14001, Responsible Recycling (R2V3)
Specialization: Industries
Additional Services: QEHS MS Consulting, Gap Assessments, Compliance Audits and Permitting, Contracted EHS Management

Background: Mr. Mielke operates a successful Wisconsin-based Professional Engineering Firm, focusing on environmental project design and implementation and management system consulting and training in water stewardship, energy, electronic waste, occupational health, safety, and quality management systems. For over 10 years, he has been part of the US TAG/TC 207, developing ISO 14001 standards for Environmental Management, and serves as Vice Chair of the US sub-TAG for Greenhouse Gas Management. He has more than 20 years of experience in third-party certification audits and accreditation assessments.

Mr. Mielke is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and a certified Lead Auditor for ISO 14001, RC 14001, Responsible Recycling, ISO 9001, ISO 50001, and AWS Water Stewardship programs. He earned his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989.

Jim Mueller  ♦  Racine, WI

Jim Mueller - PE, CHMM, ASP
Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Management Consultant.
Elm Consulting Group International, LLC.
Racine, WI

Email: Jimjim6136@gmail.com
Mobile: 262-417-6136

Background: Mr. Mueller has worked professionally for over 35 years in a wide range of EHS disciplines and operation types. Roles include environmental consultant in one of Wisconsin's largest law firms followed by 21 years in a variety of roles for SC Johnson leading to global EHS program support responsibilities. Since 2014, he has worked for Intertek as a certified ISO/OHSAS external management system auditor, volunteered as president to rescue a local watershed restoration NPO, and most recently in Healthcare as EHS Manager at a FDA regulated pharmaceutical production plant. Now working independently, Mr. Mueller is Certified Wisconsin Green Tier EMS Auditor, Professional Engineer in Wisconsin, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Certified EHS Management System Auditor, and Associate Safety Professional (CSP pending). He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

James Ostberg  ♦  Boynton Beach, FL  ♦  DQS

James Ostberg
Boynton Beach, FL

Email: ostberg.jim@gmail.com
Office: 216-337-6015

Locations Served: U.S., Mexico

Registrar Affiliations: DQS
Standards Audited: ISO: 14001, 45001

Background: Worked for GE for 38 years and over 25 years in an EHS leadership position. Contract Lead Auditor for DQS for 7 years.

Brendan Pococke  ♦  St Clair Shores, MI  ♦  BSI

Brendan Pococke
St Clair Shores, MI

Office: 407-790-9204

Registrar Affiliations: BSI

Steve Rowley  ♦  Millersville, PA  ♦  LRQA✔ Accepting New Clients

Steve Rowley, CHMM
Sr. Program Manager, EHS Management
Rettew Associates, Inc.
Millersville, PA

Email: steve.rowley@rettew.com
Office: 717-314-6719

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: U.S., International

Registrar Affiliations: LRQA
Standards Audited: ISO: 14001, 45001
Specialization: A wide variety of industries
Additional Services: EMS Consulting, EMS and OHS Management System Auditing, Compliance Auditing

Background: Mr. Rowley is responsible for directing and managing RETTEW's environmental health and safety (EHS) management systems and EHS-related regulatory compliance services including EHS management system development and implementation, integrated management system consulting (environmental, health/safety, and quality), and regulatory and management system audit program development and implementation. Mr. Rowley is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), President and founding member of the Capital Area Chapter of the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals and certified as a Lead Auditor by Exemplar Global and lead environmental. safety and quality management systems auditor with LRQA, an accredited registrar. Mr. Rowley has a Master of Environmental Science and Management degree from Duquesne University.

John Senter  ♦  Appleton, WI

John Senter
The SenterStone Companies
Appleton, WI

Email: John.Senter@Live.com
Office: 920-265-5743

Background: Seasoned CEO and Quality Expert with 30 plus years in quality and environmental system management and auditing, my passion is helping companies succeed with improving their ISO Quality Management Systems by improving their processes and efficiency. John has found success helping with the implementation of several environmental systems. He is a helpful and fair auditor.

Lonnie Smith  ♦  DQS

Lonnie Smith
Lead Auditor
DQS

Email: teamethos1@gmail.com

Registrar Affiliations: DQS

Meghan Stenslien  ♦  Madison, WI✔ Accepting New Clients

Meghan Stenslien
Kestrel Tellevate, LLC
Madison, WI

Email: mstenslien@goktl.com
Office: 608-498-0755

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: U.S.

Standards Audited: Green Tier Functionally Equivalent, ISO: 9001, 14001, 45001, Responsible Recycle (R2), e-Stewards, Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000, Safe Quality Food (SQF), Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standard (BRCGS)
Specialization: Industries: Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Laboratories, Railroad, Media: Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, Stormwater
Additional Services: EHS management system development and implementation (ISO 14001/45001), procedure/plan development, food safety program development, EHS and food safety training, waste management and recycling, EHS and food safety compliance and certification audits, general EHS regulatory compliance support, general food safety compliance and certification support

Background: Meghan Stenslien is an experienced environmental, health, and safety (EHS) professional with over 10 years of experience as a regulatory compliance specialist, EHS program manager, and food safety practitioner. She has significant extensive experience preparing for and leading audits, including ISO 9001/14001/45001, Safe Quality Food (SQF), Responsible Recycling (R2), e-Stewards, vendor, and internal audits. As a Consultant with Kestrel Tellevate LLC (KTL), Meghan specializes in managing compliance and certification programs and training staff in EHS and food safety requirements. Meghan has conducted routine compliance, safety, quality, and environmental audits and facility assessments and designed programs, policies, and procedures to effectively manage compliance and management system requirements. Meghan is certified as an ISO 14001 and 45001 Lead Auditor, Responsible Recycling (R2) Lead Auditor, SQF Lead Auditor, and Wisconsin Green Tier Auditor.

Hugh Tousey  ♦  Troy, MI✔ Accepting New Clients

Hugh Tousey
Eagle Group USA, Inc.
Troy, MI

Email: Hugh.tousey@eaglegroupussa.com
Office: 586-336-4887

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: U.S., Canada

Background: Hugh is a business professional with over 35 years of management, consulting, auditing and training experience working in chemical processing, distribution, manufacturing, service, transportation, and assembly environments. He is an Exemplar Global Environmental/Health & Safety/Quality Management System Lead Auditor and a certified American Chemistry Council Responsible Care® (Both RCMS & RC14001).

Chris Unke  ♦  Sullivan, WI  ♦  Verisys✔ Accepting New Clients

Chris Unke
Adapt Management Consulting
Sullivan, WI

Email: chris.unke@adaptmanagementconsulting.com
Office: 262-271-7283

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: Midwest

Registrar Affiliations: Verisys
Standards Audited: Green Tier Functionally Equivalent, ISO: 9001, 13485, 14001, 45001, IATF 16949, AS9100, OSHA Compliance
Specialization: Adapt Management Consulting is your one stop management resource.
Additional Services: Management Consulting, Training, Problem Solving, Process Improvement / Kaizens, Risk Management, Auditing, ACC, SPHR, CPTD. Helping leaders align strategy, operations, and people.

Background: Chris's background supports wide-ranging expertise in the areas of operations, quality assurance, production systems development and implementation, customer service, problem solving, corrective action, supplier development, design and development, resource management and project identification, prioritization and resource management. Well versed in the plant operating methodologies that support Lean, quality, purchasing, engineering and manufacturing.

As Principal Consultant provide a customer focused tailored solution for businesses including ISO 9001, 13485 and 14001 implementation and transitions, problem solving, internal auditing and continuous improvement. Cost effective solutions including virtual support.

Weidong Yang  ♦  Katy, TX  ♦  DNV✔ Accepting New Clients

Weidong Yang
DNV Business Assurance USA Inc.
Katy, TX

Email: Weidong.yang@dnv.com
Office: 713-417-0927

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: U.S., International

Registrar Affiliations: DNV
Standards Audited: ISO: 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001, and RC 14001
Specialization: Oil & Gas, Refinery, Chemical, Mining, Automotive, Aerospace, Electronics, Semi-Conductor, Technical Service, Project Management, and Logistics
Additional Services: ISCC Plus Audit

Background: Over 20 years of work experience in third-party auditing for management systems of quality, environment, occupational health and safety, and security, for a wide range of industrial sectors, including oil & gas, refinery, chemical, mining, automotive, aerospace, electronics, semi-conductor, technical service, project management, and logistics. Strong expertise in validation and verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for both inventory and project. Broad experience in areas of research & development and quality control in pharmaceutical and chemical industry. In-depth understanding of risk management process regarding operation, quality, environment, occupational health and safety, process safety, and security.

Mark Zimmerman  ♦  Appleton, WI   ✔ Accepting New Clients

Mark Zimmermann, P.E. & CPEA
TRC
Appleton, WI

Email: mzimmermann@trccompanies.com
Office: 920-540-1469

Accepting new clients? Yes
Locations Served: International

Standards Audited: Green Tier Functionally Equivalent, ISO: 14001, 45001, 50001
Specialization: Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, All Environmental Media, Health and Safety, Audit Program Improvement, Audit Data Analysis
Additional Services: EHS Regulatory Compliance, Digital EHS Solutions

Background: Mr. Zimmermann routinely assists clients with the assessment, development, and implementation of management systems; and implanting changes that will more effectively manage risk, reduce cost, and/or improve culture. He draws upon over 30 years of experience managing, leading and advising clients on environmental, health and safety programs and systems at the corporate and plant levels; and has worked with organizations ranging in size from Fortune 100 companies to organizations having a single facility. Mr. Zimmermann has personally completed over 250 regulatory compliance and/or management systems audits of facilities throughout the U.S. and internationally, has directed and managed numerous audit programs, and is skilled as both an environmental and safety auditor.