Background
Elias, Donald Francis Son of Richard Joseph and Marie Terese (Sievers) Elias.
Elias, Donald Francis Son of Richard Joseph and Marie Terese (Sievers) Elias.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with honors, University South Carolina, 1971. Certified in meteorology, St. Louis University, 1972. Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 1977.
Chemist South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, 1974-1975. Research assistant Washington State University, Pullman, 1975-1977. Senior associate scientist Institute of Information Technologies Research Institute, Chicago, 1977-1978.
Manager United States Environmental Protection Agency Air Pollution Training Institute Northrop Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1978-1980. Principal Dames & Moore, Houston and Bethesda, Maryland, 1980-1982. Manager Camp, Dresser & McKee, Denver and Edison, New Jersey, 1982-1986.
Founding principal Research Triangle Park Environmental Associates, Inc., Green Brook, 1978-1986, president, principal, since 1986, president, 1990-1992, chairman board directors, since 1992, Chief Executive Officer, since 2002. Partner Waverly Properties. Founding partner Waverly Properties, Columbia, South Carolina, since 1994.
Chief Executive Officer, board directors Haztraacht, LLC, since 1996. Lieutenant United States Air Force, 1971-1974.
Member Martinsville (New Jersey) Rescue Squad, since 1984, lieutenant, 1984-1990, president, 1991-1995, 2002, 07, delegate 5th district, 1998-2000, since 2004, trustee, 2000-2002, vice president 2004-2005. Eucharistic minister, lecturer Blessed Sacrament, Martinsville, since 1986, trustee, 2007-2009. Member Green Brook Rescue Squad, 1988-1993.
Member partners council Habitat for Humanity. Member American Chemical Society, American Meteorological Society, Natural Resources Defense Council, Association Energy Engineers (senior ), Air and Waste Management Association (vice chairman waste source group 1989-1994), Environmental Defense, Amnesty International, Consumer's Union (life), Sierra Club (life), National Arbor Society, Humane Society United States, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.