2025 California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program Conference

Meet the 2025 ELAP Conference Steering Committee

Kenneth Brown – City of Escondido

Kenneth has over 35 years of laboratory experience in the water utilities / environmental laboratory industries in both public and private sector, and has been with the City of Escondido for over 20 years, currently serving as the Laboratory Quality Assurance Officer. Prior to working for the City of Escondido, Kenneth worked briefly in a TNI-compliant environmental contract laboratory. Previous job titles held over the past 35 years include Lab Tech, Chemist, and Metals Lab Supervisor.

Kenneth received an undergraduate B.S. degree in Biochemistry from a small technical college in Philadelphia, PA, a master’s degree in public administration (MPA) with a specialization in organizational leadership from National University, a M.A. in Philosophy from Walden University, and is currently a Public Policy and Administration PhD candidate at Walden University. Kenneth holds active memberships with CWEA and TNI, serving on the CWEA Lab Committee and is the chair of TNI’s Credentials Committee. Past affiliations are with the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and AWWA.

Kenneth was awarded the 2017 CWEA San Diego section Laboratory Person of the Year and placed 3rd in the 2017 CWEA Laboratory Person of the Year. Kenneth conducted presentations on implementing the TNI Standard and Corrective Actions at Tri-State Conference, the TNI Forum on Environmental Accreditation, and CWEA Annual Conference.

Chris Park – LADWP

Chris Park has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Cal Poly Pomona. Upon graduating, he worked in a private water laboratory testing for inorganic contaminants for ten years. Afterwards, he spent a year testing VOCs in air samples at an air quality management district. He then went on to work at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as a Chemist in the Water Quality Division. He has been there for over five years.