Robert V. Colangelo
Executive Director
National Brownfield Association
Robert V. Colangelo is an entrepreneur and a market maker who founded several leading organizations
that specialize in different sectors of the brownfield market - Environomics Communications, Inc.,
Brownfield Development LLC, Brownfield News, and the National Brownfield Association (NBA).
As manager of Brownfield Development, Robert purchased a 26-acre industrial park in Chicago that was
developed into a self-storage facility and a 250 home residential development. He founded a
specialty publishing company that created the first publication dedicated to covering the
brownfield market on a consistent basis - Brownfield News.
As Executive Director of the NBA, Robert formed the only non-profit educational organization
that is dedicated to promoting the responsible redevelopment of brownfields on a national
basis. The NBA has grown into a national organization of more then 700 property owners,
developers, investors, service professionals and representatives from government who are
focused on advancing the brownfield market.
Robert is recognized as a national
expert and an authoritative source, the author of three books and numerous articles on
the subject. He has appeared on national and local TV and radio programs, been quoted
in national and local newspapers and worked as an expert witness to provide litigation
support. He has testified in congress in support on brownfield legislation, and has made
many presentations at conferences throughout North America and Europe. He is a consultant
for both foreign, and domestic government agencies regarding the creation of brownfield
policy and programs, and to Fortune 1000 companies regarding management and divesture
of their brownfield properties. Colangelo has been appointed to the FACA - All Appropriate
Inquiry rule making committee, was a founding member of the ASTM E50.02 committee, and
has assisted in drafting the Phase I Site Assessments standard.
Education
MS Hydrogeology, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL - 1990
BS in Geology, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL - 1985
Publications
Publisher, Brownfield News magazine Volumes 1-8, 1997 – Present, Chicago, IL
Brownfield Redevelopment Guidebook for Michigan, Brownfield News, Inc., Chicago, IL, 2001
Brownfield’s: The National Perspective, Brownfield News, Inc., Chicago, IL, 2000.
Environmental Site Assessments and Their Impact on Property Value: The Appraiser’s Role; Appraisal Institute, Chicago, IL, 1993.
Buyer Be (A)ware: Fundamentals of Environmental Property Assessments; National Groundwater Association, Dublin, Ohio, 1991.
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