Get to Know Our Team

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Dr. Suk is Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health (UNC-Chapel Hill) and

associated with their Institute for Environmental Health Solutions. He is Adjunct Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, South Korea; Adjunct Professor, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; and Visiting Scholar

in Residence, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Suk received his B.S. and M.S. in biology from American University, his Ph.D. in

microbiology from the George Washington University Medical School, and his M.P.H in health policy from UNC-Chapel Hill. He was a National Science Foundation fellow; honored with numerous awards from NIH and elsewhere; is a Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini; and was a

Senior Fulbright Global Scholar focused primarily on children’s environmental health in Thailand as well as in the South-East, and East Asian regions. Dr. Suk was Chief, Hazardous Substances Research Branch, and Director, Superfund Hazardous Substances Basic Research and Training Program [Superfund Research Program (SRP)], National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Aside from a two-year period in which he was the Acting Deputy Director of NIEHS, he had served since its inception as Director of the NIH/NIEHS SRP, a unique Program fostering

interdisciplinary research and training to reduce disease.

Brittany Trottier is currently a health specialist with the Hazardous Substances Research Branch at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and a Ph.D. candidate in Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ms. Trottier has a passion for children's environmental health as well as pursuing the role environmental contaminants play in the development of cancer. She holds a Master's in Public Health from The George Washington University and a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Adrian College. 

George Tucker serves as a Board Member and has over 30 years of government and financial services experience. Tucker spent much of his professional career with the federal government at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and most recently served as the Branch Chief at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. He performed a variety of administrative management functions in that position where he managed

multimillion dollar budgets and oversaw the fiscal and administrative management of the grant programs. He has also held similar grants management positions at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Tucker is an alumnus of Howard University and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Southeastern'

University.

Will Suk serves as a Board Member and Business Advisor for ARCeH. From an occupational perspective, Mr. Suk is a veteran at Cisco Systems which is a technology company that delivers innovative software-defined networking, cloud, and security solutions to help transform businesses and communities. He currently holds the position of Global Partner Executive for Cisco’s strategic relationships with Apple and Google. Mr. Suk has a passion for leveraging technology to power an inclusive future for all.

Kenan Drum serves as Counsel to ARCeH.  Prior to entering public service in North Carolina State government, Mr. Drum spent several years in private practice with one of North Carolina's largest law firms, representing clients in employment law matters.  He is a double alumnus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from which he holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.), and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with a double major in Spanish and American History.

David O. Carpenter is a public health physician who is currently the Director of the Institute for Health and Environment at the University at Albany, a Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization, as well as Professor of Environmental Health Sciences in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health.  His research interests are study of human diseases caused by exposure to environmental chemicals and radiation.

Eric Scheier is the founder of Emergi, a sustainability utility dedicated to ending energy poverty. He started his career in solar project finance and energy trading at a venture-backed solar project developer and has worked with a wide range of clients on sustainability projects, including those focused on international development and off-grid solar. He holds a BSc. in Environmental Science and Economics and an MSc. in Ecology from the Environment, Ecology, and Energy Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (E3P).

Chutikan Hoover is excited to volunteer with ARCeH.  She is a hard-working entrepreneur with a heart for helping.  She founded Sukho Thai Spa and grew the business from a single employee to over 30 diverse employees including refugees, Asians, and single moms. Never content with the status quo, she develops her own herbal ointments from scratch and has studied yoga in India.  She is an NCBTMB Approved Provider of Continuing Education for Thai modalities. She is a board member of Nuad Thai and Spa Association of America and a member in good standing of the American Massage Therapy Association.  She was awarded the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business in 2019. Chutikan plays active roles in Asian communities in the US and is a blogger and host for a Thai community online. She is founder of Isara Insurance Group which focuses on providing financial security through life, health, and retirement savings to the Asian community nationally.

Seonmi Choi is a global climate change and sustainability expert with 18 years of professional experience in climate resilience, climate mitigation, environmental finance and sustainable development strategies.

Seonmi is currently working as Senior Advisor on Climate Change and Environment at the Global Fund based in Geneva. Prior to this position, Seonmi worked to advance climate and environmental actions for children in East Asia and the Pacific as UNICEF Regional Advisor. She also led the United Nations Poverty-Environment Initiative in the Asia-Pacific region at the UN Environment Programme and developed and managed climate adaptation and green economy initiatives for Sub-Saharan African countries at the UN Development Programme.

Before joining the United Nations, Ms. Choi worked for the Presidential Commission on Sustainable Development of the Republic of Korea, an international microfinance NGO and multilateral financial institutions in Africa.

Dr. Linda Duffy is regarded as a highly versatile Science Technology and Policy Advisor, Subject Matter Expert, and Thought Leader who leverages a distinguished career in public, private, and academic sectors to advance research initiatives in the life sciences and support new products development (i.e., novel ingredients, medical devices, drug safety). Dr. Duffy recently retired from two decades of service to the Department of Health and Human Services, at the National Institutes of Health [DHHS/NIH/NCCIH]. Currently, she serves on several Research Board of Advisors in both the public and private sectors, including the prestigious Mars Research Review Board, Mars Inc, and the thought leadership Inter-agency Institute for Science on Global Policy [ISGP]. Prior to joining federal government service, Dr. Duffy served for many years in the position of Executive Scientific Director for the Women and Children’s Health Research Foundation for the Kaleida Health System, as a co-appointment to her SUNY- UB Professorship. She is widely knon as a creative problem solver and calculated risk taker leveraging innovation, ethical best practices, and regulatory insights to the development of programs and public/private collaborations. Her success as a transformational leader progressed through roles of increased impact leading up to thought leader advising and influencing US science policy. Dr. Duffy continues to serve in a special research capacity promoting DHHS public-private partnerships, focused on global health ecosystems, as well as promoting innovation biotechnologies, biosafety and biocontainment policies. She continues to advise on probiogenomic impacts on microbiome essential functions in animal model systems and human health. She also is commited to transitioning new industries advancing clean animal, microbial fermentation and plant-based bioeconomies. She has received prestigious awards in recognition of her contributions and has published extensively in journals [150+ peer-reviewed], and co-authored numerous agency white papers, technical reports and book chapters over the past 30 years. 

Melissa has worked in marketing with a focus on the nonprofit sector for many years.  She served as Director of Marketing for Kidznotes—an organization that provides free music instruction to children living below the poverty line—and is currently Interim Director of Development at Note in the Pocket, which addresses clothing insecurity for children in our community.  Melissa was a Guardian ad Litem in Wake County for seven years, advocating in court for children removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.  She looks forward to helping further the mission of ARCeH as a Board Member.  

Brett is a high school student and the Technology Advisor for ARCeH. He has a passion for helping children and adults alike with their technology needs. Brett has been interested in technology from a very young age and challenges himself regularly to enhance his knowledge and abilities. He has developed and implemented multiple local business ventures, the most recent of which he created video montages for special events. He is excited at the opportunity to provide technology support to the entire ARCeH team.