Get to Know Our Team

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Dr. William A. Suk received a B.S. and M.S. in Biology from American University in Washington, D.C., a Ph.D. in microbiology from the George Washington University Medical School, and a Master’s in Public Health in health policy and management from the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has been involved in editorial advisory boards of several international journals; is a member of several scientific societies; has been a National Science Foundation fellow; and a Senior Fulbright global scholar. He is a Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini, an international society of scholars in environmental and occupational health. Dr. Suk is Chief of the Hazardous Substances Research Branch, and Director of the Superfund Hazardous Substances Basic Research and Training Program [Superfund Research Program] at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). His primary interest is in the assessment of adverse effects on human health, primarily in vulnerable populations, resulting from exposure to deleterious environmental agents. He has served as Director of the NIH/NIEHS Superfund Research Program since its inception, a unique program that aims to foster interdisciplinary research and training approaches to address the complex problems associated with potentially hazardous environmental exposures, and to develop technologies to reduce these exposures, thereby reducing the burden of 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 al

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.

Ms. Choi is currently working to advance climate and environmental actions for children in East Asia and the Pacific as UNICEF Regional Advisor. Prior to this position, Seonmi 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.

Brett Kaplan is a middle 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 donated a portion of the proceeds to a program for kids that can't afford to go to summer camp. Brett is excited at the opportunity to provide technology support to the entire ARCeH team.