Dr. Kanan Patel-Coleman has over 30 years’ experience on a broad range of environmental projects performing human health risk assessments, vapor intrusion investigations, environmental/ecological assessments, and project/program management. Her work spans a diverse client base, including commercial/industrial facilities, military installations, government agencies, school districts, hospitals, regulators, and others. She participated on the first ASTM team developing national guidance for vapor intrusion investigations. She has also been a writer/reviewer on ITRC teams developing national guidance for petroleum hydrocarbons and the use of soil background in risk assessments. Currently, she is a contributor to the ITRC PFAS team on the Regulations, Toxicity, and Risk Assessment sub-team. She received her graduate degrees from UCLA: a master’s in public health with an emphasis in environmental health and a doctorate in environmental science and engineering.