Sierra Armstrong-Bettis, GEPA
Nicole Diras, GEPA

Sierra BIO: Sierra’s degree is from the University of Arizona in Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources, where she was a project intern for the Hydrology Department under Dr. Thomas Meixner, helping with Green-Infrastructure in Tucson, Arizona. Sierra also worked for the University of Guam Sea Grant Program to map the Ugum Watershed for the Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW) Initiative. At Guam EPA, her main tasks are the Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) sanitary survey for all three systems, GWA compliance, and SDWIS entry. Additionally, she manages emerging contaminant data such as PFAS and dieldrin.

Nicole BIO: Nicole’s degree is from the University of Guam in Biology under the bio-medical track. During her time at the University of Guam, Nicole was a teacher’s assistant for two environmental biology classes where she led field explorations. Nicole has been working with Guam EPA Safe Drinking Water Program as the Environmental Health Specialist I for over one year and assists with sanitary survey inspections and compliance for Guam’s non-transient non-community public water systems such as the Guam International Airport Authority, Guam Regional Medical City, and Guam Plaza Resort. She also assists with water and wastewater operator renewals, SDWIS data entry, and lead-free compliance inspections.