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 Michael M. Hertel is a member of the Board of Visitors of the School of Politics and Economics at CGU. He was among the very first members of CGU’s inaugural alumni coordinating group, and for the past 30 years has remained actively engaged in supporting the University’s academic and alumni programs.
Dr. Hertel has spent more than three decades as a national leader, advisor, and analyst in the field of environmental policy and protection. Currently the Director of Corporate Environmental Policy for Southern California Edison Company, Dr. Hertel manages the company’s programs and activities in the areas of environmental issues, legislation, trends, and policies. He oversees the company’s communications with agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the California Coastal Commission, and the California Department of Fish and Game, among many others.
Dr. Hertel joined Southern California Edison Company in 1972. He has served in the environmental division since 1981. Between 1971 and 1972, he was Assistant Professor in Political Science and Government at Pitzer College.
Dr. Hertel is a member of the Board of Directors of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance and is Chairman of the Southern California Coalition for Pollution Prevention. He is also a member of the California Environmental Dialogue, a non-profit partnership of environmental activists, corporate environmental practitioners, and California’s Cabinet environmental officers. In addition, he is a member of the board of the Nature Reserve of Orange County, a non-profit group that is responsible for the management and funding of a 37,000 acre habitat reserve in Orange County. Dr. Hertel previously served as a member of the board of Sustainable Conservation, and for ten years, chaired the Utility Solid Waste Activities Group of Edison Electric Institute.
Dr. Hertel and his wife, Barbara, have two adult children, Katherine and Matthew. They are long-time residents of Claremont, where Dr. Hertel served on the Parks and Recreation and Human Services Commission for seven years. Dr. Hertel earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations at San Jose State University. He earned both his Master of Arts and his Ph.D. in Government at Claremont Graduate University. |
