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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 22, 2003
Contacts:
Dianne Nielson, DEQ Executive Director, (801) 536-4402
Craig Jones, Acting Director, Division of Radiation Control, (801) 536-4264
(Salt Lake City, Utah) - Craig Jones will serve as acting director of the DEQ Division of Radiation Control, replacing William Sinclair, who was appointed DEQ deputy director July 14. Jones manages the division's X-ray and radioactive materials licensing and inspection program.
"Craig has extensive knowledge and experience managing radiation issues," said DEQ Executive Director Dianne Nielson. "We are fortunate to have Craig's leadership abilities and expertise moving the Division forward."
Jones said he doesn't plan on making any changes during the interim. He will focus instead on keeping the momentum going. "I'm privileged to have this opportunity to work more closely with people involved in all types of radiation issues," Jones said. "There are many beneficial uses of X-rays and radioactive materials, and it's an interesting challenge to make sure the public is aware of how much radiation impacts all of us."
Jones began his career in 1975 at the University of Utah as a radioactive waste disposal technician in the Radiological Health Department, a research specialist for the Department of Anatomy Radiobiology Laboratory and as a senior research specialist for the Department of Pharmacology Radiobiology Division.
In 1984, Jones came to the Bureau of Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Health as an environmental health scientist. He became manager of the X-ray and Radioactive Materials Licensing Section in the DEQ Division of Radiation Control in 1988.
Jones is a member of the Utah Radiological Emergency Response Team, a certified Radiation Protection Technologist and a member of the Health Physics Society. He has been a guest lecturer for the University of Utah Department of Family and Preventive Medicine since 1988 and the University of Utah Department of Health Promotion and Education since 1993.
Jones has a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in public health, with an emphasis in industrial hygiene, from the University of Utah. He resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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