Colleen Kokas

Colleen Kokas is the Brownfield Manager within the Office of Brownfield Reuse at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. With many years of experience in project financing, cleanup negotiations, litigation and cost recovery support, and brownfield policy development, Colleen is recognized as one of the state's most knowledgeable experts on brownfield redevelopment and financing. In her current role, Colleen administers all of the Department's brownfield incentive programs, including the Brownfield Development Area initiative, the Landfill Redevelopment Program, the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund, Prospective Purchaser Agreements, the Brownfield Reimbursement Program and the Federal Taxpayer Relief Act. She advises developers and municipalities on all aspects of brownfield remediation, including the application of the most suitable brownfield incentives for a project. Colleen sits on the Executive Committee of the NJ Society of Women Environmental Professionals and on the Board of the Institute of Brownfield Professionals. She is also an adjunct professor at the NJ Institute of Technology teaching a graduate course on Brownfields, as well as an instructor of Continuing Education Courses at Rutgers University. Colleen received a Master's degree in Public Administration from Rutgers University, focusing her final project on why business left New Jersey. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Cook College, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Geology.