Erin Sedlacko

Dr. Sedlacko is an accomplished environmental scientist and engineer with over 20 years of experience in environmental consulting, research, and laboratory and project management. Prior to joining the DNR team, Dr. Sedlacko most recently served as the Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) Laboratory Manager at the Colorado School of Mines and Director of Research for the PFAS@Mines Initiative, where she oversaw interdisciplinary research and managed state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation.

Prior to that, Erin served as the Vice President and Director of Operations at KEMWest, Inc., a Denver-based environmental consulting firm. During her tenure, she managed a diverse team of professionals, oversaw numerous high-profile projects, and provided expert consulting services in areas such as hazardous materials remediation, environmental site assessment, regulatory compliance, and worker exposure monitoring.

Dr. Sedlacko holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, with a dissertation focused on produced water, an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the same institution, and a B.A. in English Literature with minors in Environmental and Plant Biology and Philosophy from Ohio University.

The Assistant Director for Research manages academic analyses, research, pilot projects, and case studies for the Colorado Produced Water Consortium.