Samantha Coad is an environmental science and sustainability professional and graduate of the University of Illinois at Springfield. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in English and Environmental Studies in 2013 and a Master of Arts in Environmental Studies in 2015. Samantha is currently a Director of Clean Air Initiatives with the American Lung Association, where she focuses on projects that realize measurable indoor and outdoor air quality improvements. She previously interned with the Illinois EPA in the Bureau of Air, Air Monitoring unit and was a licensed Radon Measurement and Mitigation Technician in the state of Illinois. Ms. Coad also served as a Manager of Clean Air Initiatives and Senior Manager of Clean Air Initiatives with the American Lung Association.