Dave Van Mullem
Director and Air Pollution Control Officer

Dave Van Mullem was appointed Director and Air Pollution Control Officer in August 2011.  He has a B.S. in Business Statistics from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, an M.S.in Systems Management from the University of Southern California, and an M.S. in Environmental Management from West Coast University. After graduating from college, Van Mullem was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, and then was assigned to Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1991 to manage the air quality program. Achieving the rank of Colonel, Van Mullem became Director of Environmental Management. He left Vandenberg in 1998 to lead the Santa Maria office of AECOM, an international environmental consulting firm. He has also served as an at-large member on the District's five-member (volunteer) Hearing Board since 2002. He lives in Orcutt with his wife, and has family in Goleta and Santa Barbara.

Contact Dave Van Mullem:
phone: (805) 961-8853, email: vanmullemd@sbcapcd.org

Michael Goldman
Manager, Engineering and Compliance Division

Michael Goldman is the Manager of the Engineering and Compliance Division. He has a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from The State University of New York at Buffalo and started working at the APCD in 1987. Prior to his appointment as division manager in 2008, Mike supervised the APCD’s general source permit program. Mike was also responsible for the development and oversight of District’s permit automation and streamlining program, the emission reduction credit program and the permitting of every type of source we regulate, including large oil and gas and energy projects. His hobbies include photography, hiking, sports , reading and movies. Mike was born in Brooklyn and raised in Jersey.

Contact Mike Goldman:
phone: (805) 961-8821, email: goldmanm@sbcapcd.org

Brian Shafritz
Manager, Technology and Environmental Assessment

Brian Shafritz is the Manager of the Technology and Environmental Assessment Division. He has a Master of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from the  University of Michigan. Brian started with the APCD in 1985, specializing in modeling air quality impacts of oil and gas projects. For the past ten years he has supervised a number of functions including, source testing, air quality modeling, and Part 70 permitting.  Brian enjoys playing tennis, chess, and lazing with his five cats.

Contact Brian Shafritz:
phone: (805) 961-8823, email: shafritzb@sbcapcd.org

Donald Kendig
Business Manager

Donald Kendig is APCD's Business Manager.  Donald was previously a Financial Systems Analyst with the Santa Barbara County Auditor-Controller's Office, and worked for the Santa Barbara County Superior Court and County Administrator's Office. Donald is a Certified Public Accountant since 1999, and is a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and Government Finance Officers Association. Donald graduated from Palomar Community College with an AA in Liberal Arts & Sciences and from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a BA in Business Economics with an Accounting Concentration. Donald spends his free time with family and friends, hiking, biking, dancing, reading and meditating. His interests include good governance, environmental sustainability, public political participation, child development, continuous learning, financial planning, multi-cultural enrichment, food, finances, and technology.

Contact Don Kendig:
phone: (805) 961-8854, email: kendigd@sbcapcd.org

Sara Brumit
Executive Secretary

Sara Brumit is the Executive Secretary and Clerk of the APCD Board of Directors and Hearing Board.

Sharyl Preskitt
Human Resources Officer

Sharyl Preskitt is the Human Resources Officer. She has a B.A. in Psychology from the California State University, Fresno. Sharyl began with the APCD in October 2000 and handles all aspects of Human Resources. She is a huge animal lover! Sharyl's family includes a Dalmatian and a parakeet.

Bob Van Beveren
Data Process Supervisor

Bob Van Beveren is a Data Process Supervisor. He has been working in IT since 1985 and previously served as the Network Operations Director of large corporation. He started with the APCD in 1993. His first project was to make the Data Acquisition System function in production mode. Under his supervision, all employees received desktop computers, the APCD network was upgraded to modern standards and made reliable, Internet services were implemented, and numerous line-of-business database applications were created.