Andrea Crooms

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Andrea L. Crooms
Director of Department of the Environment
Assumed office
June 2021
Personal details
BornWilmington, DE, U.S.
Spouse(s)Imara Crooms
ResidenceCroom, Prince George's County, Maryland
Alma mater
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Kentucky
  • New York Institute of Technology
ProfessionPublic servant

Andrea Crooms (nee: Andrea Poniecki) (born November 20, 1979) is currently the Director of the Department of the Environment for Prince George's County, Maryland.[1][2] They also serve on the Board of Directors for District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, the water utility for Washington, DC[3] and as a representative to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) where they serve on the Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee (CEEPC), Chesapeake Bay & Water Resources Policy Committee (CBPC),[4] and the Anacostia Watershed Steering Committee (AWSC).[5] Prior to their current position, they served as Senior Advisor in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the United States Department of Energy [6] and as a Public Defender in both Harlan County, Kentucky and the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are an environmental attorney, with expertise in natural resources economics, plant science, and energy engineering and 20 years of leadership experience in environmental regulation and climate change mitigation. [2]

Department of Environment, Prince George's County

Since joining the Department, Director Crooms has been recognized as a leader on Climate Action across Maryland.[7] They have overseen the rollout of a county-wide food scraps curbside collection program, one of the nation’s first and largest, [8] led the capture of fugitive zebras in a case that made global headlines,[9][10] rolled out a county-wide bulky trash strategy,[11] oversaw the upgrade of the materials recycling facility, [12] issued the County’s Draft Climate Action Plan, [13][14][15][16] and developed the County's Climate Smart Commodities program.[17]

U.S. Department of Energy

From 2015 to 2021, Crooms served in a number of leadership positions in transportation, solar, weatherization and manufacturing and oversaw a number of programs and initiatives at the US Department of Energy.[6]In that role they received the Secretary of Energy’s Achievement Award as a member of the Hurricane Response Team, for serving at FEMA's National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) during Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma [18] Prior to serving as a federal employee, Crooms served as a contractor to the US Department of Energy from 2011 until 2015 and oversaw the Buy American Program implemented under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. [19]

Defender Association of Philadelphia

Crooms served as an Assistant Public Defender in the City of Philadelphia from 2007-2010.[20]

Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy, Harlan County

Crooms graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law in May of 2004, [21] and served as the District Court Public Defender in Harlan County working out of the Pineville office of the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy from 2004 until 2006.[22]

Advocacy and Political Work

Crooms was elected as the Democratic Party Delegate for Bernie Sanders for Washington, D.C. District 2 for the 2020 election.[23][24] However, Sanders did not get enough of the vote and all of the democratic delegates went for Joe Biden.[25] Crooms also volunteered as an environmental and social justice advocate with the We Power DC campaign[26],a coalition "fighting for a power system that works for and is owned by the residents of the District of Columbia–one that works transparently and democratically to fight the climate crisis and meet everyone’s needs regardless of their ability to pay"[27][28][29] From 2015-2016, they served on the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay, where they had received the Gold Award in 1995,[30] and in 2014 served on the Board of Directors for Solar Household Energy [31] an organization that "strives to unleash the potential of solar cooking to improve social, economic and environmental conditions in sun-rich areas around the world".

Early and Family Life

Andrea Crooms was born in Wilmington, Delaware. Their parents were Francis Poniecki[32] and Dorothy Poniecki.[33] They graduated from Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware in 1997.[34]

References

  1. ↑ "Department of Environment| Prince George's County, MD". www.princegeorgescountymd.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Andrea L. Crooms Biography | Prince George's County, MD". www.princegeorgescountymd.gov.
  3. ↑ "Andrea Crooms | DCWater.com". dcwater.com.
  4. ↑ https://www.mwcog.org/committees/members/details/?key=IHrZXgCm59ssG%2FxxM3AR6nc6Ms%2Bm9UCDVKGOpmPBYcA%3D
  5. ↑ https://www.mwcog.org/committees/members/details/?key=ztSOk%2B8c%2BAHF48Ca7ToquR0urBb3kZB4vzNPSTNYGPU%3D
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Andrea Crooms". Energy.gov.
  7. ↑ "County Climate Officers Think Globally, Act Locally". 18 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "From Food Waste to Garden Gold, Prince George's County Expands its Household Composting Collection Program". 3 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "To Catch a Zebra".
  10. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59662322
  11. ↑ "Prince George's County to Start Bulky Items Trash Pick Up in February". 12 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "A Fancy New Recycling Machine Helps Prince George's County Recycle More Plastic".
  13. ↑ "Prince George's County plan to cut carbon emissions seeks community feedback". The Diamondback. December 2, 2021.
  14. ↑ https://umdsbs.wordpress.com/2021/12/15/plenty-of-obstacles-to-implementing-prince-georges-county-climate-action-plan/
  15. ↑ https://streetcarsuburbs.news/county-moves-climate-action-plan-forward/
  16. ↑ https://pgccouncil.us/DocumentCenter/View/7349/Draft-Climate-Action-Plan
  17. ↑ Butchko, Dominic (December 15, 2022). "Prince George's Awarded $3.25M for Climate-Centric Pilot Programs". Conduit Street.
  18. ↑ "Secretary's Honor Awards 2018 (minute 36)". youtube. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  19. ↑ https://www.energync.net/wdocs/WorkshopReciepeintsARRA/BuyAmericanProvisions_AP_10052010.pdf
  20. ↑ "Pennsylvania Bar Association > Home". www.pabar.org.
  21. ↑ "Graduation Program 2004- Kentucky College of Law (Andrea Poniecki)".
  22. ↑ McDaniels, Jennifer (2006-08-12). "Johnson Jails Public Defender". Harlan Daily Enterprise. p. 1.
  23. ↑ https://www.dcdemocraticparty.org/candidates-for-delegate
  24. ↑ https://www.dcdemocraticparty.org/post/dc-democratic-party-district-level-delegate-election-results
  25. ↑ https://electionresults.dcboe.org/election_results/2020-Primary-Election
  26. ↑ https://wepowerdc.org/
  27. ↑ https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/on-covid-anniversary-justice-groups-gather-in-dc-to-demand-utility-shutoffs-moratorium-2021-03-13/
  28. ↑ https://edocket.dcpsc.org/apis/api/filing/download?attachId=108255&guidFileName=834c1d85-2115-4360-b76f-c723ac0fbe86.PDF
  29. ↑ https://www.eater.com/23552026/gas-stove-ban-safety-fears-portable-butane-burner-solution
  30. ↑ https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/510064337
  31. ↑ https://www.she-inc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ar2014.pdf
  32. ↑ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delawareonline/name/francis-poniecki-obituary?id=16483770
  33. ↑ https://www.delcotimes.com/2010/04/11/dorothy-dot-marie-taylor-poniecki-72devoted-volunteer-enjoyed-bowling-bridge/
  34. ↑ https://issuu.com/archmereacademy/docs/archmere_archmerean_2010-12_v10/29

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