Christine Gelles
Christine Gelles is a Senior Principal based in South Carolina with more than 30 years of experience focused on projects that support the United States Department of Energy (US DOE) and on the day-to-day operations of L&A, a Geosyntec Company. Christine is Operations Vice President for Geosyntec’s L&A Operations.
Specialties
Strategic Program Planning; Risk-Informed Policy Development; Project Management; Federal Budgetary and Accounting Policy; Waste Management and Nuclear Materials Management; Facility Decommissioning; Mission Assurance; Project Controls and Performance Management
Practice Areas
Contaminated Site Assessment and Cleanup; Environmental Management; Civil Infrastructure; Corporate Finance
Education
BA, Literature, Mount St. Mary’s University, 1992
Client Service
Christine joined L&A in 2016 after nearly 25 years of service with the US DOE. Most recently, she was the Chief Operating Officer for L&A. Her core skills include strategic program planning, policy development, and problem solving; project planning, management, budget formulation, execution, and review; and program management and assessment. She brings a comprehensive understanding of environmental laws, regulations, and policies, as well as of federal budgetary and accounting policy, and extensive knowledge and understanding of the US DOE’s waste management and nuclear materials management programs.
Contact Christine at Christine.Gelles@Geosyntec.com.



