Patricia Derocher

Patricia Derocher is the President of AlterEcho and Chief Operating Officer of its parent company, TechLaw Consultants, Inc., which has recorded consistent annual growth under her leadership. She oversees day-to-day operations and strategy while working closely with the business development teams to foster client relationships and expand business areas.

Expertise: With 30 years in environmental management, Patricia specializes in environmental chemistry, quality assurance and control, and data analysis. She served as Program Director for the company’s EPA program, managing a range of technical activities nationwide, including the large-scale environmental response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 and the Space Shuttle Columbia explosion in 2003.

Key Experience: Patricia previously managed and provided technical input on an array of EPA Superfund and RCRA contracts across all 10 EPA regions, supporting remediation at industrial sites and federal facilities. She has also been a frequent instructor for federal and state environmental regulators, focusing on hazardous waste identification, waste analysis plans, and developing quality assurance/control programs.

Professional Insight: Patricia believes one of the biggest obstacles to a better environment today is our collective fear of change. She notes, “Our fear of change is a little silly in that we all change each and every day. That doesn’t change the fact, though, that change scares us as individuals and as a species. We have a tendency to get hung up on all the unknowns, wanting to wait on taking actions until we know what will happen in the future, instead of trusting ourselves to overcome whatever obstacles we encounter down the road.”

Personal Interests: Patricia enjoys spending time at home in her native Upstate New York with her husband and family, sewing and needlepoint, and juggling multiple books at once to satisfy her wide-ranging interests.