Donald Jackson joined the District of Columbia Public Service Commission on March 31, 2008 as the Program Analyst for the Office of Technical and Regulatory Analysis. Mr. Jackson comes to the Commission having worked with both private and public sector organizations. He has worked with both the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Maryland Department of the Environment where he served as the Acting Chief of the Hazardous Waste Permits Section and the Director of the Environmental Permit Service Center, respectively. In both positions he was involved with helping business entities, stakeholders and service providers through the permitting and compliance process mandated by law and regulations, while fostering sustainable business operation and the protection of the public and the environment. He also worked for over 20 years as an Environmental Consultant representing private and public sector clients on environmental regulatory matters. He has conducted technical investigations which formed the basis for negotiations of regulatory agreements. He subsequently developed, implemented, and monitored corrective actions to ensure compliance with these agreements.

Mr. Jackson has been a lecturer of several courses in Geology at Howard University. He has also been an adjunct professor of Environmental Science and Earth Sciences at Baltimore County Community College.

Mr. Jackson is a Certified Professional Geologist by the American Institute of Professional Geologists. He holds a Master of Science degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Waterloo, Canada and a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Howard University, Washington, DC.

As a former regulator and consultant, he brings extensive technical and regulatory experience to the Commission. At the Commission, he will utilize his broad experience to develop and analyze projects and programs involving technical and regulatory issues related to the utilities, and develop, maintain and analyze several databases on utility service quality, regulatory compliance and customer education.