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Lead Region Process
The purpose of the "Lead Region" system is to ensure the quality of agency decisions by providing an organized, consistent and effective regional role in all the major phases of Agency decision-making.
- Regional offices assigned as Lead Regions are responsible for working with their respective National Program Managers (NPMs) to identify and synthesize the concerns of all ten regions into a "regional view" that can be effectively factored into Agency decision-making.
- NPMs are responsible for soliciting and incorporating input from their Lead Regions on major policy, regulatory and resource decisions.
The current Lead Region structure has been in place since June 1984.
Lead Region Assignments and Coordinators for Fiscal Year 2015-2016
(updated March 11, 2015)
- View the Lead Region Assignments and Coordinators as a printable PDF
- View contact information for Senior Regional Contacts (Regional Administrators and their Deputies)
Lead Region FY 15–16 |
Area(s) of Responsibility | Lead Region Contact | Telephone | Lead Region FY 17-18 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention |
Hugh Martinez |
617-918-1867 |
2 |
2 |
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (Superfund / Brownfields / Oil Pollution / Chemical and Emergency Preparedness and Prevention / Homeland Security) |
Kristin Giacalone |
212-637-4407 |
3 |
3 |
Office of Research and Development; Office of the Administrator - Regional Science and Technology (Labs / Quality Assurance / Field Services / The National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference Institute) |
Michael Dunn |
215-814-2712 |
4 |
4 |
Office of Water |
Mary Jo Bragan |
404-562-9275 |
5 |
5 |
Office of Environmental Information |
Steven Dean |
312-886-4446 |
6 |
6 |
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance; Office of General Counsel | Stacy Murphy Barbara Nann |
214-665-7116 214-665-2157 |
7 |
7 |
Office of the Administrator; Office of International and Tribal Affairs |
Katy Miley |
913-551-7916 |
8 |
8 |
Office of Air and Radiation |
Eric Wortman |
303-312-6649 |
9 |
9 |
Office of Administration and Resource Management (includes Office of the Administrator - Office of Small Business Programs / Office of Civil Rights); Office of the Chief Financial Officer |
Kathy Meltzer |
415-972-3714 |
10 |
10 |
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (RCRA / UST) |
Melissa Winters |
206-553-5180 |
1 |
Headquarters Lead for Lead Region Coordinators in Office of Regional Operations |
Chad Nitsch |
202-564-4714 |