Regional Administrator

Shawn M. Garvin
Regional Administrator

Shawn M. Garvin
Regional Administrator U.S. EPA, Region 3

Shawn M. Garvin was named Regional Administrator on November 5, 2009. Shawn's career in intergovernmental affairs spans more than 20 years at the federal and local levels. In his most recent position as Senior State and Congressional Liaison for EPA Region 3, he provided counsel to agency leadership, environmental program managers, press officers and others involved in complex and controversial public health and environmental matters. Shawn's contributions to high-profile environmental litigation cases, emergency response clean-ups, contaminant investigations, and public health crises have earned him numerous EPA gold, silver and bronze medals. He's worked closely with Congressional Delegations, Governors, state and local elected leaders, environmental agencies and citizen advocacy groups. Early in his career at EPA, he served as special assistant to the Regional Administrator. Prior experience includes working as an aide to then-Senator Joe Biden, D-Del., and working on the staff of former New Castle County (Del.) Executive Dennis Greenhouse. Shawn is a native Delawarean and graduate of the University of Delaware. He lives in Wilmington with his wife and their son.

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