Contacts


EPA New England Tribal Contacts Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) Contacts List, August 2009 (PDF) (2 pp., 121 KB, about PDF)

EPA New England Tribal Staff Address: EPA New England 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100 (insert Mail Code here) Boston, MA 02114-2023 Lois Adams (adams.lois@epa.gov) (Mail Code CSP) Branch Chief T: 617-918-1591 F: 617-918-0591 George Frantz (frantz.george@epa.gov) (Mail Code CSP) Indian Program Manager T: 617-918-1883 F: 617-918-0883 Jean Crocker (crocker.jean@epa.gov) (Mail Code CSP) Indian Program Specialist T: 617-918-1498 F: 617-918-0498 Marilyn Smith-Church (smith-church.marilyn@epa.gov) (Mail Code CSP) Indian Program Specialist T: 617-918-1133 F: 617-918-0133 Donna Smith (smith.donna@epa.gov) (Mail Code: COP) Indian Program Specialist T: 617-918-1620 F: 617-918-0620 Garrett Smith (roarpine@sbcglobal.net) SEE Solid Waste Circuit Rider T: 860-678-0437 Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye (kyei-aboagye.kwabena@epa.gov) (mail code CSP) Environmental Protection Specialist T: 671-918-1609 F: 617-918-0609 Phyllis Nelson (nelson.phyllis@epa.gov ) (mail code CSP) SEE Indian Program Specialist T: 617-918-1864 F: 617-918-0864 Grants Marilyn Smith-Church (CSP) GAP Program Lead, OECA, and Healthy Communities Program T: 617-918 -1133 F: 617-918-0133 smith-church.marilyn@epa.gov Diane Culhane Grants Management Office T: 617-918-1975 F: 617-918-0975 culhane.diane@epa.gov		EPA New England Tribal Coordinators EPA Tribal Coordinators for the following federally recognized Tribes - listed in the order of their federal recognition dates Narragansett Coordinator Ellie Kwong (kwong.ellie@epa.gov) (Mail Code: CDW) T: 617-918-1592 F: 617-918-0592 Micmac Coordinator Donna Smith-Williams (smith.donna@epa.gov) (Mail Code: COP) T: 617-918-1620 F: 617-918-0620 Passamaquoddy I. T Coordinator George Frantz (frantz.george@epa.gov) (mail code CSP) T: 617 918 1883 F: 617 918 0883 Passamaquoddy P.P. Coordinator Margaret McDonough (mcdonough.margaret@epa.gov) (Mail Code HBS) Indian Program Specialist T: 617-918-1276 F: 617-918-0276 Penobscot Coordinator Donna Smith-Williams (smith.donna@epa.gov) (Mail Code: COP) T: 617-918-1620 F: 617-918-0620 Wampanoag Coordinator (Aquinnah) William Nuzzo (nuzzo.william@epa.gov) (Mail Code: CSP) T: 617-918-1682 F: 617-918-0682 Mashantucket Pequot Coordinator Pat Svetaka (svetaka.pat@epa.gov ) (Mail Code EQA) T: 617-918-8396 F: 617-918-8296 Maliseet Coordinator Jean Crocker (crocker.jean@epa.gov) (Mail Code CSP) Indian Program Specialist T: 617-918-1498 F: 617-918-0498 Mohegan Coordinator Ellen Weitzler (weitzler.ellen@epa.gov ) (Mail Code CIP) T: 617-918-1582 F: 617-918-0582 Mashpee Wampanoag Coordinator Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye (kyei-aboagye.kwabena@epa.gov) (mail code CSP) T: 671-918-1609 F: 617-918-0609
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EPA New England Contacts by Media Air The Tribes in Region 1 have a robust air monitoring program primarily focused on long-term air quality impacts to their ecosystems. Several of these efforts include providing air quality data for acid and mercury depositions, fine particulate speciation data (through the IMPROVE Program) and ozone data. These data will provide the tribes with a database to ascertain long-term understanding of the impacts on subsistence hunting and fishing. The Aroostook Band of Micmacs established a real time air monitoring station that provides current air quality data on the internet. The Wampanoag's air monitoring program is measuring levels above the national ambient air quality standards for ozone which show potential adverse health impacts to the tribal population. Several studies are being performed to identify toxins in fish tissue as a screening to determine if additional air deposition data is warranted. Ida McDonnell (mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov ) – Tribal air monitoring programs Phone: 617 918-1653 Fax: 617 918-0653 Bob Judge ( judge.robert@epa.gov) - monitoring support (technical) Phone: 617-918-1045 Fax: 617-918-0045 Water Drinking Water EPA New England provides technical assistance to the tribes of New England on many drinking water issues. The region develops annual monitoring schedules for the tribes and receives all of the data. These reports are reviewed for compliance for both the number of monitoring samples and their results and then are recorded in a regional tracking system and the Safe Drinking Water Information System. In addition, the region provides guidance on general compliance, notifies tribal systems of regulatory issues, and coordinates with the Office of Environmental Stewardship on violations and corrective actions. EPA New England also conducts sanitary surveys at the tribal systems, coordinates with the Indian Health Service to ensure priority areas are addressed, supports the State Revolving Fund program on tribal drinking water projects, and assists on grants and cooperative agreements. Mark Sceery (sceery.mark@epa.gov) - Tribal Drinking Water Coordinator Phone: 617 918-1559 Jeff Butensky (butensky.jeff@epa.gov) Phone: 617 918-1665 Water Quality Diane Switzer serves as the Regional Monitoring Coordinator overseeing monitoring and assessment program strategy development and implementation, and also as the Regional 305(b) Coordinator coordinating biennial water quality inventory reports to Congress. As the Ecology Monitoring Team Lead in EPA's Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation, she coordinates requests for EPA's assistance with water monitoring projects. Diane Switzer (switzer.diane@epa.gov) - Regional Monitoring Coordinator, Regional 305(b) Coordinator, Ecology Monitoring Team Lead Phone: 617 918-8377 Fax: 617 918-8277 Jeanne Cosgrove (cosgrove.jeanne@epa.gov) – clean water act (CWA) 106 Phone: 617-918-1669 Fax: 617-918-0669 Water Quality Standards (WQS) Stephen Silva (silva.stephen@epa.gov) – WQS Branch chief Phone: 617-918-1561 Fax: 617-918-0561 Ellen Weitzler (weitzler.ellen@epa.gov)– WQS Phone: 617-918-1568 Fax: 617-918-0568 Beth Edwards (edwards.beth@epa.gov) – non-point source (NPS) 319 Phone: 617-918-1840 Fax: 617-918-0840 Jennie Bridge (bridge.jennie@epa.gov) - total maximum daily load (TMDL) Phone: 617-918-1685 Fax: 617-918-0865 Solid Waste The RCRA solid waste staff provides oversight and technical assistance to help the tribes develop and implement solid waste management plans and programs. We also provide assistance to solve persistent problems such as abandoned white goods and vehicles. Stuart Gray (gray.stuart@epa.gov) - Solid Waste Phone: 617-918-1302 Fax: 617-918-0302 Charles Franks (franks.charles@epa.gov) - Solid Waste Phone: 617 918-1554 Office of Regional Counsel The Office of Regional Counsel (ORC) provides legal advice to the Region's Tribal Program and other environmental program offices handling matters in Indian country in New England. This advice bears on topics ranging from the jurisdictional provisions in the settlement acts applicable to certain Tribes to the nature and extent of the Agency's trust responsibility to the Tribes. ORC represents the Region, with the Department of Justice, in any litigation involving Indian law issues, for example the recent case of Maine v. Johnson involving the State of Maine's authority under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act to implement the NPDES permitting program under the Clean Water Act. Working with the Region's Tribal Program and the relevant environmental program office, ORC plays a large role in evaluating applications from Tribes for treatment in the same manner as a state to receive EPA grants or to implement regulatory programs under EPA's statutes. ORC Tribal Contact – Ronald Fein (fein.ronald@epa.gov ) Phone: 617 968-1040 Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Steve Rapp (rapp.steve@epa.gov) (temporary) Phone: 617-918-1551 Fax: 617-918-0551 Quality Management/Assurance Patrice A. Svetaka (svetaka.pat@epa.gov) - Quality Management plans (QMPs) Phone: 617-918-8396 Fax: 617-918-0396 Steve DiMattei (dimattei.steve@epa.gov) – Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs) Phone: 617-918-8369 Fax: 617-918-0369
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Tribal Contacts (map)

The following are contacts to federally recognized Tribes - listed in the order of their federal recognition dates

Tribes Located within Connecticut

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Mohegan Tribe

Tribes Located within Maine

Aroostook Band of Micmacs
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indians, Indian Township Reservation
Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indians, Pleasant Point Reservation
Penobscot Indian Nation

Tribes Located within Massachusetts

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

Tribe Located within Rhode Island

Narragansett Indian Tribe


Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Michael Thomas Chairman Richard Hayward Council Member	Tribal Office Indiantown Rd. - PO Box 3060 Mashantucket, CT 06339-3060 T: 860-396-6740 F: 860-396-6745 http://www.pequotmuseum.org
Environmental Contacts: * Michael Boland (mboland@MPTN.org) Director Natural Resources Protection P.O. Box 3202 Mashantucket, CT 06339-3202 T: 860-396-6740