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Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations Contacts
Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
Arvin Ganesan, Associate Administrator (ganesan.arvin@epa.gov)
Joyce Frank, Principal Deputy Associate Administrator (frank.joyce@epa.gov)
(202) 564-5200
CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Laura Vaught, Deputy Associate Administrator (202) 564-7178 (vaught.laura@epa.gov)
Lead EPA in developing and implementing the legislative agenda
for the Agency including legislative initiatives and proposals; monitor
all relevant legislative actions related to EPA Programs; facilitate communication
of Agency's priorities and policies to the Congress; manage and monitor
Agency and public requests for Congressional information.
- Air Staff
Josh Lewis, Supervisory Program Analyst for Air Staff (202) 564-2095 (lewis.josh@epa.gov)
Clean Air, Radiation, and Climate Change Issues. - Water, Pesticides and Toxics Staff
Sven-Erik Kaiser, Acting Supervisory Program Analyst for Water , Pesticides and Toxic Staff (202) 501-1540 (kaiser.sven-erik@epa.gov)
Clean Water, Drinking Water, Estuaries, Coastal Protection, Pesticides, Chemicals and Pollution Prevention Issues.
- Waste and Enforcement Team
Carolyn Levine, Supervisory Program Analyst for Waste and Enforcement Staff (202) 564-1859 (levine.carolyn@epa.gov)
Superfund, Waste, Recycling, Brownfields, Environmental Justice, Emergency Responses, and Agency-wide Enforcement Issues.
- Appropriations, Research and Crosscutting Staff
Christina Moody, Acting Supervisory Program Analyst for Appropriations, Research and Crosscutting Staff (202) 564-0260 (moody.christina@epa.gov)
Appropriations, Budget, Agency-wide Research, Children's Health, and other Interagency coordination and clearances.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Sarah Hospodor-Pallone, Deputy Associate Administrator (202) 564-7178 (pallone.sarah@epa.gov)
Manage EPA's relationships with national associations and individual
State, local and small town governments on environmental issues, programs
and initiatives including: State relations, Local Government Resource
Center, Local Government Advisory Committee, Small Community Advisory
Subcommittee, and the National Environmental Performance Partnership
System.
- Performance Partnership System
Mike Osinski, Director (202) 564-3792 (Osinski.Michael@epa.gov)
The National Environmental Performance Partnership System (NEPPS) established a partnership between EPA and States to strengthen the management, efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's environmental programs. - State and Local Government Staff
Jack Bowles, Director (202) 564-3657 (bowles.jack@epa.gov)
Coordinate and maintain State relations, Local Government Resource Center, Local Government Advisory Committee, Small Community Advisory Subcommittee.
INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Gwen Whitt, Acting Director (202) 564-0408 (whitt.gwenj@epa.gov)
Manage and maintain EPA's Legislative Library, Congressional Hearings
and Transcripts, Grants, Freedom on Information Act, and Congressional
Correspondence.