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Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management
Lek G. Kadeli is the Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) for Management in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD). He has over 20 years of leadership and management experience in government and the private sector. He has broad experience in policy development, resource management, information management and technology.
Mr. Kadeli has worked in the private sector and for the Department of Defense in the Office of the Secretary. He joined EPA in 1990 as an analyst in the Office of the Comptroller. He has served as the Senior Budget Officer in EPA’s Office of International Activities. He joined ORD in 1993 as chief of resource planning and program coordination. In 1998, he served as the acting deputy director of ORD’s National Exposure Research Laboratory in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Since 2001, he has directed ORD’s Office of Resources Management and Administration.
Mr. Kadeli work has been recognized by the Agency, having received a Gold Medal for Distinguished Service and the Lee Thomas Award for Excellence in Management.
Mr. Kadeli graduated from George Mason University in 1983 with a B.A. in International Relations. In 1986, he earned an M.A. in National Security Studies from Georgetown University.
Mr. Kadeli resides in Falls Church, Virginia, with his wife Ellen and four children. He is active with the Boy Scouts of America.
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