Media & Press Contacts

EPA's experts in the Pacific Southwest are available for interviews to discuss important environmental issues in your community. Press Officers in EPA's Pacific Southwest Region facilitate media requests for reporters in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Pacific Southwest tribes and territories. If you're a member of the media interested in scheduling an interview with an EPA expert, email or call one of the Press Officers listed below.

Pacific Southwest Press Officers:

Kelly Zito (zito.kelly@epa.gov)
Communications Director
Office Phone: (415) 947-4306

Bill Keener (keener.bill@epa.gov)
Assistant Communications Director
Office Phone: (415) 972-3940

Mary Simms (simms.mary@epa.gov)
Office Phone: (415) 947-4270
Cell Phone: (415) 760-5419
Area of coverage: Bay Area and Northern California

Nahal Mogharabi (mogharabi.nahal@epa.gov)
Office Phone: (213) 244-1815
Cell Phone: (213) 514-4361
Area of coverage: Southern California and San Joaquin Valley

Margot Perez-Sullivan (perezsullivan.margot@epa.gov)
Office Phone: (415) 947-4149
Cell Phone: (415) 328-1676
Area of coverage: Arizona, Nevada and the Navajo Nation Nation, Mexico Border

Dean Higuchi (higuchi.dean@epa.gov)
Office Phone: (808) 541-2711
Cell Phone: (808) 216-9787
Area of coverage: Hawaii and Pacific Islands under U.S. jurisdiction, such as American Samoa and Guam