About the Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education (OPEEE)
What We Do
OPEEE leads and coordinates EPA programs to provide national leadership in promoting environmental literacy, in accordance with the National Environmental Education Act of 1990 (NEEA). In addition, OPEEE establishes and maintains close working relationships with a broad range of public- and private-sector organizations.
Programs and Projects Managed by OPEEE
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Education Grants Program
- National Environmental Education Training Program
- President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)
- Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE)
- National Environmental Education Advisory Council
Mail code: 1702A (Office of Public Engagement) / 1704A (Office of Environmental Education) | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
OPEEE Organization
Rosemary Enobakhare, Associate Administrator
- Email: Enobakhare.Rosemary@epa.gov
Loni Cortez Russell, Deputy Director
- Email: Russell.Loni@epa.gov
- Phone: 202-819-3990
Catherine Diaz, Special Assistant
- Email: Diaz.Catherine@epa.gov
- Phone: 202-815-7752
The Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education includes:
- Office of Environmental Education
Director - Hiram Lee Tanner, III- Phone: 202-564-4988
- Office of Public Engagement
Deputy Director - Vacant