About EPA

Current EPA Leadership

EPA is headed by an Administrator, who is supported by a Deputy, five Associate, twelve Assistant, and ten Regional Administrators. You can find information below about key EPA leaders in these offices:


EPA Administrator

Deputy Administrator

Stan Meiberg

Acting Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg

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Assistant Administrators

Office of Administration and Resource Management (OARM)

Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)

Janet McCabe

Acting Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)

Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)

David Bloom

Deputy Chief Financial Officer David Bloom

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)

Office of Environmental Information (OEI)

Office of General Counsel (OGC)

Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

Arthur Elkins

Inspector General Arthur A. Elkins, Jr.

Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA)

Jane Nishida

Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Jane Nishida

Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM)

Mathy Stanislaus

Assistant Administrator Mathy Stanislaus

Office of Research and Development (ORD)

Thomas Burke

Deputy Assistant Administrator and

EPA Science Advisor Dr. Thomas Burke

Office of Water (OW)

Joel Beauvais

Deputy Assistant Administrator Joel Beauvais

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Regional Administrators

Region 1 (Boston, MA – Serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT)

Curt Spalding

Regional Administrator Curt Spalding

Region 2 (New York, NY – Serving NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)

Judith Enck

Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck

Region 3 (Philadelphia, PA – Serving DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, and WV)

Shawn Garvin

Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin

Region 4 (Atlanta, GA – Serving AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN)

Heather McTeer Toney

Regional Administrator Heather McTeer Toney

Region 5 (Chicago, IL – Serving IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI)

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Acting Regional Administrator Robert A. Kaplan

Region 6 (Dallas, TX – Serving AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX)

Ron Curry

Regional Administrator Ron Curry

Region 7 (Kansas City, KS - Serving IA, KS, MO, and NE)

Mark Hague

Regional Administrator Mark Hague

Region 8 (Denver, CO – Serving CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY)

Shaun McGrath

Regional Administrator Shaun McGrath

Region 9 (San Francisco, CA - Serving AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific islands, and 148 tribes)

Alexis Strauss

Acting Regional Administrator Alexis Strauss

Region 10 (Seattle, WA – Serving AK, ID, OR, WA and 271 native tribes)

Dennis McLerran

Regional Administrator Dennis McLerran

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Associate Administrators

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations (OCIR)

Nichole DiStefano

Associate Administrator Nichole Distefano

Office of Homeland Security (OHS)

David Kling

Associate Adminstrator David J. Kling

Office of Policy (OP)

Laura Vaught

Associate Administrator Laura Vaught

Office of Public Affairs (OPA)

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Associate Administrator Frank Benenati

Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education (OPEEE)

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Key Staff in the Office of the Administrator

 Mike Flynn

Associate Deputy Administrator Mike Flynn

Deputy Chief of Staff John Reeder

Arian Herckis

Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Arian Herckis

Luseni Pieh

Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and

Strategic Initiatives Luseni Pieh

Teisha Garrett

White House Liaison Lateisha Garrett

Kate Bluhm

Director for Scheduling and Advance Kate Bluhm

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Director of the Office of Administrative and

Executive Services Reginald E. Allen

Ruth Etzel

Director of the Office of Children's Health Protection 

Dr. Ruth A. Etzel, M.D., Ph.D.

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Acting Director of the Office of Civil Rights Lilian Dorka

Eric Wachter

Director of the Office of the Executive Secretariat Eric Wachter

Chris Zarba

Director of the Science Advisory Board

Staff Office Christopher Zarba

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Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged

Business Utilization Denise Benjamin-Sirmons

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