Divisions & Offices
Mailing Address
US EPA Region 5
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
Contact Us Online
Region 5 Environmental Hotline: 800-621-8431
8:15am - 4:45pm Central time
(312-886-2395 for callers outside IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI)
The EPA Region 5 Office is located in Chicago, IL. The Regional Administrator reports directly to the EPA Administrator at EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Office of the Regional Administrator
Lynn Buhl, Regional Administrator
312-886-3000
Lynn Buhl(buhl.lynn@epa.gov)
Bharat Mathur, Deputy Regional Administrator
312-886-3000
Bharat Mathur (mathur.bharat@epa.gov)
Walter Kovalick, Assistant Regional Administrator
312-886-0147
Walter Kovalick(kovalick.walter@epa.gov)
Office of Civil Rights
Levester Spearman, Director
312-886-3544
Levester Spearman (spearman.levester@epa.gov)
Indian Environmental Office
Luke Jones , Director
312-353-2087
Luke Jones (jones.luke@epa.gov)
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Alan Walts, Acting Director
312-353-8894
Alan Walts (walts.alan@epa.gov )
Air and Radiation Division
Air Programs, Air Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Air Toxics and Assessment
Cheryl Newton, Acting Director
312-353-6730
Cheryl Newton (newton.cheryl@epa.gov)
Criminal Investigation Division Chicago Area Office
Penelope A. Prochazka
312-886-9872
Penelope A. Prochazka (prochazka.penelope@epa.gov)
Great Lakes National Program Office
Gary V. Gulezian, Director
312-886-4040
Gary V. Gulezian (gulezian.gary@epa.gov)
Office of Inspector General
Robert K. Bronstrup
312-353-2503
Robert K. Bronstrup (bronstrup.robert@epa.gov)
Land and Chemicals Division
Materials Management, Program Services, Remediation and Reuse, Chemicals Management, RCRA
Margaret Guerriero, Director
312-886-7435
Margaret Guerriero (guerriero.margaret@epa.gov)
Office of Public Affairs
Community Involvement, Public Information and Education, Software Development
Philip Hoffman, Director
312-886-4957
Philip Hoffman (hoffman.phil@epa.gov)
Office of Regional Counsel
Multi-Media I and II
Robert A. Kaplan, Regional Counsel
312-886-6675
Robert A. Kaplan (kaplan.robert@epa.gov)
Resources Management Division
Acquisition and Assistance, Central Regional Laboratory, Cleveland Office, Comptroller, Employee Services, Human Resources, Information Management, Information Services
Cyndy Colantoni, Acting Assistant Regional Administrator
312-886-9860
Cyndy Colantoni (colantoni.cyndy@epa.gov)
Cleveland Office
Lyn Luttner
440-250-1700
Lyn Luttner (luttner.lyn@epa.gov)
Superfund Division
Emergency Response, Program Management, Remedial Response I and II
Richard Karl, Director
312-353-9295
Richard Karl (karl.richard@epa.gov)
Water Division
Ground Water and Drinking Water, NPDES Programs, State and Tribal Programs, Underground Injection Control, Wetlands and Watersheds, Water Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Water Quality
Tinka Hyde, Acting Director
312-886-9296
Tinka Hyde (hyde.tinka@epa.gov)