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)