The mission of the Exchange Network Leadership Council (ENLC) is to: provide the Network with political support and leadership; establish strategic direction and planning activities; work to ensure that adequate Network resources are secured; and connect the Network to broader communities of interest.

The ENLC recently issued its Strategic Plan for the Exchange Network. The Plan establishes the strategic direction for the Network and codifies the ENLC's commitment to building and implementing a state-of-the-art means for exchanging environmental data and supporting better environmental decisions.

The ENLC has also been working with EPA Regional partners to produce a strategy for Regional engagement in the Exchange Network. This Regional Strategies document identifies opportunities and specific actions EPA Regions can take to leverage their expertise and resources to both connect and communicate with existing and future partners, and to promote growth of the Environmental Information Exchange Network.

enlc membership

To ensure that the ENLC draws upon the expertise of a wide range of partners, the membership consists of a U.S. EPA and a State Co-Chair as well as eleven other representatives from U.S. EPA, states, and tribes. The current members of the ENLC are:

• Linda Travers (Co-Chair)
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Karen Bassett (Co-Chair)
  AR Department of Environmental Quality

• Sherry Driber
  NJ Department of Environmental Protection

• Jim Hanlon
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Ron Hardin
  Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

• Robert Holden
  National Congress of American Indians

• Leah Ann Lamb
  Utah Department of Environmental Quality

• Laurence Lau
  HI Department of Health

• Lisa Lund
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Melanie Morris
  MS Department of Environmental Quality

• George Pavlou
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 2

• Chet Wayland
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Renee Wynn
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency