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Region 8 Organization

The EPA Region 8 Office, located in Denver, Colorado, is headed by an Acting Regional Administrator. The Region 8 Acting Regional Administrator, Carol Rushin, reports directly to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, located at EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Seven multiprogrammatic Offices within the Region are directed by an Assistant Regional Administrator (ARA) or Office Director, who each report directly to the RA and Deputy Regional Administrator (DRA). The organization structure is shown below.


Mike Shanahan
Chief of Staff

Acting Regional Administrator
Carol Rushin


Regional Counsel
W. Robert Ward

Peter Ornstein
Deputy Regional Counsel

Patti Tyler
Science Advisor

Acting Deputy Regional Administrator
Mike Gaydosh

Nat Miullo
Revitalization Coordinator
David Hogle
Energy Advisor
  Suzanne Stevenson
Agriculture Coordinator

Montana Operations Office
John Wardell
Director

Communications & Public
Involvement

Larry Grandison
Director

Technical & Management Services
Judy Wong
Assistant Regional Administrator

Paula Smith
Deputy ARA

Ecosystems Protection & Remediation
Carol Campbell
Assistant Regional Administrator

Martin Hestmark
Deputy ARA

Enforcement, Compliance & Environmental Justice
Eddie Sierra
Acting Assistant Regional Administrator

Sharon Kercher
Acting Deputy ARA

Partnerships & Regulatory Assistance
Steve Tuber
Assistant Regional Administrator

Debra Thomas
Deputy ARA


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