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Dick Pedersen - Director
Pedersen, who has been at DEQ since 1996, has served 30 years in positions in Oregon and Montana in water quality,
environmental cleanup and natural resource damage repair. He was
named Director of DEQ in June 2008.
Pedersen's past positions at DEQ include Deputy Director,
Northwest Region Administrator and Land Quality Division
Administrator. Pedersen holds a bachelor of art/combined science degree in
Biology and Chemistry from Carroll College, Helena, Montana.
or phone: 503-229-5300
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Joni Hammond - Deputy Director
Hammond has served at DEQ since 1989, working in water
quality, air quality and solid waste. Most recently, she has
served as Eastern Region Administrator. She previously served as
water quality manager for DEQ's Eastern Region.
Hammond has a B.S. degree from the University of Oregon in
School and Community Health. Prior to joining DEQ, she worked
for Yamhill County as an environmental specialist.
or phone: 503-229-5332 |
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Andy Ginsburg - Air Quality Division Administrator
Ginsburg has been with DEQ since 1991. Before assuming this
post, he was manager of the Air Quality Program Development
Section. Ginsburg earned a B.A. degree in Environmental Conservation from
the University of Colorado and a Master of Business
Administration from the University of Michigan. or
phone: 503-229-5397 |
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Neil Mullane - Water Quality Division Administrator
Mullane has been with DEQ for more than 30 years. Most
recently, he has served as manager of Water Quality Permitting
in DEQ's Northwest Region office. He also has served as
Northwest Region Administrator.
Mullane has a bachelor's degree in Geology and a master's
degree in Environmental Services from Miami University in Ohio. or phone: 503-229-5327 |
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Wendy Wiles - Land Quality Division Administrator
Wiles has more than 20 years of private business and public
service experience in the environmental health/safety field,
most recently serving as manager for DEQ’s Hazardous Waste and
Underground Storage Tanks programs. She oversees land-related
programs based at DEQ’s headquarters, including environmental
cleanup, emergency response, solid waste, hazardous waste and
underground storage tanks.
Wiles has a bachelor of science degree in Environmental
Health from Oregon State University. She earned a M.S. degree in
industrial relations in 1987 from the University of Oregon.
or phone: 503-229-6834 |
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Greg Pettit - Laboratory Division Administrator
Pettit has been with DEQ since 1977. He's held positions as
vehicle inspector, on-site sanitarian, water quality monitoring
specialist, groundwater protection coordinator and water
quality monitoring manager. He has worked at the regional and
national level on environmental policy development, including
the development of the Oregon Groundwater Protection Act. Pettit graduated from Portland State University in 1973 with a
B.S. degree in Biology. or phone: 503-229-5983
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Nina DeConcini - Northwest Region Administrator
DeConcini has been at DEQ since 1993 and
most recently served six years as manager of the agency’s
Communications and Outreach office. She also worked in DEQ’s air
quality program. Prior to joining DEQ, she managed
transportation and other environmental programs at The Walt
Disney Company in southern California.
DeConcini has a B.A. in Religion from The
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo.
or phone: 503-229-6271 |
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Keith Andersen - Western Region Administrator
Andersen has been with DEQ since 1992, working in water
quality and cleanup programs in DEQ’s Eugene-based Western
Region office. Most recently, he has served as Regional
Environmental Solutions manager for Western Region, as well as
Deputy Administrator for the Headquarters-based Water Quality
Division. Prior to coming to DEQ, he worked in the private
sector and for the U.S. Forest Service.
Andersen received a bachelor’s degree in Forestry from Oregon
State University and a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Portland
State University.
or phone: 541-687-7355 |
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Mitch Wolgamott - Eastern Region Administrator
Wolgamott has worked at DEQ for 23 years, starting in air
quality and then moving to the water quality program at DEQ
headquarters. He moved to a water quality position in Eastern
Region in 1994 and became a water program manager in Pendleton in 2001.
Wolgamott has a B.S. degree in Zoology from Oregon State
University and an M.S. degree in Biology from Portland State
University. Prior to joining DEQ, he worked in environmental
and research positions in both the private and non-profit
sectors.
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Kerri Nelson - Management Services Division Administrator
Nelson joined DEQ in June 1990. For the past several years
she has worked as DEQ's Western Region Administrator. Nelson has worked in the tanks,
hazardous waste environmental cleanup and water quality
programs. Prior to becoming the regional administrator, she
managed the Rogue, Umpqua and South Coast Basin water quality
teams.
Nelson's educational background includes a bachelor's degree
in Finance Law from Portland State University and a graduate
degree in Geochemistry from Sul Ross State University, Texas.
or phone:
503-229-5045/541-687-7328 |
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Greg Aldrich – Government Relations Manager
As government relations manager, Aldrich serves as DEQ's legislative liaison. At DEQ since 2000, he has managed DEQ’s
watershed management section and worked on air quality issues
for the agency’s air quality administrator. Aldrich has worked for air quality programs in
Michigan and California. He also has worked as a transportation
planner. Aldrich as a B.A. degree in Geography from SUNY at Buffalo and a Master of City and Regional Planning from
Ohio State University. or phone: 503-229-6345 |
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Joan Stevens-Schwenger – Communications and Outreach Manager
Stevens-Schwenger has nearly 20 years of
communications experience with the state of Oregon, having most
recently worked for seven years as communications
manager/regional coordinator for the state’s Department of
Consumer and Business Services’ Building Codes Division. She
also worked more than 10 years as public information officer and
manager of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries’ Technical
Assistance for Employers Program.
Stevens-Schwenger has a B.A. in Art
History/German from Portland State University.
or phone: 503-229-6585 |
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Jane Hickman – Office of Compliance and Enforcement
Administrator
Hickman has worked for the office since 1997. As an
environmental law specialist, she specialized in asbestos, water
quality and hazardous materials spill violations. She also has
played a lead role in DEQ’s recent streamlining of enforcement
rules. Hickman has a B.S. degree in Conservation and Resource Studies
from the University of California at Berkeley. She received her
J.D. from the University of San Francisco Law School in 1985.
or phone: 503-229-5555 |