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		Office of the Director W. Michael Sullivan, Ph.D. Director Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management 235 Promenade Street Providence, RI 02908 Office Number: 401/222-2771 E-mail: michael.sullivan@dem.ri.gov Dr. W. Michael Sullivan was appointed by Governor Donald L. Carcieri to his cabinet in April 2005. As Director of DEM, Sullivan oversees a broad range of environmental programs, ranging from permitting and enforcement to fish and wildlife, agriculture, forestry, open space preservation, and management of the state's parks and beaches. Sullivan served as a Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Rhode Island from 1981 to 2005. The author of scores of articles in scientific journals, his research has focused on land-use management practices and their impact or potential impact on water quality. He is a member of the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, and the Crop Science Society of America. Sullivan has a long history of public service. He served on the Richmond Town Council from 1988-1992 and from 1998 to 2006, during which time he was Town Council President. He also served as a RI State Senator from 1993 to 1997. He has also been a Director of the Portuguese American Scholarship Foundation (1995 to 2002); Member of the Rhode Island Scenic Roadways Board (1992 to present); Director of Borders Farm Preservation, Inc. (1998 to present); Member of Rhode Island Community Farm (2003 to present); and Member of the Rhode Island Conservation Commission (1983 to 2001). Sullivan earned his Ph.D. in Agronomy from the University of Nebraska in 1981. He holds an M.S. in Agronomy from the University of Vermont, and a B.S. in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Rhode Island.

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