Regional Contacts: Ocean Dumping Management Program
Contacts are listed below by EPA Region for coastal states and for U.S. Territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
Report possible violations of environmental laws and regulations.
On this page:
- Primary Contacts
- Contacts for Burial at Sea Inquiries
- Contacts for Vessel Disposal Inquiries
- Contacts for Marine Mammal Carcass Ocean Disposal Inquiries
- Email Webform
Primary Contacts
Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT and 10 tribal nations)
Connecticut
Jean Brochi, 617-918-1536, brochi.jean@epa.gov,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine
Olga Guza-Pabst, 617-918-1542, guza-pabst.olga@epa.gov
Region 2 (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and eight tribal nations)
New York and New Jersey
Charles LoBue, 212-637-3798, lobue.charles@epa.gov
Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Mark Reiss, 212-637-3799, reiss.mark@epa.gov
Long Island Sound
Patricia Pechko, 212-637-3796, pechko.patricia@epa.gov
Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA and WV)
Sherilyn Lau, 215-814-2786, lau.sherilyn@epa.gov
Kristin Regan, 215-814-2711, regan.kristin@epa.gov
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC and six tribes)
Gary Collins, 404-562-9395, collins.garyw@epa.gov
Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX and 66 tribes)
Jessica Franks, 214-665-8335, franks.jessica@epa.gov
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, 148 tribal nations, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Guam)
Allan Ota, 415-972-3476, ota.allan@epa.gov
Brian Ross, 415-972-3475, ross.brian@epa.gov
Region 10 (AK, WA, ID, OR and 271 native tribes)
Alaska
Chris Meade, 907-586-7622, meade.chris@epa.gov
Washington and Oregon
Bridgette Lohrman, 503-326-4006, lohrman.bridgette@epa.gov
Headquarters
Betsy Valente, 202-564-9895, valente.betsy@epa.gov
Burial at Sea Inquiries
Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT and 10 tribal nations)
Ann Rodney, 617-918-1538, rodney.ann@epa.gov
Region 2 (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and eight tribal nations)
Patricia Pechko, 212-637-3796, pechko.patricia@epa.gov
Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA and WV)
Sherilyn Lau, 215-814-2786, lau.sherilyn@epa.gov
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC and six tribes)
Gary Collins, 404-562-9395, collins.garyw@epa.gov
Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX and 66 tribes)
Michael Daniel, 214-665-8374, daniel.michael@epa.gov
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, 148 tribal nations, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Guam)
Allan Ota, 415-972-3476, ota.allan@epa.gov
Region 10 (AK, WA, ID, OR and 271 native tribes)
Alaska
Chris Meade, 907-586-7622, meade.chris@epa.gov
Washington and Oregon
Bridgette Lohrman, 503-326-4006, lohrman.bridgette@epa.gov
Vessel Disposal Inquiries
Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT and 10 tribal nations)
Eric Nelson, 617-918-1676, nelson.ericp@epa.gov
Region 2 (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and eight tribal nations)
Patricia Pechko, 212-637-3796, pechko.patricia@epa.gov
Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA and WV)
Sherilyn Lau, 215-814-2786, lau.sherilyn@epa.gov
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC and six tribes)
Rol Ferry, 404-562-9387, ferry.Roland@epa.gov
Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX and 66 tribes)
Jessica Franks, 214-665-8335, franks.jessica@epa.gov
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, 148 tribal nations, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Guam)
Allan Ota, 415-972-3476, ota.allan@epa.gov
Region 10 (AK, WA, ID, OR and 271 native tribes)
Alaska
Chris Meade, 907-586-7622, meade.chris@epa.gov
Washington and Oregon
Bridgette Lohrman, 503-326-4006, lohrman.bridgette@epa.gov
Marine Mammal Carcass Ocean Disposal Inquiries
Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT and 10 tribal nations)
Eric Nelson, 617-918-1676, nelson.ericp@epa.gov
Region 2 (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and eight tribal nations)
Mark Reiss, 212-637-3799, reiss.mark@epa.gov
Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA and WV)
Sherilyn Lau, 215-814-2786, lau.sherilyn@epa.gov
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC and six tribes)
Gary Collins, 404-562-9395, collins.garyw@epa.gov
Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX and 66 tribes)
Jessica Franks, 214-665-8335, franks.jessica@epa.gov
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, 148 tribal nations, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Guam)
Allan Ota, 415-972-3476, ota.allan@epa.gov
Region 10 (AK, WA, ID, OR and 271 native tribes)
Alaska
Chris Meade, 907-586-7622, meade.chris@epa.gov
Washington and Oregon
Bridgette Lohrman, 503-326-4006, lohrman.bridgette@epa.gov
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