Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Clean Energy & Climate Change
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Contact Information
The Clean Energy and Climate Change Office coordinates activities across all regional programs. The office works to build awareness of climate change issues and clean energy opportunities. Several staff work primarily on the West Coast Collaborative 
while others work with industry and state governments to engage in mitigation projects and provide assistance.
| Region 9 Clean Energy and Climate Change Team Members | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Regional Energy and Climate Change Team is a cross-divisional team that coordinates energy and climate change efforts in our region and identifies opportunities for mitigation work on an on-going basis. | ||
| Regional Lead | Coordinate Efforts | Ben Machol (machol.ben@epa.gov) (415) 972-3770 |
| Air | Liaison to States, Industry, Mexican Border; Fuel Efficient Vehicles; Partnerships | Asia Yeary (yeary.asia@epa.gov) (415) 972-3831 |
| Community and Ecosystems Division (CED) | Liaison to Tribes, Pacific Islands; Smart Growth | Scott Stollman (stollman.scott@epa.gov) Nancy Levin (levin.nancy@epa.gov) |
| Management Technical Services (MTS) | Climate Change Science; Disseminate Information about Grants | Matt Small (small.matthew@epa.gov) (415) 947-3366 |
| Office of Public Affairs (OPA) | Climate Change Website | Trish Hudnall (hudnall.patricia@epa.gov) (415) 947-4277 |
| Office of Regional Counsel (ORC) | Green Existing Grant Programs; Attorney review |
Dan Reich (reich.daniel@epa.gov) (415) 947-3911 |
| Superfund | Brownfields; Green Remediation | Pankaj Arora (arora.pankaj@epa.gov) (415) 972-3040 Rusty Harris-Bishop (harris-bishop.rusty@epa.gov) |
| Waste | Liaison to Local Government; Biogas Production; Green Buildings | Saskia Van Gendt (van-gendt.saskia@epa.gov) (415) 947-4103 Jeff Dhont (dhont.jeff@epa.gov) Karen Irwin (irwin.karen@epa.gov) |
| Water | Water Efficiency; Energy Efficiency at Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants | Eric Byous (byous.eric@epa.gov) (415) 972-3531 Cheryl McGovern (mcgovern.cheryl@epa.gov) Charlotte Ely (ely.charlotte@epa.gov) |
| Regional Sustainability Team | Sustainability of EPA Regional Activities | Laura Bloch (bloch.laura@epa.gov) (415) 947-4165 |
The Clean Energy and Climate Change Office coordinates activities across all regional programs. The office works to build awareness of climate change issues and clean energy opportunities. Several staff work primarily on the West Coast Collaborative while others work with industry and state governments to engage in mitigation projects and provide assistance.
| Region 9 Air Division - Clean Energy and Climate Change Office |
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| Amy Zimpfer, Associate Director, Management Lead for Energy and Climate Change |
| Clean Energy and Climate Change Office |
| Ben Machol, Manager (Machol.Ben@epa.gov) (415) 972-3770 |
| Grace Cheng (cheng.grace@epa.gov) (415) 972-3983 |
| La Weeda Ward (ward.laweeda@epa.gov) (213) 244-1834 |
| Trina Martynowicz (martynowicz.trina@epa.gov) (415) 972-3474 |
| Sarah Rizk (rizk.sarah@epa.gov) (415) 972-3142 |
| Raymond Saracino (saracino.ray@epa.gov) (415) 972-3361 |
| Kristin Riha (riha.kristin@epa.gov) (415) 947-4140 |
| Sylvia Wun (wun.sylvia@epa.gov) (415) 972-3633 |
| Additional Staff Contact Information |
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| Zac Appleton (appleton.zac@epa.gov) (415) 972-3321 |
| Kathy Diehl (diehl.kathy@epa.gov) (415) 972-3996 |
| Penelope McDaniel (mcdaniel.penelope@epa.gov) (415) 947-4203 |
| Laura Moreno (moreno.laura@epa.gov) (415) 947-4240 |
| Carolyn Mulvihill (mulvihil.carolyn@epa.gov) (415) 947-3554 |
| Christine Vineyard (vineyard.christine@epa.gov) (415) 947-4125 |
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