HUD Environmental Staff Contacts

HUD has expert staff in locations around the country to assist persons involved in the environmental review of HUD-funded projects to answer questions about the environmental review policies, processes, and specific projects. The first step should be to contact them via email with any questions that you cannot answer by browsing the basic information available on this web site.

Headquarters Environmental Staff: HUD’s Office of Environment and Energy includes various national level specialists headquartered in Washington, DC.

Program Environmental Clearance Officers: Program Officers that are knowledgeable about specific program areas within HUD may be able to provide additional information about environmental issues pertaining to their area.

Regional and Field Environmental Officers: Locate your nearest HUD professional environmental staff person who can help you understand how to use the environmental assessment process to improve the quality of your project.

If you are unsure of your assigned region, use the "Find Your Region" tool.

Region	State
I	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
II	New Jersey, New York
III	Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia
IV	Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands
V	Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
VI	Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
VII	Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
VIII	Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
IX	American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, and Northern Mariana Islands
X	Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

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Region I: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region I

States	Name	Phone
CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT	Martha A. Curran Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Boston Regional Office 10 Causeway Street, Room 535 Boston, MA 02222-1092 Martha.A.Curran@hud.gov	(617) 994-8363

Region II: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region II

States	Name	Phone
NY	Therese J. Fretwell Regional Environmental Officer HUD - New York City Regional Office 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10278 Therese.J.Fretwell@hud.gov	(212) 542-7445
NY	Lynn Rakos Field Environmental Officer HUD - New York City Regional Office 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10278 Lynn.Rakos@hud.gov	(212) 542-7117
NJ	Michael R. Furda Field Environmental Officer HUD - Newark Field Office One Newark Center 1085 Raymond Boulevard Newark, NJ 07102 Michael.R.Furda@hud.gov	(973) 776-7202
NJ	Donna Mahon Field Environmental Officer (Disaster Recovery – CT and NJ) HUD - Newark Field Office One Newark Center 1085 Raymond Boulevard Newark, NJ 07102 Donna.Mahon@hud.gov	(973) 776-7260

Region III: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region III

States	Name	Phone
DE, Southeast PA (Phila Metro), PA Small Cities Program, MD (Baltimore FO)	Paul J. Lehmann Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Philadelphia Field Office 801 Market St Philadelphia, PA 19107 Paul.J.Lehmann@hud.gov	(215) 430-6636
WV, PA (NW - SW - NE)	Michael E. Whitelock Field Environmental Officer HUD - Pittsburgh Field Office Moorhead Federal Building 1000 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Michael.E.Whitelock@hud.gov	(412) 644-6932
VA, DC, MD (DCFO)	Kerry Johnson Field Environmental Officer HUD - Richmond Field Office 600 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219-1800 Kerry.Johnson@hud.gov	(804) 822-4803

Region IV: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region IV

States	Name	Phone
Acting Regional Environmental Officer Oversight of all Region IV states and territories Individual Field Environmental Officer assignments are noted below	Martha A. Curran Regional Environmental Officer (Acting) Martha.A.Curran@hud.gov	(617) 994-8363
Southern FL	John Quade Field Environmental Officer HUD – Miami Field Office Brickell Plaza Federal Building 909 SE First Avenue, Suite 500 Miami, FL 33131 John.F.Quade@hud.gov	(305) 520-5018
Northern FL, KY	Hector Gonzalez Maldonado Field Environmental Officer HUD - Atlanta Regional Office 40 Marietta Street Atlanta, GA 30303 Hector.R.Gonzalezmaldonado@hud.gov	(678) 732-2503
PR, USVI	Jose A. Cedeno-Maldonado Field Environmental Officer HUD – Caribbean Field Office Parque Las Americas 1 235 Federico Costa Street, Suite 200 San Juan, PR 00918 Jose.A.CedenoMaldonado@hud.gov	(787) 274-5816
AL, TN	Chuck Melton Field Environmental Officer HUD - Atlanta Regional Office 40 Marietta Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 Chuck.A.Melton@hud.gov	(678) 732-2133
NC, SC	Lenwood E. Smith Field Environmental Officer HUD - Greensboro Field Office 1500 Pinecroft Road, Suite 401 Greensboro, NC 27407 Lenwood.E.Smith@hud.gov	(336) 851-8054
GA, MS	Renea Hall Field Environmental Officer HUD - Atlanta Regional Office 40 Marietta Street Atlanta, GA 30303 Renea.S.Hall@hud.gov	(678) 732-2100

Region V: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region V

States	Name	Phone
IL, IN, MI, OH, MN, WI	Melanie H. Castillo Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Chicago Regional Office Metcalf Fed. Bldg. 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604-3507 Melanie.H.Castillo@hud.gov	(312) 913-8723
IL, IN	Erik Sandstedt Field Environmental Officer HUD - Chicago Regional Office Metcalf Fed. Bldg. 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604-3507 Erik.R.Sandstedt@hud.gov	(312) 913-8336
OH	Omri Gross Field Environmental Officer 200 N. High St., 7th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Omri.Gross@hud.gov	(614) 280-6200
MN, WI	David A. Nuccio 920 Second Avenue South Suite 1300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 David.A.Nuccio@hud.gov	(612) 843-6417
MI	Mary Weidel Field Environmental Officer 477 Michigan Avenue Floors 16 & 17 Detroit, MI 48226 Mary.T.Weidel@hud.gov	(313) 234-7370

Region VI: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region VI

States	Name	Phone
NM, Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), San Antonio Field Office	David A. Storms Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Fort Worth Regional Office 307 W. 7th St. Suite 1000 Fort Worth, TX 76102 David.A.Storms@hud.gov	(817) 978-5540
Fort Worth Field Office, Houston Field Office	Laura L. Myers Field Environmental Officer HUD - Fort Worth Regional Office 307 W. 7th St. Suite 1000 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Laura.L.Myers@hud.gov	(817) 978-5947
Region VI CDBG-DR, LA	Kelly S. Warner Field Environmental Officer (Disaster Recovery – Region 6) HUD - Fort Worth Regional Office 307 W. 7th St. Suite 1000 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Kelly.S.Warner@hud.gov	(817) 978-5622
AR, OK, Southern Plains Office of Native American Programs (ONAP)	John Derinzy Field Environmental Officer HUD - Fort Worth Regional Office 307 W. 7th St. Suite 1000 Fort Worth, TX 76102 John.W.Derinzy@hud.gov	(817) 978-5541

Region VII: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region VII

States	Name	Phone
KS, NE, IA, MO	Beth Held Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Kansas City Regional Office 400 State Street Kansas City, KS 66101-2406 Beth.Held@hud.gov	(913) 321-9732

Region VIII: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region VIII

States	Name	Phone
CO, MT, ND, SD, WY, UT	Jerimiah J. Sanders Regional Environmental Officer 1670 Broadway Blvd. 25th Floor Denver, CO 80202 Jerimiah.J.Sanders@hud.gov	(303) 672-5282

Region IX: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region IX

States	Name	Phone
AS, GU, HI, MP, CA (Butte, Humboldt, Nevada, Placer, and Yuba Counties)	G. Morgan Griffin Regional Environmental Officer U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Region 9 One Sansome Street, Suite 1200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Morgan.Griffin@hud.gov	(415) 489-6731
NV, CA (Imperial, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Orange, Riverside, Shasta, Tulare, and Yolo Counties)	Elizabeth McDargh Field Environmental Officer Los Angeles Federal Building HUD - Los Angeles Field Office (LAFO) 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 4054 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Elizabeth.Mcdargh@hud.gov	(213) 534-2578
AZ, CA (Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Marin, Merced, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Stanislaus Counties)	Stan Toal Field Environmental Officer HUD - San Francisco Regional Office Region 9, Office of Environment and Energy One Sansome Street, Suite 1200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Stanley.W.Toal@hud.gov	(415) 489-6668
CA (Kern, Monterey, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Sutter, Ventura Counties, and City of Los Angeles)	Bonnie J. Hulkower Field Environmental Officer Los Angeles Federal Building HUD - Los Angeles Field Office (LAFO) 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 4054 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Bonnie.J.Hulkower@hud.gov	(213) 534-2539

Region X: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region X

States	Name	Phone
WA, ID, OR, AK	Brian Sturdivant Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Seattle Regional Office 909-1st Avenue, Suite 255 Seattle, WA 98104-1000 Brian.Sturdivant@hud.gov Website	(206) 220-5377

Headquarters Environmental Staff

Headquarters Environmental Staff

Room 7282
451 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410

Name	Subject Area	Email	Phone
Kristin L. Fontenot Office Director		Kristin.L.Fontenot@hud.gov	(202) 655-1412
Lauren Hayes Knutson Environmental Planning Division Director and Acting CPD Program Environmental Clearance Officer	Floodplain Management, Wetlands, and Flood Insurance Environmental Justice	Lauren.E.Hayes@hud.gov	(202) 402-4270
Lauren McNamara Environmental Review Division Director		Lauren.B.McNamara@hud.gov	(202) 402-4466
Saad Akhdar Office Assistant		Sadaaquat.Akhdar@hud.gov	(202) 402-4203
Contact Regional Environmental Officer	Historic Preservation
Michael Freedberg Senior Advisor for High Performance Buildings	Better Buildings Challenge High Performance Buildings	Michael.Freedberg@hud.gov	(202) 402-4366
Josh Geyer Program Analyst	Better Buildings Challenge High Performance Buildings	Joshua.M.Geyer@hud.gov	(415) 489-6418
Sage Green Program Analyst	Better Buildings Challenge High Performance Buildings	Sage.Green@hud.gov	(202) 402-5877
Kathy McNulty Environmental Specialist	Coastal Zone Management Coastal Barrier Resources Contamination Part 58 Sole Source Aquifers	Kathleen.A.McNulty@hud.gov	(202) 402-3614
Nelson Rivera Environmental Engineer	Airport Clear Zones Hazards (Part 51C) Noise	Nelson.A.Rivera@hud.gov	(202) 402-4455
Brendan Barrington Program Analyst	Endangered Species, Farmlands, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and Air Quality HEROS	Brendan.C.Barrington@hud.gov

Program Environmental Clearance Officers

Program Environmental Clearance Officers

States	Name	Phone
Christopher Hartenau General Counsel	Christopher.H.Hartenau@hud.gov	(202) 402-5189
Danielle Schopp Office of Native American Programs	Danielle.L.Schopp@hud.gov	(202) 402-4442
Justin Gray Office of Public Housing	Justin.W.Gray@hud.gov	(202) 402-3721
Karen Griego Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes	Karen.M.Griego@hud.gov	(505) 346-6462
Lauren Hayes Knutson Office of Community Planning and Development	Lauren.E.Hayes@hud.gov	(202) 402-4270
Sara Jensen Office of Housing	Sara.Jensen@hud.gov	(206) 220-5226
Susanne Sotirchos Office of Public Housing	Susanne.A.Sotirchos@hud.gov	(202) 402-2086
Jake Levine Office of Housing	Jacob.Levine@hud.gov	(202) 402-2602