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. 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	Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada
X	Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

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Region I: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region I

States	Name	Phone
Boston (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
New York (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 Lynn Rakos Field Environmental Officer HUD - New York City Regional Office 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10278 Lynn.Rakos@hud.gov	Therese J. Fretwell (212) 542-7445 Lynn Rakos (212) 542-7117
Newark (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
Newark (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

States

Name

Phone

New York
(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

Lynn Rakos
Field Environmental Officer
HUD - New York City Regional Office
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
Lynn.Rakos@hud.gov

Therese J. Fretwell
(212) 542-7445

Lynn Rakos
(212) 542-7117

Newark
(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

Newark
(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
Philadelphia (PA: SE, Philadelphia, CDBG Small Cities) (DE, MD, WV, DC)	Paul J. Lehmann Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Philadelphia Field Office The Wanamaker Building 100 Penn Square East, 11th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 Paul.J.Lehmann@hud.gov	(215) 430-6636
Pittsburgh (PA: NW - SW - NE)	Michael E. Whitelock Field Environmental Officer HUD - Pittsburgh Field Office Moohead Federal Building 1000 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Michael.E.Whitelock@hud.gov	(412) 644-6932
Richmond (VA)	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
Seattle (Acting Region 4 REO - KY, Disaster Recovery Grants)	Deborah Peavler-Stewart Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Seattle Regional Office 909-1st Avenue, Suite 255 Seattle, WA 98104-1000 Deborah.PeavlerStewart@hud.gov Website	(206) 220-5414
Atlanta (AL, GA, MS)	Ramona K. McConney Field Environmental Officer Five Points Plaza Building – 15th Floor 40 Marietta Street Atlanta, GA 30303-2806 Ramona.K.McConney@hud.gov	(678) 732-2394
Greensboro (NC, SC)	Lenwood E. Smith Field Environmental Officer HUD - Greensboro Field Office 1500 Pinecroft Road, Suite 401 Greensboro, NC 27407-3838 Lenwood.E.Smith@hud.gov	(336) 547-4000 ext. 2054
Miami (South FL, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)	Al Cazzoli Field Environmental Officer HUD - Miami Field Office 909 SE First Avenue, Suite 500 Miami, FL 33131-3028 Ubaldo.A.Cazzoli@hud.gov	(305) 520-5005
Atlanta (TN, North FL)	Chuck Melton Field Environmental Officer HUD - Atlanta Regional Office 40 Marietta Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303-3388 Chuck.A.Melton@hud.gov	(678) 732-2133

Region V: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region V

States	Name	Phone
Chicago (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)	Michael Wurl Regional Environmental Officer U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development 77 West Jackson Blvd. Suite 2608 Chicago, IL 60604 Michael.E.Wurl@hud.gov	(312) 913-8178
Chicago (IL, IN, OH)	Melanie H. Castillo Field 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
Detroit (MI)	Carmen Reveron Field Environmental Officer HUD - Detroit Field Office McNamara Federal Building 477 Michigan Avenue Detroit, MI 48226 Carmen.E.Reveron@hud.gov	(313) 234-7370
Minneapolis (MN, WI)	David A. Nuccio 920 Second Avenue South Suite 1300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 David.A.Nuccio@hud.gov	(612) 843-6417

Region VI: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region VI

States	Name	Phone
New Mexico, Louisiana	David Storms Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Fort Worth Regional Office 801 Cherry Street, Room 2862 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 David.A.Storms@hud.gov	(817) 978-5540
Oklahoma; State of Oklahoma Disaster Program; Arkansas; HUD Fort Worth Field Office; Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA); Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)	Laura L. Myers Field Environmental Officer HUD - Fort Worth Regional Office 801 Cherry Street, Unit #45, Ste. 2500 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Laura.L.Myers@hud.gov	(817) 978-5947
HUD Houston Field Office; HUD San Antonio Field Office; State of Texas Disaster Program; Texas General Land Office (GLO); State of Louisiana Disaster Program	Zach Carter HUD - Fort Worth Regional Office 801 Cherry Street, Unit #45, Ste. 2500 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Zach.R.Carter@hud.gov	(817) 978-5835

Region VII: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region VII

States	Name	Phone
Kansas (KS, NE, IA, MO)	Paul F. Mohr Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Kansas City Regional Office 400 State Street, Rm 200 Kansas City, KS 66101-2406 Paul.F.Mohr@hud.gov	(913) 551-5818
Kansas (KS, NE, IA, MO)	Sam W. Gieryn Environmental Specialist HUD - Kansas City Regional Office 400 State Street, Rm 200 Kansas City, KS 66101-2406 Samuel.W. Gieryn@hud.gov	(913) 948-5246

Region VIII: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region VIII

States	Name	Phone
Kansas (KS, NE, IA, MO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)	Paul F. Mohr Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Kansas City Regional Office 400 State Street Kansas City, KS 66101-2406 Paul.F.Mohr@hud.gov	(913) 551-5818
Colorado (CO, MT, ND, SD, WY, UT)	Jerimiah J. Sanders 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, MP, GU, HI	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 Gregory.M.Griffin@hud.gov	(415) 489-6731
NV, CA (Imperial, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Riverside, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Tulare, and Yolo Counties)	Elizabeth McDargh Senior Environmental Protection Specialist 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
CA (Alameda, Butte, Fresno, Los Angeles, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Diego, Sutter, and Yuba Counties)	Kathleen McNulty Environmental Protection Specialist Los Angeles Federal Building HUD - Los Angeles Field Office (LAFO) 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 4054 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Kathleen.A.Mcnulty@hud.gov Website	(213) 534-2635
AZ, CA (Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Stanislaus Counties)	Stan Toal Environmental Protection Specialist 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 Website	(415) 489-6668
CA (Kern, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties)	Bonnie J. Hulkower Environmental Protection Specialist 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 Website	(213) 534-2539

Region X: Regional and Field Environmental Officers

Region X

States	Name	Phone
Seattle (WA, ID, OR, AK)	Deborah Peavler-Stewart Regional Environmental Officer HUD - Seattle Regional Office 909-1st Avenue, Suite 255 Seattle, WA 98104-1000 Deborah.PeavlerStewart@hud.gov Website	(206) 220-5414
Seattle (WA, ID, OR, AK)	Brian Sturdivant Field 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 7212
451 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410

Name	Subject Area	Email	Phone
Danielle Schopp Director, Office of Environment and Energy		danielle.l.schopp@hud.gov	(202) 402-4442
Barbara Britton Director, Enviromental Review Division		barbara.r.britton@hud.gov	(202) 402-2606
Marcel Tchaou Director, Environmental Planning Division		marcel.k.tchaou@hud.gov	(202) 402-7077
Nancy Boone Federal Preservation Officer	Historic Preservation	nancy.e.boone@hud.gov	(202) 402-5718
Lauren Hayes Environmental Specialist	Wild and Scenic Rivers HEROS Team Endangered Species Farmlands Protection Air Quality	lauren.e.hayes@hud.gov	(202) 402-4270
Lauren McNamara Senior Environmental Specialist	Coastal Barriers Resources Coastal Zone Management Sole Source Aquifers Part 58 (secondary) HEROS Team	lauren.b.mcnamara@hud.gov	(202) 402-4466
Romona Poole HEROS System Administrator	HEROS Team	romona.poole@hud.gov	(202) 402-4516
Jim Potter Community Planner	Noise Environmental Justice Floodplains (secondary)	james.m.potter@hud.gov	(202) 402-4610
Nelson Rivera Environmental Engineer	Hazards (Part 51C) Contamination Airport Clear Zones Noise (secondary)	nelson.a.rivera@hud.gov	(202) 402-4455
Liz Zepeda Senior Environmental Specialist	Part 58 HEROS Team Floodplain Management Wetlands Flood Insurance	elizabeth.g.zepeda@hud.gov	(202) 402-3988

Program Environmental Clearance Officers

Program Environmental Clearance Officers

States	Name	Phone
Christopher Hartenau General Counsel	christopher.h.hartenau@hud.gov	(202) 402-5189
Hilary Atkin Office of Native American Programs	hilary.c.atkin@hud.gov	(202) 402-3427
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 B. McNamara Office of Community Planning and Development	lauren.b.mcnamara@hud.gov	(202) 402-4466
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

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