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.

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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

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

Matthew Juliana
Field Environmental Officer
HUD - New York City Regional Office
26 Federal Plaza, Rm 35-130
New York, NY 10278
Matthew.R.Juliana@hud.gov


(212) 542-7119

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

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

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

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

Jaime Blakesley
Field Environmental Officer
HUD - Chicago Regional Office
Metcalf Fed. Bldg.
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Jaime.J.Blakesley@hud.gov

(312) 913-8076

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

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

States

Name

Phone

San Antonio Field Office, NM, Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)

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

LA

Michelle Hanks
Field Environmental Officer
Region VI – New Orleans, Louisiana
HUD
500 Poydras Street, 9th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70130
Michelle.W.Hanks@hud.gov

(504) 671-3034

Southern Plains Office of Native American Program (SPONAP), LA, OK

Chantal McKenzie
Field Environmental Officer
HUD - Fort Worth Regional Office
801 Cherry Street, Unit #45, Ste. 2500
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Grace.C.Mckenzie@hud.gov

(817) 978-5623

Fort Worth Field Office, Houston Field Office, AR

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

Region VI CDBG-DR

Kelly S. Warner
Field Environmental Officer (Disaster Recovery – Region 6)
HUD - Fort Worth Regional Office
801 Cherry Street, Unit #45, Ste. 2500
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Kelly.S.Warner@hud.gov

(817) 978-5622

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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

 

Amber Tilley
Field Environmental Officer
HUD - Kansas City Regional Office
400 State Street
Kansas City, KS 66101-2406
Amber.N.Tilley@hud.gov

(913) 551-5896

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

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

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

WA, ID, OR, AK

Marie Vilà
Field Environmental Officer (FEO)
HUD - Seattle Regional Office
909-1st Avenue, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104-1000
Marie.C.Vila@hud.gov
Website

(206) 220-5257

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

 

Lauren.E.Hayes@hud.gov

(202) 402-4270

Lauren McNamara
Environmental Review Division Director

 

Lauren.B.McNamara@hud.gov

(202) 402-4466

Brendan Barrington
Program Analyst

Endangered Species, Air Quality, HEROS

Brendan.C.Barrington@hud.gov

(202) 402-7509

Aaron Bell
Management and Program Analyst

Environmental Justice

Aaron.L.Bell@hud.gov

(202) 402-7748

Antionette Bennett
Office Assistant

 

Antionette.Bennett@hud.gov

(202) 402-2235

Ella Clarke
Policy Advisor

Climate

Ella.M.Clarke@hud.gov

 

Joi Coles
Management and Program Analyst

 

Joi.A.ColesWashington@hud.gov

(202) 402-8041

Brian Lusher
Federal Preservation Officer

Historic Preservation, Cultural Resources

 

Brian.J.Lusher@hud.gov

(202) 402-5312

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

Omri Gross
CPD Program Environmental Clearance Officer

Community Planning and Development

Omri.Gross@hud.gov

(614) 280-6200

Daniel Herrera
Program Analyst

Floodplain Management, Wetlands, Flood Insurance, Coastal Zone Management, Coastal Barrier Resources, and Sole Source Aquifers

Daniel.J.Herrera@hud.gov

 

Chantal McKenzie
Environmental Protection Specialist

Farmlands, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Historic Preservation

Grace.McKenzie@hud.gov

(817) 978-5430

Andrew Poling
Program Analyst

High Performance Buildings, WISER

Andrew.H.Poling@hud.gov

 

Brian Schlosnagle
CPD Program Environmental
Clearance Officer – Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery

Brian.J.Schlosnagle@hud.gov

(202) 402-7553

Glenn Schroeder
Program Analyst

Contamination
Superfund
Part 58

Glenn.A.Schroeder@hud.gov

(202) 402-5849

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

Omri Gross
Office of Community Planning and Development

Omri.Gross@hud.gov

(614) 280-6200

Sara Jensen
Office of Housing

Sara.Jensen@hud.gov

(206) 220-5226

Jacob Levine
Office of Housing

Jacob.Levine@hud.gov

(202) 402-2602

Brian Schlosnagle
Community Planning and Development – Disaster Recovery

Brian.J.Schlosnagle@hud.gov

(202) 402-7553

Susanne Sotirchos
Office of Public Housing

Susanne.A.Sotirchos@hud.gov

(202) 402-2086