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About E-Enterprise

E-Enterprise for the Environment is a model for collaborative leadership among environmental co-regulators. Through a shared governance model, environmental leaders at US EPA, States, and Tribes are using E-Enterprise to deliver better results, often with lower costs and less burden, for the benefit of the public, the regulated community, and government agencies. E-Enterprise helps foster greater trust among these groups by improving data integrity and communication.

Introduction to E-Enterprise

Watch our intro video to learn more about E-Enterprise for the Environment and our work to modernize the business of environmental protection.

Why E-Enterprise?

States, Tribes and EPA share similar goals for the environment. Authority to implement environmental protection is also shared, making collaboration among the partners essential to ensuring that they can simultaneously address the following common goals and desires:

Establish a more collaborative relationship, while still respecting delegated program responsibilities;
Provide States and Tribes the opportunity for early and meaningful engagement with EPA on key issues and decisions that affect implementation of delegated programs and primary jurisdictional authorities;
Incorporate the user’s perspective, improve customer service and institute business-friendly approaches;
Deliver environmental programs and services with greater efficiency and effectiveness by streamlining and simplifying processes;
Prevent or eliminate backlogs of agency actions and meet or beat required timelines for agency actions;
Avoid duplication of efforts and make the best use of limited resources;
Accomplish important environmental goals in the face of constrained, and sometimes decreasing, budgets; and
Achieve improved and measurable environmental progress and results.

Ben Grumbles, ECOS Executive Director and Former EELC State Co-Chair, discusses the value of E-Enterprise

Our Governing Bodies

E-Enterprise is managed through shared governance and collective conversation, negotiation, and direction-setting through which the States, Tribes, and EPA work and decide together. This shared governance model is driving transformative reforms across the national enterprise of environmental protection. The E-Enterprise governance structure is comprised of several governing bodies. The E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) provides high-level leadership and oversight, while day-to-day management is conducted by the Management Board (MB) and Interoperability and Operations Team (IOT).

E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC)

EELC responsibilities include identifying, soliciting, reviewing, and prioritizing E-Enterprise projects, identifying new and existing state and EPA resource investments needed to support these projects, and ensuring alignment of projects and program activities with E-Enterprise principles.

The EELC is composed of ten EPA senior executives (i.e., Deputy Administrator, Assistant and Regional Administrators or their Deputies), ten State Secretaries / Commissioners (or other high-level state officials), and ten tribal members (elected officers or their designated employees). The Tribal Co-Chair and tribal EELC members are selected through the Regional Tribal Operations Committees (RTOCS) or equivalents in each EPA region.

State

Chris Wells
State Co-Chair
Mississippi DEQ

Leah Feldon
Oregon DEQ

James Kenney
New Mexico ED

Katrina Kessler
Minnesota PCA

Mike Keyack
Arizona DEQ

Todd Parfitt
Wyoming DEQ

Victoria Phillips
Massachusetts DEP

Myra Reece
South Carolina DES

Mike Rolband
Virginia DEQ

Phil Roos
Michigan EGLE

Tribal

Jerry Cain
Tribal Co-Chair
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians – Region 4 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC)

Marvin Cling
Passamaquoddy Tribe
of Indians – Region 1 RTOC

Shavonne Smith
Shinnecock Indian Nation – Region 2 Indian Nations

Charlie Lippert
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe – Region 5 RTOC

Christina Cooper
Comanche Nation – Region 6 RTOC

Tim Grant
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska – Region 7 RTOC

Gerald Wagner
Blackfeet Tribe – Region 8 RTOC

Anne Turcotte
La Posta Band of Mission Indians – Region 9 RTOC

Aaron Miles
Nez Perce Tribe – Region 10 RTOC

U.S. EPA

Travis Voyles
EPA Co-Chair
Assistant Deputy Administrator

Benita Best-Wong
Office of Water

Barry Breen
Office of Land and Emergency Management

Prasad Chumble
Office of Policy

Josh Cook
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9

Paige Hanson
Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Mike Martucci
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2

Michael Molina
Office of Mission Support

Cecil Rodrigues
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

Betsy Shaw
Office of Air and Radiation

Other Governing Bodies

E-Enterprise and Exchange Network Management Board (MB)

Along with the Interoperability and Operations Team (IOT), the E-Enterprise Management Board provides direct oversight and management of E-Enterprise projects and functions. Specific duties of the Management Board include implementing policy decision made by the EELC, identifying issues and agenda items for the EELC, and identifying E-Enterprise project recommendations and priorities, including managing staff resources to efficiently and effectively support project teams.

E-Enterprise and Exchange Network Interoperability and Operations Team (IOT)

Along with the Management Board, the Interoperability and Operations Team provides direct oversight and management of E-Enterprise projects and functions. The IOT’s specific focus is to support and guide design, interoperability, and operation of all technical aspects of E-Enterprise and Exchange Network. This includes shared services, standards, architecture, and infrastructure.

EPA Regional Contacts

U.S. EPA Regional E-Enterprise Coordinators

The Regional E-Enterprise Coordinators work closely with States, Tribes and EPA regional and program offices to promote awareness of E-Enterprise and spotlight best practices, encourage workload trade-offs and process improvement opportunities, and advance state and tribal priorities identified through E-Enterprise that are shared in common with the EPA.

Steven Zaliskas
Region 1
617.918.1959
zaliskas.steven@epa.gov

Barry Kaye
Region 2
212.637.3323
kaye.barry@epa.gov

Dorothy Swearingen
Region 3
215.814.3157
swearingen.dorothy@epa.gov

James Davies
Region 4
404.562.8232
davies.james@epa.gov

Allen Melcer
Region 5
312.886.1498
melcer.allen@epa.gov

Marie Stucky
Region 6
214.665.7560
stucky.marie@epa.gov

Shane Johnston
Region 7
913.551.7457
johnston.shane@epa.gov

Anthony DeLoach
Region 8
303.312.6070
deloach.anthony@epa.gov

Michael Mann
Region 9
415.972.3505
mann.michael@epa.gov

Margo Young
Region 10
206.553.1287
young.margo@epa.gov

Lisa Comer
U.S. EPA Headquarters / Office of E-Enterprise
202.566.2206
comer.lisa@epa.gov

U.S. EPA Regional Exchange Network Coordinators

Ed Kim
Region 1
617.918.1945
kim.ed@epa.gov

Barry Kaye
Region 2
212.637.3323
kaye.barry@epa.gov

Virginia Thompson
Region 3
215.814.5755
thompson.virginia@epa.gov

Rock Taber
Region 4
404.562.8011
taber.rock@epa.gov

Glynis Zywicki
Region 5
312.886.4571
zywicki.glynis@epa.gov

Anthony Matthews
Region 6
214.665.8552
matthews.anthony@epa.gov

Cassandra Krul
Region 7
913.551.7808
krul.cassandra@epa.gov

Shawn Hernandez
Region 8
303.312.6494
hernandez.shawn@epa.gov

Karen Simpson
Region 8
simpson.karen@epa.gov

Wendy Fong
Region 9
415.972.3631
fong.wendy@epa.gov

Tim Siwiec
Region 10
206.553.2147
siwiec.tim@epa.gov

Resources

Shared Governance

Communications