(DE, DC, MD, NY, PA, VA, WV)
PHILADELPHIA (July 8, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency today announced the selection of Nicholas DiPasquale of
Harrington, Del. as the new Director of EPA’s Chesapeake Bay
Program.
“Nick has the leadership skills,
experience and commitment we need to build on our progress in
restoring and protecting one of our great natural treasures.”
said EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin in making the
announcement. “His expertise will serve us and our partners
well as we accelerate efforts to safeguard the Chesapeake Bay and
its living resources.”
DiPasquale has extensive environmental and
regulatory experience, having served as Secretary of the Delaware
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control from 1999
to 2002. He has also served as Deputy Secretary in the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection, and as Director of the
Environmental Management Center for the Brandywine Conservancy in
Chadds Ford, Pa.
Most recently, DiPasquale has worked in the
private sector serving as senior consultant with Duffield
Associates in Wilmington, Del., providing services and advice to
clients regarding regulatory issues, permitting, and ecological
restoration.
“Restoring our nation’s largest
estuary presents an enormous challenge, but also a tremendous
opportunity,” DiPasquale said. “I’m looking
forward to working collaboratively with the states, local
governments and all stakeholders in protecting the Bay, as well as
local waterways throughout the watershed.”
DiPasquale holds a bachelor’s degree in
Public Administration from the State University of New York, and a
master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Policy from
Washington University in St. Louis. His appointment will be
effective next month.
EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program coordinates
activities and implements strategies for meeting the restoration
goals of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which covers 64,000 square
miles across New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.