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EPA APPOINTS ADMINISTRATOR FOR SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE

Release Date: 10/05/2001
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Environmental News
FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2001

EPA APPOINTS ADMINISTRATOR FOR SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE

Contact: Leo Kay, EPA Region 9, 415/937-4306
Lisa Fasano, EPA Region 9, 415/947-4307


U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman today appointed Wayne Nastri, a longtime environmental consultant and entrepeneur, as the administrator of the agency’s Region 9 office in San Francisco, which covers California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.

"EPA is fortunate to have the leadership of such an experienced environmental professional. He brings a wealth of knowledge about environmental issues and relationships with the states, which will be critical in developing more progressive approaches to protecting the environment and public health," said EPA Administrator Christie Whitman.

For the past six years, Nastri has served as the president of Environmental Mediation, Inc., a Southern California firm that advises clients on issues such as compliance audits, third party reviews and remedial project oversight. He specialized in air and water quality issues as well as hazardous waste investigation and remediation issues. Prior to establishing Environmental Mediation, Inc., Nastri was the vice president of the Jefferson Group, a government public affairs firm, and has also founded and worked at numerous other environmental businesses.

He has served on a number of government and private advisory committees and bodies, including: the Governor of California’s appointee to the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District; a post on the external advisory committee for the California Department of Toxic Substances Control; and he currently serves as the legislative director for the California Environmental Business Council. Nastri has written and had published a variety of papers dealing with environmental audits, regulatory agencies and environmental mediation.

Nastri holds a BS in biological sciences from the University of California at Irvine and also studied molecular genetics at California State University, Long Beach.

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