Environment and Energy Staff (HQ & Field Offices)

HQ

[ HQ | Field Offices | Program Environmental Clearance Officers ]

Office of Environment and Energy
Title Name Phone Subject Area
Director Kristin Fontenot 202-655-1412  
Director, Environmental Planning Division Lauren Hayes Knutson 202-402-4270  
Director, Environmental Review Division Lauren McNamara 202-402-4466  
Senior Advisor for High Performance Buildings Michael Freedberg 202-402-4366 Better Buildings Challenge, High Performance Buildings
Management and Program Analyst Aaron Bell 202-402-7748 Environmental Justice
Management and Program Analyst Joi A. Coles-Washington 202-402-8041  
Program Analyst Brendan Barrington 202-402-7509 Air Quality, Endangered Species, HEROS, TDAT
Program Analyst Josh Geyer 415-489-6418 Better Buildings Challenge, High Performance Buildings
Program Analyst Sage Green TBD Better Buildings Challenge, High Performance Buildings
Program Analyst Daniel Herrera 202-402-7037 Floodplain Management, Wetlands, Flood Insurance, Coastal Zone Management, Coastal Barrier Resources, Sole Source Aquifers
Program Analyst Glenn Schroeder 202-402-5849 Contamination, Superfund, Part 58
Program Analyst Andrew Poling TBD High Performance Buildings, WISER
Environmental Engineer Daniel Weissman 202-402-7972 Airport Hazards, Explosive and Flammable Hazards, Noise
Environmental Protection Specialist Chantal McKenzie 817-978-5430 Farmlands, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Historic Preservation
CPD Program Environmental Clearance Officer Omri Gross 614-280-6200 Community Planning and Development
CPD Program Environmental Clearance Officer Brian Schlosnagle 202-402-7553 Disaster Recovery
Federal Preservation Officer Brian Lusher 202-402-5312 Historic Preservation, Cultural Resources
Office Assistant Antionette Bennett 202-402-4203  
Director
Kristin Fontenot
202-655-1412
Director, Environmental Planning Division
Lauren Hayes Knutson
202-402-4270
Director, Environmental Review Division
Lauren McNamara
202-402-4466
Senior Advisor for High Performance Buildings
Michael Freedberg
202-402-4366
Better Buildings Challenge, High Performance Buildings
Management and Program Analyst
Aaron Bell
202-402-7748
Environmental Justice
Management and Program Analyst
Joi A. Coles-Washington
202-402-8041
Program Analyst
Brendan Barrington
202-402-7509
Air Quality, Endangered Species, HEROS, TDAT
Program Analyst
Josh Geyer
415-489-6418
Better Buildings Challenge, High Performance Buildings
Program Analyst
Sage Green
TBD
Better Buildings Challenge, High Performance Buildings
Program Analyst
Daniel Herrera
202-402-7037
Floodplain Management, Wetlands, Flood Insurance, Coastal Zone Management, Coastal Barrier Resources, Sole Source Aquifers
Program Analyst
Glenn Schroeder
202-402-5849
Contamination, Superfund, Part 58
Program Analyst
Andrew Poling
TBD
High Performance Buildings, WISER
Environmental Engineer
Daniel Weissman
202-402-7972
Airport Hazards, Explosive and Flammable Hazards, Noise
Environmental Protection Specialist
Chantal McKenzie
817-978-5430
Farmlands, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Historic Preservation
CPD Program Environmental Clearance Officer
Omri Gross
614-280-6200
Community Planning and Development
CPD Program Environmental Clearance Officer
Brian Schlosnagle
202-402-7553
Disaster Recovery
Federal Preservation Officer
Brian Lusher
202-402-5312
Historic Preservation, Cultural Resources
Office Assistant
Antionette Bennett
202-402-4203


Field Offices

Locate your nearest HUD environmental staff person who can help you understand how to use the environmental assessment process to improve the quality of your project.

[ HQ | Field Offices | Program Environmental Clearance Officers ]

Region State Field Office Address Officer
Title
Phone
Region I CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT Boston 10 Causeway Street,
Room 535,
Boston, MA 02222-1092
Martha Curran
Regional Environmental Officer
617-994-8363
Region I MA, NH Boston 10 Causeway Street,
Room 535,
Boston, MA 02222-1092
Kim De Muro
Field Environmental Officer
617-994-8248
Region I CT, VT Boston 10 Causeway Street,
Room 535,
Boston, MA 02222-1092
Josh Helms
Field Environmental Officer
617-994-8204
Region I ME, RI Boston 10 Causeway Street,
Room 535,
Boston, MA 02222-1092
Julia Perry
Field Environmental Officer
617-994-8286
Region II NY New York 26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
Therese J. Fretwell
Regional Environmental Officer
212-542-7445
Region II NJ Newark Norris Cotton Federal Building
275 Chestnut Street, 4th Fl.
Manchester, NH 03103-1730
Michael R. Furda
Field Environmental Officer
908-887-3005
Region II NY New York 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 35-130
New York, NY 10278
Matthew Juliana
Field Environmental Officer
212-542-7119
Region II NJ Newark One Newark Center
1085 Raymond Boulevard
Newark, NJ 07102
Donna Mahon
Field Environmental Officer (Disaster Recovery – CT and NJ)
973-776-7260
Region II NY New York 26 Federal Plaza
Suite 3513
New York, NY 10278
Lynn Rakos
Field Environmental Officer
212-542-7117
Region III Philadelphia Metro Area, PA State Program     David A. Storms
Regional Environmental Officer
817-978-5540
Region III VA Richmond 600 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Kerry Johnson
Field Environmental Officer
804-822-4803
Region III PA (West, Central, Northeast) Pittsburgh 1000 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Michael E. Whitelock
Field Environmental Officer
412-644-5846
Region III DC, MD Richmond 600 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Matthew Bray
Field Environmental Officer
804-822-4870
Region III DE, WV Richmond 600 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Justin Hathaway
Field Environmental Officer
804-822-4871
Region IV Oversight of all Region IV States USVI and PR San Juan Parque Las Americas 1
235 Federico Costa Street
Suite 200
San Juan, PR 00918
Jose A. Cedeno-Maldonado
Regional Environmental Officer
787-274-5816
Region IV All Community Project Funding (CPF) Grants in Region IV San Juan Parque Las Americas 1
235 Federico Costa Street
Suite 200
San Juan, PR 00918
Jesus Gimenez
Regional Environmental Officer
787-274-5822
Region IV Northern FL, KY Atlanta HUD - Atlanta Regional Office
40 Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Hector Gonzalez-Maldonado
Field Environmental Officer
678-732-2503
Region IV GA, MS Atlanta HUD - Atlanta Regional Office
40 Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Renea Hall
Field Environmental Officer
678-732-2100
Region IV AL, TN Atlanta 40 Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Chuck Melton
Field Environmental Officer
678-732-2133
Region IV NC, SC Greensboro 1500 Pinecroft Road
Suite 401
Greensboro, NC 27407
Lenwood E. Smith
Field Environmental Officer
336-851-8054
Region IV PR, Southern FL, USVI San Juan Parque Las Americas 1
235 Federico Costa Street
Suite 200
San Juan, PR 00918
Wilfrido Ortiz
Field Environmental Officer
787-274-5807
Region V IL, IN, MI, OH, MN, WI Chicago Metcalf Fed. Bldg.
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Melanie H. Castillo
Regional Environmental Officer
312-913-8723
Region V IL, IN Chicago Chicago Regional Office
77 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Jaime Blakesley
Field Environmental Officer
312-913-8076
Region V WI Chicago Chicago Regional Office
77 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Cheri Neal
Field Environmental Officer
312-913-8607
Region V OH Columbus Columbus Field Office
200 North High Street, 7th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
KieuLan Pham
Field Environmental Officer
614-280-6114
Region V IL, IN Chicago HUD - Chicago Regional Office
Metcalf Fed. Bldg.
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Erik Sandstedt
Field Environmental Officer
312-913-8336
Region V MN Minneapolis Minneapolis Field Office
212 3rd Ave
South, Suite 105,
Minneapolis, MN
55401
Rory Stierler
Field Environmental Officer
612-370-3043
Region V MI Detroit 477 Michigan Avenue
Floors 16
Detroit, MI 48226
Mary Weidel
Field Environmental Officer
313-234-7370
Region VI TX, LA, OK, NM, AR Fort Worth 307 W. 7th St.
Suite 1000
Fort Worth, TX 76102
David Storms
Regional Environmental Officer
817-978-5540
Region VI LA New Orleans 500 Poydra Street, 9th Floor
New Orleans LA 70130
Michelle Hanks
Field Environmental Officer
504-671-3034
Region VI Fort Worth FO, Houston FO Fort Worth 307 W. 7th St.
Suite 1000
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Laura L. Myers
Field Environmental Officer
817-978-5947
Region VI NM, San Antonio FO, CDBG-DR Fort Worth 307 W. 7th St.
Suite 1000
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Kelly S. Warner
Field Environmental Officer
817-978-5622
Region VI AR, OK, Southern Plains ONAP Fort Worth 307 W. 7th St.
Suite 1000
Fort Worth, TX 76102
John Derinzy
Field Environmental Officer
817-978-5541
Region VII KS, NE, IA, MO Kansas City 400 State Street
Room 200
Kansas City, KS 66101-2406
Beth Held
Regional Environmental Officer
913-321-9732
Region VII   Kansas City 400 State Street
Room 200
Kansas City, KS 66101-2406
Tom Neff
Field Environmental Officer
913-233-4019
Region VIII CO, MT, ND, SD, WY, UT Denver 1670 Broadway Blvd.
21st Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Jerimiah J. Sanders
Regional Environmental Officer
303-672-5282
Region VIII MT, ND, UT Denver 1670 Broadway Blvd.
21st Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Scott Mullner
Field Environmental Officer
303-672-5033
Region VIII CO, SD, WY     Valerie Willis
Field Environmental Officer
303-672-5178
Region IX AS, GU, HI, and MP San Francisco One Sansome Street
Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94104
G. Morgan Griffin
Regional Environmental Officer
415- 489-6731
Region IX CA (Orange County) and all Community Project Funding (CPF) grants Los Angeles 300 North Los Angeles Street
Suite 4054
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Elizabeth McDargh
Senior Field Environmental Officer
213-534-2578
Region IX NV and CA (Alameda, Amador, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Fresno, Glenn, Inyo, Lassen, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Plumas, San Benito, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Stanislaus, and Trinity Counties) San Francisco One Sansome Street
Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94104
David Cohen
Field Environmental Officer
415-489-6644
Region IX CA (Kern, Riverside, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties and City of Los Angeles) Los Angeles 300 North Los Angeles Street
Suite 4054
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Bonnie J. Hulkower
Field Environmental Officer
213-534-2539
Region IX CA (Imperial, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, and County of Los Angeles - except for City of LA) Los Angeles 301 North Los Angeles Street
Suite 4054
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Candice Hughes
Field Environmental Officer
213-534-2772
Region IX CA (Del Norte, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Napa, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano, Sutter, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yolo Counties) San Francisco One Sansome Street
Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94103
Ethan McGaffey
Field Environmental Officer
415-489-6569
Region IX AZ, CA (Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Nevada, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sierra, Tehama, and Yuba Counties) San Francisco One Sansome Street
Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94104
Stan Toal
Field Environmental Officer
415-489-6668
Region X WA, ID, OR, AK Seattle 909-1st Avenue
Suite 255
Seattle, WA 98104-1000
Brian Sturdivant
Regional Environmental Officer
206-220-5377
Region X WA, ID, OR, AK Portland 1220 SW 3rd
Suite, 400
Portland, OR 97204
Toni Strutz
Field Environmental Officer
971-222-2618
Region X WA, ID, OR, AK Seattle 909-1st Avenue
Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
Marie Vilá
Field Environmental Officer
206-220-5257

 

Program Environmental Clearance Officers

Program Officers that are knowledgeable about specific program areas within HUD can provide additional information about environmental issues pertaining to their area.

[ HQ | Field Offices | Program Environmental Clearance Officers ]

Program Office Name Phone
General Counsel Christopher Hartenau 202-402-5189
Office of Native American Programs Danielle Schopp 202-402-4442
Office of Public Housing Justin Gray 202-402-3721
Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes David A. Nuccio 612-843-6417
Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes David E. Robbins 617-994-8326
Office of Community Planning and Development Omri Gross 614-280-6155
Disaster Recovery Brian Schlosnagle 202 402-7553
Office of Housing Sara Jensen 206-220-5226
Office of Housing Jacob Levine 202-402-2602

 


Content current as of June 12, 2024.