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EQB Membership List

Powers and Duties

The Environmental Quality Board (EQB) was established by Act 275 of 1970, Section 1920-A of the Administrative Code of April 9, 1929, as amended, to do the following:

Develop a Master Environmental Plan for the commonwealth.
Formulate, adopt and promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to accomplish the Department of Environmental Protection's work.
Have power to subpoena witnesses and records.
Review reports and advise the department on matters of policy.

Board Composition (20 members)

11 Members

Chairperson, Secretary of Environmental Protection
Secretary of Health
Secretary of Community and Economic Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Labor & Industry
Executive Director of Fish and Boat Commission
Executive Director of Game Commission
Chairperson of Public Utility Commission
Executive Director of Historical & Museum Commission
Executive Director of the State Planning Board

5 Members - Citizens Advisory Council

(Elected annually by members of Citizens Advisory Council)

4 Members - General Assembly - one to be appointed by each of the following:

President Pro Tempore of Senate
Senate Minority Leader
Speaker of House of Representatives
House Minority Leader

Term

State Agency Members - consistent with term of agency appointment;
House and Senate Members - at the pleasure of the legislative leaders;
Citizens Advisory Council Members - elected annually by members of the Citizens Advisory Council.

Voting

All Board Members may designate alternates with voting privileges in accordance with Sections 213 and 471 of the Administrative Code. Eight members of the Board constitute a quorum.

Meetings

Meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month in the Rachel Carson State Office Building (RCSOB), 400 Market St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Special meetings and hearings are held at the discretion of the EQB. Meetings are open to the public; however, public statements are not permitted at the EQB meetings. EQB public hearings may be scheduled to solicit public comments on proposed regulations.

CHAIRPERSON

Honorable Patrick McDonnell, Secretary of Environmental Protection
16th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
pmcdonnell@pa.gov

BOARD MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES:

Department of Health
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable Dr. Rachel Levine Secretary of Health Room 802, Health & Welfare Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 ralevine@pa.gov	Sharon Watkins Department of Health, Health & Welfare Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 shawatkins@pa.gov

Department of Community and Economic Development
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable Dennis Davin Secretary of Community and Economic Development 400 North Street Keystone Building, 4th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17120 ddavin@pa.gov	Denise Brinley Department of Community and Economic Development 400 North Street Keystone Building, 4th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17120 dbrinley@pa.gov

Department of Transportation
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable Leslie Richards Secretary of Transportation Keystone Building, 8th Floor West Harrisburg, PA 17120 lsrichards@pa.gov	Natasha Fackler Department of Transportation Keystone Building 8th Floor West Harrisburg, PA 17120 nfackler@pa.gov

Department of Agriculture
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable Russell Redding Secretary of Agriculture Room 211, Agriculture Building 2301 North Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 rredding@pa.gov	Michael F. Smith Department of Agriculture Room 211, Agriculture Building 2301 North Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 mfsmith@pa.gov

Department of Labor and Industry
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable Jerry Oleksiak Secretary of Labor & Industry Room 1700, Labor & Industry Building 7th & Forster Streets Harrisburg, PA 17120 wgoleksiak@pa.gov	Andrew Sharp Department of Labor & Industry Labor & Industry Building 7th & Forster Streets Harrisburg, PA 17120 andsharp@pa.gov

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable John Arway Executive Director PA Fish & Boat Commission 1601 Elmerton Avenue P.O. Box 67000 Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000 jarway@pa.gov	Heather Smiles Chief, Division of Enviro. Services PA Fish & Boat Commission 595 E Rolling Ridge Dr Bellefonte, PA 16823 hsmiles@pa.gov

Pennsylvania Game Commission
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable Bryan Burhans Executive Director PA Game Commission 2001 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797 bburhans@pa.gov	Michael R. DiMatteo, Chief Division of Environmental Planning & Habitat Protection PA Game Commission 2001 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797 mdimatteo@pa.gov

Public Utility Commission
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable Gladys Brown Chairman Public Utility Commission Keystone Building, 3rd Floor 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17105 gmb@pa.gov	Andrew Place Vice Chairman Public Utility Commission Keystone Building 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120 aplace@pa.gov

Historical and Museum Commission
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable Andrea Bakewell Lowery Executive Director Historical and Museum Commission Room 501, William Penn Memorial Museum Building, 330 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120 anlowery@pa.gov	Douglas McLearen Chief, Division of Archaeology & Protection Historical and Museum Commission Keystone Building 400 North Street, 2nd Floor Harrisburg, PA 17120 dmclearen@pa.gov

Governor's Office of Policy and Planning The Director of the Governor's Policy Office serves as Executive Director of the State Planning Board, which holds a seat on the EQB.
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable Sarah Galbally Secretary Governor's Office of Planning and Policy Room 238, Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 sgalbally@pa.gov	Sam Robinson Senior Policy Analyst Governor's Office of Planning and Policy Room 601, Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 sdrobinson@pa.gov

Citizens Advisory Council
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Cynthia Carrow Western Pennsylvania Conservancy 800 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222 ccarrow@paconserve.org Terry Dayton 430 Lippencott Run Road Waynesburg, PA 15370 tdayton@windstream.net William C. Fink 5714 Raystown Road Hopewell, PA 16650 wfink@cvff.com Jim Sandoe 1181 Joann Avenue Ephrata, PA 17522 cjsandoe@yahoo.com Donald Welsh 203 Wiltshire Drive Kennett Square, PA 19348 donaldswelsh@gmail.com	James Schmid 1201 Cedar Grove Road Media, PA 19063 schmidjamesa@gmail.com John St. Clair 617 Hiner Road Homer City, PA 15748 jstclair18@gmail.com John Walliser, VP PA Environmental Council 2124 Penn Avenue 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 jwalliser@pecpa.org

General Assembly
MEMBER	ALTERNATE
Honorable Gene Yaw Senate of Pennsylvania Republican Chairman, Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Senate Post Office Box 203023 Harrisburg, PA 17120-3023 gyaw@pasen.gov Honorable John T. Yudichak Senate of Pennsylvania Democratic Chairman, Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Senate Post Office Box 203014 Harrisburg, PA 17120-3014 yudichak@pasenate.com Honorable John Maher Pennsylvania House of Representatives Republican Chairman, House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee House Post Office Box 202040 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2040 jmaher@pahousegop.com The Honorable Michael B. Carroll Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic Chairman, House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee House Post Office Box 202118 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120-2118 mcarroll@pahouse.net	Adam Pankake Executive Director Senate (R) Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Senate Post Office Box 203023 Harrisburg, PA 17120-3023 apankake@pasen.gov Timothy Collins Executive Director Senate (D) Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Senate Post Office Box 203014 Harrisburg, PA 17120-3014 timothy.collins@pasenate.com Leda Lipton Legal Counsel House (R) Environmental Resources and Energy Committee House Post Office Box 202040 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2040 llipton@pahousegop.com Richard Fox Executive Director House (D) Environmental Resources and Energy Committee House Post Office Box 202118 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120-2118 RFox@pahouse.net

DEP Staff

Robert “Bo” Reiley, Bureau of Regulatory Counsel
Jessica Shirley, Director, Policy Office
Laura Edinger, Regulatory Coordinator

Board Contact Information

Environmental Quality Board
16th Floor, RCSOB
P.O. Box 8477
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8477
(717) 787-4526

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