TDEC Commissioner Martineau Announces Departmental Reorganization
01.27.12 11:59 AMTDEC Commissioner Bob Martineau today unveiled some significant reorganization plans. While not necessarily in the order described in the briefing paper, probably the most significant from a day to day regulatory standpoint is the redirection of field office personnel. Prior to the reorganization, personnel in substantive program areas (air, water, solid waste, and UST) reported to a field office director, with no direct reporting to the respective director of that division. Now each respective field office program manager will report directly to the director of their respective divisions and the field office director position is eliminated. It is hoped that this will lead to more consistency throughout the state.
TDEC is also reaching out to external stakeholders by creating an Office of External Affairs in the Commissioner's Office, led by Tisha Calabrese-Benton, and a new position in each field office called Regional Director for External Affairs. They will serve as the primary point of contact for the public and stakeholders in a particular TDEC region. David Owenby, will become the Commissioner’s Chief of Staff. Brenda Apple will become the TDEC Emergency
Services Director to provide agency-wide oversight for the department's emergency
service capability, and Lori Munkeboe will lead a new TDEC Office of Sustainable Practices to advance a culture of sustainability across the department, state
government and with our various partners.
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