VISION STATEMENT
States and EPA are committed to a partnership to build locally and nationally accessible, cohesive, and
coherent environmental information systems that will ensure both the public and regulators have access to the
information needed to document environmental performance, understand environmental conditions, and make
sound decisions that ensure environmental protection.
State Membership
Mike Linder, NE (Co-Chair)
Ken Elliott, UT
Gordon Wegwart, MN
Ron Tuminski, NJ
Ed Levine, FL
Steve Thompson, OK
Helen Lottridge, OR
Karen Bassett, PA
Bruce Humphrey, TX
Keith Borgel, WV
John Young, MO
Arleen O’Donnell, MA
Melanie Morris, MS
Bob Kaliszewski, CT
Bob Zimmerman, DE
Kevin Kessler, WI
Renee Martinez, NM
Jeff Johnston, IL
Rod Dehner, VT
Philip Bandy, ID
Gene Pezdek, NY
Tom Lamberson, NE
Warren Angell, RI
Gary Arstein-Kerslake,
CA
Environmental Data
Standards Council (EDSC)
EPA Membership
Kim Nelson, OEI (Co-Chair)
Diane Regas, OW
Mike Stahl, OECA
Dev Barnes, OSWER
Tom Curran, OAR
Marylouise Uhlig, OPPTS
Ira Leighton, Region I
Tom Voltaggio, Region III
Stan Meiburg, Region IV
Bharat Mathur, Region V
Network Steering
Board (NSB)
(OEI - Ofc of Environ. Info.; OW - Ofc of Water;OECA- Ofc of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance;
OSWER - Ofc of Solid Waste and Emerg. Response; OAR- Ofc of Air and Radiation; OPPTS- Ofc of
Pollution, Pesticides and Toxic Substances)
NSB
EDSC
Environmental Data
Standards Council (EDSC)
Mission
To promote the efficient sharing of environmental
information among EPA, States, Tribes and other parties
through the development of data standards.
EPA
States
Tribes
Mark Luttner, OEI (Co-Chair)
Tom Lamberson, NE (Co-Chair)
Jim Hanlon, OW
Bill Backous, WA
Latane Donelin, Prarie
Board of Potawatomi Indians
Jody Hudson, R VII
Yvonne Bolton, CT
Don Aragon,Wind River
James Woolford, OSWER
Steve Vassey, SC
Permitting II
Laboratory
Reporting
Envir. Interest
Envir. Notices/
Advisories
Fed. Facilities
Identification
(OEI - Office of Environmental Information; OW - Office of Water; R VII - EPA Region VII; OSWER - Office of Solid Waste
and Emergency Response)
NSB
EDSC
Network Steering Board
(NSB)
EPA
Mission
To steer Network participants’ implementation
of the Network towards success, and to
manage the administration and support of the
Network to ensure that it is effective, impartial,
and responsive to all Network participants.
Kim Nelson, OEI (Co-Chair)
Ira Leighton, R I; Tom Curran, OAR
Stan Meiburg, R IV
Staff Person: Pat Garvey
States
Bob Zimmerman, DE (Co-Chair)
Karen Bassett, PA; Renee Martinez, NM
Mitch West, OR
Staff Person: Molly O’Neill, (ECOS)
Node 1.0 Group
Develop a “How To”/Best
Practices guide for states
wanting to implement a node
on the Network.
Tech. Resources
Group (TRG)
Communications
Team
Advertise the benefits of the
Network to increase the level of
understanding and participation
among states and EPA programs.
CRM
Provide specific technical advice
and assistance in the use of
Extensible Markup Language
(XML) related to the
implementation of the Network.
Registry
DET
(OEI- Office of Environmental Information; R I – EPA Region 1; OAR- Office Of Air & Radiation; R IV- EPA Region 4;
ECOS- Environmental Council of the States)