Laurie Burt, Commissioner
One Winter Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
617-292-5856 FAX: 617-574-6880

The Commissioner of MassDEP is appointed by the Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs, with the Governor's advice and consent. The Managers reporting directly to the Commissioner include:

• Deputy Commissioner for Operations
• Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning
• Deputy Commissioner for Administrative Services
• General Counsel
• Director of Legislative and Budgetary Affairs
• Director of Public Affairs

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Gary Moran, Deputy Commissioner
One Winter Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
617-292-5775 FAX: 617-574-6880

The Deputy Commissioner for Operations oversees MassDEP operations and the field activities of the agency's four regional offices:

• Northeast Regional Office in Wilmington
• Central Regional Office in Worcester 
• Southeast Regional Office in Lakeville
• Western Regional Office in Springfield

The Regional Offices are the focal point for most MassDEP permitting, compliance, enforcement, emergency response and site cleanup activity that protects Massachusetts citizens and their environment on the local level. Staff based in these offices spend most of their time in the field and are very familiar with the businesses and communities they regulate. See our List of Cities and Towns to find out the MassDEP Regional Office that serves you. 

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Lucy Edmondson, Deputy Commissioner
One Winter Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
617-292-5505 FAX: 617-574-6880

The Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning is responsible for ensuring that all MassDEP policies and programs are coordinated, effective and result in measurable environmental results. This deputy is also tasked with implementing the Commissioner's priorities, including improved protection of public health and the environment; new approaches, including permit streamlining and regulatory reform; management improvements and organizational changes; environmental technology; and application of watershed management principles agency-wide.

The Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning establishes MassDEP priorities based upon sound science and information and evaluates the success of MassDEP's efforts based upon environmental and public health indicators and monitoring. The Deputy Commissioner oversees the:

• Bureau of Policy and Planning
• Bureau of Resource Protection
• Bureau of Waste Prevention
• Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup
• Office of Research and Standards
• Wall Experiment Station

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Thomas Massimo, Acting Deputy Commissioner
One Winter Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
617-292-5564 FAX: 617-556-1049

The Deputy Commissioner for the Bureau of Administrative Services is responsible for monitoring agency revenues and expenditures, maintaining MassDEP facilities and property, recruiting and hiring staff, and ensuring the agency's compliance with collective bargaining agreements, civil service laws and affirmative action requirements. BAS consists of:

• Workforce Services
• Fiscal Management
• Facilities and Infrastructure

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Margaret R. Stolfa, General Counsel
One Winter Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
617-292-5892 FAX: 617-338-5511

The General Counsel manages a staff of attorneys responsible for drafting legislation and regulations, initiating enforcement proceedings both administratively and through the courts, and providing other legal support to MassDEP.

The General Counsel also oversees enforcement related activities, specifically the

• Environmental Strike Force - an interagency environmental law enforcement unit comprised of scientific and technical staff from DEP, uniformed police officers from other environmental agencies, and prosecutors from the Office of the Attorney General. Toll Free telephone: 1-888-VIOLATE
• Office of Enforcement Policy and Assistance - responsible for coordinating MassDEP's overall enforcement program, to ensure consistent treatment of environmental law violators in all regions of the state. Telephone: 617-292-5575.

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William Harkins, Director
One Winter Street, 2nd FL
Boston, MA 02108
617-292-5906 FAX: 617-574-6880

The Director of Legislative and Budgetary Affairs is the chief financial officer and principal departmental liaison with the state legislature.

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Edmund Coletta, Acting Director
One Winter Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
617-292-5737 Fax: 617-574-6880

The Director of Public Affairs oversees technical assistance and training programs for those MassDEP regulates as well as communication between the agency and its various constituencies, including citizens, businesses, municipal officials and the news media.

The Public Affairs Office (PAO) serves as the eyes, ears and voice of MassDEP, speaking with and listening to the agency's many important constituencies.

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