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Edmondson Named MassDEP's New Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning
Lucy C. Edmondson | MassDEP Commissioner Laurie Burt recently appointed Lucy C. Edmondson as MassDEP's new Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
Edmondson comes to DEP after 13 years at the New England Office of the U.S. EPA in Boston, where she was the Energy and Transportation Team Leader in the Office of Ecosystem Protection.
"The nexus of environmental protection and energy has become a major focus for MassDEP, and Lucy Edmondson brings a unique set of skills as we begin to implement programs that promote increased energy efficiency and resource protection," Commissioner Burt said. "I look forward to working with Lucy as we integrate energy and the environment, and strive to reach our other agency priorities for 2008 and beyond."
As Deputy Commissioner, Edmondson is leading MassDEP toward achieving priorities that include addressing climate change, managing water resources, recycling and reusing solid waste, redeveloping brownfields, and reducing toxics use and emerging contaminants.
"It is an honor to be part of a state agency that is nationally recognized for its progressive environmental agenda," Edmondson said. "I look forward to working with a talented team of people who are dedicated to making a difference in protecting the environment of the Commonwealth."
At the EPA, Edmondson advanced the New England Office's clean energy and clean diesel programs, developed the New England Community Energy Challenge to promote energy efficiency in municipal buildings, and helped form a collaborative dedicated to reducing pollution from diesel engines. She has been recognized with the National Gold Medal, EPA's highest honor, for her work to reduce diesel pollution. She was a member of the Green Team, which worked to reduce the environmental impact of EPA's New England operations. Prior to joining EPA, she was a transportation planner for the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) in Boston.
She holds an undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in Maine, and a Masters Degree in Environmental Policy from Tufts University in Medford.
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