Florida Department of Environmental Protection

DEP Environmental Emergency Response Contacts

Emergency Support Function (ESF 10), report storm-related environmental hazards: 850-921-0223.
DEP Office of Emergency Response: 850-245-2010.
Florida Division of Emergency Management, State Watch Office: 800-320-0519.
State Watch Office, non-emergency: 850-815-4001.

DEP Environmental Emergency Response Contacts
Central District	Northeast District	Northwest District
Southeast District	Southwest District	South District
Division of Air Resource Management	Division of Waste Management	Division of Water Resource Management
Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration	DEP Laboratory	District Map

Central District	Cell	Office
Aaron Watkins Director	321-297-5258	407-897-2963
Nathan Hess Assistant Director	407-864-7300	407-897-4140
Reggie Phillips Permitting Program Administrator	407-491-6927	407-897-4132
Pamela Ammon Business Planning Administrator		407-897-2956
Sarah Fayed Press Inquiries/Citizen Services	954-798-0561	407-595-2106
Robert Hill Emergency Response		407-595-2106
Matthew Thompson Emergency Response		407-446-1460
Travis Burch Emergency Response	321-388-6371	407-897-4335

Northeast District	Cell	Office
Greg Strong Director	904-591-0243	904-256-1505
Tom Kallemeyn Assistant Director	904-300-9307	904-256-1616
Neil Hornick Hurricane Coordinator	904-229-6601	904-256-1574
Candi Donaldson Business Planning Administrator	904-802-2768	904-256-1630
Katie Miller Permitting Program Administrator		904-256-1509
Donielle McKinley Emergency Response		904-510-2643
Ryan Keane Emergency Response		904-917-0000
Shannon Gore Press Inquiries/Citizen Services		904-256-1549

Northwest District	Cell	Office
Elizabeth Orr Director	850-207-6970	850-595-0630
Brandy Smith Assistant Director - Compliance Assurance Program Administrator	850-777-4670	850-595-0695
Earl "Joey" Whibbs Emergency Response - Pensacola Office	850-251-1477	850-595-0636
Blake Chapman Business Planning Administrator	540-309-5622	850-595-0611
Kim Allen Permitting Program Administrator	850-712-7138	850-595-0553
Arielle Glass Press Inquiries/Citizen Services		850-595-0661
Mark Sumner Environmental Administrator - Panama City and Tallahassee branch offices	850-251-1477	850-777-0046
Stephanie Kindos Emergency Response - Panama City Branch Office	850-210-5945	850-767-0052
Vacant		TBD

Southeast District	Cell	Office
Viviana Useche Director	407-690-3899	561-681-6615
Vacant Assistant Director/Compliance Assistance Program
Diane Pupa Business Planning		561-681-6782
Sigifredo Vasquez Southeast Florida Emergency Response	954-658-4506	561-602-6889
Garrett Guzoski Southeast Florida Emergency Response		561-681-6767
Joseph DeLuna Southeast Florida Emergency Response	954-658-8020
Norva Blandin Permitting Program	561-701-0016	561-681-6728
Megan Rutter Press Inquiries/Citizen Services		561-681-6694
Vacant Marathon Branch Office		TBD

Southwest District	Cell	Office
Kelley Boatwright Director	813-967-0848	813-470-5723
Pamala Vazquez Assistant Director	813-376-9593	813-470-4706
Charley Oneal Business Program Administrator	813-967-7478	813-470-5716
Hannah McGovern Permitting Program Administrator		813-470-5752
Brian Humphreys Press Inquiries/Citizen Services	304-951-7328	813-470-5746
James "Jayme" Brock Potable Water and Tanks (Compliance)	813-404-4451	813-470-5737
Emily Larson Domestic Wastewater, Wastewater and UIC (Compliance)		813-470-5955
Steve Tafuni NPDES Stormwater and Solid Waste (Compliance)	813-404-4451	813-470-5792
Sam Graves Emergency Response		850-245-2875
Hannah Westervelt ERP (Compliance)		813-470-5752
Michael "Brandon" Miller Hazardous Waste and Air (Compliance)		813-470-5742

South District	Cell	Office
Elizabeth “Liz” Sweigert District Director	239-218-2248	239-344-5646
David Fiess Assistant Director	260-413-3918	239-344-5741
Lina Cerquera Business Planning Administrator	239-699-4051	239-344-5619
Ryan Snyder Permitting Program Administrator		239-344-5695
David Glen Environmental Resources		239-633-5441
Heidi Hoffman Emergency Response		239-344-5684
Chip Turner Press Inquiries/Citizen Services		239-344-5627
Maddie Nice Air Resources		239-344-5687
Megan Dague Drinking Water	941-237-7979	239-344-5642
Deanna Newburg Domestic Wastewater		239-344-5677
Martha Avila Waste Management		239-344-5644

Division of Air Resource Management	Cell	Office
Main Office		850-717-9000
Hastings Read Director	954-463-7388	850-717-9017
Preston McLane Deputy Director/Emergency Response Coordinator	850-544-1262	850-717-9041
Sandra Veazey Office of Air Monitoring, Program Administrator	850-607-3363	850-717-9042
Office of Business Planning, Program Administrator
Jessica Dalton Compliance Assurance Section, Environmental Administrator	850-339-2838	850-717-9106
David Read Permit Review Section, Environmental Administrator	850-228-9772	850-717-9075
Martin Costello Division Team Members for the Florida Emergency Information Line (FEIL)	850-597-1316	850-717-9040

Division of Waste Management	Cell	Office
Tim Bahr Director	850-459-6272	850-245-8790
Natasha Lampkin Assistant Director	850-264-5865	850-245-7525
Billy Hessman Petroleum Restoration Program		850-245-8972
Alan Dorsett Storage Tanks	850-284-6902	850-245-8931
Jennifer Farrell Waste Cleanup Program		850-245-8937
Elizabeth Kromhout Permitting and Compliance Assistance Program	850-251-5608	850-245-8744
Elke Ursin Solid Waste	850-766-9454	850-245-8783
Jeff Gregg Hazardous Waste	850-276-5935	850-245-8816
Sarah-Keith Valentine Hazardous Waste		850-245-8782
Mayra Folsom Press Inquiries/Citizen Services		850-245-8696

Division of Water Resource Management	Cell	Office
John Coates Director	850-556-7829	850-245-8709
Cindy Mulkey Deputy Director	850-688-7596	850-717-9110
Matthew Knoll Deputy Director	352-410-3869	850-245-2878
David Frady Program Management Director, Onsite Sewage Program		850-245-8397
Borja Crane-Amores Program Management Manager, Program and Technical Services Program		850-245-7520
Jessica Kleinfelter Operations and Program Manager, Executive Services		850-245-7589
Keisha Akhavein Support Services Director, Shared Services		850-245-8345
Jennifer Walters Program Administrator, Compliance and Enforcement		850-245-7640
Ron McCulley Program Administrator, (Drinking Water, Operator Certification and Underground Injection Control Programs)		850-245-8384
Tim Rach Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources Coordination (SLERC) Program	850-491-9624	850-245-8015
Lauren Gottfreid Program Administrator, Wastewater Management Program		TBD
Eb Roeder Program Administrator, Onsite Sewage Program		850-245-8402
Marisa Rhian Program Administrator, Mining and Mitigation Program		863-578-1145
Robert Robertson Environmental Administrator, Oil and Gas Program		850-245-8405
Lance Kautz Environmental Administrator, Phosphate Management Program		813-470-5909

Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration	Cell	Office
Lawrence Glenn Director		850-245-7518
David Whiting Deputy Director	850-445-7450	850-245-8191
Ken Weaver Deputy Director	850-212-1289	850-245-7609
Sarah Noble Program Administrator, Water Quality Monitoring Program (WQMP)		850-245-8553
Nia Wellendorf Program Administrator, Water Quality Standards Program	850-694-1592	850-245-8190
Mike King WQMP - Regional Operational Centers (ROCS) Tallahassee, Northeast, and Northwest Environmental Administrator	850-602-7446	850-595-0605
Sarah Meyer WQMP - Regional Operational Centers (ROCS) Tallahassee, Northeast and Northwest Environmental Administrator	321-229-3701	813-470-5782
Moira Homann Program Administrator, Water Quality Restoration Program (WQRP)		850-245-8460
Kevin O'Donnell Program Administrator, Water Quality Evaluation and TMDL Program	850-445-2903	850-245-8469
Denise Miller Program Administrator, Watershed Services Program (WSP)		850-245-8516

DEP Laboratory	Cell	Office
Dave Whiting Deputy Director	850-445-7450	850-245-8191
Colin Wright Program Administrator, Chemistry	850-570-9014	850-245-8102
Cheryl Swanson Program Administrator, Biology	850-363-5926	850-245-8171
Devan Cobb-Williams Program Administrator, Scientific Support Services	850-320-4483	850-245-8078

Last Modified: Thursday, Jul 09, 2026 - 03:05pm

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