Executive Management
Meet the CalEPA executive management team and read their biographies.
To reach them, visit our Contact Us page.

Yana Garcia
Secretary for Environmental Protection
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Catalina Hayes-Bautista
Undersecretary for Environmental Protection
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Marlene De La O
Deputy Secretary
for Public Policy

Jason Boetzer
Deputy Secretary for
Local Program Coordination and Emergency Response

Nefretiri Cooley
Deputy Secretary for
Communications and External Affairs

Sarah Izant
Deputy Secretary for
Climate Policy

Brandy Hunt
Deputy Secretary for
Fiscal Policy and Administration
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Ana Jovel Melendez
Deputy Secretary for
Legislative Affairs

Scott Lichtig
Deputy Secretary for
Environmental Policy

Alana Mathews
Deputy Secretary for
Law Enforcement and General Counsel

Jeannie Lee
Assistant General Counsel
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Mike Marshall
Agency Information Officer
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Anna Naimark
Deputy Secretary and
Special Counsel for Water Policy
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Vacant
Assistant General Counsel for
Enforcement
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Yvonne Chi
Deputy Secretary for
Equity and Environmental Justice
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Vacant
Deputy Secretary for
Intergovernmental Relations