Unified Program Contacts

CalEPA Unified Program

1001 “I” Street, P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento, CA 95812 General Information: (916) 327-9559 | Email: cupa@calepa.ca.gov

CalEPA Unified Program Regulator Directory

This directory is a searchable source of information regarding state agencies, CUPAs, PAs, committees and other workgroups related to the Unified Program.

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CalEPA Unified Program Contact List

• Jason Boetzer, Deputy Secretary, Local Program Coordination and Emergency Response (916) 327-9558
• John Paine, Environmental Program Manager (916) 327-5092
• Melinda Blum, Senior Environmental Scientist, Supervisor (916) 327-9560
• Steven Gailey, Senior Environmental Scientist (916) 318-8157
• Erika Michelotti, Senior Environmental Scientist (916) 566-5052
• Timothy Brandt, Environmental Scientist, CUPA Performance Evaluation Team Lead (916) 323-2204
• Kaeleigh Pontif, Environmental Scientist, CUPA Performance Evaluation Team Lead (916) 318-9341
• Jessica Snow, Environmental Scientist, CUPA Performance Evaluation Team Lead
• Carla Bohon, Associate Government Program Analyst (916) 566-5056
• Nicholas Antilla, Associate Government Program Analyst (916) 445-4186
• Jennifer Rohde, Executive Assistant (916) 327-9559

CalEPA HMBP/CalARP Contact List

• John Elkins, Environmental Program Manager (916) 804-8349
• Elizabeth Brega, Senior Environmental Scientist, Supervisor (916) 318-8156
• Ammaad Akhtar, Hazardous Substances Engineer (916) 883-0960
• Garett Chan, Environmental Scientist, CUPA Performance Evaluation Team (916) 318-8352
• Alexa Kostrikin, REHS , Environmental Scientist, CUPA Performance Evaluation Team (916) 883-0957
• Gerrit Kovach, REHS, ASP, Environmental Scientist, CUPA Performance Evaluation Team (916) 323-2516
• Andrea Moron-Solano, Environmental Scientist, CUPA Performance Evaluation Team (916-318-9346
• Julie Ann Unson, Environmental Scientist, CUPA Performance Evaluation Team (916) 866-0013

CalEPA Emergency Response Contact List

• Jason Boetzer, Deputy Secretary, Local Program Coordination and Emergency Response (916) 327-9558
• John Elkins, Environmental Program Manager (916) 804-8349
• Allison Wilder, Environmental Scientist
• Kristi Placencia, Senior Emergency Services Coordinator (916) 327-7780
• Mina Taghizadeh, Associate Government Program Analyst 

State Agency and Unified Program Element Contacts

• Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Program Agency: CAL FIRE: Office of the State Fire Marshal James Hosler (916) 263-6300
• Area Plan Program/Business Plan Program Agency: CalEPA John Elkins (916) 804-8349
• Hazardous Material Management Plans/Hazardous Material Inventory Statements Program Agency: CAL FIRE: Office of the State Fire Marshal James Hosler (916) 263-6300
• Hazardous Waste Generator/Tiered Permitting Program Agency: Department of Toxic Substances Control Ryan Miya (510) 540-3775
• Underground Storage Tanks Program Agency: State Water Resources Control Board Tom Henderson (916) 319-9128
• California Accidental Release Prevention Program Agency: CalEPA John Elkins (916) 804-8349