DEQ contact information by program
Environmental emergencies
Business hours: contact the nearest DEQ regional office.
24 hours: contact the Department of Emergency Management at (800) 468-8892.
Driving directions to DEQ offices can be found on each regional office page.
DEQ Central Office
629 East Main Street
Richmond, Va. 23219
P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 698-4000
(800) 592-5482 (toll free in Virginia)
Business hours: 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday 
Program areas:
back to topAgency management
DEQ director
David K. Paylor
(804) 698-4020
dkpaylor@deq.virginia.gov
Chief deputy
Richard Weeks
(804) 698-4484
rfweeks@deq.virginia.gov
Environmental enhancement
Mike Murphy
(804) 698-4003
mpmurphy@deq.virginia.gov
Enforcement director
Melanie D. Davenport
(804) 698-4038
mddavenport@deq.virginia.gov
Administration
Valerie Thomson
(804) 698-4157
vethomson@deq.virginia.gov
Internal Audit
Sharon Brown
(804) 698-4014
slbrown@deq.virginia.gov
Deputy director for program development
James Golden
(804) 698-4220
jjgolden@deq.virginia.gov
Air quality division
Mike Dowd
(804) 698-4284
mgdowd@deq.virginia.gov
Waste division
Karen Sismour
(804) 698-4145
kjsismour@deq.virginia.gov
Water quality division
Ellen Gilinsky
(804) 698-4375
egilinsky@deq.virginia.gov
Water resources division
Terry Wagner
(804) 698-4043
tdwagner@deq.virginia.gov
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Regulatory affairs/citizen boards
Cindy Berndt
(804) 698-4378
cmberndt@deq.virginia.gov
Legislative affairs
Air and waste policy
Angela Jenkins
(804) 698-4268
aljenkins@deq.virginia.gov
Water policy
Rick Linker
(804) 698-4195
rrlinker@deq.virginia.gov
Public affairs and media relations
Bill Hayden
(804) 698-4447
wphayden@deq.virginia.gov
Constituent affairs/Freedom of Information Act requests
Diana Monroe
(804) 698-4035
dlmonroe@deq.virginia.gov
Publications
Julia Wellman
(804) 698-4399
Web Development
Aaron N Wagner
(804) 698-4265
back to topAir quality
Air quality division director
Mike Dowd
(804) 698-4284
mgdowd@deq.virginia.gov
Small business technical assistance and loan fund
Richard Rasmussen
(804) 698-4394
rgrasmussen@deq.virginia.gov
Air quality monitoring
Chuck Turner
(804) 527-5178
clturner@deq.virginia.gov
Permits
Tamera Thompson
(804) 698-4502
tmthompson@deq.virginia.gov
Regulation development
Robert Mann
(804) 698-4419
ramann@deq.virginia.gov
Data analysis
Tom Ballou
(804) 698-4406
trballou@deq.virginia.gov
Inspection coordination
Jerome Brooks
(804) 698-4403
jabrooks@deq.virginia.gov
back to topWaste
Waste division director
Karen Sismour
(804) 698-4145
kjsismour@deq.virginia.gov
Solid waste
Debra A. Miller
(804) 698-4206
damiller@deq.virginia.gov
Financial assurance and regulations
Leslie Beckwith
(804) 698-4123
ldbeckwith@deq.virginia.gov
Technical support
Sanjay Thirunagari
(804) 698-4193
skthirunagari@deq.virginia.gov
SARA Title III/Toxics Release Inventory
Nichelle McDaniel
(804) 698-4159
ndmcdaniel@deq.virginia.gov
Petroleum storage tanks
Reimbursement
Betty Lamp
(804) 698-4322
arlamp@deq.virginia.gov
Appeals
Renee Hooper
(804) 698-4018
rthooper@deq.virginia.gov
Cleanup
John Giese
(804) 698-4287
jfgiese@deq.virginia.gov
Hazardous waste permits
Leslie Romanchik
(804) 698-4129
laromanchik@deq.virginia.gov
Remediation
Superfund, voluntary remediation, and brownfields
Kevin Greene
(804) 698-4236
klgreene@deq.virginia.gov
Federal facilities
Durwood Willis
(804) 698-4192
dhwillis@deq.virginia.gov
Site Assessment
Devlin Harris
(804) 698-4226
Risk Assessment
Patricia McMurray
(804) 698-4186
back to topWater quality
Water quality division director
Ellen Gilinsky
(804) 698-4375
egilinsky@deq.virginia.gov
Permits and compliance
Fred Cunningham
(804) 698-4182
fkcunningham@deq.virginia.gov
Inspections and operator training for wastewater treatment
Vacant
Construction assistance
Walter Gills
(804) 698-4133
wagills@deq.virginia.gov
Water quality monitoring and assessment
Darryl Glover
(804) 698-4321
dmglover@deq.virginia.gov
Wastewater engineering
Marcia Degen
(540) 562-6753
mjdegen@deq.virginia.gov
Land application and agriculture
Wetlands and water protection
Dave Davis
(804) 698-4105
dldavis@deq.virginia.gov
Water quality
Alan Pollock
(804) 698-4002
aepollock@deq.virginia.gov
Chesapeake Bay Program
John Kennedy
(804) 698-4312
jmkennedy@deq.virginia.gov
Water Quality Standards
Jean Gregory
(804) 698-4113
jwgregory@deq.virginia.gov
Watersheds
Charles Martin
(804) 698-4462
chmartin@deq.virginia.gov
back to topWater resources
Water resources division director
Terry Wagner
(804) 698-4043
tdwagner@deq.virginia.gov
Surface water investigations
Ronnie Lawson
900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 600
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 293-3031
relawson@deq.virginia.gov
Water supply planning
Scott Kudlas
(804) 698-4456
swkudlas@deq.virginia.gov
Ground water characterization
Scott Bruce
(804) 698-4041
txbruce@deq.virginia.gov
Ground water protection
Mary Ann Massie
(804) 698-4042
mamassie@deq.virginia.gov
Ground water withdrawal permits
Robin Patton
(804) 698-4085
rwpatton@deq.virginia.gov
back to topEnvironmental enhancement
Environmental enhancement director
Mike Murphy
(804) 698-4003
mpmurphy@deq.virginia.gov
Virginia Coastal Management Program
Laura McKay
(804) 698-4323
lbmckay@deq.virginia.gov
Waste tires
Allan Lassiter
(804) 698-4215
arlassiter@deq.virginia.gov
Recycling and litter prevention
Steve Coe
(804) 698-4029
gscoe@deq.virginia.gov
Environmental impact review
Ellie Irons
(804) 698-4325
elirons@deq.virginia.gov
Pollution prevention
Sharon Baxter
(804) 698-4344
skbaxter@deq.virginia.gov
Environmental education
Ann Regn
(804) 698-4442
amregn@deq.virginia.gov
back to topEnforcement
Enforcement director
Melanie D. Davenport
(804) 698-4038
mddavenport@deq.virginia.gov
Civil enforcement
Alexandra L. Ritter (Air)
(804) 698-4214
alritter@deq.virginia.gov
Kathleen O'Connell (Water)
(804) 698-4273
kfoconnell@deq.virginia.gov
Lee M. Cromwell (Wetlands)
(804) 698-4450
lmcrowell@deq.virginia.gov
Policy and Planning
John E. Ely
(804) 698-4249
jeely@deq.virginia.gov
Criminal investigations
Ralph Mayer
(804) 698-4272
rjmayer@deq.virginia.gov
Adjudication
Julie Shelton
(804) 698-4251
jfshelton@deq.virginia.gov
back to topAdministration
Administration director
Valerie Thomson
(804) 698-4157
vethomson@deq.virginia.gov
Human resources
Peggy Hawkins
(804) 698-4317
pmhawkins@deq.virginia.gov
Training
Kevin Vaughan
(804) 698-4470
kgvaughan@deq.virginia.gov
Procurements and contracts
Steve VonCanon
(804) 698-4279
skvoncanon@deq.virginia.gov
Information systems
Vickie Gephart
(804) 698-4342
vickie.gephart@deq.virginia.gov
Financial management
Francis Campbell
(804) 698-4363
fbcampbell@deq.virginia.gov
back to topRegional offices
Southwest Regional Office
Dallas R. Sizemore
355 Deadmore Street
P.O. Box 1688
Abingdon, VA 24212
(276) 676-4800
Valley Regional Office
Amy Owens
4411 Early Road
P.O. Box 3000
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 574-7800
Piedmont Regional Office
Gerry Seeley
4949-A Cox Road
P.O. Box 3000
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 527-5020
Northern Virginia Regional Office
Tom Faha
13901 Crown Court
Woodbridge, VA 22193
(703) 583-3800
Air Check Virginia
13901 Crown Court
Woodbridge, VA 22193
(703) 583-3800
West Central Regional Office
Steven Dietrich
3019 Peters Creek Road
Roanoke, VA 24019
(540) 562-6700
South Central Regional Office
Tom Henderson
7705 Timberlake Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
(434) 582-5120
Tidewater Regional Office
Frank Daniel
5636 Southern Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 518-2000
Fredericksburg Satellite Office
806 Westwood Office Park
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 899-4600