Gina McCarthy
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BACKGROUND INFO
- American public administrator and an environmental health and air quality expert,
- currently administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation
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JOB DESCRIPTION
- McCarthy has worked on environmental issues at the state and local levels
- has developed policies on economic growth, energy, transportation
- The EPA is one of the federal agencies that will advise the Obama administration
- On the proposed pipeline
FAMILY
- McCarthy is married to Kenneth McCarthy
- They have three children, Daniel, Maggie and Julie and two dogs
- McCarthy also has a sister, Elaine McCarthy
POLITICAL PARTY
- McCarthy is a Democrat
PEOPLE WORKED UNDER MCCARTHY
- EPA employs over 17,000 people across the country
- Including Washington D.C.
- Martha Sandy
- James McManaman
- Stephen Klain
PEOPLE WORKED UNDER MCCARTHY (CONT.)
- Marion Ehrich
- Barry Delclos
OTHER JOBS
- McCarthy held the position of assistant administrator, U.S. EPA
- commissioner, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- deputy secretary, Massachusetts Office of Commonwealth Development
- undersecretary for policy, Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- University of Massachusetts Boston with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology
- Master of Science in Environmental Health Engineering and Planning and Policy
OTHER
- She was the direct supervisor of convicted fraudster John C. Beale
- EPA is one of the federal agencies that will advise the Obama administration on the proposed pipeline
- her career, which spans over 30 years
- Appointed by President Obama in 2009 as Assistant Administrator
OTHER
- Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation
- President Barack Obama nominated McCarthy to replace Lisa Jackson
- fight becoming the face of Obama's global warming/climate change initiative
