Division Organization:
Director's Office
Michael Kennedy, Director: michael.kennedy@ky.gov
Rick Shewekah, Assistant Director: rick.shewekah@ky.gov
Kelly Lewis, Environmental Scientist Consultant Sr: kelly.lewis@ky.gov
Durga Patil, Environmental Scientist Consultant II: durga.patil@ky.gov
Kevin Davis, Environmental Scientist Consultant I: kevin.davis@ky.gov
Roberta Burnes, Environmental Scientist Advisor: roberta.burnes@ky.gov
Elly Hixon, Administrative Specialist Senior: elly.hixon@ky.gov
Field Operations Branch
- Inspects air emissions
- Operates air quality monitors
- Enforces state and federal air quality regulations
- Initiates enforcement action against violators of air quality regulations
- Receives and investigates air quality complaints
- Maintains and updates department records concerning citizen complaints, release reporting and emergency response
- Provides technical assistance and training to the regulated community and the public
- Inspects asbestos removals and school asbestos management practices
- Certifies asbestos-abatement professionals
- Reviews school asbestos management plans
- Certifies that tank trucks do not leak
Troy Tabor, Environmental Control Manager: troy.tabor@ky.gov
Leslie Anderson, Administrative Specialist Senior: leslie.anderson@ky.gov
Courtney Shattuck, Environmental Scientist Advisor: courtney.shattuck@ky.gov
Claire Sandefer, Environmental Scientist Consultant I: claire.sandefer@ky.gov
Field Support Section
Eli Caudill, Environmental Control Supervisor: jamese.caudill@ky.gov
Valerie Gibson, Complaints Coordinator: valerie.gibson@ky.gov
Brandon Scroggin, Asbestos Licensing & Certifications: brandon.scroggin@ky.gov
Division for Air Quality Regional Offices and Supervisors
Permit Review Branch
- Reviews applications from sources requiring permits to discharge pollutants into the ambient air in Kentucky
- Assists companies subject to state and/or federal air quality regulations by providing guidance during pre-application meetings
- Issues permits that include all significant emission points and specify conditions under which a company may operate.
- Provides a 30-day public comment period for major source draft permit
Zach Bittner, Environmental Control Manager: zachary.bittner@ky.gov
Amy Tempus-Doom, Environmental Engineer Consultant: amy.tempus-doom@ky.gov
Brian Harley, Environmental Scientist Consultant I: brian.harley@ky.gov
Felicia Laks, Administrative Specialist Senior: felicia.laks@ky.gov
Section Supervisors
Michelle McCloskey, Permit Support Section: michellea.mccloskey@ky.gov
Dakota Ross, Chemical Section: dakota.ross@ky.gov
Julian Breckenridge, Minerals Section: julian.breckenridge@ky.gov
Stacie Daniels, Combustion Section: stacie.daniels@ky.gov
Maridely Loyselle, Metallurgy Section: maridely.loyselle@ky.gov
Shufang Yang, Surface Coating Section: shufang.yang@ky.gov
Program Planning Branch
- Prepares the State Implementation Plan to achieve and maintain national and state air quality standards
- Drafts and processes air pollution control regulations
- Monitors progress toward achieving the division's objectives
- Measures trends in the reduction of emissions and improvement in air quality
- Prepares and monitors the division's air quality management plan
- Evaluates division programs and recommend necessary improvements
- Prepares and monitors federal grants and division budgets
- Coordinates administrative functions for the division
- Prepares and issues emissions inventory reports
Cassandra Jobe, Environmental Control Manager: cassandra.jobe@ky.gov
Emma Moreo, Environmental Scientist Advisor: emma.moreo@ky.gov
Section Supervisors
Dane Ison, Emissions Inventory: gregory.ison@ky.gov
Vacant, Evaluation Section
Blake Borwig, Regulation Section: blake.borwig@ky.gov
Leslie Poff, Administrative Section: lesliem.poff@ky.gov
Technical Services Branch
- Plans and supports operation of the air monitoring network
- Maintains data acquisition network
- Observes and evaluates tests performed on air pollution sources to determine compliance with air emission standards
- Conducts quality assurance programs for ambient and in-stack continuous emission monitoring systems
- Prepares data for the Division for Air Quality annual report
- Oversees reporting for the Air Quality Index
Wayne Bray, Environmental Control Manager: wayne.bray@ky.gov
Jennifer Miller, Environmental Scientist Consultant: jenniferf.miller@ky.gov
Lisa Hicks, Environmental Scientist Advisor: lisa.hicks@ky.gov
Tonya Hale, Administrative Specialist Senior: tonya.hale@ky.gov
Jenna Nall, Environmental Scientist Advisor: jenna.nall@ky.gov
Section Supervisors
Ben Markin, Source Sampling Section: ben.markin@ky.gov
Clayton Sanders, Quality Assurance Section: clayton.sanders@ky.gov
Troy Chilton, Technical Support Section: troy.chilton@ky.gov