Our Mission:
To protect human health and the environment by achieving and maintaining acceptable air quality through:
Operation of a comprehensive air monitoring network;
Creating effective partnerships with air pollution sources and the public;
Timely dissemination of accurate and useful information;
The judicious use of program resources; and
Maintenance of a reasonable and effective compliance assurance program.
Division Organization:
Director's Office
Michael Kennedy, Director
Rick Shewekah, Assistant Director
Kelly Lewis, Environmental Scientist Consultant Sr.
Roberta Burnes, Environmental Scientist Advisor
Elly Hixon, Administrative Specialist Senior
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
Vacant, Environmental Control Manager
Leslie Anderson, Administrative Specialist Senior
Jonathan Barker, Environmental Scientist Consultant
Courtney Shattuck, Environmental Scientist Advisor
Field Support Section
Emma Moreo, Environmental Control Supervisor
Diana Davidson, Complaints Coordinator
Brandon Scroggin, Asbestos Licensing & Certifications
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
Zachary Bittner, Environmental Control Manager
Durga Patil, Environmental Scientist Consultant
Amy Tempus-Doom, Environmental Engineer Consultant
Felicia Laks, Administrative Specialist Senior
Section Supervisors
Michelle McCloskey, Permit Support Section
Vacant, Chemical Section
Julian Breckenridge, Minerals Section
Stacie Daniels, Combustion Section
Zachary Bittner, Metallurgy Section
Shufang Yang, Surface Coating Section
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
Leslie Poff, Environmental Scientist Consultant
Kevin Davis, Environmental Scientist Consultant
Section Supervisors
Gregory "Dane" Ison, Emissions Inventory
Lauren Hedge, Evaluation Section
Anna Bowman, Regulation Section
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
Jennifer Miller, Environmental Scientist Consultant
Lisa Hicks, Environmental Scientist Advisor
Tonya Hale, Administrative Specialist Senior
Jenna Nall, Environmental Scientist Advisor
Section Supervisors
Ben Markin, Source Sampling Section
Clayton Sanders, Quality Assurance Section