Regional Tribal Drinking Water Coordinators

Use the map below to find region specific Tribal Drinking Water Coordinators
Map of the US, split into EPA regionsRegion 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakaota, Utah, Wyoming Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
LocationDirect Implementation Coordinators

Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants -

Tribal Set-Aside (DWIG-TSA) Coordinators

Emerging Contaminants in Small or

Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC)

Tribal Grant Program Coordinators

Assistance for Small, Underserved, 

and Disadvantaged Communities (SUDC)

Tribal Grant

Headquarters

Antonio Garcia (Tony)

  • (Garcia.Antonio@epa.gov)
  • (202) 564-1691

Aleah Holt

  • (Holt.Aleah@epa.gov)
  • (202) 566-2791

Kate Meyers

  • (Meyers.Kate@epa.gov)
  • (202) 564-5262

Gabriella Neusner

  • (Neusner.Gabriella@epa.gov)
  • (202) 566-2287

Kate Meyers

  • (Meyers.Kate@epa.gov)
  • (202) 564-5262

Nathaniel Hawthorne

  • (Hawthorne.Nathaniel@epa.gov)
  • (202) 564-5152

Gabriella Neusner

  • (Neusner.Gabriella@epa.gov)
  • (202) 566-2287

Kate Meyers

  • (Meyers.Kate@epa.gov)
  • (202) 564-5262

Nathaniel Hawthorne

  • (Hawthorne.Nathaniel@epa.gov)
  • (202) 564-5152

Gabriella Neusner

  • (Neusner.Gabriella@epa.gov)
  • (202) 566-2287

Kate Meyers

  • (Meyers.Kate@epa.gov)
  • (202) 564-5262

Nathaniel Hawthorne

  • (Hawthorne.Nathaniel@epa.gov)

  • (202) 564-5152

Region 1

Mark Sceery

  • (Sceery.Mark@epa.gov)
  • (617) 918-1559

Sandra Petrakis

  • (Petrakis.Sandra@epa.gov)
  • (617) 918-1534

Patricia Stelmaszczyk

  • (Stelmaszczyk.Patricia@epa.gov)
  • (617) 918-1170

Clare O’Connor

  • (Oconnor.Clare@epa.gov)
  • (617) 918- 1548

Patricia Stelmaszczyk

  • (Stelmaszczyk.Patricia@epa.gov)
  • (617) 918-1170

Martine Wong

  • (Wong.Martine@epa.gov)
  • (617) 918- 1740
Region 2

Eliot Sherman

  • (Sherman.Eliot@epa.gov)
  • (212) 637-3709

Eliot Sherman

  • (Sherman.Eliot@epa.gov)
  • (212) 637-3709

Eliot Sherman

  • (Sherman.Eliot@epa.gov)
  • (212) 637-3709

Eliot Sherman

  • (Sherman.Eliot@epa.gov)
  • (212) 637-3709
Region 3

Alysa Zirilli

  • (Zirilli.Alysa@epa.gov)
  • (215) 814- 5733

Kenneth Pantuck

  • (Pantuck.Kenneth@epa.gov)
  • (215) 814-5769

Jonathan C. Swanson

  • (Swanson.Jonathan@epa.gov)
  • (215) 814- 5770

Kenneth Pantuck

  • (Pantuck.Kenneth@epa.gov)
  • (215) 814-5769

Jonathan C. Swanson

  • (Swanson.Jonathan@epa.gov)
  • (215) 814- 5770

Brian Hamilton

  • (Hamilton.Brian@epa.gov)
  • (215) 814- 5497
     
Region 4

Alenda Johnson

  • Region 4 Tribal DI Coordinator
  • (Johnson.Alenda@epa.gov)
  • (404) 562-9761

Tamara Wright

  • Tribal DI Team Member
  • (Wright.Tamara@epa.gov)
  • (404) 562-8953

Juan Roman Perez

  • Tribal DI Team Member
  • (RomanPerez.Juan@epa.gov)
  • (404) 562-8524

Zachary Gravette

  • Tribal DI Team Member
  • (Gravette.Zachary@epa.gov)
  • (404) 562-8789

Chris Johnson

  • (Johnson.Christopher01@epa.gov)

  • (404) 562-8337

Chris Johnson

  • (Johnson.Christopher01@epa.gov)

  • (404) 562-8337

Chris Johnson

  • (Johnson.Christopher01@epa.gov)
  • (404) 562-8337
Region 5

General Program Contact Info

  • (R5TribalPWS@epa.gov)

Kristina Bell

  • (Bell.Kristina@epa.gov)
  • (312) 886-7489

Gordy Zak

  • (Zak.Gordy@epa.gov)
  • (312) 886-9736

Kristina Bell

  • (Bell.Kristina@epa.gov)
  • (312) 886-7489

Gordy Zak

  • (Zak.Gordy@epa.gov)
  • (312) 886-9736

Cary McElhinney

  • (mcelhinney.cary@epa.gov)
  • (312) 886-4313

Kristina Bell

  • (Bell.Kristina@epa.gov)
  • (312) 886-7489

Gordy Zak

  • (Zak.Gordy@epa.gov)
  • (312) 886-9736

Kristina Bell

  • (Bell.Kristina@epa.gov)
  • (312) 886-7489

Gordy Zak

  • (Zak.Gordy@epa.gov)
  • (312) 886-9736
Region 6

Andrea Abshire

  • Tribal DW Program Manager
  • (Abshire.Andrea@epa.gov)
  • (214) 665-6706

Rose Afandi

  • Tribal DW Program Manager
  • (Afandi.Rose@epa.gov)
  • (214) 665-7154

Anisa A. Pjetrovic 

  • Project Officer
  • (Pjetrovic.Anisa@epa.gov)
  • (214)-665-6446

Jose Alvarez

  • Project Officer
  • (Alvarez.Jose@epa.gov)
  • (214)-665-7559

Theophilus Nimpson 

  • Project Officer
  • (Nimpson.Theophilus@epa.gov)
  • (214)-665-7316

Anisa A. Pjetrovic 

  • Project Officer
  • (Pjetrovic.Anisa@epa.gov)
  • (214)-665-6446
Region 7

Brenda Blohm

  • (Blohm.Brenda@epa.gov)
  • (913) 551-7702

Anthony Pham

  • (Pham.Anthony@epa.gov)
  • (913) 551-7363

Brenda Blohm

  • (Blohm.Brenda@epa.gov)
  • (913) 551-7702

Eva Burke

  • (Burke.Eva@epa.gov)
  • (913) 551-7137

Brenda Blohm

  • (Blohm.Brenda@epa.gov)
  • (913) 551-7702

Eva Burke

  • (Burke.Eva@epa.gov)
  • (913) 551-7137

Brenda Blohm

  • (Blohm.Brenda@epa.gov)
  • (913) 551-7702

Eva Burke

  • (Burke.Eva@epa.gov)
  • (913) 551-7137
Region 8

General Program Contact Info

  • (R8DWU@epa.gov)

Regional Tribal Liaison

Liaison for Tribal Systems

within Colorado, Utah,

and Wyoming

Motaz Zarooq

  • (Zarooq.Motaz@epa.gov)
  • (303) 312-6780

Liaison for Tribal Systems

within Montana

Megan Falk

  • (Falk.Megan@epa.gov)
  • (406) 457-5041

Liaison for Tribal Systems

within North Dakota and

South Dakota

Colby Brakke

  • (Brakke.Colby@epa.gov)
  • (605) 585-6741

Bruce Cooper

  • (Cooper.Bruce@epa.gov)
  • (303) 312-6028

Sallena Rodriquez

  • (Rodriguez.Sallena@epa.gov)
  • (303) 312-6279

Ernest Espinosa

  • (Espinosa.Ernest@epa.gov)
  • (303) 312- 7154

Karen Ward

  • (Ward.Karen@epa.gov)
  • (303) 312- 6449

Emily Bedell

  • (Bedell.Emily@epa.gov)

  • (303) 312- 6269

Region 9

Ukiah Area, Fresno Area,

Torres Martinez 

Jason Gambatese

  • (Gambatese.Jason@epa.gov)
  • (415) 972-3571

Northern California,

Havasupai Tribe,

Hualapai Tribe, 

Northern and Eastern Nevada 

Ian Chinn

  • (Chinn.Ian@epa.gov)
  • (415) 972-3418

San Carlos Apache Tribe,

Tohono O’odham Nation  

Nate Delano

  • (Delano.Nathaniel@epa.gov)
  • (415) 972-3776

Phoenix Area,

White Mountain Apache Tribe,

Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona,  

Yavapai-Apache Nation,  

Escondido District, 

Palm Springs Area

Bayla Fisher

  • (Fisher.Bayla@epa.gov)
  • (415) 972-3806

Las Vegas Area,

Northern Colorado River Area,

Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians,

South San Diego Area,

Yuma Area​​​​​​​  

Annie Wan

  • (Wan.Annie@epa.gov)
  • (415) 972-3845

Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe  

Martin Stephens

  • (Stephens.Marty@epa.gov)
  • (989) 906-2969

Sacramento Area, Owens Valley,

Washoe Tribe of Nevada

and California  

Joi Chu- Ketterer

  • (Chuketterer.Joi@epa.gov)
  • (415) 972-3803

Tucson Area  

Nancy Sockabasin

  • (Sockabasin.Nancy@epa.gov)
  • (415) 972-3772

Navajo Nation Area 

Adam Ramos

  • (Ramos.Adam@epa.gov)
  • (415) 972-3450

California Area

Redding and Sacramento Districts 

Escondido District

Madeleine Tango

  • (Tango.Madeleine@epa.gov)
  • (619) 874- 0568

Phoenix Area

Reno and Western Arizona Districts 

Sara McGillewie

  • (Mcgillewie.Sara@epa.gov)
  • (213) 244-1859

Katie Velazquez

  • (Velazquez.Katie@epa.gov)
  • (213) 244- 1834

Eastern Arizona District

Emma Young

  • (Young.Emma@epa.gov)
  • (415) 972-3707

Sara McGillewie

  • (Mcgillewie.Sara@epa.gov)
  • (213) 244-1859

Katie Velazquez

  • (Velazquez.Katie@epa.gov)
  • (213) 244- 1834

Madeleine Tango

  • (Tango.Madeleine@epa.gov)
  • (619) 874- 0568
Region 10

General Program Contact Info

  • (R10TribalDW@epa.gov)
  • (206) 553-6253

Christine Ghetu

  • (Ghetu.Christine@epa.gov)
  • (206) 553-6118

Jonathan Capua

  • (Capua.Jonathan@epa.gov)
  • (907) 271-3541

Ryan Gross

  • (Gross.Ryan@epa.gov)
  • (206) 553-6293

Kayla Wilson

  • (Wilson.Kayla@epa.gov)
  • (206) 553-0058

Catelyn Jones

  • (Jones.Catelyn@epa.gov)
  • (503) 326-3269

Jonathan Capua (AK)

  • (Capua.Jonathan@epa.gov)
  • (907) 271-3541

Kayla Wilson (ID, OR, WA)

  • (Wilson.Kayla@epa.gov)
  • (206) 553-0058
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Last updated on July 18, 2025