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DEP Appoints Acting Water Management, Field Operations Deputies, Legislative Director
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Acting Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer announced Friday Dana Aunkst was been appoint Acting Deputy Secretary for Field Operations and Kelly Heffner has been appointed Acting Deputy Secretary for Water Management.
In addition, Tom Santanna, most recently a government relations representative for PPL Corporation, has been appointed Legislative Director at DEP.
Kelly Heffner has served as Acting Deputy for Field Operations since March of 2010 and will be moving to the Water Management position.
Kelly has served as Policy Director for DEP since March 2007 and has served as the DEP's American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Coordinator since March 2009. She has functioned as the policy liaison for all water related policy matters and has provided input to legislative committees regarding the interpretation of policy recommendations; Chief of the Permitting Section in the Division of Waterways, Wetlands and Storm Water Management where she supervised professional staff who were responsible for the development of program guidance, policies, regulations, that supported the permitting processes.
Kelly holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from East Stroudsburg University.
Dana Aunkst moves to the Field Operations Deputy position after serving as the Director of the Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation and has served as Acting Deputy Secretary for Water Managment.
Aunkst has most recently helped developed standards for the treatment of wastewater from Marcellus Shale drilling operations.
Tom Santanna is a 2001 graduate of Shippensburg University with a degree in communications and journalism. He started his career with the Greenlee Partners government relations firm.
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