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Holly Cairns Named Acting Director, DEP Office Of Environmental Advocate

The Department of Environmental Protection Friday named Holly Cairns Acting Director of the Office of Environmental Advocate.

In announcing the appointment, Alisa Harris, DEP Special Deputy Secretary for External Affairs, said, “Holly’s extensive experience and successful leadership in community engagement makes her the ideal choice to lead DEP’s efforts to involve all citizens in the permitting process.

“For the past 10 years, Holly has served as the Environmental Advocate in DEP’s Southwest Regional Office in Pittsburgh.  Throughout her tenure there, she successfully worked to bring together community stakeholders, industry representatives, nonprofits groups and local government agencies on numerous high-priority projects, and in 2005, won the Western Pennsylvania Environmental Award for Government.

“A native of Waterford, Erie County, Holly holds a master’s degree in counseling and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.   An active community volunteer, she was the 2010 recipient of the Greater Pittsburgh YMCA—Allegheny branch Volunteer of the Year award.”


11/5/2012

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