Acting DEP Secretary John Quigley Wednesday announced the appointment of Julie Lalo as Director of Communications at the Department of Environmental Protection.

Lalo will be responsible for managing the department’s statewide communications efforts including strategic planning, media relations and educational outreach.

For the past six years, Lalo was Director of Affiliate Partnerships for National Wildlife Federation. Prior to that, she served as Vice-President of Communications and Advocacy for 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania, focusing on community revitalization and land use protection; and as Vice-President of Public Affairs at Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, where she directed the public policy and communications programs.

A native of Lehigh County, she has a BA in Journalism from the Pennsylvania State University.

2/16/2015