DEP Secretary Kathleen McGinty this week announced the appointment of Kelly Heffner as director of DEP's Office of Policy.

Heffner most recently has served as an executive policy specialist in DEP's Policy Office where she has developed policy, regulations and guidance. In particular, 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.

Prior to this appointment, she was the chief of the Permitting Section in the Division of Waterways, Wetlands and Stormwater Management where she supervised professional staff who were responsible for the development of program guidance, policies, regulations, and permitting processes.

Heffner began her career at DEP as a water pollution biologist and provided technical expertise to central and regional office staff and served as an expert on wetlands matters. She also worked for five years in the private sector as a project manager and biologist for RMC Environmental Services.

Heffner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from East Stroudsburg University.

3/30/2007