State and Tribal Government Working Group
About STGWG
In April 1989, ten governors wrote a letter to then-Secretary of Energy Watkins, to express their concerns regarding the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive and hazardous chemical wastes at Department of Energy (DOE) facilities within or adjacent to their states boundaries.
In May 1989, then-Secretary of Energy Watkins, invited each governor to appoint a representative to participate in the planning process for the Department's Five-Year Plan through membership in a State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG). The Secretary also invited representatives from the Yakama Indian Nation, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, the National Governors' Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the National Association of Attorneys General to participate. STGWG first met in June 1989.
The Department of Energy provides funding for a single representative from each affected State and Tribe to participate in the meetings of the STGWG. In addition, DOE funds technical, administrative, and facilitation support to this body. The Department is funding STGWG support and participation through a cooperative agreement with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
Members List
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Rich Allen—Illinois
Bureau Chief of Env. Safety
Division of Nuclear Safety
Illinois Emergency Mgt. Agency
1035 Outer Park Drive
Springfield, IL 62704
217-782-1322 / fax 217-524-6417
r_allen@iema.state.il.us
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Lezlie Aller—Idaho Alternate
Manager
INL Oversight Program
900 N. Skyline, Suite C
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
208-528-2600 / fax 208-538-2605 |
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Brooklyn Baptiste—Nez Perce Tribe
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee
PO Box 305
Lapwai, ID 83540
208-843-2253 / fax 208-843-7354
brooklynb@nezperce.org |
Gabriel Bohnee--Nez Perce Alternate
Director, Environmental Restoration and Waste Management
Nez Perce Tribe
PO Box 365
Lapwai, ID 83540
208-843-7375 / fax 208-843-7378
gabeb@nezperce.org
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Joseph Mark Chavarria—Santa Clara Pueblo Alternate
Office of Environmental Affairs
Santa Clara Pueblo
PO Box 580, 1 Kee Street
Espanola, NM 87532
505-753-7326 / fax 505-753-8988
depo@la-tierra.com
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Governor J. Michael Chavarria—Santa Clara Pueblo
Santa Clara Pueblo
PO Box 580, 1 Kee Street
Espanola, NM 87532
505-753-7326 / fax 505-753-8988
Governor@santaclarapueblo.org |
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Peter Chestnut—San Ildefonso Alternate
Tribal Attorney
Pueblo de San Ildefonso
121 Tijeras, N.W., Suite 2001
P.O. Box 27190
Albuquerque, NM 87125
505-842-5864 / fax 505-843-9249
pcc@chestnutlaw.com
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Keith A. Collinsworth—So. Carolina Alternate
Federal Facilities Liaison, SC Dept. of Health & Env. Control, EQC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-896-8955 / fax 803-896-8999
collinka@dhec.sc.gov |
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Kara Colton—National Governors Association
Senior Policy Analyst
Natural Resources Policy Studies
National Governors Association
444 N. Capitol Street
Washington, DC 20001-1512
202-624-7878
kcolton@nga.org
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Jim Fyke—Tennessee
Commissioner, Tenn. Dept. of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)
21st Floor, L&C Tower
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243-0435
615-532-0104 / fax 615-532-0120 |
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Robert Geller—Missouri Alternate
Director, Hazardous Waste Program
Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-2747 / fax 573-751-7869
bob.geller@dnr.mo.gov |
Michael Grainey—Oregon First Alternate
Deputy Director
Oregon Department of Energy
625 Marion Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310
503-378-5489 / fax 503-373-7806
michael.w.grainey@state.or.us
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Mike Guffey—Kentucky Alternate
Environmental Scientist
Kentucky Div. of Waste Management
14 Reilly Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-6716 / fax 502-564-2705
mike.guffey@ky.gov |
Brian Hembacher—National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)
Deputy Attorney General
California Attorney General’s Office
300 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-897-2638 / fax 213-897-2802
brian.hembacher@doj.ca.gov
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John Howard—Texas
Director, Environmental Policy
Governor’s Policy Office
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-2198 / fax 512-463-1975
jhoward@governor.state.tx.us |
Susan Coburn Hughs—Oregon Second Alternate
Natural Resource Trustee Representative
Ore. Dept. of Energy, Nuclear Safety Div.
625 Marion St., NE
Salem, OR 97301-3737
503-373-7429
susan.c.hughs@state.or.us
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Russell Jim—Yakama Nation
Program Manager, Environmental
Restoration/Waste Management
Yakama Nation
P.O. Box 151, Fort Road
Toppenish, WA 98948
509-452-2502 / fax 509-452-2503
Russell@Yakama.com |
Greg Kaufman—Jemez Pueblo Alternate
Environmental Scientist
Dept. of Resource Protection
Pueblo of Jemez
Box 100
Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024
505-834-7696 / fax 505-834-7697
gkaufman@jemezpueblo-drp.org |
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David A. Kelm—Illinois Alternate
Director of Governmental Affairs
Illinois Dept. of Nuclear Safety
1035 Outer Park Drive
Springfield, IL 62704
217-785-0229 / fax 217-524-4724
kelm@idns.state.il.us |
Robert W. King Jr.—South Carolina
Assistant Deputy Commissioner
Env. Quality Control, So. Carolina
Dept. of Health and Env. Control
Sims Building, 2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-898-3900 / fax 803-898-3931
kingrw@columb30.dhec.state.sc.us
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Alvino Lucero—Isleta Pueblo
Governor
Isleta Pueblo
P.O. Box 1270
Isleta, NM 87022
505-869-3111 / fax 505-869-4236 |
Stephen Mahfood—Missouri
Director, Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
PO Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-4732 / fax 573-751-7627
nrmahfs@mail.dnr.state.mo.us
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Armand Minthorn—Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR)
CTUIR Board of Trustees
P.O. Box 638
Pendleton, OR 97801
(73239 Confederated Way
Pendleton, OR)
541-276-3165, x2020 / fax 541-276-3095
ArmandMinthorn@ctuir.com
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Graham Mitchell—Ohio Alternate
Chief, Office of Federal Facilities Oversight
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
401 East 5th Street
Dayton, OH 45402-2911
937-285-6018 / fax 937-285-6249
graham.mitchell@epa.state.ohio.us |
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Roger Mulder—Texas Alternate
Director, Pantex Program
State Energy Conservation Office
P.O. Box 13047, 200 E. 10th St.
Austin, Texas 78711
512-463-1866 / fax 512-463-6178
roger.mulder@cpa.state.tx.us |
Ken Niles—Oregon
Assistant Director, Nuclear Safety Division
Oregon Office of Energy
625 Marion Street NE, Suite #1
Salem, OR 97301-3742
503-378-4906 / fax 503-378-6457
ken.niles@state.or.us
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John Owsley—Tennessee Alternate
Director, Tenn. Dept. of Environment and
Conservation, DOE Oversight Division
761 Emory Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-7072
865-481-0995 / fax 865-482-1835
john.owsley@state.tn.us
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Cindy Padilla—New Mexico
New Mexico Environment Dept.
1190 St. Francis Drive, PO Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-827-1758
cindy.padilla@state.nm.us |
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Willie Preacher—Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Tribal/DOE Director
Tribal/DOE Program
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
PO Box 306, Pima Drive
Fort Hall, ID 83203
208-478-3706 / fax 208-237-0797
wpreacher@shoshonebannocktribes.com
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Timothy B. Rice—New York
Div. of Solid & Hazardous Materials
NYS Dept. of Env. Conservation
625 Broadway, 8th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-7255
518-402-8579 / fax 518-402-8646
tbrice@gw.dec.state.ny.us |
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2nd Lt. Governor Kevin Shendo—
Pueblo of Jemez
Pueblo of Jemez
Box 100
Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024
505-834-7359 |
Linda Sikkema—NCSL Alternate
Group Director
Nat'l Conf. of State Legislatures
7700 E. First Place
Denver, CO 80230
303-364-7700 / fax 303-364-7800
linda.sikkema@ncsl.org
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Jim Sommerville—Georgia
Chief, Program Coordination Branch
Georgia Env. Protection Division
#2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE
Suite 1452 East Floyd Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334-9000
404-656-3310 / fax 404-651-9329
jim_sommerville@dnr.state.ga.us |
Joe Strolin—Nevada Interim Designee
Administrator, Planning Division
Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects
Office of the Governor
1761 E. College Parkway, Suite 118
Carson City, NV 89706
775-687-3744 / fax 775-687-5277
jstrolin@nuc.state.nv.us
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Tim Thomas—Kentucky
Assistant to the Commissioner/
Acting Deputy Commissioner
Kentucky Dept. for Env. Protection
14 Reilly Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-2150 / fax 502-564-4245
tim.thomas@ky.gov
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Kathleen Trever—Idaho
Coordinator-Manager of the Idaho
National Lab Oversight Program
1410 N. Hilton
Boise, ID 83706
208-373-0498 / fax 208-373-0429
ktrever@deq.idaho.gov |
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Neil Weber—San Ildefonso Alternate
Director, Dept. of Environment and
Cultural Preservation
Pueblo de San Ildefonso
Route 5, Box 315A
Santa Fe., NM 87506
505-455-4119 / fax 505-455-1120
nweber@sanipueblo.org
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Mike Wilson—Washington State
Program Manager, Nuclear Waste Program
Department of Ecology
PO Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
360-407-7150 / fax 360-407-7152
miwi461@ecy.wa.gov |
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Tom Winston—Ohio
Chief, Southwest District Office
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
401 East 5th Street
Dayton, OH 45402-2911
937-285-6016 / fax 937-285-6249
tom.winston@epa.state.oh.us |
DOE-EM Point of Contact
Brandt Petrasek, Tribal Programs
Internal/External Coordination
Office of Environmental Mgt., EM-30.1
U.S. Dept. of Energy
1000 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20585
202-586-4818 / fax 202-586-0293
albert.petrasek@em.doe.gov |
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National Conf. of State Legislatures Staff
Nithin Akuthota—STGWG Coordinator
National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 E. First Place
Denver, CO 80230
303-364-7700 / fax 303-364-7800
mailto:linda.tassin@ncsl.org |
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