MICHELLE DEPASS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENTARY ON KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

Former EPA Assistant Administrator for International and Tribal Affairs (2009 - 2013) Expert on Environmental Justice, Federal Environmental Policy

As the national debate around the Keystone XL Pipeline intensifies and the White House continues to solicit more input, The New School offers environtmental policy expert and EPA veteran Michelle DePass for commentary on the controversial proposed pipeline.

Michelle DePass is Dean of the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School. Directly prior, she served at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Assistant Administrator for International and Tribal Affairs between 2009 and 2013. In this presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position, DePass was responsible for all dimensions of environmental policy between the EPA and other nations, federally recognized tribal nations, and multilateral institutions and donors.

Dean DePass is a sought after civil society leader and has served on dozens of boards and advisory committees to government, NGO’s and international organizations. In her two-decade career in sustainability and public service, DePass has served as Program Officer at the Ford Foundation, founding Executive Director of the New York Environmental Justice Alliance, Senior Policy Advisor to the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and environmental manager for the City of San Jose.

To arrange an interview with Dean DePass contact Sam Biederman, Director of Communications for The New School, at [email protected] or 773-505-5929.

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