On August 28th, Pennsylvania DEP Secretary David E. Hess announced the appointment of Lori Boughton as director of the Office of the Great Lakes of the Pennsylvania DEP. “During the past year, Lori Boughton has been involved in watershed issues and activities in Northwest Pennsylvania through a partnership between DEP and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),” Secretary Hess said. “This experience, combined with the environmental cleanup and brownfielddevelopment work she did at EPA, has prepared Lori to address a wide variety of issues that are important in the Great Lakes region.”
“Lori’s appointment will continue Pennsylvania’s very skillful representation in Great Lakes matters at the local, national and international levels.”
From PA DEP UPDATE http://www.dep.state.pa.us/Update/.