Ambassadors List

The OGC Ambassadors Program provides prospective hires an opportunity to schedule an informational interview to have a one-on-one conversation with a current EPA attorney to answer any questions you may have regarding the application process, workplace culture, and job experiences. Simply click on the Ambassador’s link to their email, include “Ambassadors Program” in the subject line, and provide your contact information and that Ambassador will get back to you to schedule a time to chat.

Air and Radiation Law Office

David Orlin is an Assistant General Counsel in the Air and Radiation Law Office. He attended Brown University for his undergraduate degree and Georgetown University for his JD. Email: orlin.david@epa.gov.

Meredith Miller is an Attorney-Advisor in the Air and Radiation Law Office. She attended Bryn Mawr College for her undergraduate degree, The George Washington University for her MPA, and University of Virginia for her JD. Meredith is from Mechanicsburg, PA and joined OGC in 2020.  Email: miller.meredith@epa.gov.

Libby Pettit is an Attorney-Advisor in the Air and Radiation Law Office. She attended Santa Clara University for her undergraduate degree and University of Oregon for her JD. Libby is from Milwaukee, WI and joined OGC in 2020. Email: pettit.elizabetha@epa.gov.

Stacey Garfinkle is an Attorney-Advisor in the Air and Radiation Law Office. She attended The George Washington University for her undergraduate degree and her Master's of Public Policy, and American University Washington College of Law for her JD. Email: garfinkle.stacey@epa.gov.

Ryland Li is an Attorney-Advisor (Team Lead) in the Air and Radiation Law Office. He attended Dartmouth College for his undergraduate degree and Harvard Law School for his JD. Email: li.ryland@epa.gov.

Melina Williams is an Attorney-Advisor in the Air and Radiation Law Office. She attended University of Michigan for her undergraduate degree and University of Michigan Law School for her JD. Email: williams.melina@epa.gov.

Stephanie Hogan is an Assistant General Counsel in the Air and Radiation Law Office. She attended Dartmouth College for her undergraduate degree and New York University School of Law for her JD. Stephanie is from Mentor, OH and joined OGC in 2011. Email: hogan.stephanie@epa.gov.

Rachel Bauer is an Attorney-Advisor in the Air and Radiation Law Office. She attended Nebraska Wesleyan University for her undergraduate degree and Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University for her JD. Rachel is from Ogallala, NE and joined OGC in 2020. Email: bauer.rachel@epa.gov.

Michael Lee is an Assistant General Counsel in the Air and Radiation Law Office. He attended University of Rochester for his undergraduate degree and University of Wisconsin for his JD. Michael is from Albany, NY and joined OGC in 1996. Email: lee.michaelg@epa.gov.

Emily Seidman is an Assistant General Counsel in the Air and Radiation Law Office. She attended Columbia University for her undergraduate degree and Case Western Reserve School of Law for her JD. Emily is from Cleveland, OH and joined OGC in 2016. Email: seidman.emily@epa.gov.

Daniel Schramm is an Attorney-Advisor (Team Lead) in the Air and Radiation Law Office. He attended St. Olaf College for his undergraduate degree and Vermont Law School for his JD. Email: schramm.daniel@epa.gov.

Samantha Hooks is a Program Specialist in the Air and Radiation Law Office. She is from Washington, DC and joined OGC in 1985. Email: hooks.samantha@epa.gov.

Air and Radiation Law Office and the General Law Office

Seth Buchsbaum is an Attorney-Advisor in the Air and Radiation Law Office and the General Law Office. He attended University of Michigan for his undergraduate degree, University of Michigan for his MS in Environmental Policy, and University of Michigan Law School for his JD. Seth is from Ann Arbor, MI and joined OGC in 2017. Email: buchsbaum.seth@epa.gov.

Civil Rights and Finance Law Office

Julia Rhodes is an Assistant General Counsel in the Civil Rights and Finance Law Office. She attended Amherst College for her undergraduate degree. Email: rhodes.julia@epa.gov.

Adam Wilson is an Attorney-Advisor in the Civil Rights and Finance Law Office. He attended Brown University for his undergraduate degree and Harvard Law School for his JD. Adam is from Sharon, MA and joined OGC in 2016. Email: wilson.adam@epa.gov.

Cross-Cutting Issues Law Office

Andrew Simons is an Assistant General Counsel in the Cross-Cutting Issues Law Office. He attended Colby College for his undergraduate degree and Boston College Law School for his JD. Andrew is from Philadelphia, PA, has ties to New England,  and joined OGC in 2004. Email: simons.andrew@epa.gov.

Allison Hoppe is an Attorney-Advisor in the Cross-Cutting Issues Law Office. She attended SUNY Geneseo for her undergraduate degree and Cornell Law for her JD. Email: hoppe.allison@epa.gov.

External Civil Rights Compliance Office

Zahra Khan is an Attorney-Advisor in the External Civil Rights Compliance Office. She attended Stony Brook University for her undergraduate degree and Washington College of Law for her JD. Zahra is from Long Island, NY and joined the EPA in 2015. Email: khan.kahra@epa.gov  

Ethics Office

Victoria Clarke is an Attorney-Advisor in the Ethics Office.  She attended Clark University for both her B.A. and M.B.A., and George Mason University School of Law for her J.D.  She joined OGC in 2016, starting in the National FOIA Office before transitioning to the Ethics Office in 2018. Email: clarke.victoria@epa.gov

General Law Office

Bianca Ponce de Leon is an Attorney-Advisor in the General Law Office. She attended UCLA for her undergraduate degree and George Washington Law School for her JD. Email: poncedeleon.bianca@epa.gov.

Jourdan Brooks is an Attorney-Advisor in the General Law Office. She attended University of Maryland College Park for her undergraduate degree and Howard University School of Law for her JD. Email: brooks.jourdan@epa.gov.

Brandon Levine is an Attorney-Advisor in the General Law Office. He attended UCLA for his undergraduate degree and Pepperdine University School of Law for his JD. Email: levine.brandon@epa.gov.

Kathryn Le is an Attorney-Advisor in the General Law Office. She attended University of Tennessee for her undergraduate degree and Wake Forest University School of Law for her JD. Email: le.kathryn@epa.gov.

Immediate Office

Lila Razor is an Executive Support Specialist in the Immediate Office. She attended Elizabeth City State University for her undergraduate degree and Strayer University for her graduate degree. She joined OGC in 2020. Email: razor.lila@epa.gov.

National FOIA Office

Denise Walker is an Assistant General Counsel in the National FOIA Office. She attended Kansas State University for her undergraduate degree and Maurer School of Law and O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington.  Email: walker.denise@epa.gov.

Rasheena Spears is a Government Information Specialist in the National FOIA Office. Email: spears.rasheena@epa.gov.  

Crystal Evans is a Government Information Specialist in the National FOIA Office. She attended Assoc. Eugenio De Maria Hostos – CUNY and BSHC - Adventist University (Columbia Union College) for her undergraduate degree and Howard University for her MSW-CAPP. Email: evans.crystal@epa.gov.

Ian Altendorfer is an Attorney-Advisor in the National FOIA Office. He attended University of Vermont for his undergraduate degree and Vermont Law School for his JD. Ian is from Closter, NJ and joined OGC in 2020. Email: altendorfer.ian@epa.gov.

Krishna Bhatt is an Attorney-Advisor in the National FOIA Office. She attended University of Alabama at Birmingham for her undergraduate degree and George Mason University School of Law for her JD.  Krishna is from a lot of places including Cleveland, OH, Birmingham, AL, Northern Virginia, and currently Charlotte, NC. Krishna joined OGC in 2019. Email: bhatt.krishna@epa.gov .

Pesticides and Toxic Substances Law Office 

Shannon Rebersak is an Attorney-Advisor in the Pesticides and Toxic Substances Law Office. She attended College of Charleston for her undergraduate degree and University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law for her JD. Shannon is from Silver Spring, MD and joined OGC in 2018. Email: rebersak.shannon@epa.gov.

Jori Reilly-Diakun is an Attorney-Advisor in the Pesticides and Toxic Substances Law Office. He attended College of William and Mary for his undergraduate degree and University of Texas School of Law for his JD. Jori is from Santa Cruz, CA and joined OGC in 2020. Email: reillydiakun.jori@epa.gov.

 Stephanie Schwarz is an Attorney-Advisor in the Pesticides and Toxic Substances Law Office. She attended University of Florida for her undergraduate degree and Florida State University for her JD. Stephanie is from Boca Raton, FL and joined OGC in 2020. Email: schwarz.stephanie@epa.gov.

Lauren Gates is an Attorney-Advisor in the Pesticides and Toxic Substances Law Office. She attended Fairmont State University for her undergraduate degree and Vermont Law School for her JD. Lauren is from Bridgeport, WV and joined OGC in 2020. Email: gates.lauren@epa.gov.

Allison Payne is an Attorney-Advisor in the Pesticides and Toxic Substances Law Office. She attended Louisiana State University for her undergraduate degree and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law for her JD. Allison is from Shreveport, LA and joined OGC in 2020. Email: payne.allison@epa.gov.

Daniel DePasquale is an Attorney-Advisor in the Pesticides and Toxic Substances Law Office. He attended SUNY Stonybrook for his undergraduate degree, Western New England University School of Law for his JD, and Pace Law for his LLM. Daniel is from Long Island, NY and joined OGC in 2018. Email: depasquale.daniel@epa.gov.

Solid Waste and Emergency Response Law Office

Elizabeth Berg is an Attorney-Advisor in the Solid Waste and Emergency Response Law Office. She attended Santa Clara University for her undergraduate degree and University of Oregon School of Law for her JD. Email: berg.elizabethg@epa.gov.

Richard Albores is an Attorney-Advisor in the Solid Waste and Emergency Response Law Office. He attended Loyola University of Chicago for his undergraduate degree and University of California Berkeley School of Law for his JD. Email: albores.richard@epa.gov.

Clayton Cope is an Attorney-Advisor in the Solid Waste and Emergency Response Law Office. He attended University of Virginia for his undergraduate degree and George Washington Law School for his JD. Clayton is from Lovettsville, VA and joined OGC in 2020. Email: cope.clayton@epa.gov.

Brian Grant is an Attorney-Advisor in the Solid Waste and Emergency Response Law Office. He attended Northwestern University for his undergraduate degree and George Washington Law School for his JD. Email: grant.brian@epa.gov.

Cecilia De Robertis is an Assistant General Counsel in the Solid Waste and Emergency Response Law Office. She attended UC Berkeley for her undergraduate degree and Washington College of Law School for her JD. Cecilia is from Los Angeles, CA and joined OGC in 2016. Email: derobertis.cecilia@epa.gov.

Water Law Office

Diane McConkey is an Assistant General Counsel in the Water Law Office. She attended Amherst College for her undergraduate degree and University of Virginia for her JD. Diane is from Boulder, CO and joined OGC in 1997. Email: mcconkey.diane@epa.gov.

Mary Ellen Levine is an Assistant General Counsel in the Water Law Office. She attended Harvard University for her undergraduate degree and George Washington Law School for her JD. Mary Ellen is from Bloomfield Hills, MI. Email: levine.maryellen@epa.gov.

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Last updated on September 27, 2024