Wayne Nastri joined mCapitol Management April 1, 2011 as a Senior Vice President and Co-Chair of the Energy and Environment Practice.
Prior to joining mCapitol, he worked with a prominent Washington DC based government relations firm where he worked with corporate clients and non-governmental organizations (NGO) on primarily environmental and energy issues. Wayne has worked in government sector as well having served for nearly eight years as the Region 9 Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 2001-2009. Before his appointment as Regional Administrator, he served on the Governing Board of California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District where he chaired the Technology Committee. Wayne also served on Cal/EPA’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Site Mitigation External Advisory Committee. He also served as the Legislative Director for the California Environmental Business Council, and was Editor-in-Chief for the National Association of Environmental Professionals’ Environmental News. Wayne has also served in various advisory committees to Cal EPA including the California Air Resources Board (CARB) zero emission vehicle (ZEV) implementation advisory committee, DTSC’s Site Mitigation Program Advisory committee (where he co-chaired the Brownfields Sub-Committee) and Office of Environmental Health Hazards and Assessments (OEHHA)’s Private Site Manager’s Advisory Committee. He has written and had published a variety of papers dealing with environmental audits, regulatory agencies and environmental mediation.
As EPA Region 9 Regional Administrator from 2001 through January 2009, Wayne was responsible for policy development and operations in EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Wayne had management oversight of nearly 1,000 people and an annual budget exceeding $700 million. As Regional Administrator, he worked closely with other federal agencies, state and local governments, and Indian tribes to develop and enforce regulations under existing environmental laws. Responsibilities also included issuance of permits, compliance monitoring, and enforcement. Wayne worked closely with the public, industry and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts. Under Wayne’s leadership, the Region was instrumental in the development of diesel emission reduction efforts through development of the West Coast Diesel Collaborative. Wayne also focused the agency on developing strategies to address marine emissions associated with ocean-going vessels and ports.
For six years prior to his appointment at EPA, Wayne was president and co-founder, Environmental Mediation, Inc. At EMI, he developed and implemented strategic solutions related to environmental issues including compliance audits, issue assessments, third party peer reviews, investigative/remedial project oversight, legislative monitoring and direct communications with the general media, as well as regulatory, legislative, and executive bodies. Wayne specialized in air and water quality issues as well as hazardous waste investigation and remediation. Wayne also assisted in the development and implementation of targeted communications strategies where he dealt extensively with media and community groups.
Wayne Nastri, Senior Vice President
wayne.nastri@mcapitol.com
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