Divisions
Central Office Divisions and Programs
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation headquarters are located at 625 Broadway, Albany. In this building you will find most offices of the divisions and special programs. The following is a list of links to all the offices with descriptions of the work we do.
Commissioner Pete Grannis
Stuart Gruskin, Executive Deputy Commissioner
Office of General Counsel
Alison Crocker, Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel
- Environmental Justice
- Program and Regional Counsel
- FOIL (Freedom of Information Law)
Office of Regional Affairs and Permitting
Michael Lenane, Deputy Commissioner
Office of Remediation and Materials Management
Val Washington, Deputy Commissioner
- Division of Environmental Remediation
- Division of Mineral Resources
- Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials
Office of Administration
Jack McKeon, Deputy Commissioner
- Division of Operations
- Division of Information Services
- Division of Management and Budget
- Division of Public Affairs and Education
- Office of Employee Relations
Office of Air Resources, Climate Change & Energy
Jared Snyder, Assistant Commissioner
Office of Public Protection
Henry Hamilton, Assistant Commissioner
- Division of Forest Protection
- Division of Law Enforcement
- Emergency Response Coordination Unit
Office of Natural Resources
Christopher Amato, Assistant Commissioner
Office of Water Resources
James Tierney, Assistant Commissioner
- Division of Water
- Hudson River Estuary Program
- Great Lakes Program
- New York City Watershed
Office of Hearings and Mediation Services
Louis Alexander, Assistant Commissioner
Office of Internal Audit and Investigation
Thomas Kulzer, Director
Office of Legislative Affairs
Chris Ballantyne, Director
Commissioner's Policy Office
Anne Reynolds, Director
Basil Anastassiou, Director of Communications
Yancey Roy, Director of Public Information
