William "Ike" White, Senior Advisor

William "Ike" White, Senior Advisor

Senior Advisor, Office of Environmental Management

William "Ike" White

 

William "Ike" White has led the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) since June 2019. He provides leadership for the safe cleanup of the environmental legacy brought about from five decades of nuclear weapons development and government-sponsored nuclear energy research.

 

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey Avery

Jeffrey Avery, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Environmental Management

Jeffrey Avery

 

Jeffrey Avery serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) in the Office of Environmental Management (EM). In this role Avery works to enable the safe and successful execution of the EM mission, while providing management oversight of activities, operations, and program integration across Department of Energy (DOE) field sites.

 

 

 

Greg Sosson will serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Safety, Security, and Quality Assurance.

Gregory Sosson, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations

Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations

Gregory Sosson

Gregory Sosson is the Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations for the Office of Environmental Management (EM). He is responsible for developing strategies, policy, and guidance for the 15 EM field sites in support of the EM mission. He oversees nuclear operations, safeguards and security, and technology development. He also oversees EM’s efforts under the Justice40 Initiative.

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Kristen Ellis, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Regulatory and Policy Affairs

 

Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Regulatory and Policy Affairs

Kristen Ellis

Kristen serves as the Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Regulatory and Policy Affairs, and as the Director of Regulatory, Intergovernmental, and Stakeholder Engagement, within the US Department of Energy’s Environmental Management (EM) Office. Her portfolio includes regulatory compliance, intergovernmental, international, and stakeholder engagement.

Dae Chung

Dae Chung, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Corporate Services

Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Corporate Services, Office of Environmental Management

Dae Chung

Dae Chung serves as the Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Corporate Services for the Office of Environmental Management (EM) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). He is responsible for leading and overseeing the strategic corporate operations and essential business services necessary to support and enable the over $7 billion EM cleanup program including resource management, acquisition and project management and internal and external communications.

 

 

 

Click here for listing of the EM Field Managers

 

Click here for listing of EM Past Assistant Secretaries

 

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