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Environmental Management Commission

Meet the ADEM Commissioners 

Guidelines for Public Comment


The seven-member Environmental Management Commission (EMC), whose members are appointed to six-year terms by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Alabama Senate, is charged with developing the state's environmental policy, hearing administrative appeals of permits, administrative orders and variances issued by the Department, adopting environmental regulations and selecting an ADEM director.

 

Environmental Management Commission meetings can be found here.

 

Members

Name

Position

A. Frank McFadden, P.E. (Chair)
c/o Environmental Management Commission
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
 
Professional Engineer 
Term of Position 10/1/22 - 9/30/28
Ruby L. Perry, DVM, MS, PhD (Vice Chair)
c/o Environmental Management
Commission
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
Chemist/Veterinarian 
Term of Position 10/1/24 - 9/30/30
Kevin McKinstry
c/o Environmental Management Commission
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
 
Biologist/Ecologist
Term of Position 10/1/24 - 9/30/30
John (Jay) Masingill, III
c/o Environmental Management Commission
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
 
Certified by National Ground Water Association
Certification Program or Professional Geologist
Term of Position 10/1/20 - 9/30/26
H. Lanier Brown, II, Esq.
c/o Environmental Management Commission
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
 
Attorney
Term of Position 10/1/20 - 9/30/26

 
J. Patrick Tucker, M.D.
c/o Environmental Management Commission
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
 
Physician 
Term of Position 10/1/22 - 9/30/28
Mary J. Merritt
c/o Environmental Management Commission
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
 
Member at Large
Term of Position 10/1/24 - 9/30/30

 


Contact:

Debi Thomas, Executive Assistant
(334) 271-7706
(334) 279-3052 fax
aemc@adem.alabama.gov

Physical Address:
1400 Coliseum Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36110-2400

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463