Allison Rainey Wise Email & Phone Number

Region 4, Atlanta, Ga

- Manage the Region’s press/media relations activities, strategic communications and outreach to external stakeholders, direct engagement with elected officials and staff at the federal, state and local level, coordinate strategic communications efforts with other Region 4 programs, EPA Headquarters and external groups/stakeholders.- Work closely with Branch Chief to ensure resources are being utilized effectively and support the Agency’s strategic objectives.- Operate across multiple teams on policy, legal, finance and operations projects and issues.

Region 4, Atlanta, Ga

- Established and maintained networks and relationships with members of Congress and keycongressional staff, governors, state legislators, environmental officials, and local elected officials to generate awareness and understanding of agency goals and objectives.- Developed and directed effective outreach and messaging strategies to elected officials andstaff.- Represented the Regional Administrator at high level meetings with senior officials from EPA,other federal agencies, state and local officials and external audiences.- Monitored state legislation to determine if proposed legislative actions conflict with existingfederal environmental statutes impacting the region’s/agency’s ability to efficiently carry outagency goals and programs.- Educated budget directors and department chairs regarding available endowment funds to facilitate timely spending of endowments according to guidelines.

Region 4, Atlanta, Ga

- Oversaw all aspects of the Regional Office of Public Affairs, including press/media relations, community outreach and environmental education.- Assumed responsibility for the office operations in addition to directing congressional and intergovernmental operations.- Led the Region’s strategic outreach and stakeholder engagement activities to communicate and promote EPA’s mission.- Managed the Region’s environmental education program.

Region 4, Atlanta, Ga

- Established and maintained networks and relationships with members of Congress and keycongressional staff, governors, state legislators and environmental officials, and local elected officials to generate awareness and understanding of agency goals and objectives.- Coordinated between departments and regional offices to streamline workflow and maximize budgetary transparency and accountability.

Region 4, Atlanta, Ga

- Coordinated policy initiatives for the Deputy Regional Administrator on a wide range of environmentalissues and served as a liaison to senior agency officials and external stakeholders.- Represented the Deputy Regional Administrator at high level meetings and events withsenior agency officials, other agency officials, elected officials and external audiences.

Region 4, Atlanta, Ga

- Directed policy initiatives for the Regional Administrator and the Office of the Regional Administrator.- Managed day-to-day operations of the Regional Administrator’s office.- Served as a liaison between the Regional Administrator’s office and a wide range ofstakeholders, including elected officials, business and industry groups, environmentalorganizations, and academic institutions.- Represented the Regional Administrator at meetings with senior officials from EPA, other federal agencies, state and local officials and external audiences.

- Served as Regional Administrator’s liaison to a wide range of constituency groups, includingEPA Headquarters, state/local governments, environmental organizations, business/ industry,and other federal agencies.- Coordinated communication and outreach strategies for the Regional Administrator topromote public awareness of environmental issues and to gain public support foragency actions.

- Served as a liaison to the White House for the Administration’s Reinventing GovernmentInitiative and coordinated EPA’s activities under the initiative.- Managed recruitment and selection process of Regional Administrators and coordinatedwith the White House on presidential appointments process.