DEP Names Deputy Secretary For Oil And Gas, Other Officials

Scott Perry has been named the new Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas Management in the Department of Environmental Protection on heels of the announcement of a major agency reorganization on Tuesday.

Also named were Denise Brinley as the new Director of the Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields and Marcus Kohl as the Director of the new Office of Program Innovation. Both positions were created as a result of the restructuring of the department.

Perry, an 11 year veteran of the agency, previously served as Director of the Bureau of Oil and Gas Management and was a former assistant counsel for DEP.

Denise Brinley was the former Deputy Secretary for Community Revitalization and Local Government Services and has been with DEP for seven years.

Marcus Kohl served as Executive Assistant to the Executive Deputy for Programs and previously worked as an Environmental Justice Advocate in DEP's Southcentral Regional Office and in the Office of Water Management. He has been with DEP for 9 years.