Air Management Program contacts

Bureau Director - Bart Sponseller, 608-264-8537

Deputy Bureau Director - Andrew Stewart, 608-264-8884

Program organization and staff lists

• Staff phone directory [PDF] organized by section and regional offices, includes main assignments/expertise - updated 4/15/2013
• List of staff experts by subject [PDF]
• DNR staff directory searchable by subject

Contacts for specific topics

Air permits

• Policy Issues: Andrew Stewart, 608-264-8884
• Construction Permits and Permit Exemptions: Steve Dunn, 608-267-0566
• General Permits: Joe Brehm, 608-267-7541
• Operation Permits: Barb Pavliscak, 608-267-7540
• Registration Permits, Performance Based Permits: Kristin Hart, 608-273-5605
• Permit Search Tool technical questions: Barb Pavliscak, 608-267-7540, or Joydeb Bhattacharyya, 608-267-7544.

Air pollution rules/regulations

• Robert Eckdale, 608-266-2876

Air quality complaints

Contact the Air Management staff [PDF] in your DNR Regional Office (regional staff list begins on page 4). If you have a complaint about a local air pollution problem, please note the municipality and county in which the problem is occurring, so we can direct your problem to the appropriate DNR staff.

Air dispersion modeling by DNR Region

• Statewide, and Northern and Northeast Regions - John Roth, 608-267-0805
• South Central and Southeast Regions - Emily Houtler, 608-267-0803
• West Central Region and sand mines - J.R. Sims, 608-266-0151

Air quality monitoring

• Statewide monitoring program: Gail Good - 608-266-1058
• Date quality assurance: Jason Treutel - 608-264-8596
• Data management technical services: Grant Hetherington, 608-266-1552
• Mercury air monitoring: Mark Allen, 608-266-8049, or Vid Grande, 608-267-0812
• Wisconsin monitoring data, data requests, EPA Air Quality System (AQS) data: Grant Hetherington - 608-266-1552

Asbestos

• Asbestos coordinator: Mark Davis, 608-266-3658

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) & refrigerant recovery

• Program questions: Cory Carter, 608-789-5512

Clean fuel fleets

• Jessica Lawent, 414-263-8653, FAX 414-263-8550

Emissions inventory & reporting

• Ralph Patterson, 608-267-7546 (backup: Cory Carter, 608-789-5512)

Gasoline vapor recovery (Stages 1 and 2)

• Randy Reading, 414-263-8572
• Andrew Stewart, 608-264-8884
• Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program
• Lisa Ashenbrenner Hunt, 608-264-8401

Other specific issues

• Agricultural Best Management Practices (CAFOs) - Dave Panofsky, 608-267-2016
• Air Toxics (Hazardous Air Pollutants) - Jeff Myers, 608-266-2879
• Crematories - Paul Yeung, 608-266-0672
  • Guidance on Crematoria (AM-402) [PDF]
• Freedom of Information Act & Open Records requests - Sandy Pokriefke, 608-266-0248
• Fireworks - Joe Hoch, 608-267-7543
• Major Air Pollutants (Lead, Nitrogen Oxides, Ozone, Particle Pollution (PM 2.5), and Sulfur Dioxide) - Joe Hoch, 608-267-7543
• Outdoor Wood Boilers - Joe Hoch, 608-267-7543 or your local health department [exit DNR] (for complaints)
• State Implementation Plans - Joe Hoch, 608-267-7543