EPA Announces Regional Administrator for Region 4

(ATLANTA – Sept. 1, 2010) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced
President Barack Obama's selection of Gwen Keyes Fleming as the Agency's Regional Administrator for EPA's
Region 4. This region encompasses Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and 6 Tribal Nations.
"I look forward to working closely with Gwen Keyes Fleming on the many urgent environmental issues we face
throughout the country, and especially along Region 4's Gulf Coast," EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said. "Gwen
is coming on at an exceptionally challenging time. I'm thrilled to have Gwen as part of our leadership team at EPA.
She will certainly play an instrumental role in protecting the health and environment of all those living in the region."
Regional Administrators are responsible for managing the Agency's regional activities under the direction of the EPA
Administrator. They promote state and local environmental protection efforts and serve as a liaison to state and local
government officials. Regional Administrators are tasked with ensuring EPA's efforts to address the environmental
crises of today are rooted in three fundamental values: science-based policies and programs, adherence to the rule of
law, and transparency.
Gwen Keyes Fleming has more than 15 years experience as both a prosecutor and administrator, serving as the
District Attorney for the past five years in Georgia's Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit which encompasses all of Dekalb
County. She is the first African-American and the first woman to have held the District Attorney position. As District
Attorney, she manages more than 165 employees, handling 13,000 felony cases each year with an annual budget of
more than $12 million. In addition, Keyes Fleming has instituted several successful community outreach programs
related to crime prevention on behalf of young women and children, working with vulnerable adults and at-risk
communities. Prior to serving as District Attorney, she served as the elected Solicitor-General handling misdemeanor
crimes and implemented numerous domestic violence prevention initiatives which successfully decreased the rate of
domestic violence deaths in the county. Keyes Fleming obtained her B.S. in Finance from Rutgers University and her
Juris Doctorate from the Emory University School of Law. She has received numerous awards, including the Emory
Law's Distinguished Alumni Award, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys Leah Ward Sears Award for
Distinction in the Profession in 2010, Atlanta's Top 100 Black Women of Influence in 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009 and
2010, and the Women in the NAACP Award in 2010.