FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 18, 2000
Contact:
Ursula Kramer, Director, Division of Air Quality, 801.536.4015
Dianne Nielson, Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality, 801.536.4402
Ursula Kramer, Director of the Utah Division of Air Quality, announced her resignation today. She has accepted a position with Pima County in Arizona as Director of Environmental Quality. "Over the years at DEQ, it has been both a pleasure and privilege to have worked with so many wonderful people and to have had many opportunities for professional growth," Kramer said. "Although I will miss friends and colleagues in Utah, I look forward to new opportunities in Arizona."
In addition to her leadership in developing and implementing air quality plans and programs along the Wasatch Front, she has played a key role in western regional efforts to improve visibility in national parks and monuments throughout the West.
"During her 17 years at the Department of Environmental Quality, Ursula has worked tirelessly to improve the environment in Utah," said Dianne Nielson, Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality. "Her leadership in air quality has been critical during this time of growth throughout Utah."
Kramer has been Director of the Division and Executive Secretary of the Air Quality Board since 1996. Prior to that time, she worked as an engineer and in management positions within the Bureau of Public Water Supply and Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste as well as the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation at the Department of Environmental Quality.