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NEWS RELEASE
June 6, 2007
Contacts:
Cheryl Heying, (801) 536-4015
Division of Air Quality
Rick Sprott, (801) 536-4257
Director, Division of Air Quality
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – Rick Sprott, the newly appointed executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today named Cheryl Heying to replace him as the director of the Division of Air Quality. The move is in response to Governor Jon Huntsman’s recent appointment of Dianne Nielson as his energy advisor and Sprott as the executive director of DEQ.
“Cheryl is an incredibly strong leader whose expertise in air quality issues is recognized throughout the West,” said Sprott. “She is highly regarded by DEQ employees and stakeholders in Utah for her work in addressing such issues as mercury contamination, haze, particulate pollution and ozone. The Division will shine under her leadership.”
Heying will move into her new post on June 9. Sprott will serve as acting director of DEQ until Senate confirmation expected on June 20.
Heying began her career at DEQ in 1988 with the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste. She left Utah for Nevada for a few years while her husband completed his medical residency program in Reno. She returned to Utah and for the last six years has been the manager of the Planning Branch for the Division of Air Quality, overseeing the development of plans to comply with federal air quality regulations, including tougher new rules for fine particulate pollution.
Heying has worked as an environmental consultant and an environmental regulator for the state of Nevada. She graduated from Utah State University with a master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. She lives in Salt Lake City with her husband, Eric Wood, and daughter Emma.
“The quality of our air impacts everyone. New tougher regulations to improve the air will require a concerted effort on everyone’s part. I look forward to the challenge and working in partnerships with stakeholders to develop strategies on accomplishing these goals.”
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