Jane Nishida Explained

Jane Nishida
Office:Acting Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
President:Joe Biden
Term Start:October 5, 2024
Predecessor:Janet McCabe
Office1:Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for International and Tribal Affairs
President1:Joe Biden
Term Start1:September 28, 2021
Predecessor1:Chad McIntosh
Birth Date:26 April 1955
Birth Place:Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Education:Lewis and Clark College (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
Office2:Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Order2:Acting
Predecessor2:Charlotte Bertrand (acting)
Termstart2:January 20, 2021
Termend2:March 11, 2021
President2:Joe Biden
Successor2:Michael S. Regan

Jane Toshiko Nishida (born April 26, 1955) is an American lawyer and government official. She serves as the assistant administrator in the Office of International and Tribal Affairs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.[1] Nishida served as the Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from January 20, 2021, to March 11, 2021.[2] On October 5, Nishida becomes acting Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[3]

Life

Nishida was born in Bethesda, Maryland on April 26, 1955. She earned a B.A. in international relations from Lewis & Clark College in 1977, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1980.

Nishida was a counsel in the Maryland General Assembly during 1981–1984, and then worked in the Governor's Legislative Office until 1991. She was then the Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation during 1991–1995. Nishida was Maryland Secretary of the Environment from March 27, 1995, to April 26, 2002.[4] Nishida then became a senior environmental specialist at The World Bank. She began working for the EPA in 2011.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-01-29. About the Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA). 2021-01-23. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. en.
  2. Web site: EPA Names Interim Office Heads During Biden Transition Time. 2021-01-23. Bloomberg Law. en.
  3. Web site: epa-email-on-janet-mccabe-retiring . October 25, 2024 . NACAA.
  4. Web site: Jane T. Nishida, Maryland Secretary of the Environment. 2021-01-23. msa.maryland.gov.
  5. Web site: Hearing on the nominations of Ann Dunkin to be Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Environmental Information; Jane Nishida to be Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of International and Tribal Affairs; and Thomas Burke to be Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research And Development. 2021-01-23. www.congress.gov.