Crystal Kotowski-Edmunds

Hello :: привіт :: नमस्कार :: բարև:: سلام!

I am currently serving as an Environmental Protection Specialist with the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Planning and Analysis Branch, Cost Recovery and Liability Analysis Section in Region 8. Additional roles include acting as a liaison officer with the Response Support Corps, supporting the Maui Wildfire Response and the East Palestine Train Derailment Response. I am active part of the National Mining Team, Ambassador Program, Critical Incident Stress Response Team, Insurance Workgroup, Awards Board, and I collaborate with the Pollution Prevention Division to promote the Safer Choice program.

Over the past year, I have also been involved in a part time detail as the strategic planner for the Global Mercury Partnership, supporting the United Nations Environment Programme and the Minamata Convention.

Before joining the EPA I served in the Peace Corps in Armenia, Nepal and Ukraine as an organizational development advisor.

I graduated from Ohio Univeristy with a BS in journalism and a dual MA/MS from the Univeristy of Denver in global finance, trade, and economic integration and environmental policy and management with a certificate in GIS. I've had the opportunity to study Persian, Spanish, Nepali, Armenian and Ukrainian.

I love to travel, read, ski, mountain bike, scuba dive, run, hike, practice yoga, and anything that gets me outside in the elements!