Make a difference by implementing president’s agenda
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump has appointed Scott Mason IV to serve as the 14th regional administrator of the EPA’s South Central Region, also known as Region 6.
Mason will lead the implementation of President Trump’s environmental agenda in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas and with 66 Tribal Nations.
“We are putting together a high-caliber team at the EPA comprised of experienced individuals committed to our core mission. I am excited to welcome back Scott Mason to the EPA, this time to serve as our Region 6 Administrator,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
“Scott brings with him over 20 years of government experience at all levels, as well as having served as EPA’s director of the American Indian Environmental Office. He is the right person we need leading Region 6. Scott has the knowledge, talent, and dedication needed to succeed, and I am ready to get to work with him,” Zeldin said.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be appointed by President Trump to be EPA Region 6 Administrator under the leadership of Administrator Zeldin,” said Mason. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve the people of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and 66 Tribal Nations who are looking to EPA to fulfill our mission to protect human health and the environment while fostering economic growth.
“As someone with deep roots in this region, I am committed to working hard each and every day to make a difference in the lives of the people we serve by implementing the President’s agenda and the Administrator’s ‘Powering the Great American Comeback’ Initiative,” he concluded.
“Congratulations to my fellow Oklahoman, Scott Mason, on being appointed as the new Regional Administrator for EPA Region 6. In past roles, Scott has proven to be an efficient and effective leader, handling both state and federal relations for all three University of Oklahoma campuses,” U.S. Representative Tom Cole said.
“I have no doubt Scott will prove to be just as successful in his new position, and I look forward to seeing all the good things Scott brings to EPA Region 6,” Cole concluded.
This is Mason’s second appointment to EPA, having served as the Director of EPA’s American Indian Environmental Office during President Trump’s first administration.
He and his staff were charged with the protection of human health and the environment in Indian country, which includes all 574 federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native Villages.
Additionally, he was a member of The White House Council on Native American Affairs, where he served as co-chair of the Council’s Committee on Infrastructure.
Most recently, Mason was the Deputy Secretary of Energy of Oklahoma. He has served at the local, state and federal levels of government in various capacities, including as a vice president and the executive director of federal programs at The University of Oklahoma and on the staff of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin.
Mason is a Citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a 5th generation Oklahoman, from Cordell. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from The University of Oklahoma.
