Former Boulder mayor to lead EPA region

DENVER – Former Boulder mayor Shaun McGrath has been named the regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 8 Office in Denver.

EPA acting administrator Bob Perciasepe announced the appointment Tuesday.

Region 8 covers Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations.

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McGrath most recently was with Wheelhouse Associates based in Nederland, where he co-led the policy, program and technology integration company’s efforts to help governments advance clean energy and environmental goals. Prior to that, he served as the executive director of the American Solar Energy Society in Boulder.

“Shaun McGrath has a proven track record and broad experience leveraging environmental results in both the private and public sectors,´ said Perciasepe in a press release on Tuesday. “His leadership, expertise and his ability to understand the issues facing state and local governments will be valuable assets as we move forward with our partners in mountains and plains states.”

He was elected mayor of Boulder in 2007. For more than a decade, McGrath served as a program director for the Western Governors’ Association, as it addressed such environmental issues as climate adaptation, water and drought.

It is not the first time that McGrath has been tapped by the Obama Administration. Before Wheelhouse Associates, he served as deputy director of White House intergovernmental affairs. He was principal liaison for the White House with the nation’s governors.