John Paul Woodley issued the 2008 Final Rule for Mitigation (The Rule) on behalf of the Corps of Engineers. And so the Board of Directors could not be more honored to announce that we have the man himself as he begins formal representation of the National Environmental Banking Association in Washington, DC starting this month.
Mr. Woodley has developed insights and abilities in service at the highest levels of State and Federal Government. He served as Deputy Attorney General of Virginia for Government Operations, then as Secretary of Natural Resources for Virginia, with overall responsibility for all environmental protection and permitting, outdoor recreation and open space management, inland and marine fisheries and historic resources in the Commonwealth. In 2001, he was appointed by Pres. George W. Bush to the U.S. Department of Defense as principal environmental advisor to the Secretary of Defense. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Woodley served as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, responsible for the civil works functions of the Dept. of the Army, including the civil works activities of the Army Corps of Engineers and Arlington National Cemetery. He implemented a major business process transformation within the Corps starting with the first use of performance-based budgeting in Corps history.
Mr. Woodley was involved in the reconstruction of the hurricane protection system for New Orleans, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, and the restoration of the Florida Everglades.
And, importantly he issued the 2008 Final Rule for Mitigation, a joint Corps-EPA regulation.
His honors include:
He resides with his wife in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Join Mr. Woodley, the NEBA Board, and other interested members on the NEBA monthly Industry Update teleconference and be sure to register for the free NEBA DC Fly- In.
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