Quick facts about ADEQ Director Ben Grumbles

by Adnan Alam

By Cronkite News Service

Here are quick facts about Ben Grumbles, director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality:

_ Most Recent Position Before Coming to Arizona: Assistant administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s in charge of water.

_ Arizona Connection: His parents and three siblings live in Arizona.

_ Other Positions: Taught law at the George Washington University Law School; Deputy Chief of Staff and Environmental Counsel for the Science Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.