Mark Lewis has been the Brownfields Coordinator for the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection since April 2014. Mark works with municipalities, developers, property owners, the US Environmental Protection Agency, other state agencies and other partners to facilitate cleanup of Brownfield sites throughout Connecticut, and return those sites to productive use. Mark previously worked for twenty years in DEEP's Remediation Division as an Environmental Analyst overseeing the assessment and cleanup of sites ranging from small drycleaners to Superfund sites including the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. Prior to DEEP Mark worked as an environmental consultant focusing on assessment and remediation of contaminated properties, as a land surveyor, and as a hydrologic technician for the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey. Mark is also a member of DEEP's Interstate Wildfire Crew, which responds to wildfires throughout the United States and in Canada. Mark is a founding member of the Geological Society of Connecticut, and serves on its board of directors, and is an associate member of the Environmental Professionals Organization of Connecticut. Mark holds a B.S. in geology from Bates College.