The Southeast District (SED) Director is the final authority in the district for all proposed and final agency actions, personnel actions and budget. Some of these decision-making authorities are delegated by the director to the senior management team [Assistant District Director and Program Administrators] in the district to streamline operations.

Mr. Jack Long is the Southeast District Director.  A graduate of the Georgetown University School of Business Administration and the Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Long has a background in all aspects of business administration, accounting, finance and banking.  He served as the Chief Enforcement Attorney for the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, and then as the Department's Commissioner.  During his tenure as Commissioner, Mr. Long oversaw initiatives to improve the quality of Vermont's surface and groundwater resources, placing an emphasis on lessening pollution from urban and farm runoff; interfaced regularly with municipalities and the environmental, construction, agricultural, business and sportspersons communities; and served as a Commissioner of the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) (Washington, D.C.), where he was Vice-Chair of the Low-Emmission Vehicles Committee.

Mr. Long has also served as a management consultant, corporate counsel and litigation counsel for a number of corporations.  He has represented clients in approximately fifteen State Supreme Court appeals, and in appeals before the federal Merit Systems Protection Board.

For more information please contact the Director's Office at (561) 681-6661.