DEP Secretary McDonnell Departs Wolf Administration 

State Secretary of Environmental Protection Patrick McDonnell will leave the administration in July after 25 years of service with the commonwealth. Gov. Tom Wolf announced his intention to name Ramez Ziadah, P.E. to serve as acting secretary. Ziadeh served as the Executive Deputy Secretary of Programs at DEP since June 2017 and previously served as Director of the Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands. Click here to learn more.