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Royan Teter

Royan Teter

Chief of the Pesticides and Tanks Enforcement Branch (PTEB), U.S. EPA

Royan began his career with the EPA in 1991 after earning a degree in environmental engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.  Prior to joining the EPA Headquarters Team, he served in several programs including air, water, solid waste, pollution prevention, and pesticides in the Agency’s Region 7 Office. He was chief of Region 7’s pesticides section from 2008 to 2016 and currently serves as Chief of the Pesticides and Tanks Enforcement Branch within EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance in Washington, D.C.