Alexandra Dunn  Alexandra Dapolito Dunn (born September 25, 1967) is an American environmental lawyer and law professor, specializing in chemical and pesticide regulation, water quality issues, water treatment issues, urban development, rule of law, environmental justice, environmental conflict resolution, cooperative federalism, and implementation of the Clean Water Act and the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. On November 16, 2017, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the appointment of Alexandra Dapolito Dunn to become Regional Administrator for Region 1. With over two decades of experience in environmental law, legislation, policy, and regulatory affairs, Ms. Dunn oversees federal environmental protection efforts in: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and ten federally recognized New England tribes. On August 31, 2018, President Donald J. Trump nominated Ms. Dunn to be Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Dunn was confirmed by Unanimous Consent to this position by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2019. She graduated from Cherry Hill East High School in New Jersey in 1985. Dunn received a B.A. in political science from James Madison University, followed by a J.D. from the Columbus School of Law, where she was elected editor-in-chief of the law review. She is a member of the bar in D.C., Maryland, and New York, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She began her career employed in private practice as an environmental associate at Winston & Strawn. She was subsequently a counsel for the American Chemistry Council, general counsel for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), executive director and general counsel of the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), and executive director and general counsel of the Environmental Council of the States (https://www.ecos.org). Before joining the EPA in January 2018, Dunn was the executive director and general counsel of the Environmental Council of the States. She has been involved in over 25 environmental cases representing parties and intervenors and contributing "amicus curiae" briefs. Dunn served as chair of the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, and served on the ABA Presidential Task force on Sustainable Development. Dunn was the first ABA section chair from the non-profit sector. She was a board member of the Environmental Law Institute from 2014 to December 2017, and on the Executive Committee of the American College of Environmental Lawyers from October 2016 to December 2017.