Jane Hedges is the Nuclear Waste Program Manager for the Washington State Department of Ecology. The mission of Ecology’s Nuclear Waste Program is to ensure sound management of nuclear waste statewide and to promote the management and protection of the environment at, and adjacent to, the Hanford Site. Among Jane’s responsibilities is the enforcement of regulatory compliance and cleanup at the Hanford Site. Jane joined Ecology's Nuclear Waste Program in 1999 where she served as Cleanup Section Manager for the Nuclear Waste Program until her appointment as Program Manager in January of 2006. Her prior experience includes two years in environmental and public health consulting and 20 years working for county health departments in Thurston, Tacoma-Pierce and Chelan-Douglas Counties in Washington and in Berrien County, Michigan. She is a graduate of Washington State University, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Health, specializing in Bacteriology and Public Health. Jane Hedges manages a staff of about 70, most of whom are based in the Richland Program Office. She also serves as a member of Ecology's Executive Management Team.