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Director
NC Department of Environmental Quality - Division of Air Quality
Mike Abraczinskas
Director
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Air Quality
Mike Abraczinskas is currently the Director of the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ). Mike has 23 years of experience in air quality (over 21 with DAQ), including regulatory development, planning, emissions and air quality modeling, and compliance activities. Mike worked in 7 different positions in DAQ prior to being named Director in March of 2017.
He graduated from North Carolina State University with a B.S. in Meteorology and a Minor in Environmental Science.; is certified as an Engineer-In-Training (EIT); and is a graduate of the North Carolina Public Managers Program.
Mike is a leader in the air quality management field and is active in national and regional organizations comprised of State and Local Air Quality Agencies, including: the Southeastern States Air Resource Managers (SESARM) – chairman 2018-2019; the Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association (MARAMA) – chairman 2019-2020; and the Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association (CAPCA) where he currently serves as Treasurer. Additionally, Mike is actively involved in the activities of the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA) and is a former president of the Central North Carolina Chapter of the American Meteorological Society.
Thursday, June 17, 2021
9:00am – 11:30am US EDT