Maria Stanco is the Deputy Regional Administrator for FAA's Eastern Region. Her previous position was as Senior Advisor in the Office of the Regional Administrator. Maria came to the FAA in 2001 working on environmental issues, serving as the Environmental Program Manager for FAA Eastern Region Airports Division. Prior to coming to FAA, Maria spent eleven years at the Environmental Protection Agency in a variety of positions including, redeveloping Brownfield sites, coordinating regional compliance strategies and as an environmental scientist preparing air quality permits. While at EPA, Maria was awarded six EPA bronze medals for her work on several interagency workgroups. Maria has an undergraduate degree in Chemistry, from Mount Holyoke College and a Master's Degree in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a member of the American Planning Association (APA) and the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).