Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has picked Caleb Osborne as director and chief of the state Division of Environmental Quality.
Osborne previously served as the chief of staff for the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. Before then, he was the DEQ’s associate director for the office of water quality. He also has worked on energy and environmental policy and regulatory issues in the energy sector at both the federal and state level.
“From the free-flowing waters of the Buffalo River to the rolling hills of the Ozark Mountains, Arkansas is proud to be the Natural State and enjoy clean air, land, and water,” Sanders said in a statement. “We must continue to responsibly protect these precious resources – which is why I am proud to be appointing Caleb Osborne to serve as DEQ Director and Chief Administrator of Environment.
“Together, with Secretary of Energy and Environment Shane Khoury, we will keep our state beautiful for generations of Arkansans to enjoy.”
A native Arkansan, Osborne graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in political science. He also has a Juris Doctor from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a master’s in public administration from the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.
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