Southeast District - Administrative and Technical Services

Assistant District Director

Jennifer Smith is the Assistant Director of the Southeast District of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Jennifer came to the Assistant Director’s position from the Submerged Lands & Environmental Resources Program as the Program Administrator in the Southeast District.   She began her career at the Southeast District in the Storage Tanks program in 2002 and moved to the Environmental Resources Program in 2003. Jennifer earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio, and moved to South Florida to attend Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Center, in Dania Beach, Florida for the Master’s Degree program in Coastal Zone Management.

As Assistant Director for the DEP Southeast District Office, Ms.Smith oversees the District's Administration and Technical Services Section, and assists the District Director with the Environmental Resources, Waste, Water Facilities, and Air Regulatory Programs.She can be contacted at 561-681-6642 or Jennifer.K.Smith@dep.state.fl.us.

Business Planning Section

Behind all great operations is a great support team, and the Business Planning Organization keeps SED running while our program inspectors and permitting teams safeguard the Florida environment. Just as in business, today’s government operations need to be optimized to run on the smallest budget possible. The Business Planning organization brings systematic business planning methods into DEP to help reduce costs while optimizing our operations to improve our overall operational performance. The benefits of business planning include:

• Creating long range strategic plans

• Business planning takes in to consideration the office environmental and technological factors that can influence the district’s plans significantly

• Integrate SED’s strategic plan with the other district and state level organizations’ plans and priorities

• Effective business planning helps SED to achieve its objectives and goals

• Provide a view of the organization in total rather than by department

• Help map out and optimize SED operational processes

Contact our Business Planning Program Administrator Christian Cheney at  (561)681-6774 or   Email: Christian.Cheney@dep.state.fl.us

Employment with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

• If you are interested in employment opportunities within the SED, please contact Ms. Nora Delosantos, Office Operations Manager, at (561) 681-6740 or by e-mail at Nora.Delosantos@dep.state.fl.us.  You may also visit the State of Florida employment Web site PeopleFirst.

Public Records / Freedom of Information Act

• If you need to make a public records request, please submit this easy webform contact our Public Information Officer at 561-681-6605, or fax: Attention: Public Records Request (561) 681-6755.

If you have any questions or need additional information about our office please contact Jennifer Smith, Assistant District Director at (561) 681-6642 or by e-mail at Jennifer.K.Smith@dep.state.fl.us.