Lisa+P.+Jackson+Facts

-Lisa was born on February 8, 1962

-She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

-Lisa was adopted just a couple weeks after she was born

-After her adoption she moved to New Orleans, Louisiana

-She spent her childhood there

-Her adoptive mother continued to live in New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina flooded the city in 2005. She then died.

-Lisa earned a master's degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University

- In 1979 she graduated as valedictorian at Saint Mary's Dominican High School in New Orleans

-Lisa then graduated summa cum laude from the School of Chemical Engineering at Tulane University

-She was an administrator in the federal Environmental Protection Agency for 16 years

-Lisa devotes a lot of her time to EPA

-She was nominated for the spot of EPA by Obama on December 15, 2008

-She was confirmed by the senate on January 23, 2009

-She was the first African American to serve in that position

Her Priorites:

-reducing greenhouse gas emissions -improving air quality -managing chemical risks -cleaning up hazardous waste sites -protecting America's water

-Lisa had some other jobs before being head of EPA

-Lisa is a graduate of Tulane University's school of Chemical Engineering

-Lisa earned a masters degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University

-Lisa was born in Pennsyvania

-Lisa grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana

-She is the 17th administrator of EPA