Regional Administrator for EPA's South Central Region (Region 6)
W. Scott Mason IV
W. Scott Mason IV is the 14th regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s South Central Region. This is Mason’s second appointment to EPA, having served as the Director of the EPA’s American Indian Environmental Office during President Trump’s first administration. He and his staff were charged with the protection of human health and the environment in Indian country, which includes all 574 federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native Villages. Additionally, he was a member of The White House Council on Native American Affairs, where he served as co-chair of the Council’s Committee on Infrastructure.
Most recently, Mason was the Deputy Secretary of Energy of Oklahoma. He has over 20 years of experience serving at the local, state and federal levels of government in various capacities, including serving as a vice president and the executive director of federal programs at The University of Oklahoma (OU) and on the staff of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. He has also been a district field representative in the United States House of Representatives and was the youngest public school board member in Oklahoma.
Mason is a proud Citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a 5th generation Oklahoman, from Cordell. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from The University of Oklahoma.