Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources for Chesapeake Bay Restoration
Anthony Moore
Anthony Moore serves as Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources for Chesapeake Bay Restoration. Prior to his appointment in July 2010, Moore worked for the federal government at the Environmental Protection Agency. Appointed in February 2003, he worked for the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a Senior Policy Advisor for the Office of Water. In this position he helped to develop innovative and sustainable market based programs to protect and restore our environmental resources and managed the legislative affairs for the Office.
Prior to serving at the Environmental Protection Agency, Moore served as the Director of Policy for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality from 2000 to 2002, where he managed the legislative, regulatory, public affairs and constituent service activities for the department. From 1998-2000, he served as the Assistant Secretary of Natural Resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia where he worked with agencies to protect and restore our natural resources.
Moore worked as a chemist for Dominion Power for 15 years and is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. He is a native of Richmond, Virginia.