Fisher to Take MDEQ Reins

By Anonymous

JACKSON – Gov. Haley Barbour has named Trudy D. Fisher, an attorney in natural resources, energy and environmental law, to lead the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) as executive director.

Fisher, who previously served as MDEQ’s general counsel, will replace executive director Charles Chisolm, who has announced his retirement effective January 31, 2007.

“Trudy did an outstanding job during her previous service with the Department of Environmental Quality and I know she will provide strong leadership going forward,” Barbour said.

Fisher, 46, is a partner with the Jackson-based law firm of Brunini, , Grantham, Grower & Hewes where she chairs the Regulatory Department and cochairs the Environmental Practice Group.

Fisher, the daughter of Yolanda and the late Sam S. Fisher of Vaughan, earned a bachelor of science degree from Mississippi University for Women in 1982 and a juris doctor degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1985, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Mississippi Law Journal. Fisher has been recognized as one of the “Best Lawyers in America,” and the Mississippi Business Journal selected her as one of Mississippi’s 50 Leading Business Women. She is past president of the Mississippi Bar Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, past president of the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi and is active in other civic and charitable endeavors.

“I look forward to embarking upon this exciting new chapter in my career. I will continue my efforts to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of Mississippians and work to insure environmentally sound economic development,” Fisher said.

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