Terrence Gray is the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. He leads the agency and is responsible for programs related to natural resource stewardship and management as well as environmental protection. Mr. Gray is active in national organizations including the Environmental Council of States and the United States Climate Alliance. Major programs within the Department include Parks & Recreation, Marine Fisheries, Fish & Wildlife, and Agriculture as well as all the major environmental regulatory programs, including compliance, technical assistance, permitting, remediation, and enforcement programs for air, water, and land protection.
Terry serves as the Chairman of the Rhode Island Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council that has been leading the effort to develop the Rhode Island Climate Action Strategy and the state resilience plan, Resilient Rhody 2025. He has also led several permitting and enforcement program initiatives, modernization efforts, and reforms at DEM and has been directly involved in the highly successful Brownfields program in RI since its inception. Terry has been with DEM for a very long time. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University, a Master of Science degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Northeastern University, and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Rhode Island. Mr. Gray is a registered professional engineer in Rhode Island.