Melissa Evanego is the Assistant Director of Air Monitoring & Mobile Sources at the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. Melissa’s 27 years at NJ DEP has been focused on air quality issues with a specific focus on transportation issues for the last 17 years. Melissa has managed over $300 million in grant programs which focus primarily on reducing emissions from the transportation sector. She also has over a decade of experience in vehicle inspection programs with a particular interest in vehicle tampering. Melissa also oversees the State’s Air Monitoring Network to ensure it meets USEPA’s requirements and that the air quality data collected is suitable for comparison to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.