Cassie Metz

Cassie Metz is an experienced environmental professional currently serving as a Program Administrator (Executive I) at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, focusing on the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund since July 2019. Previously, Metz held roles as an Environmental Protection Specialist III and a Life Sciences Career Trainee within the same agency, emphasizing work on leaking underground storage tanks. In addition to environmental efforts, Metz teaches flute at THE MUSIC SHOPPE, INC. and has past experience as a Wind Power & Clean Energy Associate at Merit Management Inc. Metz's early career includes roles such as a Governor’s Environmental Corps Intern and a student worker in university recycling. Metz holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health from Illinois State University and is currently pursuing a Master's in Public Administration and Policy at American University.