Caitlin McHale
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Caitlin McHale, who was picked to be: Deputy Assistant Administrator for Strategic Initiatives, Environmental Protection Agency. It is part of a collection of thousands of ethics documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
Roles Outside Government
Officials are required to disclose paid or unpaid positions they hold or recently held outside the federal government, including roles as officer, director, trustee or employee. (Form 278e, Part 1)
| Organization | Position held | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Mining Association | Associate General Counsel, 3/2019 - 5/2025 | 1 | |
| Bryce Harlowe Foundation, Alumni Advisory Board | Member, 1/2024 - Present | 2 | |
| American Bar Association, Administrative and Regulatory Law Section | Associate Editor, 1/2022 - Present | 3 | |
| Women in Government Relations | Co-Chair of Regulatory Affairs Task Force, 1/2021 - Present | 4 |
Employment Assets
Officials are required to disclose assets associated with their employment, including salary, retirement accounts, stocks, intellectual property and awards or prizes. (Form 278e, Part 2)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Mining Association | $431K | Salary/Bonus | 1 | ||
| National Mining Association | 2 | ||||
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund Investor Class Shares (VFFVX) | $250K - $500K | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| National Mining Association, cash balance pension plan | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| Mars, Incorporated | 4 | ||||
| US Associate Savings Plan | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 |
Employment Agreements
Officials are required to disclose agreements relating to other jobs, including what will happen with any small businesses they own during government service and any continued health care coverage, planned leaves of absence, severance or bonuses. (Form 278e, Part 3)
| Organization | Agreement | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Mining Association | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan, but the plan sponsor no longer makes contributions. (2019-03-01) | 1 | |
| National Mining Association | I will continue to participate in this cash balance pension plan, but the plan sponsor no longer makes contributions. (2019-03-01) | 2 | |
| Mars, Incorporated | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan, but the plan sponsor no longer makes contributions. (2011-10-01) | 3 |
Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 4)
| Organization | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Mining Association | Services as Associate General Counsel | 1 |
Other Assets and Income
Officials are required to disclose other assets and sources of investment income belonging to them, their spouse or their dependent children. These include annuities, bonds, cash, college savings plans, farms, precious metals, real estate, stocks, trusts and wills. (Form 278e, Part 6)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hershey Co. (HSY) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1 | |
| The Coca-Cola Co. (KO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 2 | |
| The Wendy's Co. (WEN) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | Dividends | 3 | |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc. Common Shares (QSR) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | Dividends | 4 | |
| Abbvie, Inc. (ABBV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Amphenol Corporation (APH) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8 | ||
| Apple, Inc. (AAPL) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9 | ||
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10 | ||
| BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11 | ||
| Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 12 | ||
| Broadcom, Inc. (AVGO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 13 | ||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 14 | ||
| Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 15 | ||
| Entergy Corp. (ETR) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 16 | ||
| Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 17 | ||
| Ferrari N.V. Common Shares (RACE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18 | ||
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc (gs) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 19 | ||
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (HLT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 20 | ||
| The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 21 | ||
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. Common Stock (HWM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 22 | ||
| Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 23 | ||
| Johnson Controls International PLC (jci) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 24 | ||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 25 | ||
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 26 | ||
| Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Common Stock (META) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 27 | ||
| Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 28 | ||
| Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 29 | ||
| Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 30 | ||
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 31 | ||
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. (PH) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 32 | ||
| Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 33 | ||
| Progressive Corp. (PGR) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 34 | ||
| Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 35 | ||
| S&P Global, Inc. (SPGI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 36 | ||
| ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 37 | ||
| Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 38 | ||
| Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 39 | ||
| Visa, Inc. (V) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 40 | ||
| Walmart, Inc. (WMT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 41 | ||
| Welltower, Inc. (WELL) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 42 | ||
| Western Digital Corp. (WDC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 43 | ||
| U.S. bank #1 (cash/checking) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 44 | ||
| U.S. bank #1 (cash/savings) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 45 | ||
| U.S. bank #2 (cash/CD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 46 | ||
| U.S. Credit Union #1 (Cash) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 47 | ||
| U.S. bank #3 (cash/checking) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 48 |
Transactions
Officials are required to disclose the purchase, sale or exchange of property or securities in excess of $1,000. Many top officials are required to file periodic transaction reports (278-T) within 45 days to disclose additional actions. This table combines transactions from regularly scheduled financial disclosures and periodic transaction reports. If the same transaction appears on multiple reports, we’re only showing it once. (Form 278e, Part 7 and Form 278-T)
About the Data
Most political appointees and senior officials in the executive branch are required by law to file public financial disclosure reports. These are documents that detail their financial holdings, positions they hold outside government, their spouse’s holdings, their liabilities and their recent financial transactions (such as buying or selling stock) during a defined reporting period.
The most senior officials file their disclosures with an agency called the Office of Government Ethics, and others file them with a designated ethics official within their agency. The Ethics in Government Act allows members of the public and the press to request these documents.
We’re publishing this information to give the public an important glimpse into the financial ties of a powerful and often hidden cadre of presidential appointees within the federal bureaucracy.
The main document type included in the database is the OGE Form 278e, which appointees must file when they are nominated (for Senate-confirmed appointees) or when they enter government (all others), and then annually while in the position. Another common document included is the OGE Form 278-T, also known as a periodic transaction report, which all public filers must submit within 30 days of a transaction. We are also making other ethics documents available, such as ethics agreements, certificates of divestiture and other documents we have obtained under the Ethics in Government Act.
