Proper background and education

That's what Gina McCarthy has, according to a letter to the editor of the Manchester Union Leader.  The letter writer was bashing our two US senators for not pushing McCarthy into the job of EPA administrator.  McCarthy is a new name to me, an old news junkie who watches a lot of cable TV news. 
   McCarthy has a masters degree in "Environmental Engineering and Planning" from Tufts.  Tufts is OK, but it was my safety school way back when.  The "environmental engineering" degree is another new one on me.  Real engineering is either civil, mechanical, or electrical.  As holder of a real electrical engineering degree,  I  don't have much respect for something so trendy as "environmental engineering".  Does such a major require you to know anything?  Like integral calculus? Strength of materials?  Laplace transforms? Boolean algebra?  Or is it all touchy feely talk about how wonderful it is to live a Hiawatha livestyle?
   Since graduation McCarthy has held jobs in various state environmental pollution agencies.  In short a career bureaucrat.  No real world experience. 
   Somehow I don't feel so good about Gina at the EPA.