Gulf of Mexico Alliance - Federal Workgroup

FWG Co-Chairs
FWG Lead and Back-up by Agency


Federal Workgroup

The FWG is comprised of 13 federal agencies who have committed to supporting the Gulf of Mexico Alliance:

  • Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
    • Natural Resource Conservation Service
    • Forest Service
  • U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC)
    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • U.S. Department of Defense (USDOD)
    • U.S. Navy
  • U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE)
  • U.S. Department of the Interior (USDOI)
    • Minerals Management Service
    • National Park Service
    • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    • U.S. Geological Survey
  • U.S. Departmetn of State (USDOS)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)


FWG Co-Chairs

The FWG co-leads, Margaret Davidson (NOAA), Bryon Griffith (EPA), and Jess Weaver (USGS), coordinate FWG activites:

Margaret Davidson
Director
Coastal Services Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Email: Margaret.Davidson@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1220
Fax: (843) 740-1299

Bryon Griffith
Director
Gulf of Mexico Program
US Environmental Protection Agency
Email: griffith.bryon@epa.gov
Phone: (228) 688-1172
Fax: (228) 688-2709

Jess D. Weaver
Regional Executive,
Southeastern Region
U.S. Geological Survey
Email: jdweaver@usgs.gov
Phone: (770) 409-7701

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FWG Leads and Back-up by Agency

CEQ
Vacant

NASA
Paula Bontempi (Lead)
Email: paula.s.bontempi@nasa.gov
Phone: (202) 358-1508

NSF
Larry Clark (Lead)
Email: hclark@nsf.gov
Phone: (703) 292-8582

Roxanne Nikolaus (Back-Up)
Email: rnikolau@nsf.gov
Phone: (703) 292-7578

USACE
Lynn Martin (Co-Lead)
Email: lynn.r.martin@usace.army.mil
Phone: (703) 428-8065

Jeff Lillycrop (Co-Lead)
Email: jeff.lillycrop@usace.army.mil
Phone: (251) 694-3721

USDA
Lorenzo Henderson
Email: Lorenzo.henderson@usda.gov
Phone: 202-205-4098

USDOC/NOAA
Margaret Davidson (Lead)
Email: Margaret.Davidson@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1220

Brent Ache (Back-Up)
Email: brent.ache@noaa.gov
Phone: (301) 713-3000

LaDon Swann (Liason to Gulf State Sea Grant Programs)
Email: swanndl@auburn.edu
Phone: (228) 818-8842

USDOE
Mitchell Baer
Email:mitchell.baer@hq.doe.gov
Phone: (202) 586-5167

USDOI
Jess D. Weaver, USGS (Lead)
Email: jdweaver@usgs.gov
Phone: (770) 409-7701

Terry Holman, USDOI/OS (Back-Up)
Email: Terry_Holman@ios.doi.gov
Phone: (202) 208-1944

USDHHS / FDA
Merrill McPhearson
Email:roland.mcphearson@cfsan.fda.gov
Phone: (251) 694-4480

Donald Kraemer
Email: donald.kraemer@fda.hhs.gov

USDOS
Lawrence Sperling (Lead)
Email: sperlingLI@state.gov
Phone: (202) 647-2061

David Hermann (Back-Up)
Email: HermannDC@state.gov

USDOT
Camille Mittelholtz (Lead)
Email: Camille.Mittelholtz@dot.gov

USEPA
Bryon Griffith (Lead)
Email: griffith.bryon@epa.gov
Phone: (228) 688-1172

Gloria Car (Back-Up)
Email: car.gloria@epa.gov
Phone: (228) 688-2421

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