Gulf of Mexico Alliance - State Leadership

Governors' Representatives
Additional Alliance State Leads
Priority Issue State Leads
State Leadership Matrix


Governors' Representatives

Each Gulf State has designated a representative to coordinate Alliance activities within their states and with the other Gulf States:

ALABAMA
Barnett Lawley
Commissioner
ADCNR
Email: dcnr_commissioner@dcnr.alabama.gov
Phone: (334) 242-3486

Trey Glenn
Director
ADEM
Email: Director@adem.state.al.us
Phone:(334) 271-7710

FLORIDA
Bob Ballard
Deputy Secretary, Lands & Recreation
FDEP
Email: bob.g.ballard@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: (850) 245-2043

LOUISIANA
Dr. Hal Leggett
Secretary
LDEQ
Email: Harold.Leggett@la.gov
Phone: (225) 219-3950
Fax:  (225) 219-3970

Louis Buatt
Assistant Secretary
Office of Coastal Restoration & Management
LDNR
Email: Louis.Buatt@la.gov
Phone: (225) 342-3583

MISSISSIPPI
Bill Walker
Executive Director
MDMR
Email: Bill.Walker@dmr.ms.gov
Phone: (228) 374-5000
Fax: (228) 374-5005

Trudy Fisher
Executive Director
MDEQ
Email: Trudy_Fisher@deq.state.ms.us
Phone: (601) 961-5000

TEXAS
Buddy Garcia
Chairman
TCEQ
Email: bgarcia@tceq.state.tx.us
Phone: (512) 239-5515


Additional Alliance State Leads

ALABAMA
Phillip Hinesley
Coastal Section Chief
ADCNR State Lands
Email: phillip.hinesley@dcnr.alabama.gov
Phone: (251) 621-1216
Fax: (251) 990-9293

Marilyn Elliott
Deputy Director
ADEM
Email: mge@adem.state.al.us
Phone: (334) 271-7710

Steve Jenkins
Chief, Field Operations Division
ADEM
Email: soj@adem.state.al.us
Phone: 334-394-4382

FLORIDA
Lee Edmiston
Director
Coastal & Aquatic Managed Areas, FDEP
Email: lee.edmiston@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: (850) 245-2094

Gary Lytton
Director
Rookery Bay NERR
Email: Gary.Lytton@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: (239) 417-6310

Seth Blitch
Director
Apalachicola NERR
Email: Seth.Blitch@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: (850) 670-4783

LOUISIANA
Paul D. Miller
Assistant Secretary
Office of Environmental Assessment
LDEQ
Email: paul.miller@la.gov
Phone: (225) 219-3233

MISSISSIPPI
Richard Ingram
Chief, Basin Management Branch
MDEQ
Email: Richard_Ingram@deq.state.ms.us
Phone: (601) 961-5078
Fax: (601) 961-5357

Jerry Cain
Director, Office of Pollution Control
MDEQ
Email: jerry_cain@deq.state.ms.us
Phone: (601) 961-5100

TEXAS
Becky Walker
Assistant to the Chairman
TCEQ
Email: bwalker@tceq.state.tx.us
Phone: (512) 239-5515

Jody Henneke
Deputy Commissioner
Coastal Resources Program
TGLO
Email: jhenneke@glo.state.tx.us
Phone: (512) 463-6542

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Priority Issue State Leads

Each state has taken the lead of one of the five priority issues outlined in the Governors' Action Plan:

WATER QUALITY
Ellen McCarron
Deputy Director, CAMA
Florida DEP
Email: ellen.mccarron@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: (850) 245-2094

WETLAND AND COASTAL RESTORATION
James Pahl
LCA Science & Technology Office
Email: james.pahl@la.gov
Phone:(225) 342-2413

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Phillip Hinesley
Coastal Section Chief
ADCNR State Lands
Email: phillip.hinesley@dcnr.alabama.gov
Phone: (251) 621-1216
Fax: (251) 990-9293

HABITAT IDENTIFICATION
Larry McKinney
Executive Director, Harte Research Institute
Phone: (361) 825-2070
Email: larry.mckinney@tamucc.edu

NUTRIENTS
Kim Caviness
Water Quality Standards Manager
MDEQ
Email: kim_caviness@deq.state.ms.us
Phone: (601) 961-5390

State Leadership Matrix

To ensure regional collaboration of these five issues, each state has identified a contact person to coordinate Alliance efforts. View State Leadership Matrix (pdf, 97kb)


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