Gulf of Mexico Alliance - State Leadership

Governors' Representatives
Additional Alliance State Leads
Priority Issue State Leads

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

Stephanie Bailenson
Director
Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas
FDEP
Email: Stephanie.Bailenson@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: (850) 245-2094
Fax: (850) 245-2189

LOUISIANA
TBD

MISSISSIPPI
Bill Walker
Executive Director
MDMR
Email: Bill.Walker@dmr.state.us.us
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 Heath
Chief Biologist
DCNR
Email: steve.heath@dcnr.alabama.gov
Phone: (251) 861-2882 

FLORIDA
Steve Wolfe
Program Administrator
Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas
FDEP
Email: steven.wolfe@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: (850) 245-2102
Fax: (850) 245-2110

LOUISIANA
Dugan Sabins
Senior Environmental Scientist
LDEQ
Email: dugan.sabins@la.gov
Phone: (225) 219-3553
Fax: (225) 219-3240

MISSISSIPPI
William (Corky) Perret
MDMR
Email: corky.perret@dmr.state.ms.us
Phone: (228) 374-5000

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

TEXAS
Bruce Moulton
TCEQ
Email: BMOULTON@tceq.state.tx.us
Phone: (512) 239-4809

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

Larry McKinney
Director of Coastal Fisheries
TPWD
Email: larry.mckinney@tpwd.state.tx.us
Phone: (512) 389-4636
Fax: (512) 389-4344 (fax)

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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
Steve Wolfe
Program Administrator
Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas
FDEP
Email: steven.wolfe@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: (850) 245-2102
Fax: (850) 245-2110

WETLAND AND COASTAL RESTORATION
Len Bahr
Louisiana Governor's Office of Coastal Activities
Email: len.bahr@la.gov
Phone: (225) 342-3968
Fax: (225) 342-5214

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
John Dindo
Assistant Director
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Email: jdindo@disl.org
Phone: (251) 861-7558
Fax: (251) 861-7421

HABITAT IDENTIFICATION
Larry McKinney
TPWD
Email: larry.mckinney@tpwd.state.tx.us

NUTRIENTS
Kim Caviness
Water Quality Standards Manager
MS DEQ
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, 88kb)

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State Leadership Listserv & Contact Information

To contact the entire State Leadership Group, please click here.

Or, compose an email to: gomastateleads@ willamette.nos.noaa.gov

You must be a member of this listserv in order to post. If you are not subscribed and would like to, please contact Brent Ache.

Click on the document below to view the full list of participants in the State Leadership Group:
State Leadership Matrix (pdf, 88kb)