WestFAST Members
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Executive Officers
CHRISTOPHER CARLSON
WestFAST Chair
National Program Leader for Watershed and Aquatic Ecology Research
U.S. Forest Service
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250
(202) 205-1481
christopher.carlson@usda.gov
PAULA CUTILLO, PHD
WestFAST Vice-Chair
National Water Resources Specialist Directorate of Resources and Planning
Bureau of Land Management
2850 Youngfield Street
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303) 239-3873
pcutillo@blm.gov
ROGER GORKE
WestFAST Chair Emeritus
Senior Advisor, Office of Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 591-5680
gorke.roger@epa.gov
CHAD ABEL
WestFAST Vice Chair
HEATHER HOFMAN
WestFAST Vice Chair
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 325-5171
heather.hofman@usda.gov
Michael Eberle
WestFAST Vice Chair
National Water Uses and Rights Program Leader
Field Services and Innovation Center, National Water Resources and Post-Fire Recovery
U.S. Forest Service
201 14th Street, SW
(202) 689-5890
michael.eberle2@usda.gov
Department of Defense
Lauren M. Dempsey
Water and Natural Resourtces Regulatory Media Expert
Legislative & Regulatory Engagement Division – Western Branch Air Force Civil Engineer Center
510 Hickam Avenue
Travis AFB, CA 94535
(707) 424-8628
lauren.dempsey@us.af.mil
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USACE
Department of the Interior
Brenda Hatathlie
Civil Engineer
Branch of Water Resources
Bureau of Indian Affairs
(720) 310-1282
brenda.hatathlie@bia.gov
Travis Yonts
Management Analyst
Office of the Deputy Commissioner – Operations
Bureau of Reclamation
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
(202) 513-0509
tyonts@usbr.gov
PAULA CUTILLO, PHD
WestFAST Vice-Chair
National Water Resources Specialist Directorate of Resources and Planning
Bureau of Land Management
2850 Youngfield Street
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303) 239-3873
pcutillo@blm.gov
Brian Clark
Deputy Program Coordinator
Water Resources Availability
U.S. Geological Survey
700 W. Research Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(501) 352-1864
brclark@usgs.gov
Terry Fisk
Water Rights Branch Chief
Water Resources Division
Natural Resource Stewardship & Science Directorate
National Parks Service 1201 Oakridge Drive,
Suite 250 Ft. Collins, CO 80525
(970) 803-0692
terry_fisk@nps.gov
Jaron E. Ming
Branch Chief
Air and Water Resources
National Wildlife Refuge System
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
7333 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 375
Lakewood, CO 80235
720-926-3528 (work mobile)
303-914-3801 (work office)
CHAD ABEL
WestFAST Vice Chair
Department of Agriculture
Michael Eberle
WestFAST Vice Chair
National Water Uses and Rights Program Leader
Field Services and Innovation Center, National Water Resources and Post-Fire Recovery
U.S. Forest Service
201 14th Street, SW
(202) 689-5890
michael.eberle2@usda.gov
HEATHER HOFMAN
WestFAST Vice Chair
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 325-5171
heather.hofman@usda.gov
CHRISTOPHER CARLSON
WestFAST Chair
National Program Leader for Watershed and Aquatic Ecology Research
U.S. Forest Service
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250
(202) 205-1481
christopher.carlson@usda.gov
Department of Commerce
Amanda Sheffield
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
325 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado 80305
(303) 497-6621 (office)
amanda.sheffield@noaa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency
Roger Gorke
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 591-5680
gorke.roger@epa.gov
Department of Energy
Mike Rinker
Senior Technical Advisor, Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability
1000 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC
michael.rinker@ee.doe.gov
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Erin Urqhart
Program Manager, Water Resources
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546
(202) 909-9823
erin.urquhart@nasa.gov
Sean Fleming
Program Scientist
NASA Western Water Action Office
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Ames Research Center
sean.w.fleming@nasa.gov
Department of Homeland Security
John Powderly
Grants and Planning Outreach Specialist
FEMA Region 9
1111 Broadway #1200
Oakland, CA 94607
(202) 705-0127
john.powderly@fema.dhs.gov
U.S. Department of Justice
Stephen G. Bartell
Assistan Chief, Natural Resources Section
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 305-0234
stephen.bartell@usdoj.gov
Western States Water Council Federal Liaison
Jason Olive
WSWC/WestFAST Federal Liaison
National Fish Habitat Partnership Coordinator
Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program
3701 NW 82 Avenue
Doral, FL 33166
(703) 489-5700
jasonolive@wswc.utah.gov
jason_olive@fws.gov