WestFAST Members

Madeline Franklin

Madeline Franklin

WestFAST Federal Liaison Officer to WSWC

Supervisor, Environmental Compliance Division

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Denver Federal Center
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303) 519-3177
mfranklin@usbr.gov

Christopher Carlson

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

Roger Gorke

Roger Gorke

WestFAST Chair Emeritus

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

Paula Cutillo, PhD

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

Heather Hofman

Heather Hofman

WestFAST Vice Chair

Director of the National Water and Climate Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service
1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 802
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 325-5171
heather.hofman@usda.gov

Michael Eberle

Michael Eberle

WestFAST Vice Chair

National Water Uses and Rights Program Leader 
Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air and Rare Plants Staff
U.S. Forest Service
201 14th Street, SW Washington, DC 20250
(202) 205-1093
michael.eberle2@usda.gov

Department of Defense

Lauren M. Dempsey

Lauren M. Dempsey

Water and Natural Resources 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

John Moreno

John Moreno

Programs Director

USACE South Pacific Division
450 Golden Gate Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94102-3406
(415) 417-9525
John.D.Moreno@usace.army.mil

 

Department of the Interior

Michael Whitehead

Michael Whitehead

Water Resources Specialist

Branch of Water Resources
Bureau of Indian Affairs
(720) 786-5644
michael.whitehead@bia.gov

Travis Yonts

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

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

Mindi Dalton

Mindi Dalton

Program Coordinator

Water Availability and Use Science Program
U.S. Geological Survey
1770 Corporate Drive, Suite 500
Norcross, GA 30093
(770) 283-9728
msdalton@usgs.gov

Forrest “Ed” Harvey, phd pg

Forrest “Ed” Harvey, phd pg

Chief

Water Resources Division
Natural Resource Stewardship & Science Directorate
National Parks Service 1201 Oakridge Drive,
Suite 250-8 Ft. Collins, CO 80525
(970) 214-5870 (mobile)
forrest_harvey@nps.gov

Jaron E. Ming

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)

Department of Agriculture

Michael Eberle

Michael Eberle

National Water Uses and Rights Program Leader

Washington Office
Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air and Rare Plants Staff
U.S. Forest Service
201 14th Street, SW Washington, DC 20250
(202) 205-1093
michael.eberle2@usda.gov

Mark Brusberg

Mark Brusberg

Chief Meteorologist

Office of the Chief Economist /
World Agricultural Outlook Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave, SW Room 4441
Washington, DC 20250-3810
(202) 720-2012
mark.brusberg@usda.gov

Heather Hofman

Heather Hofman

WestFAST Vice Chair

Director of the National Water and Climate Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service
1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 802
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 325-5171
heather.hofman@usda.gov

Christopher Carlson, phd

Christopher Carlson, phd

WestFAST Vice-Chair and 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

Gretel Follingstad

Gretel Follingstad

National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
325 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado 80305
gretel.follingstad@noaa.gov

Amanda Sheffield

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

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

Amanda Lounsbury

Amanda Lounsbury

Science and Energy Program Manager for Energy-WaterOffice of the Undersecretary for Science and Innovation AND Hydropower Water Resilience Support Specialist in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office

1000 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC
amanda.lounsbury@ee.doe.gov

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Erin Urquhart

Erin Urquhart

Program Manager, Water Resources

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546
(202) 909-9823
erin.urquhart.jephson@nasa.gov

Stephanie Granger

Stephanie Granger

Program Director, Western Water Applications Office

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(818) 354-5683
stephanie.l.granger@jpl.nasa.gov

Department of Homeland Security

John Powderly

John Powderly

Grants and Planning Outreach Specialist

FEMA Region 9
1111 Broadway #1200
Oakland, CA 94607
(202) 705-0127
john.powderly@fema.dhs.gov
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U.S. Department of Justice

Stephen G. Bartell

Stephen G. Bartell

Assistant Chief, Natural Resources Section

U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 305-0234
stephen.bartell@usdoj.gov

About Western States Water Council

The Western States Water Council is a government entity, an instrumentality of each and every participating state, consisting of representatives appointed by the governors of 18 western states.

 

Since its creation, through adoption of a resolution at the Western Governors’ Conference in 1965, the Council has striven to fulfill its chartered purposes.