Contact Information
Alliance Management Team
Each Gulf State Governor has designated one or more representatives to provide the vision for, and make strategic decisions about Alliance activities. The State of Mississippi is the current chair of the Alliance Management Team.
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
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
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
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The following individuals work closely with the Alliance Management Team and provide additional state leadership.
ALABAMA
Phillip Hinesley
Coastal Section Chief
ADCNR State Lands
Email: phillip.hinesley@dcnr.alabama.gov
Phone: 251-621-1216
Marilyn Elliott
Deputy Director
ADEM
Email: mge@adem.state.al.us
Phone: 334-271-7710
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
Dugan Sabins
Senior Environmental Scientist
LDEQ
Email: dugan.sabins@la.gov
Phone: 225-219-3553
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
Jody Henneke
Deputy Commissioner
Coastal Resources Program
TGLO
Email: jhenneke@glo.state.tx.us
Phone: 512-463-6542
Larry McKinney
Executive Director
Harte Research Institute
Email: larry.mckinney@tamucc.edu
Phone: (361) 825-2070
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Priority Issue Teams
Each Gulf State provides leadership for one or more of the six priority issues addressed in the Governors' Action Plan
WATER QUALITY
Ellen McCarron
Deputy Director
Coastal & Aquatic Managed Areas, FDEP
Phone: (850) 245-2094
Email: ellen.mccarron@dep.state.fl.us
WETLAND AND COASTAL RESTORATION
James PahlLCA Science & Technology Office
Phone: (225) 342-2413
Email: james.pahl@la.gov
Greg DuCote
Coastal Management Division
LDNR
Email: gregory.ducote@la.gov
Phone: 225-342-5052
COSTAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
Tina Shumate
Office Director, Office of Coastal Management and Planning
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Email: Tina.Shumate@dmr.ms.gov
Phone: 228-523-4122
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
John Dindo
Assistant Director
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Email: jdindo@disl.org
Phone: 251-861-7558
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
MS DEQ
Email: kim_caviness@deq.state.ms.us
Phone: 601-961-5390
Natalie Guedon
Water Quality Assessment Program Manager
MS DEQ
Email: natalie_guedon@deq.state.ms.us
Phone: 601-961-5150
Federal Workgroup Co-Chairs
The Federal Workgroup provides the venue for collaboration and integration of federal efforts to address regional issues identified by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance.
Margaret Davidson
Director
Coastal Services Center
margaret.davidson@noaa.gov
Phone: 843-740-1220
Buck Sutter
Deputy Regional Administrator
NMFS SE Regional Office
buck.sutter@noaa.gov
Phone: 727-824-5301
Bryon Griffith
Director
Gulf of Mexico Program
griffith.bryon@epa.gov
Phone: 228-688-1172
Jess D. Weaver
Regional Executive, Southeastern Region
U.S. Geological Survey
jdweaver@usgs.gov
Phone: 770-409-7701
Gulf of Mexico Alliance Web Site
For questions concerning the web site.
goma.webmaster@noaa.gov
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