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
FLORIDA
Bob Ballard
Deputy Secretary, Lands & Recreation
FDEP
Email: bob.g.ballard@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: 850-245-2043
LOUISIANA
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
Jerry Cain
Director, OPC
MDEQ
Email: Jerry_Cain@deq.state.ms.us
Phone: 601-961-5100
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
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 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
TEXAS
Becky Walker
Assistant to the Chairman
TCEQ
Email: bwalker@tceq.state.tx.us
Phone: 512-239-5515
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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
Becky Prado
FDEP
Email: Rebecca.Prado@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: 850-245-2103
Steve Wolfe (Water Quality Coordinator)
Program Administrator, OCAMA FDEP
Email: steven.wolfe@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: 850-245-2102
HABITAT CONSERVATION & RESTORATION
James PahlLCA Science & Technology Office
Email: james.pahl@la.gov
Phone: 225-342-2413
Greg DuCote
Coastal Management Division
LDNR
Email: gregory.ducote@la.gov
Phone: 225-342-5052
Quenton Dokken (Coordinator)
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
Email: qdokken@gulfmex.org
Phone: 361-882-3939
Ryan Fikes (Assistant Coordinator)
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
Email: ryan@gulfmex.org
Phone: 361-882-3939
ECOSYSTEM INTEGRATION & ASSESSMENT
Larry McKinney
Executive Director, Harte Research Institute
Email: larry.mckinney@tamucc.edu
Phone: 361-825-2070
Seneca Holland (Coordinator)
Harte Research Institute
Email: seneca.holland@tamucc.edu
Phone: 361-825-2082
NUTRIENTS & NUTRIENT IMPACTS
Kim Caviness
Water Quality Standards Manager
MS DEQ
Email: kim_caviness@deq.state.ms.us
Phone: 601-961-5390
Ann Porter
GOMA Nutrient PIT, Regional Coordinator
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Email: ann_porter@deq.state.ms.us
Phone: (601) 961-5394
COASTAL 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
Rhonda Price
MDMR
Biloxi, MS
Email: rhonda.price@dmr.ms.us
Phone: (228) 374-5000
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
John Dindo
Assistant Director
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Email: jdindo@disl.org
Phone: 251-861-7558
Lee Yokel (PIT Coordinator)
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Email: lyokel@disl.org
Phone: 251-861-8201
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
Email:
margaret.davidson@noaa.gov
Phone: 843-740-1220
Buck Sutter
Deputy Regional Administrator
NMFS SE Regional Office
Email:
buck.sutter@noaa.gov
Phone: 727-824-5301
Bryon Griffith
Director
Gulf of Mexico Program
Email:
griffith.bryon@epa.gov
Phone: 228-688-1172
Jess D. Weaver
Regional Executive, Southeastern Region
U.S. Geological Survey
Email:
jdweaver@usgs.gov
Phone: 770-409-7701
Gulf of Mexico Alliance Web Site
For questions concerning the web site.
webmaster@gulfofmexicoalliance.org
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