Patti McCurdy
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
meet our leadership
Alliance Staff
Christina Mohrman
Program Manager & Science Communication Manager
(251) 463-4023
Christina.Mohrman@gomxa.org
Alliance Management Team
Alabama
Hank Burch
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Florida
Lainie Edwards
Florida Department of Environmental Quality
Gareth Leonard
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Louisiana
Chip Kline
Louisiana Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities
Bren Haase
Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority
Mississippi
Joe Spraggins, Chair
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Chris Wells
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Texas
Toby Baker
Texas Council on Environmental Quality
Steven Schar
Texas Council on Environmental Quality
Federal Partners
Athena Clark
U.S. Geological Survey
Kristen Laursen
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Heidi Stiller
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michelle Eversen
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Marc Wyatt
Gulf of Mexico Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lakeshia Robertson
Gulf of Mexico Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Other Members
David Yoskowitz
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Priority Issue Team Leads
Coastal Community Resilience
Rhonda Price, Chair (rhonda.price@dmr.ms.gov)
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Andrew Barrett, Coordinator (andrew.barrett@dmr.ms.gov)
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Data & Monitoring
Jon French, Co-Chair (jon.french@myfwc.com)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Cheryl Clark, Co-Chair (cheryl.p.clark@floridadep.gov)
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Education & Engagement
Ilka Porter, Co-Chair (iporter@mobilebaykeeper.org)
Mobile Baykeeper
Angela Underwood, Co-Chair (angela.underwood@dcnr.alabama.gov)
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Weeks Bay Reserve
Anna Buford, Coordinator (anna.buford@dcnr.alabama.gov)
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Habitat Resources
Jim Pahl, Co-Chair (james.pahl@la.gov)
Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority
Syed Khalil, Co-Chair (syed.khalil@la.gov)
Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority
Lauren Durr, Coordinator (lauren.durr@la.gov)
Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority
Water Resources
Jill Csekitz, Co-Chair (jill.csekitz@tceq.texas.gov)
Texas Council on Environmental Quality
Jeff Dauzat, Co-Chair (jeff.dauzat@la.gov)
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Lael Butler, Coordinator (lael.butler@gomxa.org)
Gulf of Mexico Alliance
Wildlife & Fisheries
Robin Riechers, Chair (robin.riechers@tpwd.texas.gov)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Mike Smith, Coordinator (mikell.smith@tamucc.edu)
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Human Benefits of Nature
Becky Allee, Facilitator (becky.allee@noaa.gov)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kara Coffey, Facilitator (kara.coffey@tamucc.edu)
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Marine Debris
Caitlin Wessel, Facilitator (caitlin.wessel@noaa.gov)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Adriana Leiva, Facilitator (adriana_leiva@fws.gov)
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Integrated Planning
Jim Pahl, Facilitator (james.pahl@la.gov)
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Rhonda Price, Facilitator (rhonda.price@dmr.ms.gov)
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Robin Riechers, Facilitator (robin.riechers@tpwd.texas.gov)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department