WestFAST Members
Executive Officers
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
Roger Gorke
WestFAST Chair
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
Christopher Carlson
WestFAST Vice-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 Defense
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
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
Paula Cutillo, PhD
Senior Water Resources Specialist
Directorate of Resources and Planning
Bureau of Land Management
2850 Youngfield Street
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303) 239-3873
pcutillo@blm.gov
Michael Whitehead
Water Resources Specialist
Branch of Water Resources
Bureau of Indian Affairs
(720) 786-5644
michael.whitehead@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
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
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
Branch Chief
Department of Agriculture
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
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
Director
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
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
Joe Casola
Regional Climate Services Director, Western Region
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80303
(828) 220-1975
joseph.casola@noaa.gov
Gretel Follingstad
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
325 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado 80305
gretel.follingstad@noaa.gov
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
WestFAST Chair and 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
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
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
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
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
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
Since its creation, through adoption of a resolution at the Western Governors’ Conference in 1965, the Council has striven to fulfill its chartered purposes.