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We monitor, assess, and conduct targeted science research
so that policy makers and the public have the understanding they need to enhance preparedness, response, and resilience.
Learn MoreKey Officials
Learn more about our Director and other key officials. Read their biographies or contact our Deputy Director, Chief of Staff, and Associate Directors of our Mission Areas and Science Support at headquarters and Regional Directors across the country.
Office of the Director
William Werkheiser
Deputy Director
Office of the Director
Email: whwerkhe@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-7412
James F Devine
Senior Advisor for Science Applications
Office of the Director
Email: jdevine@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-4423
Judy Nowakowski
Chief of Staff
Office of the Director
Email: jnowakowski@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-4411
Associate Directors
James Anderson
(Acting) Associate Director
Administration
Email: jganderson@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-7200
T. Douglas Beard, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Director (Acting)
Land Resources
Email: dbeard@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-4215
Don Cline, Ph.D.
Associate Director
USGS Water Resources Mission Area
Email: dcline@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-4557
David B Diamond
(Acting) Associate Director
Energy and Minerals
Email: dbdiamond@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-6616
Kevin T Gallagher
Associate Director
Core Science Systems
Email: kgallagher@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-5747
Betsy Hildebrandt
Associate Director
Office of Communications and Publishing
Email: bhildebrandt@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-5750
Vic Labson, Ph.D.
Director
Office of International Programs
Email: vlabson@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-6206
Cindy (Cynthia) Lodge
Associate Director
Office of Budget, Planning, and Integration (BPI)
Email: clodge@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-4443
Regina Neal-Mujahid
Chief
Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity
Email: rneal-mujahid@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-7760
Geoffrey Plumlee, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Environmental Health Mission Area
Email: gplumlee@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-6403
Tim Quinn
Associate Chief Information Officer
Office of Enterprise Information
Email: timothy_quinn@ios.doi.gov
Phone: 703-648-6839
Craig Robinson, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Office of Science Quality and Integrity
Email: crrobinson@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-6601
Regional Directors
Richard Ferrero, Ph.D.
Regional Director
Northwest Region
Email: rferrero@usgs.gov
Phone: 206-220-4600
Roseann Gonzales-Schreiner
Regional Director (Acting)
Southwest Region
Email: rgonzales-schreiner@usgs.gov
Phone: 703-648-7200
