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USGS Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) staff consists of three full-time personnel, the Head of OTR and two staff scientists, and USGS staff who serve collaterally as Regional Tribal Liaisons or Mission Area Tribal Advisors. 

The USGS and U.S. Department of the Interior uphold their trust responsibilities to foster the government-to-government relationship between the federal government and the federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes.

Head, Office of Tribal Relations

   Chris Hammond | chammond@usgs.gov | 703-648-6621

Staff Scientist

   Shaleene Chavarria | schavar@usgs.gov | 505-830-7951

Staff Scientist

   Annie Scott | annescott@usgs.gov | 571-748-9917

 

USGS Regional Tribal Liaisons

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A map of the USGS Regions that are aligned to the DOI Unified Regions (as of August 2019): Northeast (1, turquoise); Southeast (2, 4, & 6, tan); Midcontinent (3 & 5, brown); Rocky Mountain (7, yellow); Southwest (8 & 10, light purple); Northwest-Pacific Islands (9 & 12, light green); and Alaska (11, gray).

Northeast Region

   Jason Sorenson | jsorenso@usgs.gov | 508-490-5022

Southeast Region

   Athena Clark | athclark@usgs.gov | 334-395-4141

Midcontinent Region

   Josh Valder | jvalder@usgs.gov | 605-430-7411

Rocky Mountain Region

   Jessica Driscoll | jdriscoll@usgs.gov | 303-236-4979

   Jeanne Godaire | jgodaire@usgs.gov | 303-704-9744

Southwest Region

   Russ Taylor-Grimes | rtaylor-grimes@usgs.gov | 916-278-3000     

Northwest-Pacific Islands Region

   Lief Horwitz | lief_horwitz@usgs.gov | 206-220-4616

Alaska Region

   Elizabeth Powers | epowers@usgs.gov | 907-786-7085

 

USGS Mission Area Tribal Advisors 

Core Science Systems

   Cindy Thatcher | thatcherc@usgs.gov | 703-648-5122

Ecosystems

   Linda Weir | lweir@usgs.gov | 703-648-4052

   Suzanna Soileau | ssoileau@usgs.gov | 406-994-7257

Energy and Mineral Resources

   Tanya Gallegos | tgallegos@usgs.gov | 703-716-3621

Natural Hazards    

   Eric Grossman | egrossman@usgs.gov | 831-427-4725

Water Resources    

   Joel Galloway | jgallowa@usgs.gov | 701-250-7402 

Office of Administration    

   Michelle Fishburne | efishburne@usgs.gov | 703-659-3630

   Shannon Gutierrez | sgutierrez@usgs.gov | 703-659-3630