Key Officials and Organizational Structure

By Water Resources Mission Area

Listing of key officials and organizational information about the Water Resources Mission Area and its five primary organizational offices.

Organizational Structure

The WMA is organized into five primary offices: Office of the Associate Director, Office of Quality Assurance, Office of Budget, Office of Planning and Programming, and the Office of the Chief Operating Officer.

The organization aligns WMA units around the core science functions needed to achieve the vision for water science described in the Water Science Strategy, while at the same time sustaining our core functions in variable budget climates. By focusing on the end-to-end process represented in the structure – building from observations and analysis, to cyberinfrastructure, to research and development and deploying new tools, applications, and information capabilities, WMA is equipped to nimbly address the diverse array of water challenges that are impacting society right now and in the future.

Water Resources Mission Area Key Officials

Office of the Associate Director

Title	Name
Associate Director for Water	Bill Werkheiser
Deputy Associate Director for Water	Joshua Joseph
Science Advisor	Meredith Martin
Senior Science Advisor	Tim McHale
Delaware River Master	Joseph Nielsen (Acting)

Office of Quality Assurance

Title	Name
Office of Quality Assurance Director	Alissa Coes

Office of Budget

Title	Name
Chief of Water Budget Office	Gene Summerhill
Financial Administrator	Nathan Wenger

Office of Planning and Programming

Title	Name
Senior Advisor, Planning and Programming Director	Bob Joseph
Office of Planning and Programming Director	Dianna Crilley
Office of Planning and Programming Deputy Director	Joel Galloway (Acting)
Water Resources Availability Program Coordinator	Mindi Dalton
Water Resources Availability Deputy Program Coordinator	Brian Clark
Water Observing Systems Program Coordinator	Chad Wagner
Water Observing Systems Deputy Program Coordinator
Water Resources Research Act Program Coordinator	Christian Schmidt

Office of the Chief Operating Officer

Title	Name
Chief Operating Officer	Gary Rowe
Deputy Chief Operating Officer	Boyce Blanks
Chief Technology Officer	Carter Elmore
Chief Projects Officer	Glenn Henz
Observing Systems Division Director	Jeff Deacon (Acting)
Laboratory & Analytical Services Division Director	Selene Hernandez Ruiz
Earth System Processes Division Director	Sandy Eberts
Integrated Modeling and Prediction Division Director	David Lesmes
Integrated Information Dissemination Division Director	Joe Nielsen