The USGS has public affairs staff located across the country to respond to reporters questions. We can help you find an expert on a variety of earth and biological science topics.
Headquarters Contacts
USGS Public Affairs Officer
Public Affairs Specialists
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Gina Anderson, 405-509-3524, Core Science Systems
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Michelle Collier, 912-227-8270, Ecosystems
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Alex Demas, 703-648-4421, Energy and Minerals
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Steve Sobieszczyk, 503-853-3425, Natural Hazards
- Rachel White, 801-247-5652, Water Resources
- For media requests about earthquakes and seismic monitoring, please contact earthquakemedia@usgs.gov.
- For media requests related to eruptions and volcano monitoring, please contact volcanomedia@usgs.gov.
State Contacts for Press Inquiries
Eastern States
Includes: AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OK, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VI, VT, WV
Vic Hines, Eastern States Communications Chief, 1-813-855-3125
Joe Battle, 443-447-0106
Coverage:
- Eastern Ecological Science Center
- Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center
- Lower Mississippi Gulf Water Science Center (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee)
- South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
Jason Burton, 678-209-5500
Coverage:
- National Minerals Information Center
- Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
- Central Midwest Water Science Center (Illinois, Iowa, Missouri)
- Columbia Environmental Research Center
- Pennsylvania Water Science Center
Jessica Fitzpatrick, 571-230-6681
Coverage:
- New England Water Science Center (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
- Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
- Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
- New York Water Science Center
Alexandra Hays, 727-258-1843
Coverage:
- Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center (Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
- St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
- Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
- South Atlantic Water Science Center (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina)
Weston Weber, 571-471-0959
Coverage:
- Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
- Virginia-West Virginia Water Science Center
- New Jersey Water Science Center
- Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Central States
Includes: CO, KS, KY, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, SD, UT, WI, WY
David Ozman, Central States Communications Chief, 303-202-4744
Heidi Koehler, 720-320-1246
Coverage:
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Ohio
Alexandra (Allie) Weill, 916-296-2305
Coverage:
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Western States
Includes: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA
Miel Corbett, Western States Communications Chief, 1-503-320-3411
Paul Laustsen, Public Affairs Specialist, 1-650-847-8522
Coverage:
- Alaska Science Center
- Astrogeology Science Center
- Climate Adaptation Science Centers (Alaska, Pacific Islands, Southwest, Northwest)
- Earthquake Science Center
- Geology Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
- Pacific Coastal & Marine Science Center
- ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning
- Southwest Biological Science Center
- Water Science Centers (Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Washington)
- Western Ecological Research Center
- Western Geographic Science Center
- Volcano Science Centers (Alaska, Hawaii, Cascades, California, Yellowstone)
- Western Fisheries Research Center