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Headquarters Contacts

(Acting) Public Affairs Officer: Karen Armstrong, 703-648-4447
Deputy Public Affairs Officer: Catherine Puckett, 352-377-2469

• Drew Lapointe, 703-648-4180, Natural Hazards 
• Mia Drane-Maury, 703-648-4408, Water
• Mark Newell, 573-308-3850, The National Map, Topo Maps, Core Science Systems,
• Catherine Puckett, 352-377-2469, Land Resources
• Hannah Hamilton, 703-648-4356, Ecosystems
• Alex Demas, 703-648-4421, Energy, Minerals, Environmental Health 
• Diane Noserale, 703-648-4333, Landsat and General inquiries

For general inquiries contact: 703-648-4460
For information related to earthquake events contact the USGS National Earthquake Information Center at 303-273-8500

State Contacts for Press Inquiries

Eastern States

(Includes: AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, VA, VI, VT, WV)

Vic Hines, Eastern States Communications Chief, 813-855-3125

Jessica Fitzpatrick, 703-648-6624
Covers: Connecticut; Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

Heather Dewar, 352-264-3542
Covers: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia

Jason Burton, 678-924-6692
Covers: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee 

Central States

(Includes: AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, SD, TX, UT, WI)

David Ozman, Central States Communications Chief, 303-202-4744

Heidi Koontz, 303-202-4763
Covers: Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Nebraska, New Mexico

Jennifer LaVista, 303-202-4764
Covers: Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Utah

Marisa Lubeck, 303-202-4765
Covers: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Ohio

Western States

(Includes: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY)

Catherine Puckett, Western States Communications Chief, 352-377-2469

Paul Laustsen, Public Affairs Specialist, 650-847-8522
Covers: Earthquake Science Center, Western Geographic Science Center, Geology Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Pacific Coastal & Marine Science Center,  California Water Science Center, Arizona Water Science Center and Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Ryan McClymont, Public Affairs Specialist, 503-251-3237
Covers: Volcano Science Center, Northwest and Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Centers, OR, WA, ID ad Pacific Islands Water Science Centers,  Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Western Fisheries Research Center, and Pacific Islands Ecosystems Science Center.

Steven Sobieszczyk, Public Affairs Specialist, 503-251-3208
Covers: Alaska Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center, Astrogeology Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center