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OR&R Field Staff Locations and Contact Information
The following information will help you locate and contact the field staff for the Office of Response and Restoration's four divisions:
- Emergency Response Division Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs) and Regional Response Officers (RROs).
- Assessment and Restoration Division Regions.
- Marine Debris Division regional staff.
- Disaster Preparedness Program regional staff.
Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs)
OR&R's Emergency Response Division (ERD) consists of an interdisciplinary scientific team that responds to oil and chemical spills in U.S. waters and helps the On-Scene Coordinator make timely operational decisions. The team is headquartered at NOAA's campus in Seattle; however ERD's Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs), located around the country, lead the team at spills, drawing on the team's spill trajectory estimates, chemical hazards analyses, and assessments of the sensitivity of biological and human-use resources. OR&R staff members also represent NOAA and the DOC on the National Response Team and Regional Response Teams.
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District 1 Sectors: Northern New England, Southeastern New England, Boston, Long Island
William Whitmore NOAA SSC/RPC 55 Great Republic Dr Gloucester, MA 01930 Email: william.whitmore@noaa.gov Phone: 617.877.2806 |
District 5 Sectors: Delaware Bay, Maryland NCR, Hampton Roads, North Carolina, and District 1/Sector New York
Frank Csulak NOAA SSC USCG Station Manasquan 61 Inlet Dr Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey 08742 Email: frank.csulak@noaa.gov Phone: 732.371.1005 |
District 7 Sectors: Charleston, Jacksonville, Miami, Key West, St. Petersburg, San Juan
Bradford Benggio NOAA SSC 909 SE 1st Avenue, Suite 714 Brickell Plaza Federal Building Miami, Florida 33131 Email: brad.benggio@noaa.gov Phone: 954.684.8486 |
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District 8 Sectors: Houston-Galveston, Corpus Christi
Paige Doelling NOAA SSC USCG Sector Houston-Galveston 13411 Hillard Street Houston, Texas 77034 Email: paige.doelling@noaa.gov Phone: 206.549.7819 Sector: New Orleans
Brandi Todd NOAA SSC Prevention, USCG 8th District (DP-SSC) 500 Poydras Street, Suite 1341 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Email: brandi.todd@noaa.gov Phone: 504.376.3213 Sectors: Upper Mississippi, Lower Mississippi, Ohio Valley, Mobile
Adam Davis NOAA SSC NOAA Disaster Response Center 7344 Zeigler Blvd Mobile, Alabama 36608 Email: adam.davis@noaa.gov Phone: 206.549.7759
Vacant NOAA RRO NOAA Disaster Response Center 7344 Zeigler Blvd Mobile, Alabama 36608 Email: rro.gulfcoast@noaa.gov Phone: 206.556.1604
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District 9 Sectors: Lake Michigan, Eastern Great Lakes, Northern Great Lakes, Detroit,
LCDR Chris Duffy NOAA SSC NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory 4840 S. State Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Email: ssc.greatlakes@noaa.gov Phone: 202.557.6801 |
District 11 Sectors: San Francisco, Los Angeles-Long Beach, San Diego
Jordan Stout NOAA SSC Coast Guard Island, Building 50-7 Alameda, California 94501 Email: jordan.stout@noaa.gov Phone: 206.321.3320 |
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District 13
Sectors: Puget Sound, Columbia River
CDR Aaron Maggied NOAA SSC 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, Washington 98115 Email: ssc.northwest@noaa.gov Phone: 206.348.2429
LTJG Kyle Vincent NOAA RRO 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, Washington 98115 Email: rro.westcoast@noaa.gov Phone: 206.455.1760 |
District 14 Sectors: Honolulu, Guam
Ruth Yender NOAA SSC 1845 Wasp Blvd Building 176 Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 Email: ruth.yender@noaa.gov Phone: 206.849.9926 |
District 17 Sectors: Juneau, Anchorage
Liza Sanden NOAA SSC/RPC 49000 Army Guard Road, Suite G216 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska 99505 Email: liza.sanden@noaa.gov Phone: 907.529.9157 |
Contact ERD National Response Staff:
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NOAA SSC Supervisor West Coast and Great Lakes
Doug Helton NOAA OR&R 7600 Sand Point Way NE Building 3, Room 2025 Seattle, Washington 98115 Email: doug.helton@noaa.gov Phone: 206.890.7760 |
NOAA SSC Supervisor East and Gulf Coasts
John Tarpley (Acting) NOAA OR&R 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Email: john.tarpley@noaa.gov Phone: 206.459.8638 |
NOAA Regional Operations Branch Chief
John Tarpley NOAA OR&R 7600 Sand Point Way NE Building 3, Room 2006 Seattle, Washington 98115 Email: john.tarpley@noaa.gov Phone: 206.459.8638 |
ARD Regions
OR&R's Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD) protects and restores coastal habitats and resources affected by hazardous materials releases or ship grounding. All of ARD's efforts, from assessment to restoration, are coordinated at a regional level. ARD's Regional Resource Coordinators (RRCs) are NOAA environmental scientists who work to provide the technical foundation for assessments of ecological risk and environmental and economic injury from contamination at hazardous waste sites and to improve coordination among trustee agencies.
For general assessment and restoration regional issues, contact ARD Regional Branch Chiefs:
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Northeast & Great Lakes Branch
Diane Evers NOAA/ARD 290 Broadway New York NY 10007 Phone: 240.338.3411 |
Southeast Branch
Kevin Kirsch NOAA/ARD 263 13th Ave S Saint Petersburg, Florida 33712 Phone: 727.551.5619 |
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West Coast Branch
Amy Merten NOAA/ARD 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, Washington 98115 Phone: 206.526.6829 |
Spatial Data Branch
Michele Jacobi NOAA/ARD 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, Washington 98115 Phone: 206.526.6830 |
For ARD oil spill coordinators:
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West Coast/Pacific Branch
Sectors: California, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, Oregon, Washington, Idaho Kaitlin Lieb Email: Kaitlin.Lieb@noaa.gov Phone: 206.417.9332 Sectors: Alaska Sarah Allan Email: Sarah.Allan@noaa.gov Phone: 907.271.5146 Sectors: Backup (Entire region) Troy Baker Email: Troy.Baker@noaa.gov Phone: 206.526.6606 Sectors: Backup (Entire region) Marla Steinhoff Email: Marla.Steinhoff@noaa.gov Phone: 206.526.6341 |
Northeast & Great Lakes Branch
Sectors: New York, New Jersey Reyhan Mehran Email: Reyhan.Mehran@noaa.gov Phone: 206.915.4139 Sectors: District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Great Lakes Dan Takaki Email: Dan.Takaki@noaa.gov Phone: 202.961.0944 Sectors: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine Diane Evers Email: Diane.Wehner@noaa.gov Phone: 240.338.3411 |
Southeast/Gulf Branch Bryand Duke Email: Bryand.Duke@noaa.gov Phone: 727.304.0304 Sectors: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Dan Hahn Email: Daniel.Hahn@noaa.gov Phone: 727.551.5715 Sectors: Backup (Entire region) Susan Snyder Email: Susan.Snyder@noaa.gov Phone: 727.420.8301 |
Contact Spatial Data Branch Liaisons:
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West Coast/Pacific Branch
Zach Winters-Staszak Email: Zachary.Winters-Staszak@noaa.gov Phone: 206.218.7159 Ben Shorr (Backup) Email: Ben.Shorr@noaa.gov Phone: 206.526.4654 |
Northeast & Great Lakes Branch
Matt Dorsey Email: Matt.Dorsey@noaa.gov Phone: 562.980.3250 Robb Wright (Backup) Email: robb.wright@noaa.gov Phone: 240-533-0435 |
Southeast/Gulf Branch
Jay Coady Email: Jay.Coady@noaa.gov Phone: 864.650.3157 George Graettinger (Backup) Email: George.Graettinger@noaa.gov Phone: 425.891.7817 |
Marine Debris Division Staff
OR&R's Marine Debris Division, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, has regional staff members positioned around the country to support local coordination efforts, track progress of projects, review performance measures, and conduct regional marine debris outreach to local audiences.
Contact information for the Marine Debris Division's field staff members is available on the Marine Debris Contact Us page.
Disaster Preparedness Program Staff
OR&R's Disaster Preparedness Program has regional staff members positioned in the Southeast and Gulf of Mexico regions to support disaster preparedness and coordination across the National Ocean Service and its partners.
Contact Disaster Preparedness Program Staff:
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DPP Chief Kate Wheelock NOAA OR&R 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Email: kate.wheelock@noaa.gov Phone: 240.533.0392 |
DPP West Coast & US Pacific Islands Region Kyla Breland NOAA OR&R Email: kyla.breland@noaa.gov Phone: 803.995.4534 |
DPP Northeast Region William Whitmore NOAA SSC/RPC 55 Great Republic Dr Gloucester, MA 01930 Email: william.whitmore@noaa.gov Phone: 617.877.2806 |
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DPP Gulf of Mexico Region Elizabeth Hieb NOAA OR&R 7344 Zeigler Blvd Mobile, Alabama 36608 Email: elizabeth.hieb@noaa.gov Phone: 251.222.1548 |
DPP Alaska Region Liza Sanden NOAA SSC/RPC 49000 Army Guard Road, Suite G216 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska 99505 Email: liza.sanden@noaa.gov Phone: 907.529.9157 |
DPP Southeast & Caribbean Region Allyssa Zebrowski NOAA OR&R 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston, South Carolina 29405 Email: allyssa.zebrowski@noaa.gov Phone: 843.697.7415 |