U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service GIS Steering Committee Representatives
If you are interested in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's activities using GIS technology or spatial data, please contact the appropriate member of the Service's GIS Steering Committee. Region 9 (Washington Office) programs that do not have a separate Steering Committee member are represented by Chris Lett.
Chris Lett - Chair Division of IRTM, PO Box 25207 - DFC, Denver, CO 80225-0207 Voice: (303) 274-3574 Fax: (303) 275-2318 Email: Chris_Lett@fws.gov
R1 - Pacific Region (includes: American Samoa, American Insular Possessions, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington) - Mark Kildow, Region 1 GIS Coordinator, USFWS - Information Resources and Technology Management, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232 Voice: (503) 231-2371 E-Mail: Mark_Kildow@fws.gov
R2 - Southwest Region (includes: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) - Ric Riester, 500 Gold Avenue, S.W., P.O. Box 1306 Albuquerque, NM 87103 Voice: (505) 248-6851 Fax: (505) 248-6891 Email: Ric_Riester@fws.gov
R3 - Great Lakes/Big Rivers Region (includes: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin) - Mary Balogh, Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Bldg, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056 Voice: (612) 713-5490 Fax: (612) 713-5490 Email: Mary_Balogh@fws.gov
R4 - Southeast Region (includes: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands) - Jason Duke, Cookeville Ecological Services Field Office, 446 Neal Street Cookeville, TN 38501-4027 Voice: (931) 528-6481 Ext 216 Fax: (931) 528-7075 Email: Jason_Duke@fws.gov
R5 - Northeast Region (includes: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia) - BJ Richardson, IT/GIS Specialist, USFWS, Information Technology Management, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035-9589 Voice: (413) 253-8493 Fax: (413) 253-8353 Email: bj_richardson@fws.gov
R6 - Mountain/Prairie Region (includes: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming) - Mark Ely, 134 Union Blvd. Suite 300, Lakewood, CO 80228 Voice: (303) 236-4368 Fax: (303) 236-4792 Email: Mark_Ely@fws.gov
R7 - Alaska Region (Alaska is the only state in Region 7) - Steve Kovach, Innoko NWR, PO Box 69, McGrath, AK 99627 Voice: (907) 524-3251 Fax: (907) 524-3141 Email: steve_kovach@fws.gov
R8 - Pacific Southwest Region - Cheryl Hickam, GIS Branch Chief, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2605 Sacramento, Ca 95825-1846 Voice: (916) 414-6708 Fax: (916) 414-6713 E-Mail: Cheryl_Hickam@fws.gov
(Region 9 is the Headquarters Office; it does not represent any physical location, but helps to coordinate the Service as a whole. Therefore, there are several additional Region 9 representatives.)
R9 Endangered Species, Office of Program Support - Linda Purviance, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 330, Arlington, VA 22203 Voice: (703) 358-2079 Email: Linda_Purviance@fws.gov
R9 Division of Federal Assistance - C.J. Huang, (informational contact only) 755 Parfet Street, Suite 377, Lakewood, CO 80215 Voice: (303) 275-2344 Internet: CJ_Huang@fws.gov
Fire Management Geospatial Coordinator - Bill Leenhouts, National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 South Development Boise, ID 83705 - 5354 Voice: (208) 387-5584 Email: BIll_Leenhouts@fws.gov
R9 Migratory Bird Management Office (MBMO) - Kathy Fleming, USFWS - Division of Migratory Bird Management, 11510 American Holly Drive Laurel, MD 20708 - 4017 Voice: (301) 497-5902 Fax: (301) 497-5871 Email: kathy_fleming@fws.gov
R9 National Conservation Training Center - Glenn Gravatt, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Voice: (304) 876-7456 Email: Glenn_Gravatt@fws.gov
R9 Fisheries and Habitat Conservation - Tom Dahl, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Service Resource Center, 555 Lester Ave. Onalaska, WI 54650 Voice: (608) 783-8425 Fax: (608) 783-8450 Email: Tom_Dahl@fws.gov
R9 National Wildlfie Refuge System - Doug Vandegraft, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Realty, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 622 Arlington, VA 22203 Voice: (703) 358-1713 Fax: (703) 358-2223 Email: Doug_Vandegraft@fws.gov
R9 Science Excellence Initiative - Todd Sutherland, USFWS - Biological Monitoring Team, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Rd. La Crosse, WI 54603 Voice: (608) 781-6263 Fax: (608) 783-6066 E-Mail: Todd_Sutherland@fws.gov
Field Station Representative - Tony McKinney, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road Carlsbad, CA 92011 Voice: (760) 431-9440 Fax: (760) 431-5901 E-Mail: Tony_mckinney@fws.gov