Congressional and Legislative Affairs Staff

Assistant Director: Elizabeth Stevens
Chief: Lesli Gray

Issue Assignments for the 111th Congress:

Lesli Gray (Chief) - (703) 358-2241
CLA Work Plan
Congressional Affairs Update
Meeting Memo
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Southwest Region (Region 2) - General Issues

Matt Huggler - (703) 358-2243
Refuges (including fire issues)
Law Enforcement
Appropriations
Transportation
Alaska (Region 7) - General Issues

Edith Thompson - (703) 358-2267
Climate Change/Strategic Habitat Conservation
Migratory Birds (including MBCC)
Northeast Region (Region 5) - General Issues

Angela Gustavson - (703) 358-2253
Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
Invasive Species
Coastal and Marine Issues
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Southeast Region (Region 4) - General Issues

Megan Kelhart - (703) 358-2536    
Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration Program
   (including State Wildlife Action Plans)
Energy Issues (including Windpower)
Endangered Species Act Reauthorization, Recovery
  and Policy Consultation
Defense/Sikes Act
Water Issues
Mountain Prairie Region (Region 6) - General Issues
California/Nevada (Region 8) - General Issues

Colleen Fahey - (703) 358-2561
Coastal Barrier Resources Act
Endangered Species Listing and Critical Habitat
Environmental Contaminants
International Affairs
Native American Issues
Connecting People With Nature
CLA Web site
Pacific Region (Region 1) - General Issues
Great Lakes/Big Rivers (Region 3) - General Issues


*Katie Umekubo is out of the office until November 1, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service CLA Staff, August 2008; Credit:  Kristi Watkins, USFWS

REGIONAL CONTACTS:

Pacific – Region 1
Pat Gonzalez-Rogers, Native American Policy Advisor and Regional Chief of Legislative Affairs

Southwest – Region 2
Christine Tincher, Deputy Assistant Regional Director for External Affairs and Legislative Affairs

Great Lakes/Big Rivers – Region 3
Ryan Aylesworth, Congressional Affairs Specialist

Southeast – Region 4
Kristi Watkins, Congressional Affairs Specialist

Northeast – Region 5
Marci Caplis, Deputy Assistant Regional Director for External Affairs

Mountain/Prairie – Region 6
Matt Kales, Senior Legislative and Public Affairs Specialist

Alaska – Region 7
Sue Detwiler, Congressional Affairs Specialist

California/Nevada – Region 8
Alexandra Pitts, Assistant Regional Director for External Affairs