ISSUE
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE 110TH CONGRESS
Colleen Fahey
Fisheries: Management Assistance/Fish Hatcheries/Fish passage/striped bass
Environmental Contaminants
Energy Issues/Windpower
Endangered Species Listing and Critical Habitat
Grants (Private Stewardship, ESA Section 6, Landowner Incentive Program, Coastal, Boating Infrastructure)
Science (Avian Flu and other wildlife diseases)
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Rocky Mountain/Great Plains (Region 6)
Lesli Gray (Chief)
Global Climate Change
Shaping Our Future/Workforce Planning
Strategic Operating Plan Implementation
Southwest Region (Region 2)
Matt Huggler
Refuges
Appropriations
Law Enforcement
Transportation
Fire Issues
Alaska (Region 7)
Southeast Region/Hurricanes/Everglades (Region 4)
Edith Thompson
Migratory Birds (including Neotrops.)
Federal Assistance/State Wildlife Action Plans
Invasive Species
Defense/Sikes Act
Strategic Habitat Conservation
MMPA
Farm Bill
Great Lakes/Big Rivers (Region 3)
Northeast Region (Region 5)
Katie Umekubo
CITES/International Affairs Permit/International Conservation
Endangered Species Act (Reauthorization/ Policy Consultation and Recovery)
Ocean and Marine Issues: Magnuson-Stevens, Coral Reefs, Ocean Commission
Coastal Program
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
CBRA
National Wetlands Inventory
Native American
Water Issues (Clean Water Act, FERC, CALFED/Trinity River, WRDA)
California/Nevada (Region 8)
Pacific Northwest/Pacific Islands (Region 1)
REGIONAL
CONTACTS:
Pacific Northwest – Region 1
David Patte, Assistant Regional Director for External Affairs
Southwest – Region 2
Charna Lefton,
Assistant Regional Director for External Affairs
Great Lakes/Big Rivers – Region 3
Ryan Aylesworth, Intergovernmental Liason
Southeast – Region 4
Kristi Watkins, Director, Government Affairs
Northeast – Region
5
Marci Caplis, Deputy Assistant Regional Director for External Affairs
Mountain/Prairie – Region
6
Matt Kales, Legislative and Public Affairs Specialist
Alaska – Region 7
Sue Detwiler, Legislative Liason/Tribal Grants Coordinator
California/Nevada – Region 8
Alexandra Pitts, Assistant Manager for External Affairs
