Contacts: Regional Principals
2007-2008
BG Michael J. Walsh, MNRG Chair
Max. M Ethridge, MNRG Co-Chair
Army Corps of Engineers
BG Michael J. Walsh, Commander, MNRG Co-Chair
Mississippi River Valley Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
1400 Walnut Street
Vicksburg, MS 39181-0080
601-634-5750
Fax: 601-634-7110
michael.j.walsh@usace.army.mil
Col. Jeffrey C. Smith
Ohio River & Great Lakes Div.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
550 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45201-1159
513-684-3003
jeffrey.c.smith@lrdor.usace.army.mil
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Terrance Virden, Reg. Director
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bishop Henry Whipple Fed. Bldg.
1 Federal Plaza
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
612-713-4400 ext. 1020
Fax: 612-713-4401
Bureau of Land Managment
Juan Palma
State Director
BLM-Eastern States
7450 Boston Blvd.
Springfield, VA 22153
703-440-1711
Fax: 703-440-1701
jpalma@es.blm.gov
Coast Guard
Karen A. Phillips, CDR
Chief, Waterways Planning & Development
Ninth Coast Guard District (dpw-1)
1240 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44199
216-902-6049
Fax: 216-902-6059
Karen.A. Phillips@uscg.mil
Environmental Protection Agency
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator
U. S. EPA Region 5
Metcalfe Federal Building
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
312-886-3000
mathur.bharat@epa.gov
Federal Aviation Administration
Jeri Alles,
Manager, Airports Division
Great Lakes Region
Federal Aviation Administration
2300 East Devon Ave.
Des Plaines, IL 60018
847-294-7272
Fax: 847-294-7036
jeri.alles@faa.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Edward Buikema, Regional Director
Department of Homeland Security
FEMA Region V
536 S. Clark St., 6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60605
312-408-5501
Fax: 312-408-5234
edward.buikema@dhs.gov
Federal Highway Administration
Alan R. Steger
Director of Field Services - North
10 South Howard St.
Suite 400
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-962-0093
Fax: 410-962-3655
alan.steger@fhwa.dot.gov
Fish and Wildlife Service
Robyn Thorson, Regional Director, MNRG Chair
Region 3, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Bldg.
1 Federal Plaza
Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056
612-713-5301
Fax: 612-713-5284
robyn_thorson@fws.gov
Forest Service
Kent P. Connaughton, Regional Forester
Eastern Region
U.S. Forest Service
626 East Wisconsin Ave., Ste 800
Milwaukee , WI 53202
414-297-3646
Fax: 414-297-1748
kconnaughton@fs.fed.us
U.S. Geological Survey
Max M. Ethridge, Regional Executive, MNRG Co-Chair
North Central States
U. S. Geological Survey
1345 Corporate Center Curve, Ste. 200
Eagan, MN 55121
651-379-2741
Fax: 651-379-3067
methridge@usgs.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dr. Stephen B. Brandt, Director
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
2205 Commonwealth Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-741-2244
Fax: 734-741-2003
stephen.b.brandt@noaa.gov
National Park Service
Ernie Quintana
Regional Director
National Park Service
601 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102
402-661-1736
Fax: 402-661-1737
ernie_quintana@nps.gov
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
6001 South Agriculture Bldg.
1400 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250
202-690-2197
Fax: 202-690-2257