Staff Directory
Contact Information and Portfolio Summary
Karl Anderson
Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs
202-482-4981/FAX 202-482-4960
Karl.Anderson@noaa.gov
Morgan Harris
Confidential Assistant to the Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs
202-482-4981/FAX 202-482-4960
Morgan.Harris@noaa.gov
Brook Davis
Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs
202-482-4981/FAX 202-482-4960
Brook.H.Davis@noaa.gov
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) – including fleet modernization and aircraft services.
Jenell Wildgoose
Administrative Support Assistant
202-482-4981/FAX 202-482-4960
Jenell.C.Wildgoose@noaa.gov
Legislative Affairs Office budget, WebCims correspondence, and administrative tasks for Legislative Affairs.
Velna L. Bullock
Legislative Assistant
202-482-4981/FAX 202-482-4960
Velna.L.Bullock@noaa.gov
Capitol Events Report, bill tracking, bill archiving, web site support..
Atmospheric Team
Matthew Borgia
Congressional Affairs Specialist
202-482-4981/FAX 202-482-4960
Matthew.Borgia@noaa.gov
National Weather Service (NWS) – including hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms, winter storms, tsunamis, and forecasts, warnings, alerts, and outlooks.
Adrienne Sutton
Congressional Affairs Specialist
202-482-5448/FAX 202-501-8016
Adrienne.Sutton@noaa.gov
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) – including climate science, ocean exploration and research, air quality research, invasive species, and Sea Grant.
Renee Leduc Clarke
Congressional Affairs Specialist
202-482-4981/FAX 202-482-4960
Renee.Leduc.Clarke@noaa.gov
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and all satellite issues, including GOES AND NPOESS.
Oceans Team
Jonathan Kelsey
Congressional Affairs Specialist
202-482-4981/FAX 202-482-4960
Jonathan.Kelsey@noaa.gov
National Ocean Service (NOS) – including coral program, national marine sanctuaries/NWHI monument, response and restoration Oil Pollution Act(OPA)/Office of Response and Restoration (HAZMAT)/Superfund Sites (CERCLA), marine protected areas, marine debris, and Pribilof islands.
April Black
Congressional Affairs Specialist
202-482-5447/FAX 202-482-4960
April.Black@noaa.gov
National Ocean Service (NOS) – including mapping and charting, coastal zone management, ocean and coastal observations, and coastal and estuarine land conservation.
Luis Leandro
Knauss Sea Grant Fellow
202-482-4981/FAX 202-482-4960
Luis.Leandro@noaa.gov
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), hypoxia, invasive species (shared with Adrienne Sutton) and education issues.
Fisheries Team
Stephanie Hunt
Congressional Affairs Specialist
202-482-4981/FAX 202-501-8016
Stephanie.Hunt@noaa.gov
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – including the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Habitat Restoration, Highly Migratory Species, International Fisheries Organizations (including International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna), illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic fisheries issues.
Lauren Lugo
Congressional Affairs Specialist
202-482-4981/FAX 202-501-8016
Lauren.B.Lugo@noaa.gov
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – including Marine Aquaculture, Energy Policy and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the International Whaling Commission, Seafood Inspection, Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, Caribbean, and Alaska fisheries issues.
Legislative
Team
Georgia L. McCarroll
Legislative Affairs Specialist
202-482-3595/FAX 202-501-8016
Georgia.L.McCarroll@noaa.gov
Testimony and post-hearing questions for the National Marine Fisheries Service and Legislative Tracker.
Noel Turner
Legislative Affairs Specialist
202-482-4981/FAX 202-501-8016
Noel.Turner@noaa.gov
Testimony and post-hearing questions for the National Weather Service; Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service; National Ocean Service; and NOAA Corps.
Timothy Bagley
Legislative Affairs Specialist
202-482-4666
Timothy.Bagley@noaa.gov
NOAA Grants Focal Point, writer and/or editor of testimony, views letters, and Questions and Answers for all offices. Also responsible for the Congressional Informer, Weekly Reports, Office of Legislative Affairs website, and special projects.