Current and Former Directors and Acting
Directors
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Following is a list of Office of Surface Mining Directors and Acting Directors.
These Directors and Acting Directors have served in these positions since the
Office of Surface Mining was etablished in 1977.
Director | Title | Starting Date | Ending Date | Months in Office |
Walter Heine | Director1 | March 11, 1978 | January 19, 1981 | 34 |
Paul Reeves | Acting Director | January 20, 1981 | May 19, 1981 | 4 |
Andy Bailey | Acting Director | May 20, 1981 | July 28, 1981 | 2 |
Richard Harris | Director1 | July 29, 1981 | March 15, 1984 | 32 |
Lisle Reed | Acting Director | March 16, 1984 | August 18, 1984 | 5 |
John Ward | Acting Director | August 19, 1984 | April 24, 1985 | 8 |
Jed Christensen | Director1 | April 25, 1985 | March 20, 1988 | 35 |
Robert Gentile | Acting Director | March 21, 1988 | November, 1988 | 8 |
Robert Gentile | Director2 | November, 1988 | July 31, 1989 | 8 |
Harry Snyder | Director1 | August 2, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | 41 |
Hord Tipton | Acting Director | January 21, 1993 | November 14, 1993 | 10 |
Ann Shields | Acting Director | November 15, 1993 | March 10, 1994 | 4 |
Robert Uram | Director1 | March 10, 1994 | September 16, 1996 | 30 |
Kay Henry | Acting Director | September 16, 1996 | August 3, 1997 | 11 |
Kathy Karpen | Director1 | August 4, 1997 | April 10, 2000 | 32 |
Kay Henry | Acting Director | April 10, 2000 | January 20, 2001 | 9 |
Glenda Owens | Acting Director | January 22, 2001 | February 11, 2002 | 13 |
Jeffrey Jarrett | Director1 | February 12, 2002 |
January 2, 2006 | 59 |
Brent Wahlquist |
Director1 |
August 2007 | Present | |
1. Confirmed by the Senate
2. Recess appointment
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