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United States Board on Geographic Names

Chair: Elizabeth (Betsy) Kanalley
Department of Agriculture

Vice Chairman: Curtis Loy
Department of Commerce

Acting Executive Secretary: Lou Yost
U.S. Geological Survey

Administrative Assistant: Vacant
U.S. Geological Survey

Executive Secretary of the Board and for Domestic Names

Lou Yost
U.S. Geological Survey
523 National Center
Reston, VA 20192-0523
Phone/fax: (703) 648-4552 / (703) 648-4549
E-mail: lyost@usgs.gov
Appointed: DNC June 2006
Full Board June 2006

Executive Secretary for Foreign Names

Randall Flynn
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Geographer
Office of Targeting and Transnational Issues (PR)
4600 Sangamore Road
Bethesda, MD 20816-5003
Phone: 301-227-1407
E-mail: Randall.E.Flynn@nga.mil
Appointed: FNC 1994

 

Members and Deputy Members

October 2007
(Appointed Every Two Years)

 

Agriculture Department (Domestic Names)

Member:

Elizabeth K. (Betsy) Kanalley
USDA Forest Service

Deputy Member:

Richard Sowa
USDA Forest Service

Susan DeLost
USDA Forest Service

 

Central Intelligence Agency (Foreign Names)

Member:

R. David Wert

Deputy Members:

Ingert J. Kuzych

Ann L. Loomis

Commerce Department (Domestic Names and Foreign Names)

Member:

Curtis C. Loy
NOS/NOAA

Deputy Members:

Joseph L. Marinucci
U.S. Census Bureau

Michael R. Fournier
Bureau of the Census

Nancy G. Schechtman
Bureau of the Census

Meredith Westington
NOS/NOAA

 

Department of Defense (Foreign Names)

Member:

William Glen Lauber
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Deputy Members:

Steven Hunter
Defense Intelligence Agency

Deborah C. Tatarinchik

Nancy Blyler
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Douglas Caldwell
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

 

Government Printing Office (Domestic Names)

Member:

Tony N. Gilbert
Government Printing Office

 

Department of Homeland Security (Domestic Names)

Member:

Eric Berman
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

William Logan
U.S. Coast Guard

Interior Department (Domestic Names)

Member:

Karen Siderelis
U.S. Geological Survey

Deputy Members:

Bernard C. (Chick) Fagan
National Park Service

Robin Bellmard
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bonnie J. Gallahan
U.S. Geological Survey

Robert (Bob) Bewley
Bureau of Land Management

Douglas L. Vandegraft
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Karen R. Wood
U.S. Geological Survey

 

Library of Congress (Domestic Names and Foreign Names)

Member:

John R. Hébert
Library of Congress

Deputy Members:

Robert M. Hiatt
Library of Congress

Peter Roudik
Library of Congress

 

Postal Service (Domestic Names)

Member:

Ruth Jones
U.S. Postal Service

Deputy Member:

Gail L. Milton
U.S. Postal Service

 

State Department (Foreign Names)

Member:

Leo I. Dillon
Department of State

Deputy Members:

Raymond Milefsky
Department of State

David H. Linthicum
Department of State


Advisory Committees:

Antarctic Names (ACAN)

Jerry L. Mullins, Chair
U.S. Geological Survey

Mark Rockmore
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Scott Borg
National Science Foundation

Robert Bindschadler
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Advisors:

Fred Alberts

Pete Bermel

Secretary:

Roger L. Payne
U.S. Geological Survey
523 National Center
Reston, Virginia 20192
rpayne@usgs.gov

Undersea Features (ACUF)

Gerard (Gerry) J. Walter, Chair
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Members:

Norman Z. Cherkis
Naval Research Laboratory (retired)

Alexander (Sandy) Shor
University of Hawaii

Albert E. (Skip) Theberge, Jr.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Secretary:

Trent Palmer
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Political Geography Division (PRP)
4600 Sangamore Road
Bethesda, MD 20816-5003
Phone/fax: (301) 227-9051 / (301) 227-0863
E-mail: Trent.C.Palmer@nga.mil

Extra-Terrestrial Features

Chair - vacant

Jenny Blue, Acting Secretary
U.S. Geological Survey

 

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