Office of Polar Programs
Organization chart

OFFICE OF POLAR PROGRAMS

• Karl A. Erb, Director
  
  
• Michael Van Woert, Executive Officer

FRONT OFFICE STAFF

• Susanne LaFratta, Senior Advisor
• Fae Korsmo, Senior Associate
• Kimiko Bowens-Knox, Program Analyst
• Pawnee Maiden, Administrative Officer
• David Friscic, Technical Information Specialist
• Elana Khanna (Acting), Secretary, Office Director
• Denise d'Entremont, Secretary, Executive Officer
• La'Tasha Gunter, Office Automation Assistant

DIVISION OF ANTARCTIC SCIENCES

• Scott Borg, Division Director
  
  
• Thomas Wagner, Antarctic Earth Sciences Program Director
• (Vacant), Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Program Director
• Julie Palais, Antarctic Glaciology Program Manager
• Roberta Marinelli, Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems Program Director
• Vladimir Papitashvili , Antarctic Aeronomy and Astrophysics Program Manager
• Kelly Falkner, Antarctic Integrated System Sciences
• Kim Silverman, Antarctic Artists and Writers Program Manager
• Winifred Reuning, Office Web Manager
• Desiree Marshall, Program Coordination Specialist
• Angela Braxton, Program & Technology Analyst
• (Vacant), Program Assistant

DIVISION OF ANTARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOGISTICS

• Erick Chiang, Division Director
  
  
• Brian Stone, Deputy Division Director
• (Vacant), Systems Manager, Operations and Logistics
• (Vacant), Ocean Project Manager
• (Vacant), Research Support and Logistics Manager
• Sandra Singer, Facilities Engineering Projects Manager
• Jerry Marty, Facilities Construction, Operations and Maintenance Manager
• Arthur Brown, Manager, Specialized Support
• George Blaisdell, Operations Manager
• Patrick Smith, Technology Development Manager
• Michael Scheuerman, Aviation Program Manager
• Carlena Fooks, Program Coordination Specialist
• Terry Melton , Manager, McMurdo Station
  
  
• Contractor, Military, and Other Federal Agency Staff
  • Kevin Cullin, South Pole Station Modernization IT Engineer (U.S. Navy, SPAWAR)
  • Paul Sheppard, DOD Liaison, LTCOL, USAF
  • Ian Biggins, SAF/MR Liaison, LTCOL, USAF
  • Bill Michael, Imaging Applications Specialist (Contractor)
  • Benjamin Bergersen, USAP Information Security Manager (Contractor)

DIVISION OF ARCTIC SCIENCES

• Simon N. Stephenson, Division Director
  
  
• Neil Swanberg, Arctic System Science Program Manager
• Anna Kerttula de Echave, Arctic Social Sciences Program Director
• Jane Dionne, Arctic Natural Sciences Program Manager
• William Wiseman, Arctic Natural Sciences Program Manager
• Brendan P. Kelly, Arctic Natural Sciences Program Manager
• Martin Jeffries, Arctic Observing Network Program Manager
• Patrick Haggerty , Research Support and Logistics Manager
• Renee Crain, Assistant Program Officer
• Linda Izzard, Program Coordination Specialist
• Tianay Robinson, Program and Technology Analyst

OFFICE OF POLAR ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY

• Michael Montopoli, Office Head
  
  
• Polly Penhale, Environmental Officer
• James N. Karcher, Safety and Health Officer
• Gwendolyn Adams, Associate Program Manager, Safety and Health Officer
• Emily Kelly, Environmental Policy Specialist (Sea Grant Fellow)
• Nadene Kennedy, Polar Coordination Specialist