Tim Personius
Acting Pacific Northwest Regional Director
Tim Personius has been the Deputy Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation's Pacific Northwest Region since May, 2008. He started his career with the Federal Government as a range technician for the Forest Service while working his way through college. After seasonal appointments with the BLM and Forest Service, Tim received a permanent appointment as a range conservationist with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in South Dakota. He made the jump to Reclamation in 1990 and has since held respective positions in Montana, Washington, Idaho and Washington D.C. as a Natural Resource Specialist, Land Resources Manager, Resource and Technical Services Program Coordinator, and the Regional Liaison Officer to the Commissioner's Office.
Prior to his selection as Deputy Regional Director, Tim served as a Special Assistant to the Regional Director, working on various issues including Indian water rights settlements, Lake Roosevelt contamination, and the Federal Columbia River Power System ESA consultation.
Tim earned a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the University of Montana in Missoula and a Master of Science in Range Science from Montana State University in Bozeman.
Tim, his wife, and their two younger children live in Boise, Idaho, while their oldest son, a recent University of Washington forestry graduate, lives in Seattle.