NOAA Office of Communications
The Office coordinates media relations, external affairs, and select internal communications at the corporate NOAA level and also serves a coordinating function throughout NOAA by working closely with the line offices.
Under the leadership of NOAA senior management, the Office of Communications provides messaging, promotion, and coordination for a broad range of external, constituent and communications services.
ProductsNews releases |
ServicesInterview preparation and coordination |
Media Advisories
Contacts
- NOAA Headquarters: 202-482-6090
- National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service: 301-713-1265
- National Marine Fisheries Service: 301-713-2370
- National Ocean Service: 301-713-3066
- National Weather Service: 301-713-0622
- Oceanic and Atmospheric Research: 301-734-1123
- Office of Marine and Aviation Operations: 301-713-7693
| NOAA Headquarters | |
| Interviews with NOAA leadership, policy issues, budget and legislation. | Justin Kenney, Director |
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Constituent affairs, stakeholder relationships, intergovernmental affairs, business/industry liaison, exhibits. |
Vacant Director of External Affairs 202-482-4640 |
| National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service | |
| Satellite images, satellite operations, environmental data, historical weather and climate data | John Leslie, 301-713-2087 |
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| National Marine Fisheries Service | |
| Fisheries management, habitat protection, protected species | Connie Barclay Monica Allen 301-713-2370 |
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| Alaska Region (Juneau, Alaska) | Sheela Mclean, 907-586-7032 |
| Northeast Fisheries (Gloucester, Mass.) | Teri Frady, 508-495-2239 |
| Northwest Fisheries (Seattle, Wash.) | Brian Gorman, 206-526-6613 Janet Sears, 206-526-6172 |
| Southeast Fisheries (St. Petersburg, Fla.) | Kim Amendola, 727-551-5707 |
| Southwest Fisheries (Long Beach, Calif.) | Jim Milbury, 562-980-4006 |
| Pacific Islands Region (Honolulu, Hawaii) | Wende Goo, 808-721-4098 |
| Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement (Silver Spring, Md.) | Stuart Cory, 301-427-2300 |
| National Ocean Service | |
| Coral reefs, coastal resource management, estuarine research reserves, harmful algal blooms, hazardous spill response and restoration, marine protected areas, marine sanctuaries, nautical charts, ocean observing systems, and tides and water levels. | Ben Sherman David Hall 301-713-3066 |
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| National Weather Service | |
| Weather Service Public Affairs Severe weather, NOAA Weather Radio, Weather Safety Regional weather contacts |
Christopher Vaccaro, 301-713-0622 ext. 150 |
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| Storm Prediction Center, Norman, Okla., Severe storms, tornadoes, fire weather outlooks, storm chasing |
Keli Tarp, 405-325-6933 |
| National Hurricane Center Tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific |
Dennis Feltgen, 305-229-4404 |
| NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction Includes NOAA Climate Prediction Center Seasonal outlooks, drought, climate prediction, El Niño & La Niña |
Vacant, 301-713-0622 |
| Space Weather Prediction Center Solar and geomagnetic storms, solar cycles, auroras |
Anatta, 303-497-6288 |
| Oceanic and Atmospheric Research | |
| Global warming, ozone depletion, weather and ocean research, tsunamis. | Jana Goldman, 301-734-1123 Dan Parry, 301-734-1092 |
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| Office of Ocean Exploration NOAA's center for new activities to explore and better understand the oceans. |
Fred Gorell, 301-734-1021 |
| Earth System Research Laboratory Atmospheric science, climate change, ozone depletion, weather, air quality |
Anatta, 303-497-6288 |
| Office of Marine and Aviation Operations | |
| Research ships and aircraft, NOAA Corps | Jerry Slaff, 202-482-6098 |
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