Staff Directory
Contact Information and Portfolio Summary
Main Tel: 202-482-4981
Main Fax: 202-482-4960
Amanda Hallberg Greenwell
Acting Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Tel: 202-482-4981
Amanda.Hallberg@noaa.gov
John Gray
Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
(On detail to NOAA's Office of International Affairs)
Tel: 202-482-4981
Timothy Bagley
Operations Manager and Senior Policy Advisor
Tel: 202-482-4666
Timothy.Bagley@noaa.gov
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) – including fleet modernization, aircraft services, and the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps).
Legislative Referral Memoranda, congressional testimony and post-hearing questions. NOAA Grants Focal Point, the Congressional Informer, Weekly Reports, OLIA website, NOAA Legislation Tracker, special projects, and OLIA Office Operations.
Atmospheric Team
Matthew Borgia
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-4981
Matthew.Borgia@noaa.gov
National Weather Service (NWS) – all weather-related issues, including: hurricanes, hurricane research, and observations; tornadoes and severe storms; tropical and winter storms; tsunami; and forecasts, warnings, alerts, and outlooks.
Mackenzie Tepel
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-2497
Mackenzie.Tepel@noaa.gov
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) – including climate science, ocean exploration and research, ocean acidification, air quality research, invasive species, and Sea Grant.
CAPT Mark Moran
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-0809
Mark.P.Moran@noaa.gov
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) – satellite issues, including GOES, POES and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS).
Oceans Team
Michael Jarvis
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-3595
Michael.Jarvis@noaa.gov
National Ocean Service (NOS) – including mapping and charting, geodesy, response and restoration, marine debris, operational oceanographic products and services, and integrated ocean observing system.
Craig Woolcott
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-7940
Craig.Woolcott@noaa.gov
National Ocean Service (NOS) - including National Marine Sanctuaries, the Coastal Services Center, coastal zone management, coral reef conservation, coastal and estuarine land conservation, and marine protected areas.
Kristin Anderson
Knauss Sea Grant Fellow
Tel: 202-482-4638
Kristin.Anderson@noaa.gov
Fisheries Team
Monica Allen
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-5597
Monica.Allen@noaa.gov
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – including the Magnuson-Stevens Act, habitat protection and restoration, highly migratory species, international fisheries organizations (including International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna), illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and Northeast and Mid-Atlantic fisheries.
Rob Moller
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-3596
Robert.Moller@noaa.gov
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) - including the Magnuson-Stevens Act, aquaculture, seafood inspection, and Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Alaska issues.
Christina Durham
(Tanya Dobrzynski is on detail to the Marine Mammal Commission)
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-5935
Christina.Durham@noaa.gov
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) - including Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, observer programs, fishing gear technology, Southwest, Northwest, and Hawaii and Pacific Islands issues.
Intergovernmental Affairs
Linda Belton
Senior Policy Advisor
Tel: 202-482-5447
Linda.Belton@noaa.gov
Intergovernmental Affairs - local, state, and tribal outreach.
Legislative
Team
Sierra Jones
Legislative Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-6140
Sierra.Jones@noaa.gov
Legislative Referral Memoranda, congressional testimony and post-hearing questions. Development of legislation and views on pending legislation (including development of agency views letters), for ocean-related issues.
Velna L. Bullock
Legislative Assistant
Tel: 202-482-4981
Velna.L.Bullock@noaa.gov
Congressional Events Report, mandated Congressional Reports, and Legislative Referral Memoranda, and special legislative projects.
Anthony Waddy
Legislative Program Analyst
Tel: 202-482-5111
Anthony.Waddy@noaa.gov
NOAA's Membership Outreach Database (MOD), NOAA grants, Legislative Referral Memoranda, and special legislative projects.
Jenell Wildgoose
Administrative Support Assistant
Tel: 202-482-4981
Jenell.C.Wildgoose@noaa.gov
WebCims correspondence and administrative tasks for Legislative Affairs.