BOEM Leadership

BOEM is led by a Director appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. The Director is supported by senior executives who manage national programs, policy and budget in the Bureau's Washington, D.C. Headquarters. Each of the Bureau's three Regions (Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific) has a Regional Director responsible for management and program implementation. 

 

BOEM Director
Abigail Ross-Hopper
Deputy Director
Dr. Walter Cruickshank
BOEM Director Abigail Ross-Harper Deputy Director Walter Cruickshank

 

REGIONAL DIRECTORS
PROGRAM CHIEFS
Alaska
Dr. James Kendall
Budget & Program Coordination
James Anderson
Renewable Energy
James Bennett
Alaska Regional Director James Kendall Budget & Program Chief James Anderson Renewable Energy Chief James Bennett
Gulf of Mexico
Mike Celata
Policy, Regulation, & Analysis
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka
Environmental
William Brown
Gulf of Mexico Regional Director Mike Celata Policy, Regulation, & Analysis Chief Deanna Meyers-Pietruska Chief Environmental Officer Bill Brown
Pacific
Joan Barminski

Strategic Resources
Renee Orr
Pacific Regional Director Joan Barminski   Strategic Resources Chief Renee Orr

DIVISION CHIEFS
  Environmental Science
Dr. Rodney Cluck
Environmental Assessment
Dr. Jill Lewandowski
Environmental Sciences Division Chief Rodney Cluck Jill Lewandowski