United States Board on Geographic Names

Chair: Tony Gilbert
Government Publishing Office

Vice Chair: Leo Dillon
Department of State

Executive Secretary for Domestic Names

Lou Yost
U.S. Geological Survey
523 National Center
Reston, VA 20192-0523
Phone/fax: (703) 648-4552 / (703) 648-4549
E-mail: lyost@usgs.gov

Executive Secretary for Foreign Names

Trent Palmer
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
7500 GEOINT Drive Mail Stop N62
Springfield, VA 22150-7500
Phone/fax: (571) 557-7028 / (571) 558-3113
E-mail: Trent.C.Palmer@nga.mil

Members and Deputy Members

October 2015-2017
(Appointed Every Two Years)

Department of Agriculture (Domestic Names)

Member:

Emilee Blount
USDA Forest Service

Deputy Members:

Elizabeth K. (Betsy) Kanalley
USDA Forest Service

Central Intelligence Agency (Foreign Names)

Member:

R. David Wert

Department of Commerce (Domestic Names and Foreign Names)

Member:

Tara Wallace
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Deputy Members:

Andrew Flora
Bureau of the Census

John Fitzwater
Bureau of the Census

Thaddeus Ellerbe
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of Defense (Domestic Names and Foreign Names)

Member:

Douglas Caldwell
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Deputy Members:

Marcus Allsup
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Nancy Blyler
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Alexandra Stratz
Defense Intelligence Agency

Marvin Lindroth
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Marianne Petty
Office of the Secretary of Defense

Deborah C. Tatarinchik

Juliana Wilhoit
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Government Publishing Office (Domestic Names)

Member:

Tony N. Gilbert
Government Publishing Office

Deputy Member:

Brenda-Anne C. Forrest
Government Publishing Office

Department of Homeland Security (Domestic Names)

Member:

Eric Berman
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Deputy Member:

Jack Crumpacker

Department of the Interior (Domestic Names)

Member:

Michael Tischler
U.S. Geological Survey

Deputy Members:

Wendi-Starr Brown
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Monique Fordham
U.S. Geological Survey

Ron Salz
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Patrick Mahoney
Bureau of Land Management

Michael Shelton
National Park Service

Douglas L. Vandegraft
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Library of Congress (Domestic Names and Foreign Names)

Member:

vacant
Library of Congress

Deputy Members:

Bruce Johnson
Library of Congress

Jacqueline Nolan
Library of Congress

Postal Service (Domestic Names)

Member:

Gail L. Milton
U.S. Postal Service

Deputy Member:

Department of State (Foreign Names)

Member:

Leo I. Dillon
Department of State

Deputy Members:

Eric Doornbos
Department of State

Brooke Marston
Department of State

Advisory Committees:

Antarctic Names (ACAN)

Scott Borg, Chair
National Science Foundation

Members:

Raymond Arnaudo
Department of State (retired)

Pete Bermel
U.S. Geological Survey (retired)

Tom Neumann
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mark Rockmore
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (retired)

George Troop
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Secretary:

Roger L. Payne
U.S. Geological Survey
523 National Center
Reston, Virginia 20192
rpayne@usgs.gov

Undersea Features (ACUF)

Mr. Gerard (Gerry) J. Walter, Chair
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Members:

Mr. Norman Z. Cherkis
Naval Research Laboratory (retired)

Kristin Ludwig
U.S. Geological Survey

Mr. John McDonough
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Dr. Alexander Shor
University of Hawaii

Ms. Christine M. Taylor
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Secretary:

Mr. Jimmy Nerantzis
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
E-mail: underseafeatures@nga.mil

Extra-Terrestrial Features

Chair
Rose Hayward, Secretary
U.S. Geological Survey