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Reclamation Leadership Biographies
![Brenda Burman, Commissioner](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/burman72.jpg)
Brenda Burman, Commissioner
![Shelby Hagenauer](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/hagenauer72.jpg)
Shelby Hagenauer, Deputy Commissioner
![A photo of David Palumbo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/palumbo72.jpg)
David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner, Operations
![Photo of Grayford F. Payne in front of an American Flag.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/payne72.jpg)
Grayford F. Payne, Deputy Commissioner, Policy, Administration and Budget
![Photo of Robert Wolf, Director, Program and Budget](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/wolf72.jpg)
Robert Wolf, Director, Program and Budget
![David Raff](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/raff72.jpg)
David Raff, Ph.D., PE, D.WRE, Chief Engineer
![Richard (Dick) LaFond](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/lafond72.jpg)
Richard LaFond, P.E., Director, Technical Services Center
![Chris Beardsley](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/beardsley72.jpg)
Chris Beardsley, Director, Policy and Programs
![Karen Knight, P.E.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/knight72.jpg)
Karen Knight, P.E., Dam Safety and Infrastructure
![This position is currently vacant](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/blank.gif)
Vacant, Director, Mission Support Organization
![Karla Smiley](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/smiley72.jpg)
Karla Smiley, Director Information Resources Office
![Photo of Brent Esplin, Regional Director, Missouri Basin (Interior Region 5) and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf (Interior Region 6)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/esplin72.jpg)
Brent Esplin, Regional Director, Missouri Basin (Interior Region 5) and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf (Interior Region 6)
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Vacant, Regional Director, Interior Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin
![Photo of Ernest A. Conant](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/conant72.jpg)
Ernest A. Conant, Regional Director, Interior Region 10: California-Great Basin
![Photo of Lorri Gray, Regional Director, Columbia-Pacific Northwest](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/gray72.jpg)
Lorri Gray, Regional Director, Interior Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest
![Position is currently vacant](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/blank.gif)
Vacant, Regional Director, Interior Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin
![Photo of Brian Becker](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/becker72.jpg)
Brian Becker, P.E., Senior Advisor - Design, Estimating & Construction Oversight and Dam Safety Officer
![Max Spiker](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/spiker72.jpg)
Max Spiker, Senior Advisor for Hydropower and Electric Reliability Officer
![This position is currently vacant.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/blank.gif)
Vacant, Science Advisor
![Elizabeth Cordova-Harrison](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218025643im_/https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/presskit/images/harrison72.jpg)