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Director’s Office

Dr. R. Wayne Higgins, CPO Director

P: (301) 734-1263
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Benjamin DeAngelo, Deputy Director

P: (301) 734-1093
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Director’s Office Team

Tameika Duvall
Executive Assistant
P: (240) 245-6131
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Program Analyst and Assistant to the Director
Vacant

Erica Dintaman
Knauss Fellow
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Dr. Eleanor Pierel
Knauss Fellow
P: (240) 232-7514
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Alec Shub
Knauss Fellow
P: (202) 936-5660
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National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)

Veva Deheza, Executive Director

Phone: (303) 497-343
Email: 

NIDIS Team

Elizabeth Ossowski (CIRES)
Program Coordinator
Phone: (303) 497-4298
Email: 

Christopher Gaona
Financial Management Analyst
Phone: (303) 736-9730
Email: 

Marina Skumanich (UCAR)
Program Specialist, National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network
Phone: (307) 438-9366
Email: 

Dr. Crystal Stiles (CIRES)
Tribal Engagement Coordinator
Phone: (202) 557-6024
Email: 

Regional Drought Information Coordinators

Dr. Joel Lisonbee (CIRES)
Regional Drought Information Coordinator, Intermountain West and Southern Plains DEWS
Phone: (240) 205-5266
Email: 

Dr. Meredith Muth
Regional Drought Information Coordinator, Southeast DEWS
Phone: (302) 648-6137
Email: 

Britt Parker (CIRES)
Regional Drought Information Coordinator, Pacific Northwest DEWS
Phone: (719) 422-3506
Email: 

Sylvia Reeves (CIRES)
Regional Drought Information Coordinator, Northeast DEWS
Phone: (307) 217-6583
Email: 

Dr. Amanda Sheffield (CIRES)
Regional Drought Information Coordinator, California-Nevada DEWS
Phone: (720) 288-0834
Email: 

Molly Woloszyn (CIRES)
Regional Drought Information Coordinator, Midwest DEWS, Missouri River Basin DEWS (Acting)
Phone: (307) 438-9849
Email: 

Communications Staff

Adam Lang (CIRES)
Communications Coordinator
Phone: (303) 497-6227
Email: 

Kelsey Satalino (CIRES)
Digital Communications Coordinator
Phone:‪ (307) 240-9552
Email: 

Innovation, Integration & Transition

Dr. Paul Hirschberg, Director

P: (301) 734-1250
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National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS)

Juli Trtanj, Climate and Heat Health Lead

P: (301) 734-1214
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NIHHIS Team

Hunter Jones
NIHHIS Program Manager
P: (301) 734-1215
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Morgan Zabow
Climate and Health Communication & Outreach Coordinator (UCAR)
P: (302) 648-6920
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Administrative Services Division (ASD)

Orlando Epps, Division Chief

P: (302) 648-7469
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Grants Management

Diane Brown
Grants Manager
P: (202) 681-2765
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Kathleen Palermo
Grants Management Specialist
P: ‪(302) 515-0472
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Debbie Galo
Grants Management Specialist
P: (202) 681-0621
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Anne Li
Grants Coordinator, Groundswell
P: ‪(302) 536-9044‬
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Budget Formulation and Execution

Victoria Marin
Budget Officer
P: (304) 518-2223‬
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Christopher Gaona
Financial Management Specialist
P: (303) 736-9730
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Cassie McMillan
Financial Management Specialist
‪P: (202) 936-5785
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Shingirai Mangwiro
Financial Management Specialist
‪P: (301) 734-1019
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Administrative Services

Barbara Eubanks
Administrative Officer
P: (302) 990-2145
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Tameika Duvall
Program Management Specialist
P: (240) 245-6131
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Keena Martin-Eley
Program Support Coordinator
P: (302) 515-2674
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Administrative Assistant
Vacant

Cooperative Agreement & Acquisition Management

Kendra Hammond
Team Lead – NSCP Program Manager
P: (302) 858-0020
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Acquisition Management Specialist
Vacant

Communication, Education, and Engagement Division (CEE)

David Herring, Division Chief

P: (301) 734-1207
F: (301) 713-0518
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Communication

Hunter Allen
Data Visualization and GIS Specialist, Collabralink Technologies Inc
P: (404) 213-0380
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Eric Balaban
M.D. Fellow
P: (302) 751-0507
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LuAnn Dahlman
Science Writer & Editor, CEE, Collabralink Technologies Inc.
P: (480) 984-8860
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Melissa DeFrancesco
Intern
P: (302) 648-6101
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Anna Eshelman
Graphic Designer/Production Artist, Collabralink Technologies Inc.
P: (603) 452-4426
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John Coggin
Communications Specialist, CEE, CollabraLink Technologies, Inc.
P: (301) 734-1254
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Richard A Glupker
Web Administrator & Developer, CEE, Collabralink Technologies, Inc.
P: (240) 731-6492
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Amber Liggett
Communications Analyst, CEE, CollabraLink Technologies, Inc.
P: (301) 660-7504
C: (724) 312-4869
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Mary Lindsey
Data Visualization Coordinator, CEE, Collabralink Technologies Inc.
P: (301) 734-1241
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Rebecca Lindsey
Science Writer & Editor, CEE, Collabralink Technologies Inc.
P: (304) 574-0628
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Michael Myers
Lead Web Administrator & Developer, CEE, Collabralink Technologies Inc.
P: (828) 559-0305
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Michon Scott
Climate.gov Contributor
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Education

Frank Niepold
Climate Education Coordinator/Senior Climate Education Program Manager, CEE
P: (240) 429-0699
F: (301) 713-0518
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Todd Christenson
Management & Program Analyst
OAR Program Coordinator-William Lapenta NOAA Student Internship Program
P: (301) 734-1229
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Engagement

Ned Gardiner
Engagement Specialist, Collabralink Technologies Inc.
P: (828) 271-4915
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Earth System Science and Modeling Division (ESSM)

Dr. Jin Huang, Division Chief

P: 301-734-1185
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Communication

Clara Deck
Communications Specialist
P: (202) 964-1088
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Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon Cycle and Climate (AC4)

Dr. Monika Kopacz
AC4 Program Manager
P: (301) 734-1208
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Dr. Shibajyoti (Shiv) Das
AC4 Program Specialist (UCAR)
P: (302) 564-9570
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Dr. Monika Kopacz
AC4 Program Manager
P: (301) 734-1208
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Dr. Shibajyoti (Shiv) Das
AC4 Program Specialist (UCAR)
P: (302) 564-9570
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Climate Observations and Monitoring (COM)

Vacant
Program Manager

Climate Variability and Predictability (CVP)

Dr. Sandy Lucas
CVP Program Manager
P: 301-734-1253
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Virginia Selz
CVP Program Manager
P: 301-734-1265
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Jose Algarin
CVP Program Specialist
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Earth’s Radiation Budget (ERB)

Victoria Breeze
Program Manager
P: (301) 734-1200
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Dr. Greg Frost
Acting Program Manager
P: (720) 530-3641
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Modeling, Analysis, Predictions & Projections (MAPP)

Dr. Daniel Barrie
Acting MAPP Program Director
P: 301-734-1256
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David Benson
MAPP Program Analyst
P:
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Courtney Byrd
MAPP Program Specialist
P: 301-734-1257
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Assessments

Dr. Daniel Barrie
Acting MAPP Program Director
P: 301-734-1256
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C&GC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Virginia Selz
Federal Liason, CPO
P: (301) 734-1265
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Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI)

Claudia Nierenberg, Division Chief

P: (301) 734-1245
F: (301) 713-0518
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CAP/RISA

Dr. Chelsea Combest-Friedman
Social Scientist, Program Director (Acting)
P: (301) 734-1240
email 

Caitlin Simpson
Program Manager
P: (301) 734-1251
email 

Dr. Ariela Zycherman
Social Scientist, Program Manager
P: (301) 734-1244
email 

Sean Bath
Physical Scientist, Program Manager
P: (301) 734-1294
email 

Genie Bey*
Program Specialist (UCAR)
P: (435) 610-0161
email 

Jessica Garrison*
Program Specialist (UCAR)
P: (270) 308-5843
email 

Adaptation Sciences

Bhaskaran Subramanian, Ph.D.
Program Manager, Adaptation Sciences
P: (301) 660-4630
C: (443) 523-7461
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Lisa Vaughan
Program Manager, International Adaptation Science
P: (301) 734-1277
F: (301) 713-0518
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Jennifer Dopkowski
Program Manager, Climate and Fisheries Adaptation (CAFA)
P: (301) 734-1261
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Andrea Miralles-Barboza
Knauss Fellow
P: (301) 778-8059
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Amanda Speciale
Program Specialist
P: (410) 212-8742
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