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Key Officials

Learn more about our Director and other key officials. Read their biographies or contact our Deputy Director, Chief of Staff, and Associate Directors of our Mission Areas and Science Support at headquarters and Regional Directors across the country.

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Office of the Director

Dave Applegate Associate Director, Natural Hazards, USGS

Dave Applegate, Ph.D.

USGS Director (Acting); Associate Director
Natural Hazards
Phone: 703-648-6600
Cynthia Lodge Associate Director, Office of Budget, Planning and Integration, USGS

Cynthia (Cindy) Lodge

Deputy Director - Operations
Office of the Director
Phone: 703-648-7412
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Roseann Gonzales-Schreiner

Deputy Director - Administration and Policy
Office of the Director
Phone: 703-648-7200
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Ethan Weikel, P.G.

Chief of Staff (Acting)
Office of the Director
Phone: 443-498-5543
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Geoffrey Plumlee, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist
Office of the Director
Phone: 703-648-6403

Associate Directors

Anne Barrett

Anne Barrett

Associate Director
Office of Budget, Planning, and Integration (BPI)
Phone: 703-648-4379
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Don Cline, Ph.D.

Associate Director
Water Resources
Phone: 703-648-4557
Kevin Gallagher Associate Director, Core Science Systems, USGS

Kevin T Gallagher

Associate Director
Core Science Systems
Phone: 703-648-5747
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Anne Kinsinger

Associate Director
Ecosystems
Phone: 703-648-4051
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Katherine McCulloch

Associate Director
Administration
Phone: 703-648-4485
Regina Neal

Regina Neal-Mujahid

Chief
Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity
Phone: 703-648-7760
Tim Quinn Chief, Office of Enterprise Information, USGS

Tim Quinn

Associate Chief Information Officer
Office of the Associate Chief Information Officer
Phone: 703-648-6839
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Craig Robinson, Ph.D.

Associate Director
Office of Science Quality and Integrity
Phone: 703-648-6774
Sarah Ryker

Sarah Ryker, Ph.D.

Associate Director
Energy and Minerals
Phone: 703-648-5210
Gavin Shire

Gavin Shire

Associate Director for OCAP
Office of Communications and Publishing
Phone: 703-346-9123

Regional Directors

Aimee Devaris

Aimee Devaris

Regional Director
Region 11: Alaska
Phone: 907-786-7091
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Scott Morlock

Regional Director
Region 3: Great Lakes, Region 5: Missouri Basin
Phone: 317-600-2753
Jill Rolland, Acting Regional Director

Jill Rolland, Sc.D.

Acting Regional Director
Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest, Region 12: Pacific Islands
Phone: 206-225-6643
Mark Sogge Regional Director, Pacific, USGS

Mark Sogge

Regional Director
Region 10: California Great Basin, Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin
Phone: 916-278-9551
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Mike Tupper

Regional Director
Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian
Phone: 703-648-6660
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Holly Weyers

Regional Director
Region 2, Region 4, Region 6
Phone: 703-715-7020