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National Implementation Team
What are National Implementation Teams?

Department of Agriculture Dave Mason, Resource Conservationist USDA/NRCS, Room 6032-S P. O. Box 2890 Washington, DC 20013-2890 Phone: (202) 720-1873 Fax: (202) 720-4265 Dave.Mason@usda.gov

Department of the Air Force Major Ronald L. Lahti SAF/IEE/Suite 5C866 1665 AF Pentagon Washington, DC 20330-1665 Phone: (703) 697-0997 Fax: (703) 614-2884

Department of the Army Beverly B. Getzen Attn: CECW-PD 441 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20314-1000 Phone: (202) 761-4489 Fax: (202) 761-7898 Beverly.getzen@usace.army.mil	Toni Patton-Williams Office of the Asst. Secretary of Army Installations & Environment ATTN: ESOH (Patton-Wms.) Room 2E577 110 Army Pentagon Washington, DC 20310-0110 Phone: (703) 697-3937 Fax: (703) 693-8149 willitp@HQDA.Army.mil
Norman Edwards U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn. CECW-PD 441 G. Street, NW 3F74 Washington, DC 20314-1000 Phone: 202-761-4559 Fax: (202) 761-0140 Norman.t.edwards@usace.army.mil

Department of Commerce Dail Brown National Marine Fisheries Service SSMC3 (F/HP) 1315 East-West Highway, Room 12643 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: (301) 713-2325 Fax: (301) 713-1043 dail.brown@noaa.gov	Ralph Cantral Chief, Nat’l. Evaluation Policy Division NOAA/OCRM 1305 East-West Highway, Room 12232 N/MBS Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: (301) 713-3155 ext.118 Fax: (301) 713-4370 ralph.cantral@noaa.gov
Rosemarie McKeeby NOAA, OCRM National Ocean Service 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: (301) 713-3155 Fax: (301) 713-4370 Rosemarie.mckeeby@noaa.gov	Gene Cope National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Hwy., Bldg. 13, Rm. 14130 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: (301) 713-3459 Fax: (301) 713-1043 gene.cope@noaa.gov

Environmental Protection Agency Craig Vogt, Deputy Director Oceans and Coastal Protection Division U.S. EPA Mail Stop 4504F 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Phone: (202) 566-1235 Fax: (202) 566-1334 vogt.craig@epa.gov	Hazel Groman Oceans & Coastal Prot. Division US EPA Mail Stop 4504T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Phone: (202) 566-1219 Fax : (202) 566-1334 groman.hazel@epa.gov

Department of Housing and Urban Development Antoinette G. Sebastian HUD 451 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20410-7000 Phone: (202) 708-4225 ext. 445 Fax: (202) 708-3363 antoinette_Sebastian@hud.gov

Department of the Interior Dallas Miner U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Habitat Restoration 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 412A Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: (703) 358-2330 Fax : (703) 358-1869 dallas_miner@fws.gov

Department of the Navy Tom Egeland Office of the Assistant Secretary Navy Installations and Environment Pentagon Room BF 986 07 Washington, DC 20350-1000 Phone: (703) 614-1173	Department of Transportation Fred Bank Federal Highway Administration HENE 400 - 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20590 Phone: (202) 366-5004 Fax: (202) 366-3409 fred.bank@fhwa.dot.gov

Department of State Joyce Winchel Namde U.S. Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental And Scientific Affairs Office of Ecology and Terrestrial Conservation Room 4333 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Phone: (202) 647-0241 Fax: (202) 736-7351 namdejw@state.gov

Department of Transportation Fred Bank Federal Highway Administration HENE 400 - 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20590 Phone: (202) 366-5004 Fax: (202) 366-3409 fred.bank@fhwa.dot.gov	Camille Mittelholtz USDOT 400 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20590 Phone: (202) 366-4861 Fax: (202) 366-7618 camille.mittelholtz@ost.dot.gov

What are National Implementation Teams?
The National Implementation Team (NIT) is composed of senior national-level management staff from each of the partnership agencies. NIT members are designated by their Assistant Secretaries and/or Administrators to serve as representatives of their agency to the Coastal America partnership. The NIT is chaired by the Director of the Coastal America Coordinating Office and meets monthly. This organizational structure enables early identification of policy issues and conflicts at the local, regional, and national levels and encourages their timely resolution of these issues by senior-level policy makers. The NIT is responsible for reviewing policy issues identified by Regional Implementation Teams and to develop and forward consensus recommendations to the Principals Group. In addition, the NIT members represent their respective agencies at national coordination meetings; provide advice to the Coastal America Coordination Office; represent Coastal America in various forums; participate on special work groups as necessary; explore and facilitate coordination of national, inter-regional and other large-scale projects; and, provide assistance to regional public education and outreach efforts to facilitate public awareness, support and involvement.

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