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Council Members

The RESTORE Council includes governors of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas and the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, the Army, Commerce, Homeland Security, the Interior and the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This unique governance structure institutionalizes collaboration among government agencies with key roles in Gulf coast restoration.

  • Lee Zeldin

    Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Lee Zeldin

    Designee:
    David Fotouhi
    Deputy Administrator
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Representative:
    Marc Wyatt
    Gulf of America Division

  • Kay Ivey

    Governor, State of Alabama
    Kay Ivey

    Alternate:
    Chris Blankenship
    Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

  • Ron DeSantis

    Governor, State of Florida
    Ron DeSantis

    Alternate:
    Alexis A. Lambert
    Florida Department of Environmental Protection

  • Jeff Landry

    Governor, State of Louisiana
    Jeff Landry

    Alternate:
    Maury Chatellier
    Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

  • Tate Reeves

    Governor, State of Mississippi
    Tate Reeves

    Alternate:
    Chris Wells
    Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

  • Greg Abbott

    Governor, State of Texas
    Greg Abbott

    Alternate:
    Steven Schar
    Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

  • Brooke Rollins

    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Brooke Rollins

    Representative:
    Doris Washington
    Director Gulf Coast Ecosytem Restoration

  • Daniel P. Driscoll

    Secretary, U.S. Department of the Army
    Daniel P. Driscoll

    Representative:
    Jeff Trulick
    Environmental Planner Office of the Asst Secretary for Army Civil Works

  • Howard Lutnick

    Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
    Howard Lutnick

    Representative:
    Aileen Smith
    Senior Policy Analyst

  • Kristi Noem

    Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
    Kristi Noem

    Representative:
    TBD
    TBD

  • Doug Burgum

    Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
    Doug Burgum

    Representative:
    Mary Josie Blanchard
    Director Gulf Coast Restoration