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Council Members

RESTORE Council Chair

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
Andrew Wheeler
Acting Administrator

Designee:
Ken Wagner
Senior Advisor 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Point of Contact:
LaKeshia Roberston
Robertson.LaKeshia@epa.gov

 

State of Alabama
Kay Ivey
Governor

Designee:
Chris Blankenship
Commissioner, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Alabama Point of Contact:
Hank Burch
Hank.Burch@dcnr.alabama.gov

State of Florida
Rick Scott
Governor

Designee:
Noah Valenstein
Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Florida Point of Contact:
Rachel Horne
deepwaterhorizon@dep.state.fl.us

State of Louisiana
John Bel Edwards
Governor

Designee:
Johnny Bradberry
Chair
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Louisiana Point of Contact:
Anne Hawes
anne.hawes@la.gov

State of Mississippi
Phil Bryant
Governor

Designee:
Gary Rikard
Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

Mississippi Point of Contact:
Robbie Wilbur
Robbie_Wilbur@dep.state.ms.us

State of Texas
Greg Abbott
Governor

Designee:
Toby Baker
Commissioner
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Texas Point of Contact:
Diane Mazuca
Diane.Mazuca@tceq.texas.gov

  

U.S. Department of the Agriculture
Sonny Perdue
Secretary

Designee:
Dan Jiron
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment

U.S. Department of Agriculture Point of Contact:
Mike Illenburg
Mike.Illenburg@oc.usda.gov

U.S. Department of the Army 
Mark T. Esper
Secretary

Designee:
R.D. James
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

U.S. Department of the Army Point of Contact:
Susan Ivester Rees, Ph.D
susan.i.rees@usace.army.mil

U.S. Department of Commerce
Wilbur Ross
Secretary

Designee:
Paul Doremus
Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Conservation and Management

U.S. Department of Commerce Point of Contact:
Keely Belva
keely.belva@noaa.gov

U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
Kirstjen Nielsen
Secretary

Designee:
Admiral Charles Michel
30th Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Point of Contact:
Dr. Christopher Hershey
Christopher.L.Hershey@uscg.mil

U.S. Department of the Interior 
Ryan Zinke
Secretary 

Designee:
David Bernhardt
Deputy Secretary

U.S. Department of the Interior Point of Contact:
Nanciann Regalado
nannciann_regalado@fws.gov