The official website of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

Council Members

RESTORE Council Chair
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  
Michael Regan
Administrator

Designee:
Janet McCabe
Deputy Administrator

Representative:
Marc Wyatt
Director, Gulf of Mexico Division

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


 

State of Alabama
Kay Ivey
Governor

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

Alabama Point of Contact:
Amy Hunter
Amy.Hunter@dcnr.alabama.gov

State of Florida
Ron DeSantis
Governor

Alternate:
Shawn Hamilton
Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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

State of Louisiana
John Bel Edwards
Governor

Alternate:
Maury Chatellier
DWH Oil Spill Program Administrator
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Louisiana Point of Contact:
Chris Barnes
chris.barnes@la.gov

State of Mississippi
Tate Reeves
Governor

Alternate:
Chris Wells
Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

Mississippi Point of Contact:
Jan Schaefer
jschaefer@mdeq.ms.gov

State of Texas
Greg Abbott
Governor

Alternate:
Steven Schar
Deputy Executive Director
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Texas Point of Contact:
Melissa Porter
Melissa.Porter@tceq.texas.gov

 

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Thomas J. Vilsack
Secretary

Representative:
Robert Bonnie
Farm Production and Conservation Under Secretary

U.S. Department of Agriculture Point of Contact:
Tanya Culbert
Tanya.Culbert@usda.gov

U.S. Department of the Army 
Michael L. Conner
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

Representative:
Jeff Trulick                                                                        Ecologist, HQUSACE

U.S. Department of the Army Point of Contact:
Jeff Trulick
jeffrey.l.trulick.cov@army.mil

U.S. Department of Commerce
Gina M. Riamondo
Secretary

Representative:
Helen Chabot
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Policy

U.S. Department of Commerce Point of Contact:
Giannina DiMaio
giannina.dimaio@noaa.gov

U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
Alejandro N. Mayorkas
Secretary

Representative:
Admiral Steven D. Poulin
Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Point of Contact:
Captain Michael
Email: michael.j.paradise@uscg.mil

U.S. Department of the Interior 
Deb Haaland
Secretary 

Representative:
Mary Josie Blanchard
Director, Gulf of Mexico Restoration

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