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Alaska Region - Protected Resources Division Contacts

The Protected Resources Division is responsible for implementing marine mammal conservation and recovery programs under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in close coordination with the State of Alaska and other partners. Please let us know if we can help you with questions about ESA Section 7 consultations, marine mammal viewing, marine mammal strandings/entanglements, oil spill response, or any of the species we manage.

Contact Directory List

Alaska

Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network 24-hour Hotline

Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (877) 925-7773
Alaska

Jon Kurland

Assistant Regional Administrator
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 586-7638
Email: jon.kurland@noaa.gov
Alaska

Angel Leppert

Permit Assistant
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (800) 304-4846
Email: angel.leppert@noaa.gov
Alaska

Aleria Jensen

Deputy Assistant Regional Administrator and Supervisory Biologist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 586-7248
Email: aleria.jensen@noaa.gov
Alaska

Greg Balogh

Supervisory Biologist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 271-3023
Email: greg.balogh@noaa.gov
Alaska

Verena Gill, M.S.

Supervisory Biologist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 271-1937
Email: verena.gill@noaa.gov
Alaska

Bonnie Easley-Appleyard

Marine Mammal Specialist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 271-5172
Email: bonnie.easley-appleyard@noaa.gov
Alaska

Ann Erickson, M.S.

Marine Mammal Specialist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 271-5006
Email: ann.erickson@noaa.gov
Alaska

David Gann

Marine Mammal Specialist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 586-7285
Email: david.gann@noaa.gov
Alaska

Kilali Gibson

Marine Mammal Specialist
Alaska Regional Office
Email: kilali.gibson@noaa.gov
Alaska

Mandy Keogh, Ph.D.

Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 586-7070
Email: mandy.keogh@noaa.gov
Alaska

Barb Lake

Administrative Assistant
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 586-7236
Email: barb.lake@noaa.gov
Alaska

Kathleen Leonard

Marine Mammal Specialist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 271-5006
Email: kathleen.leonard@noaa.gov
Alaska

Kristin Mabry, M.E.M.

Protected Species Biologist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 586-7490
Email: kristin.mabry@noaa.gov
Alaska

Barbara Mahoney

Biologist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 271-3448
Email: barbara.mahoney@noaa.gov
Fax: (907) 271-3030
Alaska

Jenna Malek, Ph.D.

Marine Mammal Specialist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 271-1332
Email: jenna.malek@noaa.gov
Alaska

Tammy Olson

Biologist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 271-2373
Email: tammy.olson@noaa.gov
Alaska

Kim Raum-Suryan, M.S.

Marine Mammal Specialist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 586-7424
Email: kim.raum-suryan@noaa.gov
Alaska

Julie Scheurer, M.S.

Marine Mammal Specialist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 586-7111
Email: julie.scheurer@noaa.gov
Alaska

Jill Seymour, Ph.D.

Marine Mammal Specialist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 271-5006
Email: jill.seymour@noaa.gov
Alaska

Suzie Teerlink, Ph.D.

Marine Mammal Specialist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 586-7240
Email: suzie.teerlink@noaa.gov
Alaska

Mike Williams

Biologist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 271-5117
Email: Michael.Williams@noaa.gov
Alaska

Sadie Wright, M.S.

Protected Species Biologist
Alaska Regional Office
Phone: (907) 586-7630
Email: sadie.wright@noaa.gov