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NOAA Fisheries Deputy Directors

Deputy directors from headquarters program offices, regional offices, and science centers.

Contact Directory List

National

Jenni Wallace

Director (Acting)
Office of Sustainable Fisheries
Office: (301) 427-8544
Email: jenni.wallace@noaa.gov
National

Angela Somma

Division Chief
Office of Protected Resources
Office: (301) 427-8403
Email: angela.somma@noaa.gov
National

David Detlor

Deputy Director
Office of Science and Technology
Office: (301) 427-8100
Email: david.detlor@noaa.gov
National

Sunny Snider Centrella, Ph.D.

Deputy Director
Office of Habitat Conservation
Email: sunny.snider@noaa.gov
National

David O'Brien

Director (Acting)
Office of Aquaculture
Office: (301) 427-8325
Email: david.o'brien@noaa.gov
National

Basil Brown

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Office of Management & Budget
Office: (301) 427-8720
Email: basil.brown@noaa.gov
National

Ming Warren

Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Office of Management & Budget
Office: 301-427-8720
National

Rebecca Ferro

Deputy Director
Office of Communications
Office: (301) 427-8610
Email: rebecca.ferro@noaa.gov
National

Everett Baxter

Deputy Director
Office of Law Enforcement
Office: (301) 427-2300
Email: everett.baxter@noaa.gov
Fax: (301) 427-2313
National

Michael Brakke

Deputy Director
Office of International Affairs & Seafood Inspection
Email: Michael.Brakke@noaa.gov
National

Samir Mehta

Deputy Chief Information Officer
Office of Chief Information Officer
Office: (301) 427-8821
Email: Samir.Mehta@noaa.gov
National

Janet Whaley

Deputy Director (Acting)
Office of Aquaculture
Email: janet.whaley@noaa.gov
Alaska

Doug Mecum

Deputy Regional Administrator
Alaska Regional Office
Office: (907) 586-7221
Email: doug.mecum@noaa.gov
Fax: (907) 586-7249
Alaska

Jeremy D. Rusin

Deputy Director
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Office: (206) 526-4621
Email: jeremy.rusin@noaa.gov
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Nicole Cabana

Deputy Director
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Email: nicole.cabana@noaa.gov
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Shannon Dionne

Deputy Director (Acting)
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
Office: (978) 281-9243
Cell: (202) 320-7749
Email: shannon.dionne@noaa.gov
Pacific Islands

Sarah Malloy

Deputy Regional Administrator
Pacific Islands Regional Office
Office: (808) 725-5002
Email: sarah.malloy@noaa.gov
Fax: (808) 725-5215
Pacific Islands

Tia P. Brown

Deputy Director
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Email: tia.brown@noaa.gov
Southeast

Lisa Desfosse, Ph.D.

Deputy Director for Science and Operations
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Office: (228) 549-1602
Email: lisa.desfosse@noaa.gov
Southeast

Ginny Faye

Deputy Director (Acting)
Southeast Regional Office
Email: ginny.faye@noaa.gov
Southeast

John Walter, Ph.D.

Deputy Director of Science and Council Services
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Office: (305) 365-4114
Email: john.f.walter@noaa.gov
West Coast

Scott Rumsey, Ph.D.

Deputy Regional Administrator
West Coast Regional Office
Office: (503) 872-2791
Email: scott.rumsey@noaa.gov
Fax: (503) 230-5435
West Coast

Nicolle Hill

Deputy Science and Research Director
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Email: nicolle.hill@noaa.gov
West Coast

John A. Crofts

Deputy Director
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Office: (858) 546-7081
Email: john.crofts@noaa.gov