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People-Key Geography Staff

Geography headquarters offices are located in Reston, Virginia, at the U.S. Geological Survey John W. Powell Federal Building. Regional geographers are located at the three major USGS centers across the country.

Headquarters-Key Officials

    Associate Director for Geography
      Barbara J. Ryan
      U.S. Geological Survey
      National Center, Mail Stop 102
      12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
      Reston, Virginia 20192-0002
      Phone: 703-648-7413


    Chief of Staff
      Robert A. Lidwin
      U.S. Geological Survey
      National Center, Mail Stop 516
      12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
      Reston, Virginia 20192-0002
      Phone: 703-648-5785


    Policy and Operations
      Mark Naftzger
      U.S. Geological Survey
      National Center, Mail Stop 516
      12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
      Reston, Virginia 20192-0002
      Phone: 703-648-4653


    Acting Chief Scientist for Geography
      Len Gaydos, effective October 18, 2004 through January 18, 2005
      U.S. Geological Survey
      National Center, Mail Stop 516
      12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
      Reston, Virginia 20192-0002
      Phone: 703-648-6113


    Program Coordinator, Geographic Analysis and Monitoring
      Douglas Muchoney
      U.S. Geological Survey
      National Center, Mail Stop 519
      12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
      Reston, Virginia 20192-0002
      Phone: 703-648-6883


    Program Coordinator, Land Remote Sensing
      Jay Feuquay
      U.S. Geological Survey
      National Center, Mail Stop 517
      12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
      Reston, Virginia 20192-0002
      Phone: 703-648-5057


    Program Coordinator, Cooperative Topographic Mapping
    [moving to the National Geospatial Programs Office in the
    Geospatial Information Office, late fall 2004]
      Hank Garie, Acting through December 1, 2004
      U.S. Geological Survey
      National Center, Mail Stop 590
      12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
      Reston, Virginia 20192-0002
      Phone: 703-648-5569


    Partnerships and External Coordination
    [moving to the National Geospatial Programs Office in the
    Geospatial Information Office, late fall 2004]
      Stanley Ponce
      U.S. Geological Survey
      National Center, Mail Stop 516
      12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
      Reston, Virginia 20192-0002
      Phone: 703-648-7043


Regional Geographers

    Eastern Regional Geographer
    [moving to the National Geospatial Programs Office in the
    Geospatial Information Office, late fall 2004]
      Pam Malam
      U.S. Geological Survey
      National Center, Mail Stop 170
      12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
      Reston, Virginia 20192-0002
      Phone: 703-648-7414


    Central Regional Geographer
    [moving to the National Geospatial Programs Office in the
    Geospatial Information Office, late fall 2004]
      Max Ethridge
      U.S. Geological Survey
      Mail Stop 300
      1400 Independence Road
      Rolla, MO 65401
      Phone: 573-308-3800


    Western Regional Geographer
      Alan Mikuni
      U.S. Geological Survey
      Mail Stop 531
      345 Middlefield Road
      Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
      Phone: 650-329-4254

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