Media Contacts
The USGS has public affairs staff located across the country to respond to reporters questions. We can help you find an expert on a variety of earth and biological science topics.
Headquarters Contacts
USGS Public Affairs Officer
Public Affairs Specialists
- Gina Anderson, 405-509-3524, Core Science Systems
- Michelle Collier, 912-227-8270, Ecosystems
- Lauren Russell, 978-500-1420, Energy and Minerals
- Steve Sobieszczyk, 503-853-3425, Natural Hazards
- Mikaela Craig, 210-383-3588, Water Resources
- For media requests about earthquakes and seismic monitoring, please contact earthquakemedia@usgs.gov.
- For media requests related to eruptions and volcano monitoring, please contact volcanomedia@usgs.gov.
State Contacts for Press Inquiries
Eastern States
Includes: AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OK, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VI, VT, WV
Vic Hines, Eastern States Communications Chief, 1-813-855-3125
Joe Battle, 443-447-0106
Coverage:
- Eastern Ecological Science Center
- Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center
- Lower Mississippi Gulf Water Science Center (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee)
- South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
Jason Burton, 678-209-5500
Coverage:
- National Minerals Information Center
- Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
- Central Midwest Water Science Center (Illinois, Iowa, Missouri)
- Columbia Environmental Research Center
- Pennsylvania Water Science Center
Jessica Fitzpatrick, 571-230-6681
Coverage:
- New England Water Science Center (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
- Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
- Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
- New York Water Science Center
Alexandra Hays, 727-258-1843
Coverage:
- Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center (Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
- St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
- Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
- South Atlantic Water Science Center (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina)
Weston Weber, 571-471-0959
Coverage:
- Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
- Virginia-West Virginia Water Science Center
- New Jersey Water Science Center
- Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Central States
Includes: CO, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, SD, UT, WI, WY
Heidi Koehler, Acting Central States Communications Chief, 720-320-1246
Coverage:
- Colorado
- Central Energy Resources Science Center
- Geology, Geophysics & Geochemistry Science Center
- Geologic Hazards Science Center
- National Ice Core Facility
- National Water Quality Lab
Jennifer (Jenn) LaVista, 951-240-2117 (cell)
Coverage:
- Colorado
- Colorado Water Science Center
- Indiana
- Indiana Offices of OKI WSC
- Kansas
- Kansas Water Science Center
- Kentucky
- Kentucky Offices of OKI WSC
- Michigan
- Michigan Offices of Upper Midwest WSC
- Minnesota
- Minnesota Offices of Upper Midwest WSC
- Montana
- Montana Offices of MT-WY WSC
- Nebraska
- Nebraska Water Science Center
- New Mexico
- New Mexico Water Science Center
- North Dakota
- North Dakota Offices of Dakota WSC
- Ohio
- Ohio Offices of OKI WSC
- South Dakota
- South Dakota Offices of Dakota WSC
- Utah
- Utah Water Science Center
- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Offices of Upper Midwest WSC
- Wyoming
- Wyoming Offices of MT-WY WSC
Alexandra (Allie) Weill, 916-296-2305
Coverage:
- Colorado
- Fort Collins Science Center
- North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
- Geosciences & Environmental Change (GEC)
- Michigan
- Great Lakes Science Center
- Montana
- Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
- North Dakota
- Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
- Wisconsin
- National Wildlife Health Center
- Upper Midwest Ecological Science Center
Western States
Includes: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA
Miel Corbett, Western States Communications Chief, 1-503-320-3411
Paul Laustsen, Public Affairs Specialist, 1-650-847-8522
Coverage:
- Alaska Science Center
- Astrogeology Science Center
- Climate Adaptation Science Centers (Alaska, Pacific Islands, Southwest, Northwest)
- Earthquake Science Center
- Geology Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
- Pacific Coastal & Marine Science Center
- ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning
- Southwest Biological Science Center
- Water Science Centers (Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Washington)
- Western Ecological Research Center
- Western Geographic Science Center
- Volcano Science Centers (Alaska, Hawaii, Cascades, California, Yellowstone)
- Western Fisheries Research Center