Patti McCurdy
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
meet our leadership
Alliance Staff
Alliance Management Team
Alabama
Will Underwood
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Florida
Lainie Edwards
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Gareth Leonard
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Louisiana
Brian Lezina
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
James (Jim) Pahl
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Mississippi
Joe Spraggins
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Chris Wells
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Texas
Cory Horan
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Steven Schar
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Federal Partners
Dave Hewitt
U.S. Geological Survey
Kristen Laursen
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Marian Hankiso
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jon Hemming
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Marc Wyatt
Gulf of America Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lakeshia Robertson
Gulf of America Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Priority Issue Team Leads
Data & Monitoring
Jon French, Co-Chair ()
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Cheryl Clark, Co-Chair (cheryl.p.clark@floridadep.gov)
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Education & Engagement
Angela Underwood, Chair (angela.underwood@dcnr.alabama.gov)
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Weeks Bay Reserve
Habitat Resources
Jim Pahl, Co-Chair (james.pahl@la.gov)
Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority
Syed Khalil, Co-Chair ()
Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority
Water Resources
Megan Fleming, Co-Chair (Megan.Fleming@dmr.ms.gov)
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Angelina Freeman, Co-Chair ()
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Wildlife & Fisheries
Robin Riechers, Chair (robin.riechers@tpwd.texas.gov)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Mike Smith, Coordinator (mikell.smith@tamucc.edu)
Harte Research Institute
Integrated Planning
Jim Pahl, Facilitator ()
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Rhonda Price, Facilitator ()
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Robin Riechers, Facilitator (robin.riechers@tpwd.texas.gov)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Mike Smith, Coordinator (mikell.smith@tamucc.edu)
Harte Research Institute