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Landowner Assistance Program - Regional Contacts

Regional Program Contacts for Forest Legacy, Forest Stewardship, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation, and Landscape Scale Restoration

Map of U.S Forest Service regions

R1 NORTHERN REGION (Montana and North Dakota) &
R4 INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Idaho, Nevada, Utah)

NameTitleProgram Area(s)Email Address
Patrick BridegamRegional Program Manager

  • Forest Legacy

  • Community Forest and Open Space Conservation

patrick.a.bridegam@usda.gov
VacantRegional Program Manager

  • Forest Stewardship

  • Landscape Scale Restoration

 
Kris TempelAssistant Program Manager

  • Forest Legacy

  • Community Forest and Open Space Conservation

kris.tempel@usda.gov

R2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming)

NameTitleProgram Area(s)Email Address
Laura WagnerRegional Program Manager

  • Forest Legacy

  • Community Forest and Open Space Conservation

laura.wagner@usda.gov
Matthew TutenRegional Program Manager

Forest Stewardship

matthew.tuten@usda.gov
Amie AndertonCooperative Forestry Assistant Program Manager

Landscape Scale Restoration

amie.anderton@usda.gov

R3 SOUTHWEST REGION (Arizona and New Mexico)

NameTitleProgram Area(s)Email Address
Laura MoserRegional Program Manager

  • Forest Legacy

  • Forest Stewardship

laura.moser@usda.gov
Kathy MooreRegional Program Manager

  • Forest Legacy

  • Community Forest and Open Space Conservation

kathleen.moore@usda.gov
Loren IngallsCooperative Forestry Assistant Program ManagerLandscape Scale Restorationloren.ingalls@usda.gov

R5 PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION (American Samoa, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, and Palau)

NameTitleProgram Area(s)Email Address
Katie FridayRegional Program Manager – Hawaii and other Pacific Islands

  • Forest Legacy

  • Forest Stewardship

  • Community Forest and Open Space Conservation

kathleen.friday@usda.gov
Dana WalshRegional Program Manager - CA

  • Forest Legacy

  • Forest Stewardship

  • Community Forest and Open Space Conservation

dana.walsh@usda.gov
Stacey ClarkRegional Program ManagerLandscape Scale Restorationstacey.clark@usda.gov

R6 PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION (Oregon and Washington)

NameTitleProgram Area(s)Email Address
Lisa RomanoRegional Program ManagerLandscape Scale Restorationlisa.romano@usda.gov
Amy SinghRegional Program ManagerForest Legacyamy.singh@usda.gov
Candice WashingtonCommunity Forest Program CoordinatorCommunity Forest and Open Space Conservationcandice.washington@usda.gov
Carrie SpradlinRegional Program ManagerForest Stewardshipcarrie.spradlin@usda.gov

R8 SOUTHERN REGION (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia)

NameTitleProgram Area(s)Email Address
VacantRegional Program ManagerForest Legacy 
Mike MiddlebrookCommunity Forest Program CoordinatorCommunity Forest and Open Space Conservationmichael.middlebrook@usda.gov
Lynn LewisRegional Program ManagerForest Stewardshiplynn.lewis@usda.gov
Paul GellerstedtRegional Program ManagerLandscape Scale Restorationpaul.gellerstedt@usda.gov

R9 EASTERN REGION (Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington DC, Wisconsin, and West Virginia)

NameTitleProgram Area(s)Email Address
Kirston BuczakRegional Program ManagerForest Legacykirston.buczak@usda.gov
Neal BungardRegional Program ManagerCommunity Forest and Open Space Conservationneal.bungard@usda.gov
Cotton RandallRegional Program ManagerForest Stewardshipcotton.randall@usda.gov
Sherri WormsteadRegional Program ManagerLandscape Scale Restorationsherri.j.wormstead@usda.gov

R10 ALASKA REGION (Alaska)

NameTitleProgram Area(s)Email Address
Amy SinghRegional Program ManagerForest Legacyamy.singh@usda.gov
Candice WashingtonCommunity Forest Program CoordinatorCommunity Forest and Open Space Conservationcandice.washington@usda.gov
Ashley ListCommunity Forest Program Coordinator

  • Forest Stewardship

  • Landscape Scale Restoration

ashley.list@usda.gov

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY (Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands)

NameTitleProgram Area(s)Email Address
Magaly FigueroaRegional Program Manager

  • Forest Legacy

  • Community Forest and Open Space Conservation

magaly.figueroa@usda.gov
Maya QuiñonesRegional Program Manager

  • Forest Stewardship

  • Landscape Scale Restoration

maya.quinones@usda.gov
Carlos Cruz QuiñonesForest Legacy Program Specialist

  • Forest Legacy

carlos.cruzquinones@usda.gov