Media Contacts
Wildfire On-call Public Information Officer 8/20/24 - 8/27/24
Jessa Lewis
Cell: 509-380-6627
Michael Kelly
Communications Director
Cell: 360-878-4217
Joe Smillie
Deputy Communications Director
Cell: 360-688-3392
Courtney James
Communications Manager – Recreation, Volunteerism, Puget Sound Corps, Discover Pass
Cell: 360-522-2534
Lauren Padgett
Communications Manager – Forest Practices, Small Forest Landowners, Landowner Assistance, Wildfire Ready Neighbors
Cell: 564-999-3775
Thomas Kyle-Milward
Communications Manager – Wildfire
Cell: 360-529-7184
Media may also contact our region offices or monitor our fire Twitter account for wildfire information.
Michael Kelly
Acting Communications Manager – Wildfire, Natural Areas, and Natural Heritage
Cell: 360-878-4217
Jessa Lewis
Communications Manager – Eastern Washington, Wildfire Ready Neighbors, Post Fire Recovery
Cell: 509-380-6627
Ryan Rodruck
Communications Manager – Wildfire, State Uplands, Forest Resources, Product Sales and Leasing, Engineering, Human Resources, and DNR Police/Law Enforcement
Cell: 360-584-3916
Will Rubin
Communications Manager – Forest Resilience, Forest Health, Federal Lands Program
Cell: 360-764-0854
Joe Smillie
Aquatics, Geology, Legislative Priorities and Tribal Relations
Cell: 360-688-3392
Zoe Love
Communications Consultant
Cell: 360-790-1886
Alden Robert
Communications Consultant
Cell: 360-515-6000
Brooke Meyer
Communications Consultant
Cell: 360-688-3521
Eastern Washington
Jessa Lewis
Communications Manager – Eastern Washington, Wildfire Ready Neighbors, Post Fire Recovery
Cell: 509-380-6627
Ryan Rodruck
Communications Manager – Eastern Washington, Wildfire
Cell: 360-584-3916
Media may also contact our region offices or monitor our fire Twitter account for wildfire information.
Design and Web Services
Luis Prado
Graphic Design, Visual Communications and Spanish Language
Dena Scroggie
Agency Webmaster and Web Accessibility contact
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